The Victoria Day weekend is May 16-18, 2026 – next week! Yes, you’re reading this properly. This is the earliest that the May long weekend can occur and it seems rather jolting after having such a late spring. Although many of us consider the Victoria Day weekend as the unofficial kick-off to summer, someone needs to inform Mother Nature of this as the lower-than-seasonal temperatures are certainly not reflecting this! Victoria Day is a statutory holiday so while many businesses will be closed, most Toronto attractions will be open. Find out what’s open and closed Victoria Day in Toronto 2026.
What’s Open Victoria Day (May 18, 2026) in Toronto
Many LCBO stores (304 LCBO stores will be open)
The Beer Store
Toronto Eaton Centre from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Yorkdale Shopping Centre from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Scarborough Town Centre from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Grocery stores (per new Ontario Government legislation)
Rabba Fine Foods
Wine Rack
The Wine Shop
Centreville at Centre Island from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Royal Ontario Museum from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Ontario Science Centre KidSpark at Harbourfront Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CN Tower from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Casa Loma from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Toronto Zoo from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Little Canada from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Art Gallery of Ontario from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hockey Hall of Fame from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Arcadia Earth from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Movie theatres
Universities
What’s Closed Victoria Day in Toronto (May 18, 2026)
Municipal, Provincial and Federal Government Offices including Canada Post
Schools
Some LCBO stores
Banks
Toronto Public Library branches
Fort York National Historic Site
No garbage collection
Recreation programs at City of Toronto parks and recreation facilities
Do you have any businesses to add to this blog post about what’s open and closed Victoria Day in Toronto 2026? Please let me know in the comment section. You may be interested in reading, “Events and Things to Do in Toronto in May 2026“
