Downtowner! – May

In this Issue:

• May Downtown Event Calendar
• Free One-Hour Parking is Back!
• Mean Girls Screening and Tickets
• Free Comic Book Day
• Canadian Art Hop 2025
• Covent Garden Market New Hours
• King Street Bus Lanes
• Downtown Celebrations 🎉
• Downtown Dollar Gift Cards

May Event Calendar

Free One-Hour Parking

Find your parking spot by entering the Zone ID, address, or browsing the map in the app, then apply the promo code at checkout.

📲 Download the HONK app or call 519-661-4537 for assistance.

Mean Girls Screening and Tickets

Join us for a free outdoor screening of Mean Girls at 7:00 PM on Dundas Place, in collaboration with Canada Life Place, Dundas Place, and Tampon Tuesday.

Plus, don’t miss our Instagram Giveaway for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Mean Girls: The Musical at Canada Life Place (showing May 27 & 28)!

🎟️ Bonus: another pair of tickets will be up for grabs at the screening on April 30th, so swing by and enter in person!

Free Comic Book Day

Start your adventure at Heroes Comics and pick up a free comic, then step outside for games, live music, and exciting activities! Pa Kua will be there with archery and swordplay training, and be sure to visit Downtown London and London Police Services for your chance to play games and win some awesome swag!

Canadian Art Hop 2025

Organized by the Art Dealers Association of Canada, the national Art Hop includes over 90 Canadian art galleries from Vancouver to Halifax and is devoted to the discovery, celebration and love of Canadian art and art galleries. Art lovers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to join the 2nd Art Hop across London.

Downtown Highlights include:
⭐️ Good Sport: Drop-In Drawing Night and Open Studio Tours
⭐️ Michael Gibson Gallery: Angie Quick Talk & Psychic Watercolour Performance
⭐️ Museum London: Mark Stebbins Catalogue Launch & Talk
⭐️ TAP Centre for Creativity: Ting Zine Expo & Costumed Life Drawing

New this year: pick up an Art Hop Passport and visit at least 3 galleries for the chance to win a unique silkscreen print, created by Smokestack studios in Hamilton!

CGM new hours

Shop Tuesday to Saturday from 9AM to 7PM and enjoy groceries, bites, and local gems after work. Early risers, don’t worry, Hasbeans Coffee and Market Café will still open at 8AM for your morning brew! ☕️

And don’t miss the 6-7PM bonus hour: grab a $5 gift certificate, a free tote bag (while supplies last), and enter to win a $300 Market Gift Card!

King Street Bus Lanes

Starting Monday, April 28, London Transit will begin operating along a new contraflow red bus lane on King Street between Ontario Street and Wellington Street.

Driving, parking, or stopping in the red bus lanes is not permitted and will be enforced by City Bylaw officers. Watch for signs, red paint, diamond symbols, arrows and other pavement markings to recognize the bus lanes. Cyclists are encouraged to use Dundas Place and the Dundas Bikeway, as cycling is not permitted in the King Street contraflow lane.

Please visit London.ca/BusLanes to learn more about the red bus lanes and reach out to the project team if you have any questions about the operational changes on King Street.

Downtown Loop
Major Projects Division
City of London
519-930-3518
downtownloop@london.ca

Downtown Celebrations