Sunnyside Pavilion offer event planning services for any occasion. From casual to formal, we strive to make your next event a success.

Treat your employees to an oasis escape from the office. Whether it be a productive business meeting or fun filled day of appreciation, our expert staff and exceptional menu will create a unique and memorable experience for all.

Add some fun or flare to your event with a theme or activities

• Beach Vollyball
• Dragon Boat Teambuilding Races
• Rock Climbing, Dunk Tanks
• Casino Nights
• Magicians
• Live Musical Entertainment

History :
Sunnyside Beach Park (Late 1800's - 1922 - 1955/56)
(Also known as "Sunnyside Amusement Beach")

The name "Sunnyside" had been used to denote a beach and its surrounding area for 70-plus years before the amusement park opened. The name may have been coined by George Howard, a prominent citizen whom in 1848 had built a home overlooking the shore on the sunny side of a hill. The other possibility is that subsequent owner George Cheney, named it after American author Washington Irving's home in Tarrytown, New York.

The Ocean House Hotel was built in 1884. It came to house a Bake-Rite shop, Laura Secord Candy Shop, Tamblyn Drugstore, and a United Cigar Store. Some of these early Canadian businesses would survive into the present to become country-wide chain stores. The structure itself, still stands at the corner of present-day Queen Street and Roncesvalles Avenue above what would generally become the amusement park and specifically, The Boulevard Club's location.

By the 1890's the population was large enough to warrant the building of a streetcar service to the district, which was extended by new owners in 1893. One promotion started in that decade was the bathing-car service offered free to kids in the summer. They would pick up any children with bathing suits & towels and transport them free to and from the beach area west of Toronto. This service would continue until August of 1950 when lack of patronage caused it to be discontinued.

Thanks in part to the tram lines, the beach became a more popular summertime attraction, so a boardwalk was constructed along which the tradition of Easter Parades was started. The waterfront enticed canoeists, whom at first met at Myer's beginning in 1905. In 1908, they opened their own clubhouse near the south end of present-day Indian Road as The "Parkdale Canoe Club" (PCC).This is the lake-side view of the bathing pavilion. Shown are the central two towers. The terraces to either side extend out of frame, with each ending in another tower. The crowds are here for a special event: The Water Nymph Carnival on August 23, 1923.

Sunnyside Pavilion offers an elegant and unique setting for all occasions. Steeped in history, our venues range from magnificent beachfront locales, beautiful manicured botanical gardens, and the Sunnyside Café.

The beauty of our settings is matched only by our staff's dedication to providing the quality of service necessary to ensure that your occasion is truly unforgettable.