DARE TO ‘BEAR’ IT ALL? POLAR BEAR SKATE RETURNS TO THE BENTWAY - DECEMBER 29

The Bentway invites adventurous Torontonians to skate the trail in their bathing suits

WHAT:

The Bentway brings back the ultra-popular Polar Bear Skate for its second year on Sunday, December 29, 2019, where brave Torontonians (and visitors!) are invited to strip down to their skivvies or bathing suits and skate the figure-eight skate trail underneath the Gardiner Expressway at 2 p.m. This totally unique, free and participatory winter event encourages the community to come together in an unconventional way - and gives participants major bragging rights. ​


Registration is open now via Eventbrite and the first 100 pre-registrants will receive a free hot chocolate. Don’t have skates? Rentals will be available on-site.

WHEN:

Sunday, December 29, 2019

  • 1:00 p.m. - On-site registration begins
  • 2:00 p.m. - Polar Bear Skate begins

WHERE:

The Bentway - 250 Fort York Blvd. Toronto, ON

Interviews with a representative of The Bentway can be arranged through: ​
Linda Yahya, [email protected] | 647.205.4081

For more details on the Winter 2019/20 skate season, visit thebentway.ca.


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The Bentway is supported by the City of Toronto, Maxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira Gluskin, Richard M. Ivey, Frances & Tim Price, Rosamond Ivey, Mazyar Mortazavi & Bita Doagoo, Howard Sokolowski & Linda Frum, Donald K. Johnson O.C. & Anna McCowan-Johnson, DiamondCorp, and a growing family of supporters. ​

The Bentway Winter 2019/20 Season is supported by Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Corona, Quaker®, and Vaseline. ​

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using @TheBentway and YouTube ​
#TOBentway ​

Access to The Bentway is Always Free | Enjoy WiFi Courtesy of Beanfield ​

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About The Bentway

The Bentway works “to ignite the urban imagination”, using the city as site, subject, and canvas.

Anchored under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway and guiding its complex future, The Bentway is a growing public space, and much more. The Bentway is a new type of civic organization: a not-for-profit, powered by vital partnerships with the City of Toronto, residents, supporters, artists, city-builders, and dreamers. The Bentway is a catalyst rooted in experimentation, leading a creative movement to re-imagine the opportunities of urban spaces. Phase 1 of The Bentway opened in 2018 and is already a vital public space, backyard park, cultural platform, connector for the western Waterfront corridor and a demonstration of what is possible.

 Visit thebentway.ca for details about The Bentway’s programming and activities; and follow on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram. #thebentway #beyondconcrete


Contact

250 York Blvd., Toronto, ON M5V 3K9

416.304.0222

thebentway.ca