World of Threads Festival
Plan Your Visit
Below is information for finding our Festival venue Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. You'll find the address, dates and hours. We've included detailed directions for how to get here via car from Toronto or Burlington. We've also included how to get here via Train and then bus from Toronto with schedules, routes and google maps. Remember there is also a Bus Tour from Toronto to Oakville for the Opening Reception which we organize.
"It seems you thought of everything the out-of-town
visitor would need to make the most of their visit."
- Heather Dubreuil, Montreal
Festival Venue
Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre
Address: 2302 Bridge Road, L6L 2G6, Oakville, Ontario
(Closest major intersection is Bridge Road and Third Line)
Important Festival Dates
- Festival starts: Wed. Sept. 23, 2026
- Opening Reception: Sat. Sept. 26, 2026.
- Festival ends: Sun. Jan. 17, 2027.
Festival Hours
Accessibility
This venue is totally accessible. There are accessible parking spaces. The building is all on one level. There is a level entrance with push buttons on entry doors. It is wheelchair accessible with wide-open corridors. The facility includes accessible washrooms, including gender-neutral ones, and accessible water fountains. Service animals are permitted.
Directions
We've provided a Google map above. Oakville is easy to reach from Toronto and about 35 - 45 minutes west. The easiest way to get around Oakville is by car. There is however public transit. See details below. Go Transit commuter trains go directly to Oakville on the Lakeshore West line from Union Station in Toronto.
If you don't have a drive, consider joining our Art Bus Tour from Toronto to Oakville on Saturday, Sept 26, 2026.
NOTE: Info on the Art Bus will be provided closer to the Festival.
Travelling by Car
From Toronto take the Gardiner Express way onto the QEW highway west, exiting at the Oakville – Third Line off ramp. Travel South on Third Line. Turn right onto Bridge Road. The building is on the south side of the road. Look for the Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre.
From Burlington take the QEW east, exiting at the Oakville – Bronte Road off ramp. Travel South on Bronte Road. Turn left onto Bridge Road. The building is on the south side of the road. Look for the Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre.
Entrance to all Festival shows: Free
Parking: Free
GPS: 2302 Bridge Rd, L6L 2G6, Oakville, Ontario.
Travelling by Train and then Bus
Toronto to Oakville via Train
- Start your trip in Toronto at Union Station if you are downtown.
- Take the GO Train Lakeshore West line to Oakville GO Station.
- Here are the schedules: www.gotransit.com
- Here's the route map
- Regular tickets can be bought at the station.
- If you use a Presto Card you have to tap in at Union Station and then tap out at Oakville Station.
Oakville to Festival via Bus
- When you arrive at the Oakville Go Station you can either take the bus or catch a cab. A cab would be faster.
- If travelleing by bus take the Route #15 Bridge bus. It is a bit of a round about journey. There is a bus stop right at the entrance to Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre.
- The bus is usually waiting at the station when the train arrives or gets there shortly after. The bus comes every 30 minutes roughly.
- Here are the schedules: www.oakvilletransit.ca
- Here is the transit map: Oakville Public Transit Map pdf
Returning to Toronto via Train
- Start at Oakville Go Station
- Take the Go Train Lakeshore EAST
- Exit at Union Station for Downtown.
- Here are the schedules: www.gotransit.com
- Here's the route map
- Regular tickets can be bought at the station.
- If using a Presto card be sure to tap on in Oakville and then tap off in Toronto.
