Toronto is taking it to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the city’s Olympians with a Beaches Homecoming Parade.

East-end residents and local officials are hosting the event to honour Team Canada’s athletes after their strong showing at the 2016 Rio Summer Games.

“A homecoming parade is a traditional way of honouring and celebrating the athletes that have made us proud to be Canadian” said local Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon.

The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Danforth and Woodbine Ave. and travel south along Woodbine to Queen St. E. Marchers will then go past Kew Beach Junior Public School where Penny Oleksiak attended class long before she was a four-time Olympic medalist, and end at Kew Gardens Park.

Mayor John Tory will attend and is expected to speak at the park around 12:15 p.m. to proclaim Sept. 7, 2016 as Toronto Olympian and Paralympian Day.

Members of previous Olympic games will also be honoured during the celebration.

Beaches-East York MPP Arthur Potts and Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith are also expected to attend and helped to organize the event.

The idea was spearheaded by local activists Alison McMurray and Dr. Johanna Carlo.

“It was a spontaneous decision to start calling people and see if we could organize something for all the athletes who live in the area and across the country,” said McMurray, a member of the Danforth East Community Association (DECA)

Dr. Carlo, from the Beach Village BIA, said they just wanted to show their appreciation for the athletes.

“We were so engrossed by the amazing talent of team Canada at Rio and wanted to do our part to show that this neighbourhood and all of Canada is proud of them,” he said.

All attendees are encouraged to dress in white and red to cheer their athletes along the parade route.