Graffiti Alley Tour: Explore Toronto's Street Art

Discover Toronto’s Graffiti Alley, learn graffiti slang, and explore the rich history of street art on this popular walking tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • MEC - This is our meeting spot! MEC (Mountain Equipment Company) is a large, well-known, 2 storey store in the area and should be easy to find. Meet your guide beside the store near the bike racks.
  • Queen Street and West Queen West - Most of the tour is centred around Queen Street West and the alleys on either side!
  • Graffiti Alley -…
What's Included
  • English-speaking Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Since 2011, this unique Tour Guys walking tour has familiarized thousands with Graffiti Alley and the vibrant graffiti culture. Participants will gain insight into graffiti slang and terminology, explore its history, and realize that graffiti encompasses much more than mere wall writing.
This tour ranks among our most popular public offerings and has…

Location
MEC Toronto
Queen Street West
Look for your guide with the "Tour Guys" sign, button, or name tag outside the Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) at the corner of Queen St W and Soho St.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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_b6789qu
Oct 25, 2025
Best tour with Jekie on Oct. 25th - Best tour with knoweldgeable guide. I guess her name was Jackie. Learned a lot about graffiti and murals. Really enjoyed. Everything was good except for some garbages and p***. You should be careful not to step on it
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Adventure14758270739
Sep 28, 2025
Great for price. - Had Jackie as a guide and she was very insightful, friendly & welcoming. Was very interesting to learn about the different types of graffiti and also other topics we talked about. She was great!
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Tripmeupagain
Aug 31, 2025
Wonderful and unique experience - Jaqueline was wonderful guide! Funny, sharp, knowledgeable and considerate. So much interesting info about graffiti, Toronto's graffiti artists and their history. Even though I live in the area and thought I 'know it all' I learned so much! We had a thoroughly wonderful 1.5 hour start to our day with our out of town relatives. I would definitely recommend the tour!
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Mary_m
Aug 17, 2025
Very informative, graffiti walk - It was a very informative and enjoyable walk with our tour guide Jackie. She was very knowledgeable about the history, the graffiti in Toronto, as well as all the famous graffiti artist and all the history of it. I know we learned a lot today. Well worth doing!
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Shuli_c
Aug 10, 2025
It was interesting to... - It was interesting to learn about the street art culture in Toronto and see the different styles artists and community members bring to the neighborhood. I wish there was time to see more! Jackie was knowledgeable about the designs and artists and the role it has played in the neighborhood.
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Lynne_s
Jul 26, 2025
Informative and recommended - We had a very knowledgeable approachable guide who spent so much time with us - over the advertised time without any sign of frustration.
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Bradleybk1311cs
Jul 24, 2025
Well worth the time! - This tour is well worth the time. The guide was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed learning about the graffiti art culture.
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Kell100
Jul 22, 2025
- Ulysses is a phenomenal tour guide. He is knowledgeable, engaging, works to be sure everyone can hear him, and stopped to answer all questions even though this pushed the tour 15-20 minutes past the scheduled end time. He asked if we all were okay with extending the time and then proceeded to do more than we had all paid for. This was one of the best tours we did - and we went on several - for a fraction of the price. I highly recommend.
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Kcharmaine28
Jun 10, 2025
Toronto Graffiti Alley is a must do!!! - 0ur group of 3 had an amazing personalised tour of Graffiti Alley with Ulysses who was our tour guide. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and took the time to explain to us the difference between street art, graffiti art, murals and the history behind the artwork. We were impressed with the different graffiti artwork along the alley and would not have done this ourselves. Would totally recommend this tour!!!
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106mariechristineb
Sep 15, 2024
One of the Best Guide I Have Had! - Our Guide Jennifer was fantastic! She knew a lot about the city of Toronto and graffiti artists. It allowed us to really appreciate and understand a little more the graffiti environment. Really more interesting than going to see them only independently. I recommend x1000!
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From $28
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).