Weekend need to know: Toronto Marathon, Maple Leafs Game 3 and the King’s Coronation

It will be a big weekend for road closures in the city as runners take to the street for the Toronto Marathon, but they’ll want to be back home in time to catch Game 3 of the Toronto Maple Leafs second round playoff series against the Florida Panthers.

The King’s Coronation will also be happening on Saturday morning. CityNews will have live coverage of the entire event starting at 4 a.m. live on Citytv.

There are some scheduled closures due to the marathon, as well as ongoing road closures. Scroll below for those details.

Here’s what’s happening this weekend:

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King’s Coronation

King Charles III will officially be crowned in a coronation ceremony along with his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort. You can watch it live on Citytv starting at 4 a.m. or head down to Queen’s Park to celebrate.

The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Premier Doug Ford, Speaker Ted Arnott, and Indigenous leaders will hold a flag raising ceremony, 21-gun salute, and drum circle at 11:15 a.m.

Anyone is invited to attend or you can watch on the Ontario government’s YouTube channel.

The ceremony will be followed by a royal fair on the south lawn with carnival rides, live entertainment and food. The fair runs from noon to 6 p.m. and is free to attend.

The following road closures will be in place for the fair:

• Northbound lanes of Queen’s Park Crescent, from College Street to Wellesley Street, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Westbound lanes of Grosvenor Street at Surrey Place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Queen’s Park Crescent lanes, from Hoskin Avenue to College Street, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Also to celebrate the coronation, 10 major cultural attractions, including the AGO, the ROM and the Ontario Science Centre, and 39 provincial parks will offer free admission for day use.

Toronto Marathon

The annual Toronto Marathon is happening this Sunday and includes a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon race. The marathon and half-marathon will kick off at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue, while the 5K and 10K will start at the Queen Elizabeth Building. Both end near BMO Field.

All the proceeds for the marathon will go to the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, among other charities, and $7.5 million has already been raised.

The following road closures will be in place on Sunday:

• Yonge Street, from Churchill Avenue to Wilson Avenue until 9 a.m.
• Yonge Street, from Wilson Avenue to Belmont Street until 11 a.m.
• Davenport Road/Rosedale Valley Road/Bayview Avenue until 11:45 a.m.
• Front Street, from Bathurst Street to John Street until noon
• Wellington Street, from John Street to Church Street until noon
• Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Windermere Avenue to Remembrance Drive until 3 p.m.

The full list of road closures can be found here.

Toronto Maple Leafs Game 3

Hockey fans are heading down to the Maple Leaf Square tailgate to watch Game 3 of the second round between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers on Sunday evening.

The Leafs lost 4-2 in Game 1 of their NHL Playoff series, and then fell 3-2 in Game 2. The team will now need to win games on the road if they want to have a chance to move beyond the second round.

The series shifts to Florida for Game 3 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and Game 4 on Wednesday. You can watch it live on Sportsnet.

For the tailgate, Bremner Boulevard, from Lower Simcoe Street to York Street, and York Street to the Scotiabank Arena, will be closed starting at noon on Sunday.

TTC closures

There will be several detours on the TTC due to the Toronto marathon. Read about which routes are affected here.

Road closures

Event-related

• Queen’s Park Crescent, from College Street to Bloor Street West, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday for the Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Ceremony of Remembrance.

Construction

• The eastbound lanes of Pottery Road will be closed from Bayview Avenue to Broadview Avenue starting at 8 p.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Monday for bridge rehabilitation work. Pedestrians will be redirected to the Lower Don River Trail Bridge. Fantasy Farms and Todmorden Mills Heritage Site will be accessible from Broadview Avenue.

Ongoing closures

• Queen Street is fully closed to traffic between Bay and Victoria streets to accommodate work on a new station for the Ontario Line subway.
• Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Rees Street to Spadina Avenue, is reduced to two lanes until May 31, 2024, for Enwave construction.
• Bathurst Street is down to a single lane each way at Laurelcrest Avenue for construction until the middle of August.
• Military Trail is closed from Ellesmere Road to Highcastle Road for road rehabilitation and slope stabilization. The project completion date has been delayed to the summer.
• Keele Street is reduced to a single lane about 100 metres north of Langstaff in Vaughan. Construction work is scheduled to finish this spring.
• Eastbound Queen Street, east of Bay street, has the right lane blocked for construction until September.
• Northbound Yonge Street is reduced to one lane between Wellington and King Streets for TTC construction. The project is scheduled to continue into 2024.
• Bloor Street is impacted by long-term construction, which is behind schedule, between Parliament and Sherbourne streets.