National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Mon, Sep 30
|Nathan Phillips Square
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2024, 12:00 a.m. – 11:50 p.m.
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N1, Canada
About the Event
To mark the day, flags – including the Survivors Flag – will be flown at half-mast at City Hall and civic centres. The Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square will be lit orange in recognition of Orange Shirt Day.
The 7th annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering by Toronto Council Fire, in partnership with the City, will transform Nathan Phillips Square from September 27 to 30. Programming includes a daily sunrise ceremony at 7 a.m., speakers, drummers, teachings, performances, a sacred fire, Indigenous marketplace and Indigenous food vendors and more. Find details on the Toronto Council Fire website and more events, educational and mental health resources on the City’s National Day for Truth & Reconciliation webpage.
The public is invited to attend the opening of the Spirit Garden on Monday, September 30 at 2 p.m., following a commemoration walk and ceremony from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. that will be livestreamed on a screen…