Heavy9:00 AMUniversity Avenue / Nathan Phillips Square
TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 5K
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at University Avenue / Nathan Phillips Square
★ EVENT DATE · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 · ★ TRAFFIC OUTLOOK · HEAVY
Road closure focus
torontowaterfrontmarathon.com →★ Quick facts
- Time
- 9:00 AM
- Venue
- University Avenue / Nathan Phillips Square
- Severity
- Heavy
Road closures and route
Road impact
Heavy
The 5K starts at 9 a.m. at University Avenue and Pearl Street. The organizer lists Queen and King streetcar diversions tied to race road closures, and says parking access east of Simcoe closes at 7:45 a.m. An end time is not published.
Affected roads and areas
- RoadUniversity Avenue at Pearl StreetRoad status page
- AreaNathan Phillips Square
- RoadQueen StreetRoad status page
- RoadKing StreetRoad status page
- AreaSimcoe Street
Transit
Plan ahead
Plan ahead
- See the full traffic picture for this day on the Saturday, October 17, 2026 daily report.
- Official info: Official event information →
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