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Coming May 1-3, 2026 to a Toronto street near you! Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, community-l Visit www.janeswalkfestivalTO.com - May 6-8, 2022!

Jane's Walk is a global movement of free, locally organized walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. Every year on the first weekend of May, hundreds of Jane's Walks take place all across Toronto. The walks invite people to tell stories about their communities, explore their city, and connect with neighbours. Jane’s Walk honours the legacy and ideas of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs, who cham

pioned a community-based approach to city building. Jacobs believed in walkable neighbourhoods, urban literacy, and cities planned for and by people. For a city to work, the people who live there must be involved in decisions about how the city grows and is run. By walking together, local residents make connections with each other and create a collective vision for the future of their communities.

05/04/2026

Happy Birthday to Jane Jacobs — the voice that changed how we see cities.

Jane reminded us that cities aren’t defined by buildings or plans, but by the people who bring them to life every day. She believed in sidewalks as places of connection, neighbourhoods as ecosystems, and communities as the true experts of their own spaces.

Through Jane’s Walk, we carry that forward by walking our neighbourhoods, sharing local knowledge, and listening to community stories. What started as a simple idea has grown into a global movement, taking place in hundreds of cities each year.

Thank you, Jane, for teaching us to slow down, pay attention, and see the city through each other’s eyes. Your ideas continue to shape how we experience and care for our communities.

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05/02/2026

📍 The official Jane’s Walk Toronto web app is now live.

This unique one-of-a-kind interactive map lets you explore over 150 walks happening across the city in real time.

🚶 View walk descriptions
🗺️ See exact locations
🕒 Check walk times
⭐ Save your favourites
📱 Get directions from your current location with direct Google Maps integration

Built using LIVE festival data, the official Jane’s Walk map makes it easier than ever to discover walks happening near you throughout the weekend.

Our Streets. Our Stories.

Link in bio.

05/02/2026

05/01/2026

🚶‍♀️ Jane’s Walk Toronto starts today.

150+ walks. One city. Thousands of stories.

From main streets to ravines, towers to laneways — explore Toronto through the people who shape it every day.

Our streets. Our stories.

Walks are free and open to everyone.
See you out there.

04/26/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who made the 2026 Jane’s Walk Festival possible.

wouldn’t happen without the support of our partners:

Platinum
City of Toronto, STACKT, University of Toronto – School of Cities, Defy Gravity

Gold
Urban Minds – The Youth Engagement People

Silver
Toronto Society of Architects, O2, DESIGNwith (in partnership with Cadillac Fairview & OCAD University), Brampton Board of Trade

Bronze
Spacing, United Way Greater Toronto, Scarborough Arts, Ontario Professional Planners Institute

Trustee
Park People / Ami·es des Parcs

We’re grateful for your commitment to community, urban exploration, and the spirit of Jane Jacobs. Together, we walked, talked, and reimagined our city — one neighbourhood at a time.

Thank you.

CityBuilding CommunityFirst

04/26/2026

🚲 FEATURED JANE’S WALK
with University of Toronto – School of Cities

For the Love of Raccoons Ride

🗓 Saturday, May 2
⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM
👤 Led by Lanrick Bennett Jr.

A city-wide bike trek celebrating Toronto’s most unlikely (and unofficial) mascot, the raccoon. This ride connects three unique sites that each tell a story about Toronto’s evolving relationship with nature, design, and public space.

For the Love of Raccoons is more than a ride. It’s a storytelling journey through the city’s layered relationship with its animal neighbours and public spaces. Come for the history, stay for the laughter, and leave with a few new ways to see Toronto.

This walk is open to everyone! Whether you’re riding your own bike, an e-cargo bike, or a Bike Share Toronto rental. Families, friends, and curious city-builders are all welcome. You can join the full ride or visit one of the stops by foot or public transit.

This walk is supported by the School of Cities, University of Toronto.

📍 Start: Raccoon Park (86 Soudan Ave)
🏁 End: Biidaasige Park

Free. Open to all.

CityBuilding BikeToronto PublicSpace

04/26/2026

🚶‍♀️ FEATURED JANE’S WALK — University of Toronto, School of Cities

Navigating the Underground City: Exploring Toronto’s PATH Through Walking and Research

🗓 Sunday, May 3
⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM
👤 Led by Rotem Mashkov

Toronto’s PATH is one of the largest underground pedestrian networks in the world — but for many, it feels hidden, fragmented, and hard to navigate.

This walk explores the PATH as both infrastructure and urban experience. We’ll start above ground, reflect on how we navigate the city, then move underground to trace how people orient themselves in complex spaces.

Along the way, we’ll unpack:
– how the PATH evolved
– why it’s difficult to read
– the role of design, signage, and spatial layout
– the tension between public access and privately controlled space

Expect a mix of walking, observation, and discussion grounded in real research on how people move through the city.

04/25/2026

🚶‍♀️ FEATURED JANE’S WALK — with United Way Greater Toronto

We’re excited to spotlight one of this year’s featured walks in partnership with United Way Greater Toronto.

📍 Thorncliffe Park & Flemingdon Park Through a United Way Lens: Community, Access and Opportunity
🗓️ Saturday, May 2
⏰ 10:00–11:45 AM
👤 Led by Lanrick Bennett Jr.

This walk explores how community spaces, social services, and transit shape everyday life in one of Toronto’s most vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods.

From community hubs to future transit investments like the Ontario Line, participants will reflect on how city-building decisions impact access—to jobs, education, and opportunity—and what it means to plan with community at the centre.

You’ll hear directly from local leaders and explore how grassroots organizations and infrastructure come together to support wellbeing, resilience, and connection.

This is what Jane’s Walk is about—real stories, real places, real impact.

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A special thank you to United Way Greater Toronto, our partner for the 2026 Jane’s Walk Festival.

CommunityMatters

04/25/2026

🗓️ Walk submissions due April 27 - FINAL DEADLINE.

The festival returns May 1–3.

Jane’s Walk is a weekend of free, community-led walks across the city—sharing stories, exploring neighbourhoods, and seeing familiar places differently.

There’s still time to be part of it. Lead a walk or join one.

📍 Toronto
🔗 Link in bio to submit or explore

04/23/2026

Dear Walkthusiast 🚶‍♀️

To celebrate the close of all walk submissions, we’re doing a giveaway in partnership with Spacing Store.

Winners will receive one of the following (selected at random):
• What Would Jane Jacobs Do? tote bag ($20 value)
• What Would Jane Jacobs Do? t-shirt ($30 value)
• Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto — Shawn Micallef ($27.95 value)
• Born to Walk — Dan Rubinstein ($19.95 value)

To enter:
• Follow this account
• Like this post
• Comment on this post and tag 2 friends
• Share the second slide of this carousel (“I’m going to the Jane’s Walk Festival”) to your story

Entries close April 27 at 11:59 PM ;-)

Winners will be selected at random and contacted via DM with additional details.

📍 Prize pickup at the Jane’s Walk Launch Festival
April 28, 6:30 PM — Stackt Market

T-shirt provided in size Large, with option to exchange within one month.

Check out spacingstore.ca for more Toronto-focused books and city merch.

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