What to know
- The floating ‘inconvenience store’ exhibit is closing for the season after going viral this summer.
- Toronto creator @bwong428 is hosting a mock funeral at 25 Queens Quay W. on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m.
- Attendees are encouraged to wear whatever they want and expect a lighthearted, meme-heavy event.
- The creator’s hosting a sunset picnic after the ‘funeral,’ encouraging attendees to bring snacks and drinks.
Toronto’s floating convenience store, jokingly known as the “inconvenience store” as you can’t shop there, is closing down for the season. So, this Toronto content creator is hosting a funeral, and people are already RSVPing to mourn its weird little legacy.
Over the summer, Toronto’s Harbourfront welcomed a convenience store exhibit: a floating art installation that connects community and culture, inspired by Toronto’s role as a FIFA World Cup host city and a cultural crossroads for tourists and locals alike.
But it gained the most popularity because no one could enter the convenience store, hence its joking nickname, the “inconvenience store.”
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With summer coming to an end and Toronto’s cycle of heavy rains and winter approaching, the “inconvenience store” is retiring, and Torontonians are gathering for its funeral.
On Sunday, Oct. 4, content creator known as @bwong428 on Instagram is hosting the exhibit’s funeral at 5 p.m. at 25 Queens Quay W.
But unlike a regular funeral, he’s encouraging attendees to dress semi-formal, formal, or however they wish, rather than in all-black funeral attire.
“Get ready for some funny, I mean, super serious things planned for the store’s funeral,” the creator wrote in his Instagram caption.
Those interested can reserve here.
Under that link, the event says it’s “giving it the send-off it deserves,” and that after the funeral, attendees will share food, snacks, and drinks at a sunset picnic.
‘Damn, only time a funeral will be lit’: Torontonians are raving about the event
“What could an inconvenient store funeral possibly be? Better go find out,” one Instagram user commented.
“Damn, only time a funeral will be lit,” another added.
“Brb, moving to Toronto for this,” another user jokingly wrote.
