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New Year's Eve celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square this Saturday
New Year's Eve 2017 celebrations will take place at Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St. W.) on Saturday, December 31. This City of Toronto-produced event will also officially launch the year-long program TO Canada with Love celebrating Canada's 150th birthday.
The countdown to 2017 begins with a DJ Skating Party sponsored by Tim Hortons at 7 p.m. followed by live musical performances starting at 8 p.m. and fireworks at midnight. The full event program is available at http://www.toronto.ca/canada150.
New Year's Eve Program
7 pm – Skating Party with DJ Shub sponsored by Tim Hortons | Title earning DJ and award-winning producer, formally from A Tribe Called Red takes over the skating rink at Nathan Phillips Square.
8 pm – Nefe | A rising star, this Canadian talent has the soulful power of Tracey Chapman, the uniqueness of Bruno Mars and a voice that can silence a room.
8:45 pm – Exco Levi & High Priest | Jamaican/Canadian musician Exco Levi pays tribute to the founders of reggae music through a modern twist of poetry and sound.
9:30 pm – DJ Shub & performance by techno music producer, Classic Roots.
9:45 pm – Boogat | An MC with a unique artistic approach. His popularity has earned him an ADISQ Felix Award (Quebec) for Best World Music Album and led to songs featured in U.S. films and television shows, including "Homeland." Boogat is Mexican Canadian and will be performing in French and Spanish.
10:30 pm – DJ Shub with live video mixing by new media artist Roxanne Luchak.
10:55 pm – Walk Off the Earth | A multi-talented five-piece musical phenomena who won Group of the Year at the 2016 JUNO Awards. WOTE have built a massive following of dedicated fans from around the world drawn to their honest songwriting, cover interpretations and beautifully filmed videos.
11:55 pm – Countdown to 2017 and Fireworks.
The City of Toronto is committed to presenting an accessible event. An accessible viewing area and a sign-language interpreter will be provided onsite.
In addition to the regular all-night Blue Night Network service, the Toronto Transit Commission is extending its all-night subway service on all lines (Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4) to 4 a.m. on January 1. TTC service will be free from 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 31 to 7 a.m. on Sunday, January 1. More information about the holiday schedule is available at http://www.ttc.ca.
GO Transit will provide extended late-night service and offer free rides after 7 p.m. on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Milton, Kitchener, Richmond Hill and Stouffville lines. GO schedules are available at http:www.gotransit.com.
The following roads will be closed (or open only to local traffic) as of 5:30 p.m. on December 31:
• Queen Street West between University Avenue and Yonge Street
• Bay Street between Hagerman Street and Richmond Street West
• Hagerman Street between Elizabeth Street and Bay Street
• Elizabeth Street between Dundas Street West and Hagerman Street
• Albert Street between Bay Street and James Street
• James Street between Albert Street and Queen Street West
• York Street between Queen Street West and Richmond Street West
A more complete list of events and road work is available at
http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions. |
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