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 🌱💧 ⁠ ⁠ In creating A Lake Story, lead artist Melissa McGill invited Jason Logan of the Toronto Ink Company to develop this natural color story. ⁠ 🖼 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 ⁠ www.eventbrite.ca/e/beautiful-...

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. bit.ly/solar-skip-t...

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! thebentway.ca/news/the-ben...

🛶 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...

💡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. thebentway.ca/news/the-unf...

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: thebentway.ca/news/cool-sp...

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

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...

"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 🎧 www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/art...

“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/

Our friends @evergreencanada.bsky.social spoke to public health and environmental studies scholar @nadhahassen.bsky.social about the connection between public space and social connection. Check out the interview here: www.evergreen.ca/stories/nadh...

Downtown view from the Bentway under the Gardiner Expressway in #Toronto. @thebentway.bsky.social

Hi! 👋 Today we released Rx For Social Connection, a report with partners Gehl and researchers from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health @uoft that reveals the essential role public spaces play in fostering mental health and social connections. thebentway.ca/publication/...