A daylight savings PJ skate? Say less!
Join us to celebrate our last day on the ice ⛸️ Show up in your jammies to enjoy complimentary coffee and one last glide around the Trail!
📆Sunday, March 8th
⏰️11-12pm* Skate Trail will be open for regular hours from 12-9pm
📸Mila Bright Zlatanovic
Creative Communities Commons welcomes The Bentway's Ilana Altman to share how TO's Gardiner has become a bold platform for public life & how artists embed as city-builders – working alongside planners, engineers, policymakers & communities https://ow.ly/VLh750YfEQo
Join us on March 31 for a free panel discussion on our latest report, Cool by Design: The Power of Shade!
Co-presented by The Bentway and DIALOG
Special thanks to School of Cities, University of Toronto
📆March 31, 4-6pm
📸 Matthew Monteith
🎉SURPRISE🎉We're extending our winter skating season!
Winter isn't going away yet, so why should our Skate Trail? Due to continued chilly temps and your ongoing support and zeal for skating, the Skate Trail will be open until Sunday, March 8th ⛸️
📸 Mila Bright Zlatanovic
Are you an artist or designer interested in submitting an application for our Transform the Trail program? Don't forget to register for our info session this Thursday!
🗓️ January 15
⏰️ 6pm EST
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Starting today, Billy Bishop free rental Thursdays are back!
Every Thursday evening, come down to the trail and enjoy free skate rentals thanks to @bbishopairport ⛸️
🗓️Jan 8 - Feb 12
⏰️Available from 5-8pm
📸 Mila Bright Zlatanovic
📢 Transform the Trail returns next year!
The Bentway is inviting an artistic collaborator to create a temporary, site-specific public artwork that will animate our iconic figure-eight skate loop under the Gardiner during our Winter 2026/27 season.
Learn more: thebentway.ca/news/call-fo...
Group of kids skating on an outdoor ice rink under the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto. Two young girls with their arms linked together lead the group.
There’s still time to register for Bentway After School, a "minds-on" youth program for curious and creative kids ages 9-14!
📆2 cohorts: Jan 6 - Feb 3 or Feb 10 - Mar 10
⏰️Tuesdays, 4:00–5:30pm
🔗 Learn more and register: thebentway.ca/event/bentwa...
📸 Mila Bright Zlatanovic
Explore the power of urban murals at this free public talk on November 20th, hosted by The Bentway and the Creative Communities Commons at U of T. 🏙️ 🎨
🗓️ Thursday, November 20
🕗 4:00pm – 6:00pm
eventbrite.ca/e/con…
📸 Photo #1: Eddie Einbender-Luks
📸 Photo #2: Mila Bright Zlatanovic.
The Bentway’s presence is growing westward with Exhibition Place! 🚧
Learn more about Petal and Stone at the link in our bio!
📹 : ASHOP Productions & Sky Analytics
#PetalandStoneTO #TheBentway #WeAreExPlace #MyExPlace365 #ExhibitionPlace
Something big is blooming between The Bentway and Exhibition Place... 🎨 👀
Stay tuned for an announcement this week!
📸 : ASHOP Productions
#PetalandStoneTO #TheBentway #WeAreExPlace #MyExPlace365 #ExhibitionPlace
The Bentway is thrilled to be participating in Art Toronto’s 2025 Platform Talk: City Building Culture!
🗓️ Sunday, 26 October
🕗 2:30pm - 3:30pm
📍 Metro Toronto Convention Centre North Building, 255 Front St W, Toronto.
Learn more here: arttoronto.ca/home/
📸 Photo by: Samuel Engelking
SOLAR by Italian artist Quayola and commissioned in partnership with Videocittà!
🗓️ October 16-19
🕗 7:30pm - 10:30pm
📍 The Bentway at Strachan Gate
Learn more or purchase your Skip-The-Line tickets at the link in our bio!
#SOLARto
TONIGHT! A Lake Story continues to make waves Nuit Blanche Toronto! 🛶 🎥
🗓️ October 4
🕗 7:00pm – 7:00am
📍 Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage
Filmed and Edited by Andrew Williamson
Original Score by Mitchell Akiyama
🖼 Photo by Andrew Williamson
#ALakeStoryTO
It’s the ulti-mutt fall celebration: Howl’oween at The Bentway! 🐶 🎃
🗓️ October 25, 2025
🕗 12:00pm – 4:00pm
📍 The Bentway, Skate Trail
💲 Pay What You Choose $5/$10/$15/$20
Learn more and pre-register your pup at the link in bio!
A Lake Story by Melissa McGill 🛶
Witness a procession of over 100 canoes moving in unison across Toronto’s eastern Waterfront!
🖼 Photos by: Andrew Williamson
On September 27 & 28, audiences are invited to celebrate the shoreline with A Lake Story, created by artist Melissa McGill. Read our tips and valuable information on how to best enjoy the performance at the link in our bio!
A Lake Story is paddling over to Nuit Blanche Toronto! 🛶 🎥
Enjoy a documentary chronicling the project’s creative journey, and honour the community partners, paddlers, and artists who brought this story to life.
Learn more at the link in bio!
Lake Ontario’s colour story across the sky and water 🌱💧
In creating A Lake Story, lead artist Melissa McGill invited Jason Logan of the Toronto Ink Company to develop this natural color story.
🖼 Photos #1, & #2 by: Andrew Williamson
🖼 Photos #3, #4, & #5 by: Melissa McGill
Join us for Beautiful Native Plants, an introduction to the features, functions, and possibilities of Bentway Staging Grounds through this eco workshops presented with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority! 🌼
🗓️ September 13
🕗 1:00 - 2:30 pm
www.eventbrite.ca/e/beautiful-...
From October 16-19, a mesmerizing encounter with light transforms the Gardiner into a glowing horizon 🌅
SOLAR by Italian artist Quayola performs a spectacle of sunset by merging the sun’s rhythms with digital choreography to create an immersive experience of light and motion.
bit.ly/solar-skip-t...
We are so excited to announce Petal and Stone, a new 10,000 sq ft public art project premiering in late October, designed by Canadian artist Rebecca Munce and presented in partnership with Exhibition Place!
thebentway.ca/news/the-ben...
🛶 We are thrilled to announce A Lake Story, a new commission by artist Melissa McGill! Join us Sep 27 & 28 to witness a procession of over 100 canoes moving in unison across Toronto’s eastern Waterfront, reflecting Lake Ontario’s colour story across the sky and water. thebentway.ca/news/the-ben...
💡Our new Under Gardiner Lighting Project is set to brighten the intersection crossings under the Gardiner Expressway, starting with a bold new lighting project at Dan Leckie Way! thebentway.ca/news/a-brigh...
🏗️ The Unfinished City is a new after-school program for students in grades 4–8, starting September 2025!
Designed for curious and creative minds aged 9–14, The Unfinished City invites young urbanists to explore the past, present, and possible futures of Toronto.
thebentway.ca/news/the-unf...
As the city gets hotter, where do you go to keep cool?
Cool Spots is a community-based map that crowdsources your knowledge about the coolest spots in the city. Each pin represents a public, free, and accessible spot to find shade.
Find and submit Cool Spots here:
thebentway.ca/news/cool-sp...
8 dancers. 50 singers. 580 tonnes of sand.
Join us from June 12-15 for the world premier of Sand Flight, presented in partnership with Toronto Dance Theatre and featuring Viva Singers Toronto! www.eventbrite.ca/e/sand-fligh...
Rain or shine, the party is on!
We’ll be dancing under the Gardiner no matter the forecast—it’s the perfect place to stay dry and keep the vibes high. Embrace the weather and dress warmly for the night; a little drizzle just means more reason to dance off that rainy-day cabin fever!
See you this Friday from 7pm-11pm 🌞
Enjoy food trucks and bar service, dance the night away with our DJs and stunning host, and be the first to experience our striking new exhibition of public art, Sun/Shade!
We can't wait to celebrate the start of summer with all our friends and neighbours 💛
Game on, Toronto ⚽ We are so excited to share that we have been named as a host site for Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival, coming Summer 2026! Learn more here: thebentway.ca/news/the-ben...
