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 2024 Public Programs
In 2024, our programming will range from walking tours to our annual Heritage Toronto Awards to neighbourhood community events. Tours run continuously from May to October 2024. Check back often as we will be posting new events throughout our summer season.
- April 27 at 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Skyscrapers and Shorelines
Explore the beauty of hidden shorelines and towering skyscrapers in our day-long bus tour.
- May 4 at 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Skyscrapers and Shorelines
Explore the beauty of hidden shorelines and towering skyscrapers in our day-long bus tour.
- May 11 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Changing Chinatown Walking Tour
On this walking tour, explore the history and changing demographics of Spadina Avenue, with roots in both Jewish and Chinese communities.
- May 11 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Roncesvalles Roots Walking Tour
On this interactive walking tour, discover the curious history behind the name Roncesvalles while we explore the art, architecture, and local community efforts that make up this thriving neighbourhood.
- May 12 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Monumental Interventions Walking Tour
On this walking tour, explore a half century of artist-led engagements with, and creative resistance to, public forms of memory in Toronto.
- May 19 at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Rail Lands Walking Tour
On this walking tour, learn how the railways transformed Toronto from a small British settlement to a cosmopolitan city.
- May 19 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Big Stories in Little India Walking Tour
On this walking tour, discover how a former industrial brickyard is now a hub for Toronto’s South Asian community.
- May 23 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Hidden Histories at U of T Walking Tour
Take a stroll through the University of Toronto campus to explore the fascinating architecture hidden within.
- May 30 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Modern Scenes on St. Clair II Walking Tour
Take the modern view of St. Clair Avenue on this interactive photo walk.
- June 1 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Walking with Anna Jameson Tour
Take an interactive walk to 1830s Toronto in the footsteps of nineteenth-century author Anna Jameson.
- June 2 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Changing Chinatown Walking Tour
Explore the history and changing demographics of Spadina Avenue, with roots in both Jewish and Chinese communities.
- June 8 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Garbageland Cycling Tour
This tour is trash! Bike the Lower Don River with us and discover how Toronto was shaped by what we throw away.
- June 9 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Campus and Cosmos Walking Tour
Explore the University of Toronto campus to discover how astronomy has grown in parallel with the university, the city, and the country.
- June 9 at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
It Takes a Village Walking Tour
Discover the stories of Toronto’s 2SLGBTQ+ community in the Church-Wellesley Village.
- June 13 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 15 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.
- June 16 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Stories of South Hill Walking Tour
Wander through the leafy streets of South Hill as we learn about the early 20th-century history and architecture of the neighborhood.
- June 16 at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Baby Point Uncovered Walking Tour
Travel an ancient transportation route through a Garden Suburb.
- June 20 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Jewish Life on Lawrence Walking Tour
Follow the postwar development of the Jewish community on Lawrence Avenue West.
- June 22 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Big Stories in Little India Walking Tour
Discover how a former industrial brickyard is now a hub for Toronto’s South Asian community.
- June 23 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Greektown on the Danforth Walking Tour
This walk explores Toronto’s Greektown, from its foundations in faith and family to the evolution of today’s businesses and restaurants.
- June 27 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Yonge Street Architecture Walking Tour
Explore the architecture of the neighbourhood that surrounds Toronto’s iconic road, Yonge Street.