Beaches International Jazz Festival’s annual three-day StreetFest along Queen Street East begins tonight

The Beaches International Jazz Festival’s popular StreetFest celebration along Queen Street East begins tonight (Thursday, July 23) and continues this Friday and Saturday nights.

From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the nights of July 23, 24 and 25, Queen Street East will be closed to vehicle traffic between Woodbine Avenue and Beech Avenue as music lovers fill the street to hear and see bands performing.

The road closures on Queen Street East will begin at 6 p.m. each night. The StreetFest will finish each night at 11 p.m., and the street will then be re-opened for cars, buses and streetcars at midnight

Numerous bands and musicians will be performing nightly during StreetFest at locations along Queen Street East. StreetFest is an extremely popular event and a decades-long Beach tradition, and large crowds are expected to attend on all three nights.

Food and treats from the city’s best restaurants will be part of StreetFest, along with local artisans and vibrant market stalls from businesses along Queen Street East.

Transit routes will be altered by the TTC during the times of StreetFest.

To avoid Queen Street East during Street Fest, the TTC’s Main Street 64 bus will take an alternate route during the street closure hours. The 64 bus will go south on Wineva Avenue, past Queen Street East, along Alfresco Lawn and then up north on Lee Avenue to Kingston Road.

Residents are also reminded not to park cars on Queen Street East, between Woodbine and Beech, after 4 p.m. on July 23, 24 or 25 as they will be towed in advance of the StreetFest road closure.

For a complete list of bands playing at StreetFest and where they will be performing, please visit https://www.beachesjazz.com/streetfest