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Toronto Waterfront Marathon prompts major road closures this weekend
The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon runs this weekend: a 5K today and the marathon and half marathon on Sunday, with major downtown and east-end streets closed Sunday.
Why it matters
The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon takes over the city this weekend: the 5K ran today (Saturday, October 17) at Nathan Phillips Square, while the marathon and half marathon start Sunday (October 18) from Yonge Street north of Gerrard. Tens of thousands of runners are expected Sunday, and Toronto police and the city are closing major streets along the route — drivers should reroute or take transit.
Full report
Sunday's course runs through the downtown core, the waterfront and the eastern Beaches neighbourhoods before finishing back at Nathan Phillips Square. The marathon course stays open until 3:30 p.m.; the half marathon closes at 1 p.m.
Sunday closures include Queen Street East (Woodbine to Beech, both directions, 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.), Woodbine Avenue (Queen Street East to Lake Shore Boulevard East), Lake Shore Boulevard East (Woodbine to Carlaw), Carlaw Avenue (Lake Shore Boulevard East to Eastern Avenue), and Eastern Avenue and Front Street (Carlaw to Jarvis, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.), plus downtown stretches of Yonge, Bay, Bloor and Bathurst streets.
Bay Street (Dundas West to Richmond West) and Queen Street West (York to Bay) have been closed since Friday for event setup and are expected to reopen Sunday at 9 p.m. Closures lift progressively as the race passes; the full course should be clear by 5 p.m. Drivers are advised to check the official interactive closure map before travelling.
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