Love the concept of having art work scattered around the whole premises both outdoor and indoor…read more The "art" is all really colourful and lively, and some quite unique. Worth checking them out when you are either dining, having a walk or catching a movie in the premises. A smart and beautiful way to brighten and liven up public spaces!

This is definitely NOT your typical art museum. Instead of housing all the artwork in one building,…read morethe Remington art collection is spread out. There are some at the 169 Enterprise building (where you'll find the Cineplex movie theatre and restaurants like Me Ne Va) the adjoining 179 Enterprise building (wall murals and outdoor sculptures), the underground parking structure which houses photographer Hank O'Neal's work and the Pride of Canada Carousel which is catty corner to both buildings at 8080 Birchmount Rd. The cool thing is that the works of art are available for viewing 24/7 because the 169 building and parking garage houses a Goodlife Fitness which is open 24/7. This also means there are security guards stationed inside to keep an eye on the patrons' safety. Be careful in the parking garage and watch out for cars when looking at the artwork. Make sure to visit the cool touch screen directory in the parking garage near the entrance to the building where the stairs and escalator are. You can find information on the artists and their work here. Also look for the informational signs near each piece. A 3 star experience that can easily be bumped up to 4 stars if you include a meal at one if the restaurants; include a movie and you have yourself a 5 star experience.

Amazing family owned & local business, with even better quality coffee and tea. I'm a tea gal…read moremyself after working for a small tea shop for multiple years and traveling internationally, and this easily is the best matcha I've ever had! If you feel like it, try an iced matcha with oat milk and honey - you probably won't regret it. :) Also tried the dirty chai, which was perfectly sweet and spicy. 10/10 recommend!

Baked goods were great, coffee was good. Macaroni and cheese very bland and mushy wont reccomend…read morethat here

It was a small art gallery in Unionville. We came here for the Markham Doors Open. It was showing…read morethe special art works. We were not familiar with the art works. But pretty sure they were super talented. The staff said there would be authors to come over and introduce their art works around 2-4pm. They were so inspired.

This art gallery is fantastic! It is located in the beautiful Unionville, which is a beautiful…read morehistoric town which you can walk around. The gallery has a few rooms with artwork from different artists. The gallery is very clean and is free to view. They kindly accept donations. If you are in the area, I highly recommend checking it out. It takes 30-1 hour to view all of the artwork depending how long you choose to browse.

What a gem of a place! The McMichael is set in a magnificent setting, with a luscious canopy of…read moretrees, an atmosphere of serenity and calm in the midst of a bustling city! The museum is picturesque in and of itself, and the collections are beautiful as well. I went to see the Venice exhibit, which did not disappoint! This is a great way to spend an afternoon and be sure the walk the grounds after to see the sculpture garden and imbue yourself in an oasis of serenity!

I went on one of the Sundays that was free (third Sunday of every month). It's great to see many…read moreCanadian art including Indigenous artwork. The staff are very friendly, and they offer tours as well. It is also very family friendly as there are family events and activities happening as well. It's nice to go on nature walks outside and see many sculptures and artwork.

Amazing gallery with friendly local artists in action. While there, we saw one artist working on a…read morecommissioned Banf scenery that looked like a vivid 3-D, and another artist was working on a beautiful piece with local flower field. The gallery is centrally located downtown with convenient parking in the front or in the lot behind.

Wow. Just WOW! The…read moreLoft Art Gallery has some of the most stunning Canadian landscape oils and acrylics I have ever seen-and I've seen a lot! Resident artist Debra Lynn Carroll Is known for her large heavily texturized Canadian landscape oil paintings. Debra has simply mastered this art-and creates breathtaking paintings that you could swear you could walk right into! The gallery features an exquisite collection of some of Canada's most talented painters including Brian Buckrell who placed first out of 88 artists in the prestigious McMichael Canadian Collection Art Gallery Plein Air Competition in 2016. The unique stylings of Jennifer Woodburn are not to be missed, along with some of the most elegant pastoral settings created by Janet Leisemer. The pixelated realism of Henry Lobo just has to be seen as well as the colourful stylings of Marie -Claude Boucher. New to the gallery is Heidi Burkart who's Group of Seven-ish style's colourful explosions brings you into the fanciful wonderland of Canadian landscape. This place is an absolute orgy of beautiful art! The gallery owner is Heather Carol, Deborah Lynn sister,-say hi, she's one of the most charming and sweetest curators you'll ever meet!

This is a very impressive art gallery! I had no idea this…read moreplace was even there in the side of the food building at the ex until I attended an event celebrating a fresh album release by @afrowaveto an organization dedicated to promoting Caribbean music in Toronto. Of course this organization was responsible for the fantastic party that I attended that night, but the host who was part of the Withrow Common Art Gallery was honoured by being invited to make a little speech explaining her devotion to this event and all that it stood for. She seemed genuinely appreciative of her guests event and the art that adorned the walls and accompanied the music happening that night. She was even up dancing to the awesome @djnatural.wav later in the night. Great spot to check out if you're at the exhibition grounds!

I grew up a few blocks north of the original Station Gallery location north of Iroquois Park on…read moreHenry Street. Some of my favourite childhood memories are pottery and print making in the children's programs during summers in the 80s. An amazing landmark in Whitby! Support this great artists haven and keep it alive and local!

I have had many wonderful experiences here. Jasmine teaches a great pottery class, the kids camps…read moreare great, and my favourite event of the year is drawing for Art.

Every time I say that I'm heading over to or hitting downtown Markham, it still sounds weird to me…read more I will admit that it is growing on me after a few years. Like downtown Mississauga, downtown Markham is fairly new. The notion was to create condos and have locals walk to businesses. Enterprise Boulevard is a pleasure to drive along to head there. Stores, condos, and new developments continue to be built, including York University's new Markham Center Campus in Fall 2023. Currently, York U. has YSpace Markham, which supports folks who are innovators in technology, and food, and beverage sectors. Before the pandemic, I rarely hit the downtown core. I only visited Chatime, ME-VA-ME, and Cineplex VIP. During this pandemic, I have been able to discover cool new places. Copper Branch. Comebuy. Poke Guys. South St. Burger. I love how cool the Marriott hotel looks here. One of these days, I'll need to book some time here and check it out, along with its fabulous restaurant. I am a regular bubble tea customer at Comebuy and Chatime. Who knew? I have been supporting both regularly for the past 1.5 years and have established a nice rapport with staff. There is only one Comebuy in the GTA. If I'm away for a rare couple of weeks, staff are literally concerned. One made sure before Christmas 2020 to let me know what their hours of operation were, so I wouldn't be disappointed not getting any bubble tea! There is plenty of parking. There are lots that are primarily free. I have yet to be asked to pay for parking. In front of Comebuy and Poke Guys, even where street parking isn't exactly available, parking briefly to fetch takeout is okay. I have yet to see any parking police come over and I am rarely parked longer than five minutes. There is an indoor merry-go-round at the northwest corner of Birchmount and Enterprise. I admire it from afar these days. It has been closed since the pandemic, but looked magical and festive around the Christmas holidays. Back in the summer of 2017, I came here for the Markham ribfest. It moved from Warden and highway 7 over here. I had an excellent time, despite getting caught in the rain and getting soaked trying to get to my car from the venue. I do miss seeing events downtown and hope that they return when it's safe. I like it here. It's constantly growing and changing. It's nice to briefly admire the lights in the wintertime and people-watch in the summer. (263)

Downtown Markham is not really Downtown Markham. It is a mixed use commercial and residential…read moredevelopment by developer Remington Group. It will take years to complete but I like what they are doing. An area that local residents can meet up, eat, shop and play and even actually live in the immediate area. There are a mix of franchise and smaller independent businesses has set up shops here: Cineplex VIP, Milestones, Marriott, Chatime, Golf Town, Aroma Espresso, just to name a few. Good Catch, Poke Guy, Lucullus Bakery, Kiu Japanese are some of the smaller independent restaurants. The annual Markham Ribfest has moved here and for this Summer there was live performance every Saturday night. I looking forward to all the future development and hopefully I don't need to go downtown Toronto for a fun night out and instead can just hop by Downtown Markham!