Events

Through our events, including tours, community discussions, the Heritage Toronto Awards, and more, Heritage Toronto engages the public to reflect on the city’s heritage.

Discover our Public Programs

Check back often as we will be posting new events for our 2025 season. In 2024, our programming ranged from walking tours to our annual Heritage Toronto Awards to neighbourhood community events.

May 24 at 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Doors Open: Discover TD Centre’s 54th Floor

This Doors Open weekend, visit the 54th floor at the Toronto-Dominion Centre, a mid-century modern gem.
May 25 at 10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Doors Open: Discover TD Centre’s 54th Floor

This Doors Open weekend, visit the 54th floor at the Toronto-Dominion Centre, a mid-century modern gem.
June 5 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Canary District: Movement and Migration Walking Tour

Explore the Canary District through the lens of movement and migration – once a bustling hub for immigrants, rail workers, and travellers.
June 7 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Ghost Signs of Toronto Walking Tour

Uncover the hidden history of ghost signs and advertising relics revealing how early Canadian commerce influenced purchases and identity.
June 8 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Rivers, Cabbages, and Doctors Walking Tour

Explore Cabbagetown and Riverdale Park West through a new lens to discover key markers of Toronto’s history and development.
June 8 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.
June 12 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Institutional Brutalism at U of T Walking Tour

Investigate institutional buildings at the University of Toronto in the divisive, widely reviled and under-appreciated style of Brutalism.
June 14 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Baby Point Uncovered Walking Tour

Travel an ancient transportation route through a Garden Suburb.
June 15 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Resistance and Reconciliation Walking Tour

Through the power of public art and Indigenous activism, discover Indigenous life before colonization and the impact of residential schools.
June 15 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

It Takes a Village Walking Tour

Discover the stories of Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ community in the Church-Wellesley Village.
June 19 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Being Black on King Walking Tour

Discover the Black history that spans King Street East while also celebrating the community leaders who risked everything to ensure freedom.
June 21 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Creating Toronto Walking Tour

Walk through the history of Toronto as we explore the hidden gems of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, once the old Town of York.