Toronto Free Walking Tours
35 Wellington St E M5E 1C6 Toronto, ON, Canada

Hi everyone, just a quick update and reminder! It is just under a month away from this wonderful event and cause that I am supporting! Thanks so much to all who have donated so far. If you can help out in any way at all it would be amazing!... Thanks again and happy new year to all!

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The Foundry demolition continues. @FordNation, Steve Clark - our team at Corktown and the International Resource Centre for Performing Artists (IRCPA) already h...ave a plan that includes Affordable Housing and: A Music Store Performance Spaces A Restaurant Community Space + Much More Read about our plan here: https://ircpa.net/the-foundry/ Sign the petition to stop demolition here: https://change.org/p/doug-ford-stop-the-demolition-save-the Meet with us - we know you'll love our plan. This model is already profitable across the globe.

If you can't get to Old Chinatown anytime soon, let Toronto's Toronto Chinatown BIA bring it to you! A neat new project here! #torontofreewalkingtours #tour #travel #tourism #experiencetoronto #toronto #chinatown #4d #destinationToronto ... https://chinatownbia.com/4d/

A very important movement to support! Please sign the petition here also https://www.change.org/p/doug-ford-stop-the-demolition-save... Stop Doug and his cronies! https://sites.google.com/view/block1726/home

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you, from Rachel and I!!!

Wonderful news!!! Well done Suzanne Kavanagh and all those responsible for the work and effort put into this! There is a way to go still.... https://ontarioplaceforall.com/congratulations-you-did-it/

Reminder: The South Market is open today from 9am-5pm. We have slightly revised our holiday shopping hours and will be open tomorrow from 9am-5pm, Wednesday fro...m 8am-6pm and Thursday from 7am-4pm. The Farmers Market special holiday Market is this Wednesday, December 23 from 8am-1pm inside the Temporary Market. See more

Even though the water is not heading south into Lake Ontario anymore this year, the gorgeous 9m tall, motion-sensored "Light Showers", by Jill Anholt, are still lighting one of the approaches to the East Bayfront! Read more about Sherbourne Common here https://www.archdaily.com/4495/sherbourne-common-pfs-studio

The brand new GO Transit Union Station Bus Terminal is now open at Toronto Union Station and it is as glossy and shiny as you would expect! The connections to the PATH, new CIBC Square, and Scotiabank Arena are all open!

Quick interview with @globalnewsto today! Out and about enjoying the snow!

This time last year I spent my birthday in Detroit with my beautiful wife! We had just finished visiting what I consider to be the greatest single museum exhibit that I have ever seen! The And Still We Rise exhibit at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, is a visit I will never forget!... Absolutely phenomenal, and a MUST VISIT! "The 22,000-square foot exhibition contains more than 20 galleries that allow patrons to travel over time and across geographic boundaries. The journey begins in Africa, the cradle of human life. Witness several ancient and early modern civilizations that evolved on the continent. Cross the Atlantic Ocean, experience the tragedy of the Middle Passage, and encounter those who resisted the horrors of bondage, emancipated themselves, and sometimes took flight by way of the Underground Railroad." I look forward to seeing you again soon Detroit!!! P.s photography was not allowed, and honestly wouldn't even begin to do the exhibit and museum justice. #TorontoFreeWalkingTours #tours #history #realhistory #historytours #toronto #detroit #African #AfricanAmerican #HistoryMuseum #CharlesHWrightMuseum #AndStillWeRise #exhibit #thankyou

The films and shows IT, Designated Survivor, Fahrenheit 451, Orphan Black (and more), have all been filmed in part at the Cranfield House mansion on Pape Ave in Riverdale, Toronto! The interior was recently the spooky set for the creepy IT movie, a sequel to the earlier Steven King version! Have you ever had the chance to go inside the 120 year old former home of a meat packing baron?... Do you have a personal story about the mansion? It's likely there won't be any filming there anytime soon, as the property is being put to good use again, as it is being completely revamped as a women's and children's shelter! Nellies Shelter, shelter, education and advocacy for all women and children, will be using the property once finished! #tours #torontofreewalkingtours #guide #hollywood #north #hollywoodnorth #toronto #IT #movies #filmset #cranfieldhouse #riverdale #horror #horrorfilms #tvshows

Great Sunday morning at the Don't Mess With The Don cleanup! With a nice hike along the Don thrown in (not so nice hauling the garbage bags back though!)

Canada's tallest church spire shines brightly, and stands proudly in front of the western hemisphere's tallest structure! CN Tower / La Tour CN St. James Cathedral, Toronto #torontofreewalkingtours #freetours #tours #torontotours #beertours #foodtours #experiencetorontotours #cntower #CNTower #stjames #cathedral #church #towers #spires #tallest #canada #americas

Thanks to Friends of St James Park Toronto and Old Town Toronto for letting me be a part of this along with some huge local names! Here is the second and more detailed video of me speaking about some of the architecture and architectural history of @stjamesto https://youtu.be/fq56K9mbWlA... Link also in bio/linktree (Instagram)! Watch all the amazing videos including just some of the history of the park with our famous Bruce Bell!

The top and east side of Pottery Road was not pretty. Some of the residents of 1048 Broadview, the Minto Skyy building, do love throwing lots of stuff from thei...r balconies. Used diapers, candles and piks for your teeth show up again and again. This our third time this year cleaning this spot. Numerous discussions with management and vague promises have not done much to improve things. Calls to the city have resulted in did you see them throwing garbage? The building to the north, the housing co-op seems very very fond of vodka. Again, every clean up we are seeing the same items over and over again. Dairy Queen, which is usually not too bad when it comes to fast food places, had a lot of trash up and down the hill. Not on their own property mind you. Spoke to the boss at DQ. A dramatic shoulder shrug and a not my problem was his best response. clean for now and thanks for all the shout outs and waves

It's a glorious day!!!

I am shutting down all operations for the remainder of the year! I wish all of you all the best and look forward to getting back to it next year! Thanks and love to all... Adam

How depressing is the core becoming? My goodness. Cars, concrete, condos, coffee chains, crap food and cannabis shops!... This is on Front St right next to the soon to be open cannabis shop (in fact there are two new ones literally on one block), and the LCBO by the market. Rant over.

Just 12 months ago, I was taking La Crosse, Wisconsin based Viterbo University basketball team around town! I hate to look back and always strive to look forward, but I'm not sure I'll see these days again. Nothing stays the same and everything always changes!... Keep moving forward and thinking about now and tomorrow!

Hike on over and lend a hand.

St James Cathedral majestically lighting up the night sky! Ill be talking about some of the history of the cathedral and its architecture in the morning for @stjamesparkto and @oldtowntoronto and the park stories!

Rain, check. Mask, check. Empty Allan Gardens, check.

Today I ran a wonderful history tour of Old Town Toronto and the Distillery District, for the second of two groups from Probus North York! Thanks so much ladies and gents! See locals, get out there and start touring your back garden whilst its quiet!... Free tours are currently available at 10am on Saturday mornings by booking only, and private tours are available at anytime!

This is (usually), how I spend my days! A little low definition snippet for Toronto Free Walking Tours Old Town and Distillery Tour, and also where I start and ...finish some of my Experience Toronto Tours tours! Private tour tomorrow which I'm excited about, as we have little to nothing right now. ...and I did mean malt houses on site

Blurry group photos are the best and dont let anyone tell you otherwise! This morning I had a wonderful time with guests from Ireland, Canada, Vietnam, England, Australia and New Zealand! Everyone was born here or has recently moved here, so, sadly there are still hardly any visitors coming. I think it will stay that way for a while, as the borders remain mostly closed, and people are still a little hesitant to travel.... Thanks to this great group of Canadians and new Canadians though!!! Tours are still available every Saturday at 10am, and are booked via email or phone! #Torontofreewalkingtours #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #WalkingTours #History #Heritage #historytour #Distillery #DistilleryDistrict #WalkingTour #Saturday #tourism #experiencetoronto #experiencetorontotours #tourismcounts #StaycationON

These doors have been closed for far too long now! Cant wait to see the doors to St. James hopefully reopen again sometime soon!

There is no tour (once again), this Saturday, October 3rd. October 10th next available date.

An incredible new, open air street art project by @start_streetartoronto This homage to our planet's blood, water, is a collaboration of almost two dozen Indigenous/aboriginal, artists from across this vast country. I spoke with a lovely Plains Cree artist from outside of Edmonton, and she shared some fascinating insight into the work, her life and art, history, Water Carriers, and of course the message behind the art!... Amazing work everyone! The pieces are almost finished, so head down to Eastern and Coxwell to appreciate the art, and more importantly, think about and appreciate the message! #streetart #streetarttoronto #start #toronto #graffiti #graffitiart #water #cleanwater #bloodofourplanet #watercarriers #nativeart #indigenous #aboriginal #murals #newart #Torontofreewalkingtours #KeepOurCityClean

An incredible new, open air street art project by @start_streetartoronto This homage to our planet's blood, water, is a collaboration of almost two dozen Indigenous/aboriginal, artists from across this vast country. I spoke with a lovely Plains Cree artist from outside of Edmonton, and she shared some fascinating insight into the work, her life and art, history, Water Carriers, and of course the message behind the art!... Amazing work everyone! The pieces are almost finished, so head down to Eastern and Coxwell to appreciate the art, and more importantly, think about and appreciate the message! #streetart #streetarttoronto #start #toronto #graffiti #graffitiart #water #cleanwater #bloodofourplanet #watercarriers #nativeart #indigenous #aboriginal #murals #newart #Torontofreewalkingtours #KeepOurCityClean

There is no tour tomorrow, Saturday September 26th, thanks.

Always storytelling! My busy and usually full Old Town and Distillery tours are currently running on Saturdays at 10am! Email/call for bookings and for private tours!... #Torontofreewalkingtours #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #WalkingTours #OldTownToronto #OldTown #Distillery #DistilleryDistrict #WalkingTour #History #historytour #instatravel #traveler #tourguide #instatraveling #tourist #supportlocal

Nothing but love for this group today! Three newcomers from India and Australia, a Torontonian, and a Londoner!

In Brantford to pay my respects to a friend who passed away tragically. Had to get some history and sightseeing in of course, and in turn, paying my respects to Thyendanegea (Brant)! Back soon to visit some of the other incredible and important sites such as the Mohawk residential school, Bell Homestead, and Brant's own burial site at Ontario's oldest protestant church!

What a gorgeous day again, and here is my lovely group exploring St James Park in Old Town Toronto! This mornings group consisted of newcomers from China, Colombia and Russia, as well as one local, and one person from Montreal! Old Town and Distillery tours are available Saturdays at 10am right now!... #Toronto #TorontoFreeWalkingTours #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #WalkingTours #OldTownToronto #OldTown #StLawrence #market #Neighbourhood #Heritage #StJames #Cathedral #church #park

The largest group of the last 5 months this morning! What a beautiful morning for a tour! Old Town and Distillery District tours running Saturdays at 10am, with groups still limited to 9 people for safety!... #torontofreewalkingtours #tour #travel #tourism #experiencetoronto #experiencetorontotours #freetours #torontotours #locals #supportlocal

Take the ferry from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in downtown Toronto to Ward's Island to visit all the Rogue Wave 2020 art installation sites. Beginning September 28. with Leida Englar and 15 others.

This Saturdays tour (8/7, 10am) is cancelled Thanks

well done guys!

A little bike ride showcase of the ever-changing, and vastly different East Bayfront part of the inner Toronto Harbour! A lovely early evening in September!

Tours will now be just on Saturday mornings at 10am! Numbers are still limited to 9 guests and tours are booked by phone or email! Thanks everyone!

Thanks to half of the group who made it this morning for the 10am tour!!! Physical distancing and mask wearing in action! What a lovely group of locals and what a lovely morning!... #Toronto #Canada #Ontario #TorontoFreeWalkingTours #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #WalkingTours #OldTownToronto #OldTown #StLawrence #Distillery #DistilleryDistrict #History #historytour #keepourcityclean

Still room for Thursday 10am and Saturday 10am! FREE Old Town & Distillery tour! Learn your own history, and the REAL versions!... Shorelines and Torontos geology Arrival stories Aboriginal and First Nations history Slavery Nation-building Al Capone Hidden courtyards Secret graveyards The first Catholic owned property in Toronto Canadas oldest standing purpose built post office War with the Americans Grizzly murders Gun duels ...and much more All in YOUR back garden and all on one tour! *small groups *mostly outside *90 to 120 mins *guide wears face shield *bookings only by email/text/phone *mask required ONLY for indoors *masks recommended but not mandatory Email [email protected] Call/text (647) 236 6381 #Toronto #Canada #Ontario #TorontoFreeWalkingTours #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #WalkingTours #OldTownToronto #OldTown #KeepOurCityClean

Thanks to these six wonderful locals who joined the Saturday tour today in the sunshine!!! Tours are currently running Thursdays and Saturdays at 10am by booking only! #torontofreewalkingtours #tour #experiencetoronto #experiencetorontotours #seetorontolikealocal #tours #oldtown #Toronto #local #supportlocal #tourismcounts

Torontos top ranked walking tour on TripAdvisor! Old Town & Distillery District free tour! *Thursdays 10am*... *Saturdays 10am* Spaces still available but filling up! Small groups Masked guide Physical distancing Approx 2 hr Approx 4km Tours mostly outside Book by email/text/call Further details upon booking Contact us today! #torontofreewalkingtours #freetour #oldtown #distillerydistrict #history #architecture #supportlocal #getoutside #tourismcounts

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No.2 thing to do in Toronto, at least in someones opinion! I am flattered! Thanks guys ... https://www.diyvacation.ca/canada/what-to-do-in-toronto

Whos happy to be touring again? Old Town & Distillery District small group, safe fun walking tours! Thursdays 10am... Saturdays 10am Next Saturday is already filling up nicely! Call/text/email bookings for now. #freetours #toronto #tourguide #travel #staycation #StaycationON #local #supportlocal #getoutside #torontofreewalkingtours #experiencetorontotours #walkingtours

Today was the first tour in 4 months! Naturally only half the group showed up, but it was lovely to be back out there!!! Thanks so much to these three new Canadians! ... Free tours Thursdays 10am and Saturdays 10am, and our parent company Experience Toronto Tours has a full line of private tours available as well! Call or text us or send us an email to book for next week!

Ready for tomorrows guests! There are still a couple of spaces left on Saturdays 10am Old Town and Distillery free tour! Thursdays 10am and Saturdays 10am.... Small group, sanitizer available, mostly outside, names taken for contact tracing, physical distancing. Call, text or email to book now before they fill up!

Happy Canada Day! We also honour those who have lived in these lands for millennia who arent celebrating Canada Day! We can, should and WILL one day all coexist peacefully, and as equals on these lands now known as Canada!... There are many nations who live on these lands and inside the borders we know as Canada! Happy BNAA/Constitutional Act Day Canada!!!

FREE WALKING TOURS BACK ON!!! Starting this Thursday, July 2nd I will be running my free Old Town & Distillery District tours on Thursdays and Saturdays at 10am! THURSDAYS 10AM... SATURDAYS 10AM *Tours are 90-120 mins and by BOOKING ONLY *Tours are open and not private *Tours limited to 9 people max *No minimum for these open tours. I will run the tour for 1 to 9 people *Physical distancing in place, and I will have a mask or faceshield on *Hand sanitizer available for guests upon request *Tours ENTIRELY OUTSIDE *Masks NOT required on the tours *Masks required to enter indoor public spaces if and where guests need, such as washroom/dining before or after *Masks recommended however *Maximum booking size is 4 people *Groups of 5 or more have to book privately - see Experience Toronto Tours for private tours at this time. *Tour is as advertised, and that is FREE *Cash and card gratuities greatly appreciated *Square tip/card reader available for gratuities. Names and phone numbers for every guest required for any contact tracing/issues/regulatory adherence. TO BOOK NOW... CALL - 647 236 6381 EMAIL - [email protected] Thanks everyone!!! #torontofreewalkingtours #freetour #covidsafe #freetours #open #booknow #torontotours #destinationtoronto #seetorontonow #tours

Experience Toronto Tours reopening!!! First 10 bookings 20% off!!! Our parent company Experience Toronto Tours is open as of tomorrow, offering 90 minute, private only small group tours in Toronto.... Min 4 ppl, max 9ppl Same circle/bubble or families Bookings flexible Open availability Sanitizer available Guide wears mask upon request Masks not mandatory Masks recommended inside No touching or handshaking guides Adults $30 Child 5-12 $20 Call/text/email private booking **OLD TOWN CANADIAN HISTORY TOUR** **CORKTOWN & DISTILLERY DISTRICT TOUR** **SKYSCRAPER & DOWNTOWN CORE TOUR** Visit ExperienceTorontoTours.ca for more details TO BOOK NOW CALL 647 236 6381 EMAIL [email protected]

With Experience Toronto Tours on a beautiful Saturday morning at the Saturday Farmers Market! St Lawrence Market

Here is a little taste of just some of the sites visited on my Old Town & Distillery District Tour. The tours are never the same and the routes and information covered vary even if the name of the tour remains the same! I will resume tours again very soon!!!... #oldtown #OldTownToronto #free #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #TorontoFreeWalkingTours #oldtowntour #torontosfirstpostoffice #bank #uppercanada #school #catholic #KeepOurCityClean

Now selling paid tours on our Toronto Free Walking Tours Viator/TripAdvisor pages!!! Very excited to have finally decided to sell paid tours on our free tour pages and listings. These tours are operated by our own parent company Experience Toronto Tours and we will actively promote any and all tours on offer!... #toronto #tours #touragencies #paidtours #walkingtours #beertours #promote #foodtours #experiencetorontotours

A little update from one of the downtown cores most popular hangout streets (usually!). The Esplanade is still mostly quiet and shut down on June 1. #torontofreewalkingtours #toronto #Canada #igtvvideo #covidupdate #theesplanade

Berczy Park update and a little cleaning this morning with Friends of Berczy Park Its been a fair few weeks since Ive been here sadly! #toronto #torontofreewalkingtours #friendsofberczypark #berczypark #dogfountain #parks #cityoftoronto #summer #KeepOurCityClean

Took some time to make a brand new, much cleaner website before reopening! We are eagerly awaiting safe reopening soon!!!

This time 2 years ago feels like a lifetime ago sadly right now. Im not sure if or when this will be normal again Cheers to the good times I had!

It is #TourismWeek, and we are highlighting the important contributions our sector makes to the economy. Canada cannot afford to lose tourism, and we look forward to welcoming visitors back again once it is safe to do so. #TourismMatters #TourismStrong

Social distancing 101!

Friday Photo: This is one of two habitat coves we created as part of phase one of Port Lands Flood Protection. The salvaged trees provide habitat for fish and b...irds and mimic a natural ecosystem. The fish gates at the entrance to the cove keep adult carp out to protect the wetlands and native fish species. See more photos here: https://bit.ly/2CPblN7 #PortLands2024

What stands today as the only living memory of Egerton Ryersons Toronto Normal School, is ironically one of my favourite facades in the city! The buildings in the square within Ryerson University campuses St. James Square are long gone, and the area is of course now Ryerson University. The original school was a bold (and stunning architectural), answer to the Province of Canada, and previous Upper Canadas reluctance to offer general education to the masses. Prior to the m...id 19th century there was hardly a concept of public and universal education, or common/public schools. For over 50 years in Toronto and York (Town of York before City of Toronto), the basic concept of education was essentially for the Tory elite, and certainly geared for boys only. Illiteracy was the norm. Children worked if and where needed. School? Unlikely for the masses. The Toronto Normal School was created to train elementary-school teachers, deriving its name Normal School from the idea that aspiring student teachers were instructed in methods that conformed to the norms expected of their profession. - Taylor On History. The reformers gained so much ground by the 1840s, in the unified Province of Canada and here in Canada West, that a new Common School Act was passed for the Canadas, and municipalities were allowed to levy taxes for common schools. Tory Toronto initially said no, and it led to the likes of Egerton Ryerson changing the world of education in Toronto forever in the early 1850s. Visit Enoch Turner School in Corktown, the oldest standing free school in the city of Toronto, and learn more about Egerton Ryerson, essentially the most influential person in the history of Canadian schooling. #toronto #Canada #TorontoFreeWalkingTours #FreeTour #FreeWalkingTours #WalkingTours #History #Heritage #ryerson #egertonryerson #normal #school #commonschool #public #education

The resurgence of plastic usage during the COVID19 pandemic.