St. Patrick’s Day parade takes over downtown Toronto Sunday
Posted March 9, 2019 10:17 pm.
Last Updated March 10, 2019 1:39 pm.
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Pull out the green and gold, Toronto’s 32nd annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is coming to town.
More than 5,000 people in 120 groups are expected to participate in the parade on Sunday afternoon. One group, Toronto Paramedic Services, will be running a food drive at the parade for the sixth year.
“Our goal this year is to raise over 500 pounds of food and $8,000 in cash,” said Supt. Troy van Overdijk. “Of course, the Irish community is very big on helping out one another, and because of past food drives that Paramedic Services has done, (the parade organizers) asked us to partner with them to put this on for the folks of Toronto.”
The paramedics, along with floats, marching bands and dancers, will start at the corner of Bloor and St. George streets at 12 p.m. The parade will travel east on Bloor Street, turn south onto Yonge Street and then head west on Queen Street before ending at Nathan Phillips Square.
TTC bus and streetcar lines on the parade route, including the 94 Wellesley, 5 Avenue Road, 6 Bay and 501 Queen streetcars, will be diverted from 8 a.m. until about 3:30 p.m.
Road closures start at 8 a.m. and all roads are expected to open by 3 p.m. A full list of road closures is below.
Parade road closures
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.:
– St. George Street from Bloor Street West to College Street
– Devonshire Place from Bloor Street West to Hoskin Avenue
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:
– Hoskin Avenue from St. George Street to Queens Park Crescent West
– Harbord Street from St. George Street to Huron Street
11:55 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
– Bloor Street from Huron Street to Yonge Street
– Yonge Street from Bloor Street to Queen Street
– Queen Street West from Yonge Street to University Avenue
12 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
– Bay Street from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West
– Elizabeth Street from Dundas Street West to Hagerman Street
– Hagerman Street from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street
12:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
– University Avenue from Queen Street West to Dundas Street West
– Armoury Street from University Avenue to Chestnut Street
– Centre Avenue from Dundas Street West to Armoury Street
