What’s open and closed in Toronto over the 2025 holiday season

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Whether you’re taking transit to visit loved ones, watching Die Hard in theatres or lacing up a pair of ice skates, you’ll want to know what’s open and closed this holiday season.

CBC Toronto has you covered with this citywide schedule for the three statutory holidays coming up: Dec. 25, Dec. 26 and Jan. 1.

Public transit

The TTC is free with extended service on New Year’s Eve. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

The TTC will run its Sunday service schedule on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, with trains starting around 8 a.m. On Boxing Day, routes will start earlier, at around 6 a.m.

For the full schedule, check the TTC website.

GO Transit, including the UP Express, runs on its Saturday schedule on statutory holidays.

The TTC and GO Transit are both free on New Year’s Eve, from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. The last subway trains will leave later than usual — between 2:15 a.m. and 3 a.m., depending on the station — and GO Transit will add extra late-night train service.

City services

Most city services are closed for the holidays. (Patrick Morrell/CBC News)

Most city services are closed on the statutory holidays, including court and social services, civic centres, community recreation centres and library branches.

Toronto Public Library branches will close early — at 1 p.m. — on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Community recreation centres will close at 4:30 p.m.

311 and 211 (Toronto Community Crisis Services) operate 24/7.

Grocery stores

Here’s what to expect from your local grocer:

Dec. 24: Most locations open at reduced hours, check your local store.
Dec. 25: Most locations closed, but all Rabba Fine Foods locations will remain open.
Dec. 26: Most locations open at reduced hours, check your local store.

Malls and markets

Malls are closed Christmas Day, with the exception of Pacific Mall.

Most will be open on Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. That includes:

Eaton Centre.
Fairview Mall.
Sherway Gardens.
Shops at Don Mills.
Vaughan Mills.
Square One Shopping Centre.
Toronto Premium Outlets.

These malls are also closed on New Year’s Day:

Scarborough Town Centre.
Yorkdale.
Dufferin Mall.
Dixie Outlet Mall.

The Distillery District Christmas Market is closed Christmas Day, while St. Lawrence Market is closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Activities and attractions

The skating rink at Nathan Phillips Square is open on Christmas Day. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

The AGO is closed on Dec. 25. It will be open with reduced hours on Dec. 26, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, closing at 4 p.m.

The ROM is closed on Dec. 25, and open throughout the rest of the holidays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Similarly, the Aga Khan Museum is closed on Dec. 25 and open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the other statutory holidays.

The CN Tower is open throughout the holidays — including past midnight on New Year’s Eve. On Dec. 31, it’s open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. On the statutory holidays, it’s open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada is open throughout the holidays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Toronto Zoo is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with reduced hours on Christmas Day (11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

Both the High Park Zoo and the Riverdale Farm are free to visit and open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. all winter.

The Allan Gardens Conservatory is also free to visit and open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Hockey Hall of Fame is closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Otherwise, it’s open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Canada’s Wonderland WinterFest is open until Jan. 3 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. — except on Dec. 24 and 25.

All Toronto History Museums are closed on the statutory holidays (as well as on Mondays and Tuesdays).

The Museum of Contemporary Art is closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

Most movie theatres stay open on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, including Cineplex, TIFF Bell Lightbox and Imagine Cinemas.

Ice rinks across the city are open for leisure skates throughout the holidays. The city’s Skate Lending Library, which offers free rentals at different rinks each day, will be unavailable on statutory holidays. Skate rentals will still be available at Nathan Phillips Square.

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Liquor

All LCBOs and Beer Stores are closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day — but corner stores will still be selling alcohol from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The schedule is as follows:

Christmas Eve: LCBOs and Beer Stores close at 6 p.m.
Christmas Day: LCBOs and Beer Stores are both closed.
Boxing Day: Some LCBOs are open with reduced hours and some Beer Stores will be open until 5 p.m.
New Year’s Eve: Beer Stores will close at 6 p.m. All LCBOs will be open — some with extended hours.
New Year’s Day: LCBOs and Beer Stores are both closed.