WNBR Toronto 2025 coming June 14

In just a little under two weeks the 2025 World Naked Bike Ride Toronto will be winding its way through busy downtown streets in a "global protest against oil dependency and urban pollution". Bikers will gather in Coronation Park beginning around 10am (or earlier) on Saturday, June 14 and will head out on the ride at 1pm.

The WNBR international event has been ongoing since 2001, beginning in Spain, before coming to Toronto in 2004. Covid reduced the numbers for a few years before the crisis passed and riders came back in force.

THE START: JUNE 14, 2025

Coronation Park is located along Lake Shore Boulevard West, just across from Exhibition Place. Limited parking is available in the park, otherwise I would suggest Exhibition Place for parking - or bike to the site. People will meet at the war memorial (shaped kind of like a ship) next to the large Canadian Flag pole near the water's edge.

Organizer Gene Dare will probably be on site early as riders begin to show up, socialize and begin to apply body paint and decorate their bikes with posters or signs. Gene rides with a large Canadian flag banner and a giant Canadian hat. More and more people will show up around noon until the group conducts a group photo and heads out at around 1pm. 

The group ride starts by heading north on Strachan Avenue. Remember the ride is as bare as you dare!

THE WNBR ROUTE

Overall the ride takes about 3 to 4 hours, but you can join or leave at any point you want, just get dressed when you leave. The route runs through and past many of Toronto's iconic tourist spots, traveling in an approximate clockwise circle before heading back to Coronation Park.

The ride changes a little bit every year, sometimes because of construction or street events, or just to add another Toronto favourite destination to the ride. This is the approximate journey they will take.

Coronation Park (photo op)

Trinity Bellwoods Park

Kensington Market

University of Toronto

Queen's Park (photo op)

Yorkville

Church Street Village

Allan Gardens

Toronto Metropolitan University

Eaton's Centre

Yonge-Dundas Square now Sankofa Square

City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square (with a quick stop in the fountain and photo op)
Down Bay street past Old City Hall

Union Station

Roundhouse Park

Queens Quay east to Sugar Beach Park

Back along the path to HTO Park
Return to Coronation Park

Riders then depart from the group at ride's end or possibly go to the Toronto Islands to party on Hanlan's Point clothing optional beach.