Fri · Aug · 21 · 2026● SEVERE
Severe traffic
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex), Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour, and WWE Friday Night SmackDown are happening across Exhibition Place, Rogers Centre, and Scotiabank Arena. Likely busiest 6:30 PM to 11 PM as Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour crowds leave Rogers Centre, WWE Friday Night SmackDown traffic heads toward Scotiabank Arena, and afternoon rush hour overlaps.
★ LAST CHECKED · JUN 9, 7:50 A.M. ET
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★ Today’s status
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What’s happening on Fri, Aug 21
HIGH
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex)
All day · Festival
Exhibition Place · Exhibition Place
Up to 100,000 attendees
HIGH
Ed Sheeran: LOOP Tour
5:30 PM · Concert
Rogers Centre
Up to 49,286 attendees
HIGH
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
7:30 PM · Sports
Scotiabank Arena
Up to 19,800 attendees
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Public transit disruptions
Public transit closures
0 listedNo TTC, GO Transit, or UP Express closure is listed for this date.
Transit: No planned closures are listed for TTC, GO Transit, or UP Express in official transit-disruption data. Union and venue-adjacent stations may be busier after major events.
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Top trouble spots
★ Top Trouble Spots
Exhibition PlaceLake Shore Boulevard near Exhibition PlaceDufferin GatePrinces' BoulevardExhibition GOGardiner ramps near JamesonExhibition Place / CNERogers Centre / Blue Jays Way
Bremner / York / BayELEVATED
Rogers Centre and Scotiabank Arena traffic can overlap around the venues and Union Station.
Lake Shore BoulevardHEAVY
Parallel route pressure from Gardiner constraints.
Strachan AvenueHEAVY
Exhibition Place arrivals usually concentrate here and at Dufferin Gate.
Bremner BoulevardHEAVY
Jays traffic concentrates around Rogers Centre before first pitch and after the game.
Lower SpadinaHEAVY
It carries venue traffic between the Gardiner ramps, Lake Shore, and Blue Jays Way.
Drivers: If you are driving in from outside downtown, parking near Exhibition Place, Lake Shore Boulevard near Exhibition Place, Dufferin Gate is likely tight.
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Road closures and restrictions
Road closures
0 listedNo major road closures listed for this date.
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All Toronto restrictions, hour by hour
3 in TorontoLast refresh Jun 9, 7:50 a.m. ET
✓ No daytime restrictions listed in Toronto.