The 30-second answer
The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham runs Friday, August 14 through Sunday, August 16, 2026. The circuit is a 12-turn, 3.52 km (2.19 mi) temporary street course laid through Markham Centre's eastern precinct — bounded by Kennedy Road, Enterprise Boulevard, the Unionville GO tracks, and Highway 407. The main event, 90 laps of the NTT IndyCar Series, goes green on Sunday at 12:22 p.m.
Three numbers decide most people's weekend. Friday general admission is free. Two-day general admission is $90. And the GO Transit combo that bundles two days of round-trip train travel with that same two-day pass is $95 — five dollars more, total, for the train. Kids 12 and under get in free with a ticketed adult and ride GO free as well.
This is the first running of the race outside Toronto. It had been held at Exhibition Place in some form since 1986; the City of Markham, Green Savoree Toronto ULC and IndyCar signed a five-year agreement to move it, and 2026 is year one of five.
Four decades of Indy weekends ended at the Ex. The new address is a train platform in Markham.— North York Guide
The weekend, session by session
Five racing series share the circuit across the three days: the NTT IndyCar Series, the NASCAR Canada Series, USF Pro 2000, USF2000, and Radical Cup Canada. All times below are Eastern, and the official schedule lists them as subject to change. Gate opening times had not been posted as of July 30, 2026.
Friday, August 14 — free admission
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00–9:30 a.m. | USF2000 Championship Practice |
| 10:00–10:30 a.m. | USF Pro 2000 Practice |
| 11:00–11:30 a.m. | Radical Cup Canada Practice |
| 12:00–12:30 p.m. | USF2000 Championship Qualifying |
| 12:30–1:30 p.m. | NTT INDYCAR SERIES Autograph Session |
| 1:00–1:30 p.m. | USF Pro 2000 Qualifying |
| 2:00–2:30 p.m. | Radical Cup Canada Qualifying |
| 3:05–4:30 p.m. | NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 1 |
| 5:00–6:00 p.m. | NASCAR Canada Series Practice & Qualifying |
| 6:30–8:00 p.m. | The Children's Breakfast Clubs Ride The Track — charity cycling |
Saturday, August 15
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:50–9:35 a.m. | USF2000 Championship Race 1 |
| 10:05–11:30 a.m. | NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 2 |
| 11:55 a.m.–12:35 p.m. | Radical Cup Canada Race 1 |
| 1:05–1:50 p.m. | USF Pro 2000 Race 1 |
| 2:25–4:00 p.m. | NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying |
| 4:45–6:05 p.m. | NASCAR Canada Series Race |
Sunday, August 16 — race day
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:40–9:10 a.m. | NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warmup |
| 9:25–10:10 a.m. | USF2000 Championship Race 2 |
| 10:25–11:10 a.m. | USF Pro 2000 Race 2 |
| 11:30 a.m. | NTT INDYCAR SERIES Driver Introductions |
| 12:22 p.m. | Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham — 90 laps |
| 3:00–3:40 p.m. | Radical Cup Canada Race 2 |
Tickets, and what each one actually buys
General admission gets you inside the fence with no assigned seat; the grandstand tiers buy a specific view. Grandstands sit at Pit Lane, Turn 3, Remington Turn 5, and Turn 8. Every price below includes taxes.
| Ticket | 2-Day | Sunday | Saturday | What it gets you |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | $90 | $75 | $50 | Entry, no assigned seat. |
| Grandstand — Bronze | $120 | $105 | $75 | Lower rows of a grandstand. |
| Grandstand — Silver | $180 | $140 | $100 | Middle rows. |
| Grandstand — Gold | $240 | — | — | Top row, Paddock Pass included. |
- Friday is not a ticketed day at all. Seating is first-come, first-served, with priority to weekend ticket holders.
- Pit & Paddock Pass — $230 for all three days.
- Paddock Pass — $85 for the weekend, $60 for a single day.
- Single-day tickets are released closer to the event weekend.
Getting there: the five-dollar math
Start with the number that settles the argument. Two-day general admission alone is $90. The GO combo — the same two-day admission plus round-trip train travel on both days — is $95. The train costs five dollars.
That is not a one-off. Every GO combo package for this event is priced at exactly $5 above the matching admission ticket bought on its own, which makes the decision the same on any day you go.
| Package | Combo price | Admission alone | Cost of the train |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday — round trip + GA | $55 | $50 | $5 |
| Sunday — round trip + GA | $80 | $75 | $5 |
| 2-day — round trips + 2-Day GA | $95 | $90 | $5 |
Kids 12 and under ride GO free and get free general admission with a ticketed adult, so a parent-and-child Sunday is $80 all-in for travel and entry. GO is running special service on the Stouffville Line for the event, and the destination is Unionville GO Station, which sits steps from the circuit.
"Unionville GO is closed" does not mean the trains stop running.
The platform stays open and trains keep serving Unionville. What closes is everything to do with cars — Parking Lots 1 and 2 from August 9, full station access on August 12 at 8 p.m., and no pick-up, drop-off or bus loop access during race weekend. The station notice reads like a reason to avoid transit. It is the opposite: driving is the thing that breaks.
The station being "closed" is an argument for the train, not against it.— North York Guide
What closes on the road side
The major closure runs from Wednesday, August 12 at 9 p.m. to Monday, August 17 at 6 a.m. It covers Kennedy Road, Enterprise Boulevard, University Boulevard, YMCA Boulevard, Main Street Unionville, and the Highway 407 interchange ramps. Overnight track-build closures ran from July 19 to August 12, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Parking is offered west of the grounds, but as of July 30, 2026 the official listing still described the location and payment details as forthcoming. If you drive, you are driving toward closed 407 ramps and a shut street grid with parking arrangements that have not been published.
Planning your own trip
The Stouffville Line runs Union → Kennedy → Agincourt → Milliken → Unionville, so no North York station sits on it directly — a rider from North York has to reach the line first, and Milliken GO and Centennial GO are the two alternative stations on it. Weekend Stouffville-line frequency for August 15–16, and what GO means by "special service," had not been published as of July 30, 2026.
Because of that, the honest advice is to plan from your own front door rather than a generic route: put your address and your arrival time into the GO trip planner and let it price the connection. Temporary GO bus service for the event runs from Birchmount Road and Enterprise Boulevard.
What costs nothing
An Indy weekend has a genuinely free version, and it is not a consolation prize — Friday's card includes the first NTT IndyCar Series practice.
- Free Fan Friday — August 14. General admission on Friday is free, provided by the Ontario Honda Dealers Association, with a voluntary donation to Make-A-Wish Canada. IndyCar Practice 1 runs 3:05–4:30 p.m., and there is a driver autograph session at 12:30 p.m.
- Kids 12 and under. Free general admission and NTT IndyCar Series paddock access when attending with a ticketed adult. They also ride GO free.
- Indy Launch Party — Monday, August 10, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at Birchmount Road and Enterprise Boulevard. Entertainment, food, and appearances by local racing drivers, four days before the gates open.
If you are pacing out an August of local events, this lands the weekend after Taste of the Danforth on August 7–9.