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1663 Queen Street East · about 2,500 seats · concerts, comedy

In The Beaches · Fact sheet from this spot

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What’s here

Former city
Old Toronto
Area
East End
Neighbourhood
The Beaches (#63)
BIA
The Beach
City ward
Ward 19 · Beaches-East York · Brad Bradford
Provincial
Beaches—East York · Mary-Margaret McMahon
Federal
Beaches—East York · Tanveer Shahnawaz

The same rows the map’s What’s here card gives for this address; the map adds collection day, heritage and school wards.

Subway lines in their colours, streetcars red, GO lines dashed green, Green P in green squares, other venues in grey.

This week

Nothing listed here this week.

Next week

Listing from Ticketmaster, as of Oct 18, 2026 (UTC). Week runs Monday to Sunday, Toronto time.

Getting there

GO Transit
Danforth GO · about 36 min on foot · Lakeshore East
Streetcars and buses within a 5-minute walk
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From Union Station
6.1 km as the crow flies; see the origins table below
Nearest Bike Share dock
about 2 min on foot

Parking

Green P within a 10-minute walk
1167 Eastern Avenue · lot · 66 spaces · 81 m
1141 Eastern Avenue · lot · 18 spaces · 131 m
116 Winners Circle · lot · 10 spaces · 211 m
118 Sarah Ashbridge Ave · lot · 24 spaces · 318 m
116 Joseph Duggan Rd · lot · 24 spaces · 401 m
1091 Eastern Avenue · lot · 45 spaces · 460 m
192 Boardwalk Dr · lot · 24 spaces · 498 m
1675 Lakeshore Blvd. E. (Parks) · lot · 292 spaces · 503 m
+1 more
Green P spaces within that walk
524 in 9 locations
Street parking
Permit area 9C: residents’ permits apply on side streets

Green P figures are capacities, not live availability. Venues’ own lots are described in the notes.

Arriving

On Queen East at Coxwell in the Beaches, on the 501 Queen streetcar; the 22 Coxwell bus runs up to Coxwell station on Line 2. Street parking is permit-heavy; the venue points drivers to nearby lots.

Written from the venue’s own visitor pages; gates and policies change, so check historytoronto.com before you go.

From across the GTA

FromDrive, best caseTaxi meter, aboutTransit
Downtown Toronto10 min · 6.4 km$15From Union, GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
TTC adult fare $3.35
North York30 min · 23.1 km$45TTC from Finch to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
TTC adult fare $3.35
Scarborough14 min · 10.5 km$23TTC from Kennedy to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
TTC adult fare $3.35
Etobicoke24 min · 22.5 km$44TTC from Kipling to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
TTC adult fare $3.35
Vaughan39 min · 39.9 km$74TTC from Vaughan Metropolitan Centre to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
TTC adult fare $3.35
Mississauga34 min · 31.7 km$60GO from Cooksville GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Brampton45 min · 48.5 km$89GO from Brampton Innovation District GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Oakville39 min · 42.9 km$79GO from Oakville GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Burlington51 min · 59.5 km$108GO from Burlington GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Milton49 min · 58.5 km$107GO from Milton GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Markham32 min · 30.3 km$57GO from Unionville GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Richmond Hill33 min · 32.3 km$61GO from Richmond Hill GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Newmarket47 min · 52.9 km$97GO from Newmarket GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Pickering34 min · 30.3 km$57GO from Pickering GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Ajax34 min · 31.7 km$60GO from Ajax GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Whitby41 min · 40.5 km$75GO from Whitby GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Oshawa44 min · 45.1 km$83GO from Durham College Oshawa GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Hamilton61 min · 72.5 km$131GO from West Harbour GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)
Barrie85 min · 107.2 km$192GO from Allandale Waterfront GO to Union, then GO to Danforth GO and about 36 min on foot
GO fare; the TTC leg is free (One Fare)

Drive times are OSRM’s on empty roads, the same best-case figure as the map’s suburban lens; game nights run far slower. The taxi figure is the City of Toronto meter rate ($4.25 plus $1.75/km, as of 2026-10) on that distance, the only published benchmark; rideshare prices aren’t published and surge after events. GO Transit riders transfer to the TTC free under One Fare, so a GO trip to Union plus the subway or streetcar to the venue costs the GO fare alone.

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