It was a red-carpet affair at Victoria Park and Danforth of all places, formerly a Zellers department store, in a plaza called Shoppers World. After a few Target soft openings, this marked the official opening of 24 Target stores across Ontario as the red carpet was laid out with notable celebrities including Blake Lively, Elisha Cuthbert, Kardinal Offishall, Karl Wolf, and Adam van Koeverden. Another surprise special guest was revealed to be Sarah Jessica Parker.

Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Jessica Parker | Photo: George Pimentel
The opening party event had tons of fun booths throughout the whole department store available for exploration:
Cold drinks from the Starbucks store inside Target
Grilled cheese sandwiches grilled with household irons
Oysters opened with a power drill
Hors d’oeurves and wine served from Target shopping carts and a bathtub
Food, dessert and drink stations
Cake pops with chocolate fondue and other toppings
Manicures and hand writing analysis
Wii Dance on a big screen
Photostar photo booth opportunities with Bullseye, Target’s official bull terrier mascot (he behaves so well for photo ops!)
This Target store is one of 24 now open in Ontario and is located at:
Shoppers World Danforth
3003 Danforth Ave.
Open Monday – Saturday from 8 am – 10 pm
Open Sunday from 8 am – 9 pm
Check here for all the Target store locations open in Canada.
http://www.target.ca/en/locations/
Here’s Target’s video from the opening event:

Bullseye with Kardinal Offishal | Photo: George Pimentel

Karl Wolf | Photo: George Pimentel

Bullseye with Adam van Koeverden | Photo: George Pimentel

Photo: George Pimentel
Our own instagram shots from the evening
Some notable tweets
Had a great time at the first #targetcanada2013. What a dream, chatting and hanging with the #1&Only @SJP, thank you @target_ca
— Elisha Cuthbert (@HappyElishas) March 28, 2013
All the fabulous ladies love @target_ca. @iam_blakelively and @SJP at our opening celebration. #targetcanada2013 pic.twitter.com/g1gZI6zX6x
— Dustee T. Jenkins (@DusteeJenkins) March 27, 2013
Shoe conveyor belt @target_ca launch. Amaze. #shopping pic.twitter.com/ThOF3SrJ7N
— Ingrid Moe (@Ms_iMoe) March 28, 2013
More official photos:
- Manicure booth | Photo: George Pimentel
- Cake pops and chocolate fondue with a choice of toppings | Photo: George Pimentel
- Oysters opened with a power drill | Photo: George Pimentel
- Wii | Photo: George Pimentel
- Ice cream station | Photo: George Pimentel
- Bullseye Bar | Photo: George Pimentel
- Model | Photo: George Pimentel
- Model | Photo: George Pimentel
- Starbucks | Photo: George Pimentel
- l: Sean O’Shea | Photo: George Pimentel
- Chicken and waffles | Photo: George Pimentel
- Food station | Photo: George Pimentel
- Elisha Cuthbert | Photo: George Pimentel
- Sarah Jessica Parker | Photo: George Pimentel
- Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada, Bullseye, Elisha Cuthbert
- Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Jessica Parker | Photo: George Pimentel
- Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada with Sarah Jessica Parker | Photo: George Pimentel
- Sarah Jessica Parker | Photo: George Pimentel
- Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada with Elisha Cuthbert | Photo: George Pimentel
- Photo: George Pimentel
- Bullseye with Kardinal Offishal | Photo: George Pimentel
- Sarah Jessica Parker on the red carpet | Photo: George Pimentel
- Karl Wolf | Photo: George Pimentel
- Adam van Koeverden | Photo: George Pimentel
- Bullseye with Adam van Koeverden | Photo: George Pimentel
- Photo: George Pimentel
- r: Dan Levy | Photo: George Pimentel
- Bullseye with Ben Mulroney | Photo: George Pimentel
- Tracy Moore | Photo: George Pimentel
- Photo: George Pimentel
- Tony Fisher, president, Target Canada, Bullseye Target’s bull terrier mascot, Blake Lively | Photo: CNW Group/Target Canada