TTC unveils Bacchanal Bus for 2025 Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade

The TTC today unveiled this year’s Bacchanal Bus wrap, specially designed to showcase the TTC’s participation in the 2025 Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade. The Bacchanal Bus, reflecting the Toronto Carnival’s theme of ‘Take Me Home,’ will operate out of TTC’s Wilson Division throughout August.

“The TTC is an essential part of our city, connecting communities and celebrating our diversity,” said Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. “The TTC’s participation in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade highlights their commitment to inclusivity.”

“Our participation in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade is a testament to the TTC’s ongoing efforts to embrace and celebrate the diversity that makes our city so unique,” said TTC Chair Jamaal Myers. “The ‘Take Me Home’ theme resonates with our mission to serve the needs of transit riders and community members.”

“The TTC is proud to join the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade, celebrating the ‘Take Me Home’ theme with our vibrant Bacchanal Bus and 300 marching employees,” said TTC CEO Mandeep S. Lali. “We’re honoured to have the privilege to connect our community, and will be adding extra service and more staff to provide safe, accessible, and reliable transit to and from the festivities.”

The Bacchanal Bus was unveiled this morning during a Caribbean Heritage Month and Toronto Carnival celebration at the TTC’s Wilson Division.

Throughout August, the Bacchanal Bus will run on routes in the northwest and central regions of Toronto, such as North York, Downsview, Yorkdale, Bathurst Manor, Lawrence Heights, and parts of Etobicoke and midtown Toronto, providing customers with the opportunity to ride in a vibrant and festive vehicle that embodies the spirit of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The wrapped bus will also be seen in this year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grande Parade on August 2, alongside 300 TTC employees.

Also throughout August, an internal multi-media campaign will feature TTC employees as they share what ‘Take Me Home’ means to them and their connection between Toronto and their Caribbean homelands.