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ATTEN…TION! Army & Navy Return to Festival.

The Toronto Waterfront Festival, formerly Redpath Waterfront Festival, is excited to announce the return of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Navy to the 2023 festival.

In keeping with the huge theme of the event which is featuring the return of the World’s Largest Rubber Duck, presented by Clorox®, the Canadian Armed Forces will be rolling in with two massive vehicles, each weighing over 45,000 pounds. Visitors are invited to explore the Canadian Army’s Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) 6.0 and Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) as well as meet the crews, hear their experiences, explore their gear and learn about what life is like as a military member.

The Quack is Back! The Giant Rubber Duck returns to Toronto’s Waterfront.

The Toronto Waterfront Festival is thrilled to announce the HUGE news that the Giant Rubber Duck will return to our festival from September 16-17!

The Redpath Waterfront Festival Returns With A Splash!

The Redpath Waterfront Festival is returning to Toronto’s waterfront with its first in-person festival after two years. From

The 225 Year History of Toronto’s Waterfront

The Port of Toronto is an inland port in Toronto, located on the northwest shore of Lake Ontario on the city’s waterfront. For 225 years, the Port has served as a unique and crucial piece of infrastructure for the city of Toronto. PortsToronto, a long-standing partner of the Redpath Waterfront Festival, maintains this 50 acres (20 hectares) consisting of Marine Terminal 51, Warehouse 52, and the International Marine Passenger Terminal.

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck Returns to Toronto’s Waterfront…Virtually!

NEWS RELEASE: Redpath Waterfront Trail Announces New AR Experience

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck is digitally floating back to Toronto to join the Redpath Waterfront Trail from September 17 to October 3. The Duck will be the fifth Augmented Reality (AR) stop on the trail and will pay ohmage to the real-life, 6 storey tall, 30,000lb Rubber Duck that became the festival’s most popular program in its ten-year existence.

Take your Imagination for a Walk on Toronto’s Waterfront

NEWS RELEASE: Redpath Waterfront Festival announces two week socially distanced trail

The Redpath Waterfront Festival today announced its return to Toronto’s waterfront with a two we

The Redpath Waterfront Festival celebrates a decade on Toronto’s waterfront

NEWS RELEASE: Tall Ships, Flying Dogs, a Water Circus and One Giant Duck!

The Redpath Waterfront Festival (RWF), presented by Billy Bishop Airport, is celebrating its 10^th anniversary by releasing a video

A decade of history for the Redpath Waterfront Festival

Year after year, the producers of the Redpath Waterfront Festival (RWF) work hard to bring people down to Toronto’s waterfront to explore this unique part of the city. From flying dogs to rubber duckies, they have created new ways to attract tourists to Toronto, and it all started with a fleet of tall ships.

Meet Fiji and Tigress, Picton Castle’s Honourary Deck Hands

Picton Castle has two purr-tty special crew members. Their names are Fiji and Tigress. Fiji is a 6-year-old domestic short hair, who you guessed it, was born on the island of Fiji deep in the South Pacific Ocean. Tigress is a tabby cat from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia-Picton Castle’s homeport.

Canadian Coast Guard to be a smash at 2019 festival with giant icebreaking ship

Note: Duty calls for the CCGS Griffon. The icebreaker will not be attending our 2019 festival but she will be sending another hero in her place. Read all about CCGS Constable Carrier here.

We have a rather LARGE announcement. We’re excited to share that the Canadian Coast Guard will be bringing one of their icebreaking vessels to our festival this summer. The CCGS Griffon can carry over 740 tons and is 234 feet long, making her the largest vessel in our fleet.