We’re turning 5!

Come celebrate with us from 1-4pm on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, 2-5pm on Sunday, June 7th, in the North East Corner of Greenwood Park.

We will have snacks, crafts, face painting, and more!

Access notes:

The area we are meeting will be outdoors with limited shade and seating, please feel free to bring your own picnic blankets and lawn chairs, we will be near tree shade as well as picnic tables and there is a water park nearby for keeping cool.

Getting there:

Greenwood Park is very transit, bike, and driving accessible.

You can take the 506 streetcar, Alton Ave or Greenwood, the 31 Bus South from Pape Station, the 501 to Alton Ave, or a few other options.

There are bike lockup options in the park, and a few close-by bikeshare docks.

Parking is available near the park on a first-come, first-served basis. On the main roads (Greenwood, Gerrard, & Dundas) there is paid street parking available. On the smaller streets around the park, daytime parking is free as long as there are spots available.

Physical accessibility:

The Greenwood entrance is down a steep hill with a lot of stairs, if you enter the park from Alton Ave, there is a less steep downhill from Gerrard Street, or a flat sidewalk from Dundas. From the West side of the park, there is a mostly paved pathway to where we are meeting. We will be hosting the majority of the activities on the grassy area near the picnic tables. Which can be quite a soft surface sometimes.

Washrooms:

The park has two multi-stall, gendered washrooms near our meeting place; the washrooms have an accessible stall, but the entrance doors are manual. There is a city of Toronto building for the pool within a two-minute walk (still in the park) that has indoor bathrooms, including a family bathroom, with automatic doors.

Allergies:

There will be packaged and homemade snacks available at the picnic, we cannot guarantee that food and drinks will be free of allergens. There are also known to be bees and wasps in the area. If you use an epi pen please bring it with you.

Illness policy & masking:

Attendees are asked not to join us if they’re feeling unwell and mask up if they’re recovering from anything. The meeting area is outdoors in a large space with significant airflow. Those who feel more comfortable wearing masks or interacting at a distance are welcome to do so. We anticipate that the majority of our attendees will not be wearing masks.

Originally titled “Community Scholarships”, the Rainbow Scholarship program started in 2020 as a way to create access for folks struggling with the rising class costs that came with reduced class sizes for in person pandemic programming.

They started as a collection of $20-$50 donations from circus community members, to keep youth accessing circus.

These scholarships are specifically for children and youth in financial need. They are designed to address some of the financial barriers to participating in circus classes by providing students with a percentage of funds off their tuition. LGBTQ2S+, BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent, those living with mental illness, working-class, and immigrant folks to the front!

During the first year of free Rainbow Circus summer camps, we used all of the profits from the camp shows to fund scholarships for programming throughout the school year. We’ve continued this every year since.

With equity in mind, we didn’t want to offer free inclusive summer camps followed by full-priced circus classes that were out of reach for some of our students. An ongoing and robust scholarship program felt like a good solution.

Since then, 10% or more of all Rainbow Circus student shows and performances have gone towards our Rainbow Scholarship fund.

100% of our “Protect Trans Kids” and Rainbow Circus apparel profits go towards the scholarship funds.

We’ve also had small and large donations to our scholarship fund.

These scholarships are possible because of the amazing community we have supporting us.

As we celebrate this wonderful milestone, we’re also saying THANK YOU to everyone who has made this possible!

You’re helping youth access movement arts, vibrant community, and self-expression.

Want to donate?

E-transfer: rainbowcirque@gmail.com with “scholarship in the memo” or email us to arrange another method.

Our youth performers will blow you away with their talents! After a weeklong intensive creation period, our intermediate student performers will present to you their show “forgotten toys” full of circus specticles. This all ages show will feature aerial silks, hoop, dance, contortion, and more!

Get your tickets here!

Sliding scale community tickets are available to increase financial access to the show for marginalized and historically disenfranchised folks. Please feel free to choose the ticket price that suits you, and email us if cost is a barrier but you would like to attend (rainbowcirque@gmail.com)

10% of show profits go to Rainbow Circus community scholarships to support financial access to circus classes for LGBTQ2S+ youth.

5% of show profits go to an Indiginous orginization as part of our reconciliation work.

With support from The Redwood Theatre.

Access Notes:

Getting Here:

The address is 1300 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4L 1Y7

The nearest intersection is Greenwood and Gerrard.

The building is accessible by bus from Greenwood station, as well as the 506 College/Gerrard streetcar.

There is street parking available as well as bike lockups in the surrounding neighbourhood.

It can be hard to stop on Gerrard street directly, so for easier dropoffs, we suggest turning onto Redwood Ave (a one way street going North) and getting dropped off next to the building.

The building is accessible by bus from Greenwood station, as well as the 506 College/Gerrard streetcar. Greenwood station is only barrier free at the street level and is not accessible by subway. The nearest accessible subway is Coxwell Station.

The Building:

The entrance to the building is off the sidewalk, a set of double doors, that open manually (no push button).

There is no lip on the door. There is a moderately steep ramp from the entrance into the mainspace.It goes up from the street level, and then back down into the main space, at a grade that is not to code and has no railings. Wheelchair users may need physical assistance to go up this ramp. The mainspace is level. The floors are a mix of concrete and wooden dance floor.

The space is lit with dimmable overhead track lighting, with minimal windows. There are sound panels against the walls to reduce ambient noise.

It has air conditioning and an updated H-Vac system for air filtration.

Washrooms:

There is a single-user non-gendered washroom on the mainspace floor.

The washroom has enough space for a manual wheelchair, but would be too small for a powerchair user to turn around comfortably. There is no automatic door opener there is a grab bar, but the placement isn’t great. Handles to the bathroom door were knobs not levers. The faucet may pose access barriers to folks with limited mobility as it needs sustained pressure to function.