TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon

Race Weekend

Schedule

More soon.

Race Kit Pickup

There is no race day pickup.

Picking up for a Friend?

Please bring either their original Race Roster Registration Confirmation Email OR a text, e-mail, or hand-written note that states they allow you to pick up their race kit on their behalf.

3 Kit Maximum 

Please note that each person that enters the expo will only be allowed to pick up 3 kits, including their own. If you plan to pick up more than 3 kits, please plan to bring enough people that will allow you to each pickup 3. 

Registration Policies:

Registration fees are non-refundable and non-deferrable to another year as noted in the registration waiver.
If you purchased Race Roster’s Enhanced Refund Protection Program upon registering, you can file a claim here: https://requestmyrefund.com/enhancedrefundprogram/refund

Bag Check

Marathon and Half Marathon Bag Check will be located in Nathan Phillip Square, just north of Queen St. It will be open from 6:30am – 3:00pm for these distances on Sunday October 20th.

5K Bag Check will be located in Nathan Phillips Square, just north of Queen St. It will be open from 7:00am – 11:00am on Saturday October 19th.

Bag Check Rules:

The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is furthering its commitment to hosting more sustainable events and will NOT be providing participants with a clear-plastic bag to use for Bag Check.

Participants will use a personal bag for Bag Check. Please ensure your bag is no larger than:
- Height = 45cm (18 inches)
- Width = 32cm (13 inches)
- Depth = 17cm (7 inches)

There will be a tear-off on your bib that corresponds to your bib number to check your bag. You must attach this sticker to your bag when dropping it off. Please make sure to bring your bib with you when picking up your bag after the race.
We strongly recommend that you leave your valuables at home! The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon is not responsible for lost or stolen property, including any and all property checked at the Bag Check.
You will check your bag based on your distance and bib number, so look for the signs! For the safety of all our participants, volunteers and spectators, we will have additional security this year at Bag Check from the Toronto Police K-9 unit patrolling the Bag Check area as the bags are being checked in and picked up.
Any bags not claimed by these times will be available for pick up at the Canada Running Series warehouse in Etobicoke. Please contact info@canadarunningseries.com to coordinate a time.

Directions and Parking

5K

5K Start Line Location: University Ave between Armoury St. and King St.

5K Start Time: 9:00am

Please give yourself extra travel time on race morning.

We strongly recommend everyone use Public transit to get to the 5K race wherever possible.

Public Transit

To reduce the impact of your race day, we suggest choosing public transit to get to the event.

Please note, subway service starts at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. Visit the TTC Trip Planner to find your transit route to the event.

For the most up-to-date public transit information, please visit www.ttc.ca.

GO Train —

To plan your travel on the GO Train for race weekend, visit the Trip Planner!

There are no scheduled service disruptions at this time, but check back check the Metrolinx Services Updates Page for up to date information.

Bike Parking

If you wish to travel to the race by bicycle, there are a number of FREE bicycle parking locations around Nathan Phillips Square. The locations and number of spots are as follows:

On the West side of City Hall beside the Playground
On the corner of Elizabeth St. and Hagerman St. behind City Hall
On the Southwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square along Osgoode Lane

Please note that these are public bicycle parking spots and are on a first come, first served basis. Any bikes that are parked in these locations will not be monitored by event staff or volunteers. TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon will not be responsible for any damage to bicycles while parked in these locations during the event.

Bike Share Toronto

There are 4 Bike Share Toronto locations around the Start and Finish Lines and Nathan Phillips Square.

Please note it will be a very busy day and we can’t guarantee empty docking stations by the start/finish line.

Make sure to download the Bike Share app and look for the closest available docking station to the start/finish that morning.

Parking

Accessible parking is available in the parking lot under Nathan Phillips Square Carpark 036 – Green P Parking.  The elevators in section H (rabbit) will bring you to the south end of Nathan Phillips Square, where you can access all race day amenities.  These elevators may not be able to accommodate larger adaptive racers, please see drop-off/pick-up location below. 

Parking

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot, visit the
Toronto Waterfront Marathon SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.

Driving Directions

Driving From the West
Gardiner Expressway east
Take Spadina Ave exit and travel north
East on Dundas St to Chestnut – south on Chestnut and into Green P Parking Lot under Nathan Phillips Square — access east of Simcoe will close at 7:45 a.m.

Driving From the East
Don Valley Parkway south
Take Richmond St exit and travel west
Park east of Yonge St.

Marathon & Half Marathon

Marathon and Half Marathon Start Line Location: University Ave between Armoury St & King St

Marathon and Half Marathon Start Time: 8:00 a.m.

At 9:00am Bay St will close to east/west pedestrian traffic from Lake Shore Blvd to Dundas St. Marathon and Half Marathon spectators can cross Bay St at Dundas or use the pedestrian bridge just south of Front St. inside Union Station. We strongly recommend that you take public transit to the race.

Public Transit

Please note, subway service starts at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Visit the TTC Trip Planner to find your transit route to the event.

For the most up-to-date public transit information, please visit www.ttc.ca.

GO Train —

To plan your travel on the GO Train for race weekend, visit the Trip Planner!

There are no scheduled service disruptions at this time, but check back check the Metrolinx Services Updates Page for up to date information.

Marathon & Half Marathon Parking

For easier access before and after the race, we encourage you to park north of Dundas St.

Driving Directions

Marathon and Half Marathon

Driving From the East
Don Valley Parkway south
Take Richmond St exit and travel west
Park east of Yonge St.

Bike Parking

If you wish to travel to the race by bicycle, there are a number of FREE bicycle parking locations around Nathan Phillips Square. The locations and number of spots are as follows:

On the West side of City Hall beside the Playground
On the corner of Elizabeth St. and Hagerman St. behind City Hall
On the Southwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square along Osgoode Lane

Bike Share Toronto

There are 4 Bike Share Toronto locations around the Start and Finish Lines and Nathan Phillips Square.

Please note it will be a very busy day and we can’t guarantee empty docking stations by the start/finish line.

Make sure to download the Bike Share app and look for the closest available docking station to the start/finish that morning.

Parking

Spot Hero Parking

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation's leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot, visit the Toronto Waterfront Marathon SpotHero Parking Page and book a spot with rates up to 50% off drive-up.

Road Closures

Checkout our interactive course map and use the Road Closure function on the right hand side of the map and toggle the timeline to see roads close and open on the map at their scheduled times with a black line.

Interactive racePoint Map

Noise Permit

2024 Noise Permit

Event Alert System

The TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon will be using a colour-coded Event Alert System (EAS) at this year’s event to communicate the status of course conditions to event staff and participants leading up to and on race day.

The levels range from Low (GREEN) to Moderate (YELLOW) to High (RED) to Extreme (BLACK) based on a variety of factors, including weather and event conditions. All event staff and participants should familiarize themselves with the Event Alert System colour indicators prior to the race, remain alert for directions from race officials, announcers and staff and take precautions to prepare for varying weather and event conditions on race day.

Event staff and participants should stay tuned to the current Event Alert System status via email, announcements and the colour-coded flags at Information Kiosk at the Expo prior to race day and on Race Day at the Help Desks in the Pre-Race/Post-Race Areas and Water & Aid Stations on course.