Toronto woman hosting 'group scream' at local park for people to let it all out

If you're feeling stressed lately, forget screaming into your pillow, because a Toronto artist is inviting you to unleash your rage, sorrow, or stress in the open with hundreds of others as part of a local "group scream."

On Saturday, May 3, Trinity Bellwoods Park will echo with more than just bird chirping and weekend chatter thanks to Grace Turner, the voice behind the music project City Builders. The group scream is set to be a communal release of collective frustration, heartbreak, and maybe even a little bit of joy.

The scream-along comes just before Turner's debut single, "Learning to Miss You," which drops on May 6. The song is, in Turner's words, "emotional" and "gut-wrenching," and is a raw ballad born from the pain of a recent breakup.

Turner announced the group scream on her social media channels, thinking that others might also be in need of a good scream, and turns out she was right.

@wearecitybuilders You heard me💅🏻 see you there #toronto #trinitybellwoods #bellwoodssummer ♬ Headphones On - Addison Rae

Nearly 500 people have already RSVPed to the event, which is set to be held in the pit of Trinity Bellwoods Park at 6:30 p.m. Another 150 have marked themselves as "maybe," and aside from screaming, participants can expect to fill out a sticker at the event that reads "I'm screaming because…"

On TikTok, Turner emphasized that the event is meant to be cathartic, not disruptive. The location was recently moved to the pit of the park, as part of an effort to respect the area's neighbours.

Turner was immediately inundated with requests to host similar scream events in Brantford, Calgary, and even the U.S., which led her to joke about launching an unofficial Scream Tour.

"I just lost my job so I need this. I'm coming," one comment reads, while another simply says, "Not gonna lie this sounds therapeutic."

Whether you're nursing a bad breakup, grappling with a job loss, or just need to shout into the void with strangers, Trinity Bellwoods Park might just be the place you find healing this weekend.