Join us for a day of community greening and engagement at Riverside Common Park in Toronto's Riverside neighbourhood!! Everyone is welcome to enjoy:

• The Recreate Place team will be on site from 10am-3pm getting kids, families, and everyone involved in imagining possible future uses of Riverside Common Park, and building stronger connections to the park. Drop by and share your ideas, build models with natural materials, help create a community collage and map, and get active with skipping rope, sidewalk chalk and more fun and opportunities to dream in this exciting space!
• *Enjoy some herbal tea and up your Gardening know-how with Danette Steele, our local herbalist farmer, from 11am to 1pm. Danette will offer planting Demos at 11:30am and 12:30pm and will be available to talk about gardening and share plant wisdom throughout. So, bring your curiosity + your questions about gardens on balconies and in small spaces. Seeds and urban gardening hand-outs will be available so you can green up your own garden space at home!
• Get your spring planting started with our spring planting activity area (for kids of all ages!) - materials supplied for free by Riverside BIA (10am-4pm)
• Live Music by Murray Drive Band
• More fun, for everyone!

Get your FREE ticket* here to let us know you're coming AND be Entered to Win one of 5 Gift packs of Riverside BIA and City of Toronto swag including Riverside tote bags, mugs, and pins!*

Health & Safety Protocols Note:

We encourage you to register for free tickets(s) to help us gauge numbers for this event, however, ticket will not be required. Masks are being encouraged for all visitors but not required per provincial outdoor event guidelines.

This event and its vendors, volunteers and organizers are adhering to COVID 19 provincial and City of Toronto guidelines.

More About Riverside BIA & 2022 Events @ Riverside Common Park

The Riverside BIA, established in 1980, is one of Canada’s first BIAs, located along Queen Street East between the Queen Street Viaduct to just past De Grassi Street. Rich in history, green spaces and public art, the BIA includes over 100 unique eateries, retails shops, boutiques and a range of professional services.

Riverside Common Park is located at 657 Queen Street East and was officially opened in October 2021. The Riverside BIA and community collaborators are working together to bring in regular activations to this new community space in 2022. It's all part of welcoming everyone to enjoy what our local business district and neighbourhood has to offer!

*Note, this free ticket provides access to the Event and any free activities therein as well as entry into the draw. This ticket does not entitle the bearer to any free items/services from vendors within the market.