Attending TCAF

Want to get to TCAF? Here’s everything you need to know!

TCAF IS FREE

All TCAF events are free to attend and do not require tickets or charges unless otherwise specified. General exceptions to this rule have been related musical events and our Friday night launch, which have required tickets and/or admission charges.

We want to break down the barriers between comics and the general public, and ensure any money that our attendees spend goes into the pockets of the hardworking authors, artists, and publishers exhibiting at TCAF. If you don’t see a prominently-listed price on a TCAF event, there isn’t one.

MAIN FESTIVAL VENUE

While TCAF is a multi-venue event, the main Festival Venue is Toronto Reference Library.

Toronto Reference Library (TRL)
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4W 2G8

TCAF Festival Google Map (2011)

The closest major intersection is Yonge & Bloor. The closest subway station is Yonge/Bloor Station.

ADDITIONAL 2012 FESTIVAL VENUES

St. Paul’s on Bloor
Home of Owlkids Day Programming
227 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON M4W 1C8
(416) 961-8116

Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel – High Park Ballroom
90 Bloor Street East · Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A7
(416) 961-8000

The Pilot (Restaurant & Bar) – 2nd
22 Cumberland Street, Toronto, ON M4W1J5
(416) 923-5716

Fortuna Ristorante
12 Cumberland Street, Toronto, Ontario M4W1J5
(416) 925-2828

Venues are located within 5 minutes walk of the reference library. St. Paul’s located at Bloor & Church Streets. The Pilot and Fortunate Ristorante located on Cumberland Street, directly across the street from the front entrance of Toronto Reference Library.

Official Festival Hotel: The Marriott Bloor/Yorkville

The official hotel of TCAF will be The Marriott Bloor/Yorkville, located less than a block away from our main Festival venue at Toronto Reference Library. The hotel room rate is $149 a night for double occupancy, with an additional $10 per guest, per night, added to the room. The current public room rate is $165 a night for double occupancy, making this a $15 savings, and the closest/most convenient option…!

Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel
90 Bloor Street East · Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A7 Canada
Reservations: 1-888-236-2427 Hotel Direct: 1-416-961-8000
Room Code “bcfbcfa” online or “The Beguiling Comic” when booking over the phone. Or click here.

Bookings good for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night.

Flying into Toronto through Lester B. Pearson Airport, YYZ:

Most flights into Toronto will go through Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Code YYZ. This is considered to be one of the priciest airports to fly through in North America.

Downtown Toronto and the main festival location are approximately 25 minutes drive from the airport in light traffic, or up to 45 minutes during rush-hour. A cab ride from the airport will usually run $50-$60, and can be negotiated ahead of time. For information on taking inexpensive public transit from Lester B. Pearson Airport to Downtown Toronto, please visit http://www3.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Airport_service.jsp.

Alternate Flight Arrangements for Toronto:

Porter Airlines: Are you flying from New York, Boston, Chicago, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, or Ottawa? Consider flying with Porter Airlines, a new commuter airline service with a terminal right in the city-center! It’s a great, inexpensive, and easy flight alternative! We recommend it. Visit flyporter.ca for more information.

Buffalo, NY: Many U.S. airlines offer cut-rate flights to Buffalo, NY. Buffalo is only a 1.5 hour drive from Toronto, Canada, and a ground crossing is usually much easier, customs-wise, than an airport crossing. Consider flying into Buffalo airport (BUF) and renting a car or carpooling into Toronto. One-way car rentals are available from airport rental agencies, and having a car in Toronto to sightsee might be a great idea for your trip!

Public Transit in Toronto

Transit in the city of Toronto is called The TTC, and is comprised of buses, streetcars, and subways. A one-way fare is $3.00. You can find information on the TTC at http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/.

For information on TTC service to-and-from the airport at http://www3.ttc.ca/Riding_the_TTC/Airport_service.jsp.

The TTC is really easy to use, and we recommend it for folks coming in from out of town. It is less intimidating than you think!

The closest TTC station to Toronto Reference Library is BLOOR/YONGE STATION, on both the Bloor and Yonge subway lines. It is 5 minutes walk from this subway station to Toronto Reference Library.