The Bentway

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

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📸 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

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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!⁠

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TONIGHT! A Lake Story continues to make waves Nuit Blanche Toronto! 🛶 🎥 ⁠ ⁠
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🗓️ October 4 ⁠
🕗 7:00pm – 7:00am⁠ ⁠ ⁠
📍 Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage
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Filmed and Edited by Andrew Williamson ⁠
Original Score by Mitchell Akiyama ⁠ ⁠
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🖼 Photo by Andrew Williamson ⁠ ⁠
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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 🌱💧 ⁠
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In creating A Lake Story, lead artist Melissa McGill invited Jason Logan of the Toronto Ink Company to develop this natural color story.
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🖼 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 ⁠

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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.
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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!
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The Bentway 'takes to the water' this September - The Bentway Join the massive canoe procession: 500 Volunteers invited to bring an unprecedented artwork to life, and co-create with renowned artist Melissa McGill.

🛶 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...

A brighter future under the Gardiner Expressway - The Bentway The Bentway is teaming up with Light Bureau (Norway), CityPlace and Fort York BIA, the Waterfront BIA and the City of Toronto to brighten intersections under the Gardiner Expressway, starting with a b...

💡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.

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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:
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8 dancers. 50 singers. 580 tonnes of sand.⁠
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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...

Sun/Shade Opening Night Party Get ready to strut your stuff at the summer’s coolest party! Celebrate the opening of The Bentway’s latest outdoor art exhibition.

It kicks off with the with the Sun/Shade Opening Night Party on May 23, in partnership with Fashion Art Toronto 😎 Canada’s Drag Race’s Jada Shada Hudson hosts. Tickets $20: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sunshade-o...

Sun & Shade take centre stage at The Bentway this summer  - The Bentway The Bentway’s summer 2025 programming explores sun as a creative collaborator, shade as a new essential resource, and brings back visitor-favourites like roller skating.

We are thrilled to announce our 2025 summer season ☀️⁠⁠ We’re going to bring the heat – and cool – with a free public art exhibition titled Sun/Shade, a never-before-seen urban sand dune performance, a mobile forest travelling the city, roller skate parties, and more.⁠⁠ thebentway.ca/news/sun-and...

How Frederick G. Gardiner shaped modern Toronto, for better or worse If you drive in Toronto you know the name ‘Gardiner’. The waterfront expressway was named after the man who dominated Toronto politics at a crucial point in its history

"It’s not about if the Gardiner stays or goes... It’s about what we’re going to do with this thing now that we have it."

We joined City Space podcast @theglobeandmail.com to talk about the history & future of the Gardiner Expressway and the man who built it 🎧
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Moving through uncertainty Someone recently said to me that the last time they felt this much looming uncertainty was mid-March 2020. No doubt we’re in for turbulent times and things could get worse before they get better.

“Everyone is nervous about the times ahead, but underneath that is a common, even optimistic thread.” Hear more from our President and CEO, Sharon Avery and her thoughts on finding optimism in uncertain times. linkedin.com/pulse/moving-through-uncertainty-sharon-avery-9qtac/