News Years Eve celebration, Saturday, December 31, 2016, Nathan Philips Square

News Years Eve celebration, Saturday, December 31, 2016, Nathan Philips Square

Friday, December 30, 2016 - 5:00 AM
Public Safety - Special Events:  416-808-5048

On Saturday, December 31, 2016, the City of Toronto will be hosting a New Year's Eve celebration atNathan Phillips Square.

The events start with a skating party from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.. There will also be live music on stage from 8 p.m. to 11:55 p.m.. At midnight, the event will conclude with a pyrotechnic show from the towers at City Hall.

Road closures will be in effect from 5:30 p.m. on December 31, 2016, to 1:30 a.m. on January 1, 2017, for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic:

- Queen Street West from Yonge Street to University Avenue

- Bay Street from Richmond Street West to Dundas Street West

- York Street from Richmond Street West to Queen Street West

- Hagerman Street from Elizabeth Street to Bay Street

- Elizabeth Street from Foster Place to Hagerman Street

- Albert Street from Bay Street to James Street

- James Street from Queen Street West to Albert Street

The 501 Queen Street streetcar will be diverted to King Street between Spadina Road and Church Street.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and consider alternate routes.

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For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Caroline de Kloet, Corporate Communications, for Constable Brenda Vukicevich, Special Events