Victoria Day – What’s Open and Closed, Fireworks

Retail, Public Transit, Garbage Collection, Fireworks

Courtesy Barrie360.com

By Staff, May 15, 2026

Victoria Day long weekend is almost here, which means fireworks, family fun, and the unofficial kickoff to summer. Whether you’re planning a backyard barbecue, a trip to the lake, or looking for a fun event, here’s everything you need to know about Victoria Day week to make the most of your holiday.

What’s CLOSED on Victoria Day (Monday)

• Government offices
• Schools
• Banks
• some Beer stores; see OPEN below
• some Liquor stores; see OPEN below
• Canada Post
• SOME grocery stores; see OPEN below
• SOME drug stores: see OPEN below

NOTE: This is the first statutory holiday that falls under new provincial legislation that allows all retailers to open on the holiday if they so choose. Employees are not required to work. Click on the links provided below to determine if grocery stores, malls, and other retailers will be open.

Drug Stores

Click on the links below to check for open locations and their hours:

• Shoppers Drug Mart
• Rexall
• Guardian

Grocery Stores

Click on the links below to check for open locations and their hours:

Farm Boy Barrie 

Kennedy’s Lakeside Grocery Barrie

Food Basics

• Barrie 
• Bracebridge 
• Bradford 
• Midland 
• Orillia

Foodland

• Beeton 
• Coldwater 
• Craighurst 
• Elmvale 
• Haliburton 
• Midland 
• Minden 
• Orillia 
• Penetang 
• Port Carling 
• Stayner 
• Stroud 
• Tottenham 
• Victoria Harbour 
• Wasaga Beach 

FreshCo

• Alliston 
• Barrie – Bayfield Street
• Barrie – Mapleview Drive
• Collingwood 
• Huntsville 

Loblaws

• Collingwood 

Metro

• Barrie – Kozlov 
• Barrie – Mapleview 
• Collingwood 
• Huntsville 
• Newmarket – Davis Drive 
• Newmarket – Yonge and Mulock 
• Orillia 

NoFrills

• Barrie – Blake St 
• Barrie – Wellington St 
• Angus 
• Bradford 
• Innisfil 
• Midland 
• Newmarket – Leslie St 
• Newmarket – Davis Dr 
• Orillia 

Real Canadian Superstore

• Midland 
• Newmarket
• Wasaga Beach 

Sobey’s

• Alcona 
• Angus
• Barrie
• Bradford 
• Collingwood 

Zehrs

• Barrie – Duckworth (Cundles Road)
• Barrie – Bayfield Street
• Barrie – Big Bay Point (Yonge Street)
• Barrie – Essa (Bryne Drive)

LCBO

• 304 retail stores will be open. Click here to check on the location near you.

The Beer Store

• 97 Beer Store retail locations will be open. Click here to check on the location near you.

Gas, Shopping, Entertainment and More

• Bayfield Mall
• Georgian Mall – 11 am – 7 pm
• Kozlov Mall
• Tanger Outlet Mall – 11 am – 7 pm
• Orillia Square Mall
• Upper Canada Mall – 11 am – 6 pm
• Vaughan Mills – 11 am – 7 pm
• convenience stores
• some gas stations
• Gateway Casinos – Innisfil
• Casino Rama
• movie theatres
• Canada’s Wonderland

Public Service Schedules

Here’s what you need to know about changes to garbage collection, public transit, and other municipal services this Victoria Day.

Garbage Collection

• Simcoe County – regular collection day
• Barrie – regular collection day
• Orillia – No garbage, green bin, or yard waste collection. Collection delayed by one day. Circular Materials residential recycling collection will also be delayed by one day.

Public Transit

• Barrie – no service
• Bradford – no service
• Clearview – no service
• Collingwood – no Colltrans service; Blue Mountain Link will operate as usual
• Midland/Penetanguishene – no service
• Orillia – no service
• Simcoe County Linx – no service, except Route 4 which will be operating a Sunday schedule
• GO Transit – GO trains will not operate between Downsview Park GO and Union Station from Saturday, May 16 to Monday, May 18 as crews continue construction to support the future addition of a second track. There will be regularly scheduled train service between Allandale Waterfront GO and Downsview Park GO.

Where to watch Fireworks

Looking to see some fireworks this weekend? Here’s where you can find them:

Friday, May 15

• Whitchurch-Stouffville – 9:30 PM @ Memorial Park, Burkholder Street and Park Dr

Saturday, May 16

• Innisfil – 10 pm, Friday Harbour
• Port McNicoll – 9:30 PM @ Patterson Park, Port McNicoll

Sunday, May 17

• Canada’s Wonderland – 10 pm

Monday, May 18

• Nobleton – dusk @ Dr. William Laceby Arena, 15 Old King Rd
• Wasaga Beach – dusk, Beach Area 1

source: todocanada.ca

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