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Fort York Summer Programming

Fort York Summer Programming Presented by: City of Toronto Museums Starts: August 4, 2012 Ends: August 26, 2012 Event Time(s):12:00 PM to 5:00 PMWebsite: www.toronto.ca/museums-events Email: fortyork@toronto.ca Phone:416-392-6907 Cost Information: Regular Admission Thrill to the boom of the cannon, the crack of muskets, the vibrant colours of the uniformed guard, and the lively music of fife and drum. Visitors will enjoy hourly demonstrations of military music, drill, musketry, and artillery performed by students representing the Canadian Fencible Regiment that was garrisoned at the fort at the end of the War of 1812. Highlights include cannon firing at 12:30 p.m. and music of the Fort York Drums (a fife & drum corps) in the afternoons. Program varies daily, call for specific details. Regular admission applies. Location:Historic Fort York 250 Fort York Boulevard Map to this event Public Transit:Take the 511 streetcar south from Bathurst subway station. Patrons can access the fort via a pedestrian walkway off the Bathurst/Front Street bridge. TTC Trip Planner Downtown Family/Children. Event Details. Location: 250 Fort York Boulevard