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February 2026
Billy Bishop Free Rental Thursdays: February 5
Enjoy free skate rentals at The Bentway skate trail every Thursday evening from January 8 – February 12, thanks to the generous support of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
Community Events Recreation & Sport
Billy Bishop Free Rental Thursdays: February 12
Enjoy free skate rentals at The Bentway skate trail every Thursday evening from January 8 – February 12, thanks to the generous support of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
Community Events Recreation & Sport
TDSB PA Day
The Bentway Skate Trail is open 12pm-9pm on Friday, February 13!
Partner Event Galentine’s Day Skate Party with CityPlace Fort York BIA
Grab your besties and hit the ice! DJs, performances, cozy patio vibes, free skate rentals and swag bags for the first 200 guests.
Partner Event Skate with Ausma
Join Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik at skating rinks across the ward to embrace winter fun and meet your neighbours!
Family Day
The Bentway Skate Trail is open 12pm-9pm on Monday, February 16 for the final day of skating!

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Winter Skating, Extended to March 8!
We are pleased to announce that our popular figure-eight outdoor Skate Trail will remain open through Sunday, March 9, giving skaters more time to glide beneath the Gardiner Expressway and enjoy one of Toronto’s most distinctive winter experiences!
Activities Recreation & Sport

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  • Roller Skate Rentals

    Roller Skate Rentals

    Fridays 5:00pm–8:00pm, Saturdays & Sundays 1:00pm–7:00pm. From August 7–September 27, 2026.

    The Bentway Skate Trail continues to be the best place to rock and roll in the summer, visit our Skate Rental Container on site to rent your roller skates and protective gear from Fridays-Sundays in August and September!

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  • Make the World Go Round

    Make the World Go Round

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    Toronto-based illustrator and muralist Caitlin Taguibao brings the city to life with Make the World Go Round, a striking signature mural installation that wraps the columns of the Bentway Skate Trail, immersing viewers in the iconic sights and scenes of the Toronto that we know and love. A vibrant tribute to the diversity of experiences that make Toronto great, this newly commissioned mural will offer fans a lasting impression as they leave the festival. 

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  • Roller Skate Lessons

    Roller Skate Lessons

    Fridays from Aug 7 to Sep 25, 2026. Two sessions: 6:30pm-7:30pm or 7:30pm-8:30pm.

    Learn how to roll with us! This summer, we’re offering weekly roller skate lessons for those who are looking to gain basic skills. Our expert instructors will help novice skaters build confidence on wheels and navigate our figure-eight trail. 

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  • A Persistent Crossing

    A Persistent Crossing

    May 9, 2026 to Spring 2027

    Bentway Staging Grounds hosts the final chapter of its immersive installations, where human silhouettes, native vegetation, and Ontario pollinators invite visitors to reflect on their place within the city. The work blurs boundaries between people, place, and the natural world, revealing the interconnected rhythms of built and living environments. 

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  • Petal and Stone

    Petal and Stone

    October 2025 through to 2027

    A 10,000 square-foot mural project inaugurates the Gardiner Wallworks series, transforming this concrete expanse into a poetic tableau of site memory, native flora, and symbolic passage. Inspired by the architecture and ecological communities bridging The Bentway and Exhibition Place, it offers commuters and residents an evocative new lens on their urban landscape.

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  • Waterfront ReConnect: Boom Town

    Waterfront ReConnect: Boom Town

    On view now

    Boom Town employs vibrant colour, playful characters, and environmental lighting to enliven the York Street intersection, improving safety and accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.

  • Waterfront ReConnect: Pixel Story

    Waterfront ReConnect: Pixel Story

    On view now

    Pixel Story references the multitude of vantages, scales, speeds, and distances at which to view the Expressway, enticing passersby to move forward towards the waterfront, or pause to reflect on its diverse stories.

  • Bentway Staging Grounds

    Bentway Staging Grounds

    On view now

    Bentway Staging Grounds is a site of active, environmental learning that continues The Bentway’s creative work along the Gardiner Expressway. Visitors are invited into a living laboratory for urban ecology, with experimental gardens that use rainwater run-off from the highway above to support the growth of flowering plant species.

  • Memory Work  

    Memory Work  

    On display May 1, 2022 onwards

    Situated at the western entrance to The Bentway, Memory Work is a mural made up of twelve embellished photographic portraits of revolutionary women and non-binary figures from a future Toronto. Initiated by studio From Later with artist Rajni Perera and Memory Work Collective, this speculative monument imagines a city characterized by collective care and politics…

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