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Date: Saturday 14 June, 2025
Time: Gather at 10 noon. (RIDE AT 1 P.M.) for socializing, body painting (the detailed artists will be there at 10a.m.), bike decorating etc. Bring food to share if you wish. RIDE STARTS AT 1 P.M. rain or shine, following a route along several major streets in the downtown core.
Location: It starts at Coronation Park (by the waterfront at the centre of the park; at the big Canadian flag pole. A couple of backup sites have been chosen nearby just in case are event interferes with an event that has not finished. There are other events going on at Coronation Park. Be respectful. Inukshuk Park, just 200 meters west and worst case, we will meet at the CNE's Prince's Gates, just northwest of Coronation Park; across Lakeshore Ave.)

In order to stay in touch be sure to sign up to get ride updates directly at World Naked Bike Ride Toronto, and/or check www.worldnakedbikeridetoronto.com. Beware that secondary sources may post wrong information like incorrect start times or locations.

Better news! MEWE.com the latest socal media craze; allows nudity. We are at www.mewe.com/join/worldnakedbikeridetoronto Goodbye facebook! PRIMARY SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE UNCENSORED on MEWE; our primary social media page and Facebook only for advertisements. Facebook's policy states that NAKED PROTESTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, but they do everything to obstruct the ride.

Our advertising blitz for the next year starts right after the ride. We are the only proactive WNBR site that looks forward immediately to the next ride.

Also Twitter hashtag #WNBRToronto .

In the past, Facebook has deleted its Toronto WNBR group just before rides and thereby subverts our event by first attracting new riders then shutting them out. Even if some riders subscribe to Facebook and Facebook happens to own a "Toronto WNBR" page at the moment, don't depend on it or take it seriously; it belongs to Facebook, not to any of us, and it is subject to vanish.

You sometimes encounter opposition to the ride, be polite. If the "preacher" shows up, just tell him that the bible says that God made Adam and Eve "NAKED AND UNASHAMED Genesis 2:25". We don't body shame no one. Every body is beautiful. Our ride is all about love. Leave it at that.

This ride is as safe as the city is. During the pandemic, decorate and wear a mask. Apply social and cycling distancing measures.

As has happened at a Raptor's event, there are things that happen, regardless of how safe you think the city is. The ride is no different. If you feel you need security, bring your own. My recommendation is that if you don't feel safe, then don't ride. Not everybody shares your views about the ride, and some spectators may get extreme; although a rare occurance. The police do not always escort us. The ride is as safe as the city is.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of many Nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.

 Everybody is encouraged to participate.

Posters/flyers

If you would like to create and contribute a poster for this ride, please do and share it! We can't be everywhere putting up posters. Get creative, even one hand made poster helps the cause. Lots of riders make their own. A small Canadian Flag and a black magic marker does wonders, even a sheet of paper does the job.

- Spread the news verbally. There are still many people who have not heard about the ride. This is a surprise to me every year.

-Print and put up posters.

-Print hand-bills and attach to parked bikes and hand out.

-If the Metro News boxes are empty, (they're not filled on the weekends), you can slip a poster in the window of the box.

-Email your friends, family and colleagues.

-Post it, blog it, spread the word!

Route

Map: Click for a more detailed map linked to Google's Toronto WNBR + Map

Start: Coronation Park by the lake. South of the CNE's Princes Gate. Meet at 12:00 noon, ride 1pm. Bring water and sunblock, and perhaps a picnic lunch and decorating materials. Coronation Park on the waterfront has always served us well as a picturesque and practical gathering/staring point.

Route The clockwise route passes many of Toronto's landmarks and popular areas. Highlights include Trinity Bellwood's Park, Kensington Market, University of Toronto, Queen's Park, Yorkville, Yonge Street, Church Street, Ryerson University, Dundas Square, City Hall and the bank towers on Bay Street. Sugar beach loop. From their we skip the ferry docks and proceed directly to the CN TOWER, from there to H2O beach and back to Coronation Park.

We may altar the route slightly to avoid road construction, because someone has a really good detour idea, or just to shake things up.

Minor Adjustment. We skip Alan Gardens.

Also, we will go through Dundas Square twice. When coming down Yonge St. and you pass Dundas St., then turn left 1 block south. Ride to the first street (Dundas), turn left and then turn left again on Yonge St. This will be the busiest intersection we encounter. The TV station is nearby.

Reminder: After the CN TOWER South Side, we scoot west across Queens Quay to H2O Beach loop back to Coronation Park; the starting point.

The ride ends at Coronation Park and riders are expected to dress in a reasonable time. The savvy head back dressed to Hanlan's Point Naked Beach.

At the end of the ride, please get dressed. We do not need any police issues.

After the ride some proceed to the Jack Layton Memorial Ferry Docks to visit Toronto's Naked Beach and depart by Ferry where you have to wear clothes until you enter the beach. You can use the ferry or water taxi at a cost. Hanlan's clothing optional beach

What to bring

Water
Sunscreen
Decorations
Signs for yourself and your bike
Posters
Balloons
Costumes
Noise makers, music, air horns
Body paints (Two professional body painters will arrive at 10a.m. Cost: From $20 for basic to

$100 elaborate work, $10 and $20 smaller sizes or bring your own paint and brush.)

A personal picnic lunch including beverages for the day
Bicycle helmet – let's be good role models!
Footwear.
Camera

Note: Cycling rules in Toronto have changed. Be mindful that you have a headlight, tail light, reflectors. We want to be role models also.

Tips

-Lipstick works great for body paint. Remember, if it is hot outside, they become soft, but last the day.

-Bike carriers. Front or back. They are a safe and convenient way to carry your things.

- Old style potato carving stamps work. Paint your carving with paint or lipstick and stamp it on yourself.

-Funny hats, funny bikes

-Electric bikes are fine, even electric cars. Hoverboards, scooters, etc... We are positive alternative transportation methods.

-Can't ride? Rent a bike taxi. Roller blade.

-This is your event and as such there is neither a dress code nor any kind of fashion-nazi. What and how much you wear (if anything) is entirely your prerogative. Otherwise, what would be the point in being you?

Legality

It is perfectly legal for women to go topless in Canada anywhere that a man might, which includes cycling on city streets.

Furthermore, the Crown has acknowledged that participating in an orderly event naked is not illegal, so long as you are wearing something, such as shoes. (<- Those links now work! June 2012)

And you will also be happy to know that we had a polite and respectful bicycle police escort from 2005 to 2010, who kindly stopped traffic for us on busy left turns, and who did their best to keep us all together as a group.

With the rash of cyclists being killed in 2018, the 3 bicycle police officers were courteous enough to escort the ride and control traffic at intersection. They did a fabulous job and seemed to enjoy themselves also. We are grateful for their help.

The Years

There's been a surge of interest in recent years - in part because of the radical trajectory the Canadian federal government has taken against ecological, economic and financial sustainability. Canada is running itself into the ground in every way imaginable in order to pad the pockets of a few; a policy more typical of third world failing states. If it feels like there's a strong political headwind, there is, leaving only one option for those of us who care about ourselves, our home planet and all future generations: to pedal harder, inspire and prevail.

It would be great if someone could take the time to research for missed media from previous years - there's probably a lot of interesting material to dig up.