Toronto 
A new multi-purpose waterfront park is coming to Ontario Place that will be roughly the size of 14 football fields.
The park – which is being designed by award-winning firm DTAH – will host large-scale festivals and events, feature an outdoor play area for kids and a beach where locals and visitors can play outdoor sports or simply enjoy the waterfront.
The new park will include:
- Green space for casual events and displays of public art
- Kids’ Exploration Outcrop, an innovative outdoor play area
- Festival Plaza, with a splash pad and skating rink, for events and seasonal activities
- North Beach area for recreation and activities such as beach volleyball or paddling
- Echo Beach, a flexible space for festivals and events
- Arrival Plaza and Celebration Walk, a flexible space that could feature a variety of visitor amenities, including food trucks
- Woodland lookout, with unique views of Ontario Place, the natural surroundings and the city skyline.
Capacity for major festivals, while also accommodating smaller events and casual use year-round.
The current summer programs include:
- IMAX movies at the Cinesphere, which will include a selection of documentaries such as The Trolley, Under the Sea and Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas.
- Trillium Park’s free Thursday evening performing arts series: This music series starting in June will feature emerging artists from Toronto’s multi-cultural music communities and include genres such as Indie Rock, Alternative Folk, Hip Hop, Afro-Cuban Jazz and much more!
- Sunday afternoon family-friendly interactive performances: Dance the afternoon away with our interactive and diverse musical performances that will keep the entire family entertained. From Indigenous DJ’s to , Azerbaijani Dance, traditional Japanese drumming, Franco-Ontarian sounds and more, from Sundays starting in June.
- A variety of outdoor activities including beach volleyball and free skating on an outdoor synthetic rink on the waterfront.
- YMCA Toronto’s Day Camp, an outdoor children’s camp experience that includes games, crafts, cycling, and water sport activities.
I’m looking forward to the completion of Ontario Place’s brand-new Celebration Common. It’s kind of a throwback to the 1970’s when Ontario Place had play areas for young families with children. I will never forget the jungle gyms and the climbing apparatuses.
There will be Sunday afternoon performances at Celebration Common. This is an opportunity for me to meet people originally from Venezuela; Sunday is the traditional day for expatriate Venezuelan families living in Toronto go out together and as a result, Toronto tourist attractions like Ontario Place have special family-friendly activities including live music and street theatre. In recent years, there’s been a large influx of Venezuelans coming here as new immigrants.