Family Day - What's Open and What's Not

It’s Family Day weekend, and temperatures are expected to hover around 10 C — perfect for getting outside to enjoy the holiday.

Before you head out, here’s a roundup of what’s open, what’s closed and special events on Monday (thanks to the Toronto Star).

Services

All provincial government offices, including Service Ontario (online services are still available) are closed.

Municipal employment and social services locations are also not operating, along with waste drop-off depots and all Toronto Public Library branches.

Garbage collection will be mostly normal, with a few exceptions. Details can be found on the City of Toronto website.

Canada Post offices — not including those inside private businesses — will be open, and mail will be collected and delivered as normal.

Banks, however, are closed.

Transit

The TTC will be operating on a holiday schedule — essentially the Sunday schedule, but starting at approximately 6 a.m. Any routes that don’t normally run on Sundays won’t be operating. Full details are available at ttc.ca.

GO Transit will be running on a Saturday schedule.

Food

Most stores run by major grocery chains, like Loblaws, FreshCo, No Frills and Metro, are closed.

However, all Rabba locations are open, along with the following stores:

Loblaws at 60 Carlton St. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Sobey’s at 777 Bay St. (8 a.m. to 11 p.m.), 207 Queens Quay (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and 22 Fort York Blvd. (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

Metro at 444 Yonge St. (open 24 hours)

Whole Foods at 87 Avenue Rd. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Drink

All LCBO and Beer Store locations are closed.

However, three Wine Rack stores are open:

1235 Bay St. (10 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

10 Dundas St. E (9 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

472 Yonge St. (10 a.m. to 11 p.m.)

Shopping

The Yorkdale, Fairview, Sherway Gardens, Bayview Village, Dufferin and Scarborough Town Centre malls are closed Monday.

A few others will be open with special hours:

The Toronto Eaton Centre (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Vaughan Mills (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

Square One (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.)

Activities

Though it may be too warm to enjoy them, municipally-run skating rinks are open Monday. So are the Riverdale Farm, High Park Zoo, Allan Gardens, Centennial Park, community centres and swimming pools.

Some of the city’s favourite tourist attractions also have special programs for Family Day.

TIFF has two. The Next Wave Film Festival for the next generation of movie lovers runs Feb. 17 to 19. Anyone under the age of 25 can watch films for free, and the festival includes special guests and activities.

DigiPlaySpace, TIFF’s family-friendly digital exhibition is also back starting Feb. 18. The theme this year is “Creative Machines,” and kids and adults alike can try out augmented reality and high-tech installations. More information is available on the TIFF website.

The AGO is open 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be running Family Day programs for families. That includes kite-making, yoga, a screening of a film written by two local kids and performances. Find more on the AGO website.

The ROM is running Family Day programs as well, with special musical performances, workshops and film screenings. More information is online at rom.on.ca.

For a more offbeat pick, the World’s Biggest Improv Tournament has two shows Monday at the Social Capital Theatre, one at 7 p.m. and another at 8:30 p.m. Ticket information is at socap.ca.

You can also have a lakeside walk and check out the Winter Stations Design Competition, which opens Monday. Eight installations can be found at lifeguard stations from Victoria Park to Woodbine — find a map at winterstations.com.

The Toronto Zoo is also open, as are the Ripley’s Aquarium and CN Tower.

From our family to yours, have a happy and safe long weekend!

Karen