The Thanksgiving long weekend means fall colours, huge meals and . . . plenty of road closures. Before you head out to buy some last-minute dinner ingredients, check what’s open and closed:

What’s closed

Government offices

Banks

Toronto Public Library branches (also closed Sunday)

Schools

Child care centres

Post offices (except some privately operated locations).

Transit

The TTC will operate on a holiday schedule, essentially the Sunday schedule, but starting at around 6 a.m.

However, Line 2 will be closed between Pape and St. George stations all weekend for structural work on the Bloor Viaduct. Shuttle buses will be running.

Line 4 will also be closed on Sunday until 2 p.m. for track maintenance. Shuttle buses will be operating between Sheppard-Yonge and Don Mills stations.

Regular service will resume on all lines at 6 a.m. on Tuesday.

GO Transit, meanwhile, will be operating on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving Monday.

Food

Most grocery store chains, such as Loblaws, No Frills, FreshCo, Sobeys and Metro, are closed.

However, all Rabba locations are open, and so are the following stores:

Loblaws at 60 Carlton St., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Metro at 444 Yonge St., open 24 hours

Sobeys at 777 Bay St., 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Whole Foods at 87 Avenue Rd., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Drink

All LCBO and Beer Store locations are closed Monday. But you’re not completely out of luck; these Wine Rack stores are open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.:

10 Dundas St. E (Yonge and Dundas)

472 Yonge St. (Yonge and College)

1235 Bay St. (Bay and Bloor)

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Shopping

Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Fairview Mall, Sherway Gardens, Bayview Village and the Dufferin Mall are closed Monday.

A few malls will be open:

Toronto Eaton Centre, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Vaughan Mills, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Square One, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tourist Attractions

Most of Toronto’s tourist destinations will stay open for Thanksgiving, although a few are closing earlier than usual. These include the ROM, the AGO, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, the CN Tower, High Park Zoo, Riverdale Farm, Fort York National Historic Site, Toronto Zoo and the Spadina Museum.

Road closures

For those driving to the Rogers Centre Sunday or joining the festivities at the Bird’s Nest at City Hall, there are a few road closures to know about.

Richmond St. is shut down between Bay St. and Yonge St., and will re-open Tuesday. That’ll likely to lead to increased congestion throughout downtown.

Bay St. will also be closed from King St. to Adelaide, from 7 p.m. Friday to Monday night.

Special events

If Thanksgiving dinner isn’t enough, Toronto has a few things going on to keep you entertained:

The Toronto Zoo is hosting a birthday party for its two giant panda cubs all weekend long.

Beer lovers can check out Torontoberfest at Evergreen Brick Works from noon to 5 p.m. Monday. Admission is free.

Toronto Pumpkinfest is on at Downsview Park Saturday through Monday. Kids can get a free bag of candy for wearing a Halloween costume, and everyone can check out contests, a corn maze, train rides, midway rides and a farmer’s market.

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