Waterfront Neighbourhood Space: Pop-up at Biidaasige Park Opening Weekend (July 25)

A new gathering space is taking shape on Ookwemin Minising in an unexpected location. If you’ve been to the new island, you may have noticed a stretch of meadow along the south side of Commissioners Street. This summer, it’s coming alive with activity as the Waterfront Neighbourhood Space, a pop-up that will offer seating, shade and a place to come together for events, informal play and everyday moments.
 

Where: Waterfront Neighbourhood Space - just east of Fire Hall 30 (39 Commissioners Street, Toronto, ON M5A 1A6)
When: Saturday, July 25 from 9:00am – 3:00pm

Learn more about the Waterfront Neighbourhood Space

Visit the City of Toronto's website for details on events and programming at Biidaasige Park

programming throughout the Weekend of July 25-26

Guided walking tours of the Biidaasige Park Expansion

Date: Check City of Toronto website for exact dates and times

Location: 51 Commissioners St, Toronto, ON, M5A 1A6 Tours will start from the entrance to the western portion of Biidaasige Park, on the west side of Cherry and Commissioners Streets. Look for the City of Toronto info tent.

Details: Join a guided tour of the newly opened western portion of Biidaasige Park and learn the how this former industrial landscape has been transformed into Toronto’s newest waterfront destination.

Recreate Place Family Art Activities

Date: Saturday, July 25 to Sunday, July 26

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Check in at Old Fire Hall 30, 39 Commissioners Street to find art-making locations.
Details: Drop-in for free art activities along the Lassonde Art Trail. Presented by Recreate Place in partnership with the Lassonde Art Trail and Waterfront Toronto, these interactive experiences are led by Artist Educators Melanie Billark, Amanda McCavour, and Raha Medhat, alongside a team of Youth Facilitators.

Lassonde Art Trail: Art + Nature Tour

Date: Every Saturday until August 22

11 a.m., 2 p.m., & 4 p.m.

Location: Please meet outside the Old Firehall 30- 39 Commissioners Street, near the corner of Commissioners Street and Munition Street.

Details: Every Saturday join a Lassonde Art Trail Art Guide for an Art + Nature Tour of the Lassonde Art Trail. These short, themed, walking tours highlight selected artworks along the Art Trail and last approximately 40 minutes.
 

Waterfront Neighbourhood Space Rattle Teaching Workshop

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026

Workshop 1: 10:30am - 12:00pm

Workshop 2: 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Location: Just east of Fire Hall 30 (39 Commissioners Street, Toronto, ON)
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Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rattle-teachings-workshop-waterfront-neighbourhood-space-tickets-1994090415111?aff=oddtdtcreator

Details: As part of the Biidaasige Park Expansion Celebration Weekend, join Trina Moyan and Shak Gobert for a special Rattle Teachings & Making Workshop at Waterfront’s Neighbourhood Centre. Rattles are sacred ceremonial instruments used by many Indigenous Nations, playing an important role in spiritual connection, healing, storytelling, and song.

Through storytelling, cultural teachings, and hands-on making, participants will learn about the significance of rattles while creating their own personal rattle. This workshop also offers an opportunity to reflect on the layered stories, connections, and future vision of Ookwemin Minising and the evolving waterfront landscape.

Sessions take place from 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Registration is required. As this gathering includes cultural teachings, participants are asked to arrive on time and join with respect, openness, and good intentions

While you're there, be sure to explore the rest of the Waterfront Neighbourhood Space. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Waterfront Toronto and Circular Toronto will be on site with interactive displays, and opportunities to learn about the future of Toronto's waterfront and how circular design can help create more sustainable communities.
 

Waterfront Neighbourhood Space: Pop-up at Biidaasige Park Opening Weekend (July 26)

Date: Sunday, July 26

10 a.m. – 1p.m.

Location: Just east of Fire Hall 30 (39 Commissioners Street, Toronto, ON)

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Make a day of it at the Waterfront Neighbourhood Space. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Waterfront Toronto will be on site with family-friendly activities, hands-on fun, and sweet treats for visitors of all ages. Stop by to enjoy freezies, bubbles, colouring, and seed ball making, while learning more about the future of Toronto's waterfront, Ookwemin Minising, and the projects helping shape vibrant new communities along the water's edge.

Brick Works-Biidaasige Connector Shuttle for Park Expansion Weekend

Date: Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Shuttle departs each location every 30-45 minutes

Location: 51 Commissioners St, Toronto, ON, M5A 1A6

Drop off/ pick up location at Biidaasige Park will near the northeast corner Cherry and Commissioners Street. At Evergreen Brickworks it will be in the central parking lot, near Tiffany Commons.

Details: Hop between two of Toronto's most exciting destinations with a free shuttle this weekend only, connecting Evergreen Brick Works and Biidaasige Park. Explore the park's new trails, play spaces, and riverfront landscapes, then visit Evergreen Brick Works for the Saturday Farmers Market, Children's Garden, walking trails, and more.