TORONTO, April 26,
2024 /CNW/ - Discover your hometown's history or
take a daytrip to explore heritage sites in the province with
Doors Open Ontario, an annual program of the Ontario Heritage
Trust. This year kicks off on April
27 in Guelph, followed by
28 other communities opening their doors, free of charge, this
spring through fall. With hundreds of sites to explore, and more
added to the Doors Open Ontario website each month, you have lots
to choose from to plan your adventure.
Doors Open Ontario provides rare access to a wide range of
fascinating sites, including: historical buildings adapted to meet
the needs of today, diverse places of worship, stunning natural
heritage landscapes and innovative modern marvels of
infrastructure. Many sites also host walking tours, exhibitions or
other special activities. Whether you are looking for
family-friendly activities, seeking the perfect photo moment in a
beautiful space, or curious about what is behind some normally
closed doors, there is an experience for you.
"Doors Open Ontario continues to showcase Ontario's strong and vibrant heritage sector,"
said Michael Ford, Minister of
Citizenship and Multiculturalism. "I encourage all Ontarians to use
this time to get out and learn more about the incredible heritage
sites that have helped shape our province and its history."
"Through Doors Open Ontario, visitors can experience so many
places and spaces in their communities that make Ontario so special, free of cost," said
John Ecker, Chair, Board of
Directors, Ontario Heritage Trust.
Participating communities and their Doors Open Ontario event
dates are as follows.
April:
May:
- Oshawa — May 4
- Hamilton Region — May 4-5
- Richmond Hill — May 11
- Toronto — May 25-26
June:
- Ottawa — June 1-2
- Whitchurch-Stouffville — June
1
- Markham — June 8
- Loyalist Township — June 15
July:
- Kingston and Area —
July 20
August:
- Burlington — August 10
- Cornwall and SDG Counties —
August 17-18
- Owen Sound — August 24
September:
- Belleville — September 7
- Carleton Place — September 14
- Peterborough — September 14
- Kawartha Lakes — September
15
- Waterloo Region — September
21
- London — September 21-22
- Mississippi Mills — September
22
- Brockton — September 28
- Lambton County — September
28-29
- Halton Hills — September 29
October:
- Timmins — October 5
- Niagara-on-the-Lake —
October 19
- NEW — Niagara Falls —
October 26-27
Dates to be confirmed:
- Brampton
- Simcoe County
- Vaughan
Doors Open Ontario is a partnership between community
organizations and the Ontario Heritage Trust. TD Bank Group is the
presenting sponsor for the program. Doors Open Ontario is supported
by thousands of volunteers whose service to sharing local heritage
makes these experiences possible.
Learn more
- Find events and plan your Doors Open Ontario experience by
visiting the Doors Open Ontario website.
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About the Ontario Heritage
Trust
The Ontario Heritage Trust (the Trust) is an agency of the
Government of Ontario. The Trust
conserves, interprets and shares Ontario's heritage. We conserve provincially
significant cultural and natural heritage, interpret Ontario's history, celebrate its diversity and
educate Ontarians of its importance in our society. The Trust
envisions an Ontario where we
conserve, value and share the places and landscapes, histories,
traditions and stories that embody our heritage, now and for future
generations.
SOURCE Ontario Heritage Trust