Family Day is approaching, Toronto! In Ontario, the third Monday of February is observed as a statutory holiday with this year’s Family Day falling on the 17th. If you’re hoping to spend it with loved ones, it’s important to know where you can and can’t go.

Here’s what’s opened and closed on Family Day in Toronto.

Open on Family Day in Toronto

  • Ripley’s Aquarium
  • Toronto Zoo
  • Cineplex theatres
  • Hockey Hall of Fame
  • AGO
  • The ROM
  • Gardiner Museum
  • City of Toronto History Museums
  • Bata Shoe Museum
  • CN Tower
  • The Distillery District
  • Summerhill Market stores
  • Galleria Supermarket stores
  • Select T&T Supermarket stores
  • Wine Rack stores
  • Rabba Fine Foods stores
  • Rexall stores
  • Select Tim Hortons locations
  • Shoppers Drug Mart stores
  • Riverdale Farm
  • High Park Zoo
  • The Bentway
  • Nathan Phillip’s Square skating rink
  • GO Transit — Saturday service
  • TTC — holiday service

Closed on Family Day in Toronto

  • Select shopping malls — CF Sherway Gardens, CF Fairview Mall, Yorkdale Shopping Centre
  • Most grocery and big-box chains
  • MOCA
  • Canada’s Wonderland
  • St. Lawrence Market
  • LCBO
  • Beer Stores
  • Toronto Public Library branches
  • Banks
  • Mail delivery services
  • Government offices

Enjoy Family Day, however you choose to spend it.

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