# Event Details - **Event Name**: #ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 11:30 am (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for the free-to-attend Liberty Village Historical Tour.About this EventAbout Liberty Village: "Liberty Village has transformed from an industrial hub into one of Toronto’s most vibrant and dynamic neighborhoods. Once filled with factories, warehouses, and wartime barracks, its historic buildings have been reimagined as modern offices, studios, and lofts, seamlessly blending the past with the present. In the 1850s, railway tracks from the Toronto, Grey & Bruce Railway and the Great Western Railway cut the area off from the rest of the city, shifting its development away from residential plans. Instead, it became home to institutions like Toronto Central Pr*son (1873) and the Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women (1878), which housed women deemed "incorrigible" or "vagrant." When the Pr*son closed in 1915, only its paint shop and chapel remained. The name Liberty Village comes from Liberty Street, the first road that freed convicts would walk upon release. Today, remnants of Liberty Village’s industrial heritage remain, beautifully repurposed into modern lofts, creative offices, and trendy businesses, embodying the neighbourhood’s remarkable transformation from factory floors to creative hubs, making Liberty Village one of Toronto’s most dynamic neighbourhoods." (Liberty Village BIA)Join us for a FREE, public walking tour that will be a good experience for anyone: whether you’re 8 or 80 years old, and whether you’re a curious local, solo traveler, backpacker, newcomer, or part of a group of friends.ABOUTBeginning in front of Balzac's Liberty Village (43 Hanna Ave #123, Toronto, ON M6K 1X1), the interactive tour will be hosted by your guide Alex Rășcanu. The tour will focus on Liberty Village's history. The historical tour will conclude at a nearby coffee shop.WHENSaturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00am. The tour will last approximately 90 minutes.WHERE TO MEETThe tour will start in front of Balzac's Liberty Village (43 Hanna Ave #123, Toronto, ON M6K 1X1).WHERE IT ENDSThis tour will end at a nearby coffee shop, where you can order coffee/tea/brunch and spend some more time speaking and connecting with fellow historical tour participants.FACILITATORAlex Rășcanu is a Torontonian, a husband, a father of four, and an avid student of our city's history. Stay in touch with him on LinkedIn / X / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/f76f3f30-983f-11f0-97e8-018bad968b4e-rimg-w740-h740-dc767676-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/experienceto-liberty-village-historical-tour/100001599277394739 - **Event Categories**: brunch - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Balzac's Liberty Village - **lat**: 43.6386402 - **long**: -79.4194294 - **full address**: Balzac's Liberty Village, 43 Hanna Avenue, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: #ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f3ff456a77f357bc1498b43f9180f2f466b28f2c09cccbe26e6b2fed8ddb92fa-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc767676-gmir.jpg?v=1758606110 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is #ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour being held? - **A:** #ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour takes place on Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 11:30 am at Balzac's Liberty Village, 43 Hanna Avenue, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing #ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour? - **A:** #ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour is organized by Alex Rascanu. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "#ExperienceTO: Liberty Village Historical Tour", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f3ff456a77f357bc1498b43f9180f2f466b28f2c09cccbe26e6b2fed8ddb92fa-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc767676-gmir.jpg?v=1758606110", "startDate": "2026-06-13T10:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-06-13T11:30:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/experienceto-liberty-village-historical-tour/100001599277394739", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Balzac's Liberty Village", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "43 Hanna Avenue", "postalCode": "M6K 1X1", "addressLocality": "Toronto", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "43.6386402", "longitude": "-79.4194294" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for the free-to-attend Liberty Village Historical Tour.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-09-23", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-13T11:30:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2025-09-23", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/experienceto-liberty-village-historical-tour/100001599277394739" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-09-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2025-09-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/experienceto-liberty-village-historical-tour/100001599277394739", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-09-23", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2025-09-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/experienceto-liberty-village-historical-tour/100001599277394739", "price": 0, "name": "Donation (appreciated, not required)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Alex Rascanu", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/alex-rascanu/19943522" } ] } ] ```