St. Patrick’s Parade to take over downtown streets Sunday
Posted March 18, 2023 10:50 pm.
The Toronto St. Patrick’s Parade is set to take over a portion of the downtown core on Sunday, culminating a weekend celebration of all things Irish.
The parade is set to begin at noon at the corner of St. George and Bloor Street West and will proceed east before heading down Yonge Street then along Queen Street, ending at Nathan Phillips Square about an hour and a half later.
Toronto Raptors broadcaster Jack Armstrong is the Grand Marshal of this year’s parade.
If you plan to attend the parade in person you are asked to dress for wind chills of -10 on Sunday.
Motorists will encounter full road closures along Bloor, Yonge and Queen streets and partial closures on several secondary streets along the parade route.
Estimated road closure times for the parade are as follows:
8 a.m. to 1:30 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 Queen’s 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 p.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
Road closures due to St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 19, 2023. CITYNEWS
The TTC says subway service will be increased on Lines 1 and 2 to help people get to the parade. Riders can get to the parade route from St. George, Museum, Bloor-Yonge, Wellesley, College, Dundas, and Queen stations.
Several surface routes will be diverted during the course of the parade:
- 13 Avenue Rd, from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- 94 Wellesley, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- 501 Queen, from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The 19 Bay, 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton TTC buses will move through breaks in the parade but riders can expect longer than normal travel and wait times on all these routes.
Going to the #StPatricksDayParade tomorrow? ????????Hop on board at St George, Museum, Bloor, Wellesley, College, Dundas, or Queen Station.
Diversions for several routes ensure we keep you and the parade moving. ????The parade starts at noon!
Details here: https://t.co/SmgNMgfMnM pic.twitter.com/vCQIRUXGTR
— TTC Customer Service (@TTChelps) March 18, 2023
