Downtown Yonge discovery dash

CHALLENGE A
Challenge B
Challenge C
Challenge D

Welcome to the Downtown Yonge Discovery Dash! Get ready to use our clues to find landmarks you can only see around Downtown Yonge. Complete all four activities within a challenge to reveal new sights and delights and enter for a chance to win one of two weekly $200 giftcards until October 01, 2026!

Each challenge includes four (4) activities. Each activity will require you to take a picture of the answer of the riddle before moving onto the next activity. Some activities are more obvious, while others are more vague and may require you to brainstorm!

Submit your pictures for each of the four activities within a challenge below. To double or triple your odds of winning, make sure to complete the other challenges; the more you complete the more entries into the contest!

NOTE: Answers to all activities are between the following boundaries: Bay Street, College/Carlton Street, Queen Street, Bond Street

NOTE: Pictures submitted will not be shared anywhere and will be deleted once the contest is complete. 

Grand prize bonus round to be announced!

Graphic designed by Daria Domnikova 

Rules

    • All activities must be completed by October 01, 2026 
    • Tthe same picture cannot be used more than once
    • Activities must be completed in the order they are listed
    • The same business/location cannot be used more than once
    • All images have to be original (no web-sourced images)
    • Only one activity can be submitted per day
    • Completing one challenge of four activities gets you 1 entry into the contest. You may complete up to four challenges, for a maximum of four entries. 
    • Prize draws will happen on a weekly basis until October 01. 
    • Winners will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to respond. If they do not respond within that time frame, a new winner will be selected.

Challenge A

Challenge A1
Where creatures live and love to swim is where you might find me, but today I’m out in the open.
I live in water but I’m not a shark, if you don’t know where to find me, check one of our parks.
Challenge A2
This next place has essentials for every event or chore. Chips, chocolates and candies galore. Pens and notebooks for every scholar, all that and more only for a dollar.
Down the escalator below Cineplex, head in an aisle to see what’s next. Take a picture holding a mug with dishware sets.
Challenge A3
I keep you warm in the cold, find me where giveaways are sold. Not BMV or T&T, but in between, on Edward Street.
Once you find me on a rack, take a picture with me on your back.
Challenge A4
Along Elm Street where branches spread, you may find a business that bakes their own bread.
You’ve read your first hint but here’s another clue, at the foot of this business you’ll find a reflection of you!

Challenge B

Challenge B1
Under the lights that performers grace, where actors stand and find their place – A glowing sign that speaks the name, snap a pic under the marquee that brings you fame.
Challenge B2
Head to this square, gather amongst the tower there. Hold your phone to show the time and photograph it with the clocktower to make sure they align.
Challenge B3
Our banners are up on poles located at every street. When you find one featuring a concer, consider this task complete.
Challenge B4
The journey’s been long but not yet complete, your next stop is a business named with measurements in ‘Feet’

Challenge C

Challenge C1

Across from Nathan Phillips and next to the mall, you’ll find this old infamous hall. Look up on the pillars that hold up the space then choose a caricature and re-create the face.

Challenge C2
There’s a diner on Victoria Street with a mural that’s green, where the pies are sweet with a side of whipped cream. Around the corner of the diner find the wall with the senator. Take a picture and out-pose him, for he is your competitor.
Challenge C3
If you want to get a step ahead, photograph 4 businesses with a logo that’s red.
Challenge C4
In one of the many parks we play in the DYBIA, at the centre you’ll find our very own ‘street sign’.

Challenge D

Challenge D1
If you didn’t know let us tell you all: there’s a labyrinth between Eaton Centre and Old City Hall. Once you see it in the middle of the ground, snap a photo of your steps as you take a walk around.
Challenge D2
Look for a place with treats and coffee served, where studying and quiet moments are preserved. Find a menu and you’re in luck, then photograph it with a thumbs up.
Challenge D3
This next stop is found where all the scholars go, if you want to find it here’s what you need to know. Here outside stand a unique sculpture, three metres tall representing Indigenous culture. A ring stands proud, a campus sign, take a picture underneath it and get closer to the finish line.
Challenge D4
For this next stop head to Gerrard from Gould, to find this walkway at the school. This wall was named after him in 2015, after receiving his honorary degree.
Look ahead along the path, to capture a picture with his name and plaque.

grand prize Bonus round

Coming soon!

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