

Web Staff , CP24.com





The Toronto International Film Festival has returned to the city and the 40th annual event will be taking over a section of King Street starting Thursday.

For the creation of “Festival Street,” a four-day downtown block party featuring movie-themed art installations and free, live musical performances, King Street will be closed to traffic from Peter Street to University Avenue at 5 a.m. on Thursday until 5 a.m. on Monday.

Taste of the Kingsway will close Bloor Street West from Prince Edward Drive North to Montgomery Road starting on Friday at noon until Sunday at 11 p.m.

On Saturday, The Festival of Praise parade will close Rosedale Valley Road in both directions from the east side of Park Road to Bayview Avenue from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Northbound lanes of Queen’s Park Crescent from College Street to Wellesley Street will also be closed from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Cabbagetown Festival will closed Parliament Street from Gerrard Street to Wellesley Street and Carlton Street from Parliament Street to Berkeley Street beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday until Sunday at 9 p.m.

On Sunday, the Bloorcourt Arts and Crafts Fair will close Bloor Street from Montrose Avenue to Dufferin Street from 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

To accommodate the Bang and Olufsen Yorkville 5K Run/Walk and the Canadian 5K Road Race Championship on Sunday, there will be a series of road closures in the area bounded by Davenport Road to the north, University Avenue/ Queen’s Park/ Avenue Road to the west, Dundas Street to the south and Bay Street to the east from 8 a.m. until noon.