Harbourfront is along Queen’s Quay of downtown Toronto, was the dockland of the city’s industry. Harbourfront has been developed through the years, now an attraction for recreational and cultural events of Toronto.
The neighborhood of Harbourfront has been isolated by the expressway that connects the downtown Toronto to its western suburbs. From the waterfront, you can see few of the cultural attractions such as the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery,Premiere Dance Theatre and du Maurier Theatre Centre.
You can find the Toronto Islands ferry terminal, Harbourfront Center and the Queen’s Quay Terminal. The Toronto Islands ferry terminal provides transportation going to and fro the Toronto Islands. You can also tour the islands.
The Harbour Center is a cultural center where they held art workshops and courses, art auctions, plays, photo exhibits, book reading and so on. Admission is free for selected events and some are not.
The Queen’s Quay Terminal was a warehouse and now a shopping and dining place for tourists. It is famous for shopping. They have series of shops, restaurants, galleries and specialty stores. It has also office spaces and residential condominiums. There are also craft studios for ceramics, metal, glass and textiles at Harbourfront, some have been here since 1974.
In summer there are a series of concerts at Harbourfront’s concert stage and admission is free and every Fridays and Saturdays, there is a live musical at eleven (11) o’clock in the evening at the York Quay Centre.
Queen’s Quay Terminal is open on summer from Sundays to Tuesdays, from ten (10) o’clock in the morning to six (6) o’clock in the afternoon and on Wednesdays to Saturdays it’s from ten (10) o’clock in the morning to nine (9) o’clock in the evening. During weekends there is an international outdoor shop for arts and crafts at the Waterfront Promenade and shops for home accessories at the Lakeside Tent.
