SPRING / SUMMER 2026

WHAT TO

EXPECT

WHAT TO EXPECT

FASHION WEEK: TORONTO

Locations

ONSITE 

Experience

OFFSITE

Experience

F.A.Q.s

FASHION WEEK: LOCATIONS

  • Former Hudson’s Bay x Saks : The (SHOW) ROOM/Charler Lu/ L’Uomo Strano


    Address: 176 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5C 2L7.

    Access: TTC Queen Station sits directly at Yonge and Queen, and the CF Toronto Eaton Centre connects directly to Queen Station. 

  • THE HISTORICAL DISTILLERY DISTRICT

    Ayimach Horizon/LDF PRESENTS: Leidy beibi, Charlize Therrien, Tiina Sarayev, Jejune/ W A B A N O O N K W E

    Address: 55 Mill Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4. 

    Access: 

    The Distillery is best approached by public transit, rideshare, or bike share; from Union Station, a common TTC route is the 504 King streetcar to Distillery Loop. Paid parking is available on-site, including above-ground parking along Distillery Lane and underground parking at 70 Distillery Lane. 

  • COURTSIDE ON DANFORTH (offsite)

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    Address: 310 Danforth Avenue, Toronto.

    Access: 

    310 Danforth is one block west of Chester Station and sits at the northwest corner of Danforth Avenue and Jackman Avenue. Parking in the area is more limited, so TTC is the easier option for most guests. 

  • T3 BAYSIDE (onsite)
    Address: 251 Queens Quay East, Toronto.

    Access: 

    Located on Toronto’s East Bayfront waterfront, T3 Bayside is about a 20-minute walk from Union Station. The building also has direct car access via the DVP and Gardiner and on-site parking facilities, and it sits right beside the Martin Goodman Trail for bike access. 

    DOOR OPENS: 5PM

  • T3 BAYSIDE (onsite)
    Address: 251 Queens Quay East, Toronto.

    Access: 

    Located on Toronto’s East Bayfront waterfront, T3 Bayside is about a 20-minute walk from Union Station. The building also has direct car access via the DVP and Gardiner and on-site parking facilities, and it sits right beside the Martin Goodman Trail for bike access. 

    DOOR OPENS: 5PM

  • T3 BAYSIDE (onsite)
    Address: 251 Queens Quay East, Toronto.

    Access: 

    Located on Toronto’s East Bayfront waterfront, T3 Bayside is about a 20-minute walk from Union Station. The building also has direct car access via the DVP and Gardiner and on-site parking facilities, and it sits right beside the Martin Goodman Trail for bike access. 

    DOOR OPENS: 5PM

  • ONE KING WEST HOTEL: SIWAYAREVA (offsite)
    Address: 1 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1A1. 

    Access: The hotel is just about a one-minute walk from King Station, either through the PATH or from the main entrance. 

    T3 BAYSIDE (onsite)
    Address: 251 Queens Quay East, Toronto.

    Access: 

    Located on Toronto’s East Bayfront waterfront, T3 Bayside is about a 20-minute walk from Union Station. The building also has direct car access via the DVP and Gardiner and on-site parking facilities, and it sits right beside the Martin Goodman Trail for bike access. 

    DOOR OPENS: 4PM

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PLAN YOUR

FASHION WEEK

See what we’re cooking up this season and plan
for a week full of Toronto’s best fashion and art.

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OFFSITE EXPERIENCE

What “offsite” means

Offsite events are Fashion Art Toronto experiences hosted outside our main venue. Each one is its own destination, with its own setting, tone, and format.

Some are intimate. Some are public-facing. Some feel more like a takeover, installation, or fashion moment than a standard show. That’s part of the point.

Why we do it this way

Toronto is complex and each neighbourhood offers a unique experience.

By staging events across the city, we invite fashion to meet Toronto where it actually lives: in cultural districts like Distillery, unexpected spaces like a mall basement in Scarborough, architectural landmarks, and public environments.

Discovering the city is part of the experience.

What guests should know about offsite events

Offsite events are best approached as standalone experiences. That means:

  • each venue may have its own flow and atmosphere

  • event timing, entry details, and seating or standing formats may vary

  • checking the schedule and your ticket details in advance will make the experience smoother,

ONSITE EXPERIENCE

What to expect at the main venue

Our on-site experience at T3 Bayside is designed to feel more expansive and immersive than a single-event visit.

Rather than arriving only for one moment and leaving right after, guests can spend time moving through the wider world of the festival:

  • runway programming

  • installations & exhibition in Fashion Playground

  • Fashion Boutique retail featuring Canadian designers & artists

  • 40ft red carpet

  • live music

  • and plenty room to mingle in general and VIP areas

This is the venue for guests who want the fuller Fashion Art Toronto experience.

The feeling

Expect a space that is active, creative, and socially alive. You may arrive for a show and end up discovering much more around it.

Onsite is where the Toronto creatives open up:
fashion as spectacle, fashion as gathering, fashion as exploration.

How to approach it

The best way to enjoy the on-site experience is to give yourself a little time. Arrive early enough to check in, get oriented, and settle into the atmosphere.

Wear something that makes you feel like yourself, and stay open to meeting new people.

There’s more to discover than just the runway.

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F.A.Q.s

  • There is no dress code.

    Keep in mind that during the day, there might be children present as many artist invite their family to support.

  • Wear something that feels like you.

    Fashion Art Toronto is built around authentic self expression, so there is no need to force a single “fashion week look.”

  • Yes, don’t forget to tag us and no flash on the runway ;)

    Keep in mind that media pit is for media pass holders and backstage is accessible to staff and designer photographers only.

  • The onsite building is fully accessible with washrooms, ramps and elevators.

    Please reach our to us about individual offsite experiences but. we will be updating out location info each season with accessibility notice.

    Do not hesitate to connect with staff for support.

  • Yes,

    With a valid student ID , you can purchase discounted passes to our onsite experience.

    See: Passes & Memberships

  • For independent creators, we offer Creative media passes that are available for purchase.

    We also accept applications to join our Media team on a volunteer basis prior to the season.

  • No,

    Only appointed

  • No,

    For safety and security, and to maintain the peace of artists, creatives and models, only staff and presenting artists and models can enter the backstage.

  • Yes.

    Shopping is a real part of the week, not an add-on. On May 25, THE (SHOW) ROOM is scheduled as a retail experience where guests can shop over 100 Canadian brands.

    At the on-site main venue, Fashion Boutique & Fashion Playground run across multiple days as a retail and exhibition experience.

  • Yes.

    The individual entry tickets are available for Fashion Boutique & Fashion Playground, so guests can attend that experience without purchasing a runway ticket. 

  • Yes,

    Keep in mind some of our patrons and designers may choose a revealing garments and there are alcohol sales permitted during the onsite events and some offsite.