Thanksgiving is almost here, giving Torontonians a long weekend to gather with loved ones, eat pumpkin pie, and enjoy autumn’s peak foliage. Since Thanksgiving Monday is a statutory holiday in Ontario, operating schedules across the city shift considerably.
Whether you need a last-minute ingredient for your dinner feast, are searching for coffee and a stroll, or want to hit a world-class attraction, here is your complete guide to what’s open and closed in Toronto this Thanksgiving Monday.
What’s Open
Transit:
- GO Transit (Saturday schedule)
- TTC (holiday schedule)
Grocery Stores & Pharmacies
- Loblaws: 60 Carlton St. (8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
- Eataly (Yorkville, Sherway Gardens, Shops at Don Mills)
- Whole Foods: 87 Avenue Rd. (10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
- Farm Boy: Select downtown locations (Bay St., Queens Quay E., St. Clair Ave. E.)
- Rabba Fine Foods: Open 24/7
- The Kitchen Table: Select locations open across the city
- Galleria Supermarket: Select Toronto locations open
Wine & Spirits:
- Wine Rack & The Wine Shop: Select locations across Toronto
- Local Craft Breweries & Bottle Shops: Many independent bottle shops remain open (hours vary; call ahead).
Attractions & Entertainment
- CN Tower: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
- Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
- Royal Ontario Museum (ROM): 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO): 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Casa Loma: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Toronto Zoo: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Hockey Hall of Fame: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Aga Khan Museum: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Arcadia Earth: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Movie Theatres: Operating on regular schedules city-wide.
Shopping Malls & Centres
- CF Toronto Eaton Centre: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Pacific Mall: 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Square One Shopping Centre: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- CF Markville: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- Toronto Premium Outlets: 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Vaughan Mills: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
What’s Closed
- Fort York National Historic Site
- Ontario Science Centre
- Canada’s Wonderland
- All LCBO Locations
- All Beer Store Locations
- Most Major Grocery Stores: Metro, No Frills, Sobeys, and Food Basics are closed with few downtown exceptions.
- Select Shopping Centres: Yorkdale Shopping Centre, CF Sherway Gardens, CF Fairview Mall, Dufferin Mall, Scarborough Town Centre, Bayview Village Shops
- Government Offices: Municipal, provincial, and federal offices are closed.
- Banks & Financial Institutions: Closed.
- Canada Post: No mail delivery or post office collection.
- Toronto Public Library: All branches closed on Sunday and Monday.
- Residential Garbage Collection: No pickup on Monday; scheduled pickups shift forward by one day.
Enjoy the holiday with your loved ones, Toronto!
