Weekend needs: Sankofa Square on the beach and Ribfest in Salsa

Close those ribs with some salsa on the beach at the end of this week. Keep in mind, there are some subway closures.

Salsa on the beach

Get ready to donate your dancing shoes on Woodbine Beach at the end of this week for Salsa on the beach. The event is part of the beach Jazz Festival and will include Latin tunes of Salsa, Merangue and Kumbia on the dance floor.

Food trucks, vendors and a beer garden will also be treated.

Admission is free, and the event is closed at 7 pm on Friday, a full lineup can be found On their website.

Downtown toronto ribfest

Annual Downtown toronto ribfest This is happening in Sankofa Square at the end of this week.

The festival and barback will start at 12 noon on Friday, and all will run over the weekends. This is free entry for all those who are participating to taste some prize winner barbacks.

Toronto outdoor art fair

Catch some work from over 400 independent artists Toronto outdoor art fair this weekend.

The Art Fair, which is in its 64th year, will have the largest national representation with 70 Canadian artists at Nathan Philips Square.

It closes at 10 am on Friday and runs till 5 pm on Sunday.

Mixt Festival

Music, art, food and fun will be the name of the game for the Mixto Festival to be held at Trilium Park later this week.

It is an independent, an event of live music, DJ set, establishment by local artists and classification of food and drinks.

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It starts from 4 pm to 11 pm on Saturday evening and from 2 pm to 9 pm on Sunday. Here.

TTC/Go Transit Closure

Line closed 1 day – Saturday

The metro service on Line 1 between Finch and Aglinton stations will be replaced by shuttle buses by the end of the service on Saturday, July 12 at 2 am on Saturday, July 12, for maintenance maintenance.

Line 1 day closed – Sunday

The metro service on Line 1 between St. Clair West and St. Andrew stations will be replaced by shuttle buses, until Sunday, July 13 at around 2 pm to the end of the planned track work by the end of the service.

Line 2 late opening – Sunday

The subway service on Line 2 between St. George and Chester stations will be replaced by shuttle buses between 8 am to 11 am on Sunday, July 13 for structural maintenance. Subway service will start at 11 am

Road closure

Gardiner Expressway Closure

as part of Long -term construction plan on Gardiner ExpresswayOne west side lanes and one east side lanes are closed between Dafarin Street and Strade Avenue. The ramp is also closed east towards the lake noise bullet in Jameson Avenue.

A stretch of gardener on the west will also be reduced by four lanes for about a year. The Westbound Lane Closure Park will spread from Lawn Road to Grand Avenue in Southern Atobicok. East -side streets with the same stretch will be compressed, but with no lane cut from April 2025 to December 2026.

Temporary off

The TTC’s King Station is reduced to add the new lift to the new lift by both ways between Wellington and King for underground work at the TTC station. Construction is expected to continue in 2026.
Queen Street is completely closed to traffic between Bay and Victoria roads to adjust the work at a new station for the Ontario Line Metro. The closure is going to run until 2027.
The Avenue West West West Multi-Eglinton Crossstown has reduced to a single lane in the west of the Isington and Scarlet Road due to tunling tasks related to the West Extension Project.
Lane restrictions on byvision avenue between Rohmpton Avenue and Armistis Drive, while the city road revival, curb and pavement replacement, and completes traffic signals and pedestrian upgrades. A Northbound Lane is currently closed on a byview Avenue between Kilgor Road and Rohmpton Avenue.
Cherry Street is closed to the south of the Poison Pear due to maintenance on the ship channel lift bridge (Strauss Trunion Bascool Bridge). Road users are capable of reaching the port of Toronto and Cherry beach via Anwin Avenue.
The Queens Park Crescent has been reduced to a single lane in the south of Bloor as part of the easy access program of TTC at the museum station. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
On Wednesday, December 31, William R. Wilson Avenue at Alan Road Wilson Avenue will reduce to two lanes in each direction, which will be for construction of Wilson TTC station bus underpass structure and part of the rehabilitation of the mezzenine bridge.
On Monday, June 30, Southbound William R. Access to highway 401 West Bound on-Ramp from Allen Road will stop. There will be a date to divert traffic to reach highway 401 using an alternative interchange nearby.
Breamner Bulleward has reduced one west side to a west side at the intersection with the Navy Ghat court by June. Eastbound lanes remain open.
By August, Blue Jais Way is closed between Front Street and Navy Wharf Court by August. Local access is maintained.
The Navy Ghat Court is closed between Bremer Bulleward and Blue Jais Way by August. Local access has been maintained for the residents of the Navy Ghat court. In the post -construction phase, the East Pavement and Bremmer Boleward will be closed for pedestrians and a way to make a round.
Isington Avenue will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes in each direction, where they on the Gardiner Expressway for about eight months, from April 7, 2025 to November 2025.
From Monday, June 2, the King Street East and Church Street intersection will be completely closed for the next stage of a project to replace a 142 -year -old watermelon and renew the TTC Streetcar tracks.
On Sunday, May 11 to Saturday, January 10, 2026, vehicle will be closed for vehicle traffic between Street Front Street West and Espless. The road will be carried out for live entertainment, pop-up market vendors and other programs.