Doors Open Ontario presenting sponsor
Doors Open Ontario presenting sponsor

Toronto

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Saturday and Sunday, May 23 and 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Each May, Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites — free of charge.

The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually open to the public and free access to sites that would usually charge an admission. Since its inception in 2000, Doors Open Toronto has attracted more than two million visits to nearly 700 unique locations. It remains the largest event of its kind in Canada.

For 2026, Doors Open Toronto explores The World in a City! As Toronto prepares to welcome fans from across the globe to the FIFA World Cup 26™, Doors Open Toronto looks at the people, places and stories that showcase the city’s global mosaic. Featuring guided neighbourhood tours, insightful talks and more than 150 buildings and sites, Doors Open Toronto considers the histories, cultures and nations that continue to shape the city.

With more than half of its population born overseas, Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. This year, we look at how diversity has been Toronto’s strength since its founding. Whether through architecture inspired from global cultures, histories that reflect the many societies and traditions who call Toronto home, or the ways in which buildings act as community gathering spaces, this year’s event considers Toronto’s past and future — together.

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Toronto-Dominion CentreDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto-Dominion Centre

The iconic Toronto-Dominion Centre is the vision of two Canadian corporations who collaborated to change the face of Toronto's Financial District. An outstanding model of the international style of architecture, the TD Bank tower opened in 1967 and changed the future of Canadian business, introducing the modern workplace to a business community eager to step up and compete internationally.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Parking
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Site has blue and gold provincial plaque
  • Site is protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

66 Wellington Street West
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.cadillacfairview.com/office/properties/td-bank-tower

Architecture

Year built: 1967
Building type: Commercial
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Trinity-St. Paul's United ChurchDoors Open Toronto

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Trinity-St. Paul's United Church

ln 1980, two long-established Annex congregations joined to form this church: St. Paul's Avenue Road United and Trinity United. For more than a century, Trinity-St. Paul's has been a Bloor Street landmark. Known for community outreach, social justice/service, and the performing arts, the church remains a vital community hub. Many orchestras and ensembles call it home, including Tafelmusik.

  • Guided tours available
  • Parking
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

427 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.trinitystpauls.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1889
Building type: Place of worship
Architect: Edmund Burke and Henry Langley

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Turner FleischerDoors Open Toronto

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Turner Fleischer

Turner Fleischer is a multidisciplinary design studio providing architecture, interior design and graphic design services across Canada. The Toronto studio has been their home for 20-plus years. Reimagined in 2020, this former 1970s industrial building was transformed into a contemporary, people-centred workplace. Explore the studio and learn how design shapes our lives. Tours, interactive demonstrations and a Lego construction zone.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Kid-friendly
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

67 Lesmill Road
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Year built: 1970s (renovated in 2020)
Building type: Commercial Green building

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 23

TVO StudioDoors Open Toronto

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TVO Studio

Step inside Ontario's public education broadcaster! For the first time, TVO is participating in Doors Open Toronto, welcoming visitors for a behind-the-scenes look at their newly renovated William G. Davis Studio. Visitors will get a unique look at television production, exploring how one flexible space is home to many productions. Lots of kids’ activities and even special appearances by Polkaroo.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Kid-friendly
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

2180 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Building type: Commercial Government building Studio

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Holy ProtectionDoors Open Toronto

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Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Holy Protection

This traditional Ukrainian church, built in the Baroque-revival style, features gorgeous hand-painted iconography, ornate woodwork and a unique mosaic mural of our Lady of Holy Protection. The stained-glass windows are beautiful and are done in the Byzantine style. Take a tour to learn more about the architecture and the art, as well as some theological insights.

  • Guided tours available
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

30 Leeds Street
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Building type: Place of worship

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

University of Toronto BookstoreDoors Open Toronto

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University of Toronto Bookstore

Constructed in 1909 as the Toronto Reference Library, this striking building was designated in 1973. Since then, it has undergone a thoughtful transformation into a vibrant student services hub. Today, it is the flagship retail location for the University of Toronto Press. The interior retains many of its original features. Explore the building and enjoy special exhibits and interactive displays.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Site is protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

214 College Street
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Year built: 1909
Building type: Commercial Library
Architect: Alfred H. Chapman

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

University of Toronto Department of PhysicsDoors Open Toronto

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University of Toronto Department of Physics

The Department of Physics at the University of Toronto — with its hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students — is located inside the McLennan Physical Labs. The building is named after John C. McLennan, a professor who laid the foundation for quantum optics and condensed matter, and subatomic and atmospheric physics. The building features the 14-storey Burton Tower, which houses its telescopes.

  • Parking
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms

Contact info

60 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.physics.utoronto.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1967
Building type: Educational facility
Architect: Shore & Moffat

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 23

UrbanArtsDoors Open Toronto

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UrbanArts

The City of Toronto transformed this underused city works yard into a youth skills hub — providing spaces for young people to explore digital arts, culinary arts, music production and more. During Doors Open, the site comes alive with immersive/interactive art installations. Wander through studios, media labs, kitchens and creative spaces to see how this community is shaping what comes next.

  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

5 Bartonville Avenue East
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture


Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Village at Black Creek, TheDoors Open Toronto

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Village at Black Creek, The

For more than 60 years, The Village at Black Creek has enabled Torontonians to explore the past and reflect on the present. With 40 historical buildings, 60 rare- and heritage-breed animals, six gardens growing flowers and plants from heirloom seeds, and one-of-a-kind programs that engage people of all ages, there’s something for everyone. Costumed historians will help explain it all.

  • Parking
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

1000 Murray Ross Parkway
Toronto, Ontario
https://blackcreek.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1816
Building type: Historical house Museum

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Waterworks Food HallDoors Open Toronto

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Waterworks Food Hall

This building once housed a market, police station and public library. Decommissioned in the early 1920s, it sat vacant for over a decade until the city turned it into the Waterworks Building as part of an initiative to create jobs during the Great Depression. The designated building was redeveloped in 2016 for mixed-use condos, a YMCA and food hall.

  • Food vendors
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Site is protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

50 Brant Street
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Year built: 1850 (original); 1873
Building type: Commercial
Architect: J.J. Woolnough

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

West Toronto Lawn Bowling ClubDoors Open Toronto

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West Toronto Lawn Bowling Club

The West Toronto Lawn Bowling Club is a Junction original, having occupied a corner of Baird Park since 1912. On its two lush greens, people have been enjoying the fun, easy-to-learn game of lawn bowls for 110 years. The clubhouse is architecturally unique, with six Tuscan pillars on its porch. It is the only clubhouse of this design in Canada.

  • Guided tours available
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

275 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.torontolawnbowling.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1912
Building type: Sports facility

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Weston Masonic TempleDoors Open Toronto

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Weston Masonic Temple

This building, one of the few remaining Masonic sites in operation in Toronto, is home to the Humber Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (instituted in 1874). The main lodge room and banquet hall are steeped in the history of the area with furnishings, photos and other items that date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Parking
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

2040 Weston Road
Toronto, Ontario
https://torontomasons.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1924
Building type: Masonic lodge

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Women's Art Association of CanadaDoors Open Toronto

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Women's Art Association of Canada

This charming 19th-century opens into the Ruth Upjohn Gallery and the Dignam Art Gallery, named after the founder and first president, Mary Ella Dignam, who was a pioneer in Canada’s arts and crafts movement. The gallery spaces and formal sunken garden are great for exhibits and receptions, parties and weddings. There is also a formal library and many studios.

  • Guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed
  • Rental opportunities

Contact info

23 Prince Arthur Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
https://womensartofcanada.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1870s
Building type: Gallery Studio

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Wychwood BarnsDoors Open Toronto

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Wychwood Barns

This creative cultural hub is a prominent neighbourhood feature, its tenants representing a dynamic mix of artistic practices, community services and cultural interests. The large courtyard space in Barn 2 plays regular host to art and craft fairs, community-focused special events and more. Many people know this place through the Stop Community Food Centre's popular farmers' market. (Photo: Ted Chai)

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Kid-friendly
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed
  • Rental opportunities

Contact info

601 Christie Street
Toronto, Ontario
https://wychwoodbarns.ca

Architecture

Year built: 2008
Building type: Commercial Historical landmark Studio
Architect: Joe Lobko and DTAH

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 23

Xpace Cultural CentreDoors Open Toronto

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Xpace Cultural Centre

Xpace Cultural Centre is a Toronto-based, artist-run contemporary art gallery that features a street-level exhibition in its Window Space. The Main Space and Project Space host additional exhibitions inside. Dedicated to supporting emerging artists, writers, designers and curators, Xpace presents exhibitions and public programming that invite experimentation and dialogue, offering an introduction to contemporary art in an accessible, street-level space.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

303 Lansdowne Avenue, #2
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Building type: Gallery

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

Young Centre for the Performing ArtsDoors Open Toronto

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Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Built in 1888 for industrial use by Gooderham and Worts, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts was adapted and reopened in 2006 as a performing arts facility with much of the original architecture still intact. The Young Centre was envisioned by George Brown College and Soulpepper Theatre Company as a home for Toronto's arts community and theatre lovers.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

50 Tank House Lane
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.youngcentre.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1888
Building type: Commercial Theatre

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

YoungplaceDoors Open Toronto

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Youngplace

Youngplace is a community cultural hub in the West Queen West area whose spaces include artists’ studios, a public lounge, café and free public art galleries. Meet some of the tenants in their studios, participate in a material exchange, take a tour of the building and its creative spaces and see how this former schoolhouse has been restored and rejuvenated.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Food vendors
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed
  • Rental opportunities

Contact info

180 Shaw Street
Toronto, Ontario
https://youngplace.ca

Architecture

Year built: renovated in 2013
Building type: Commercial Schoolhouse Gallery

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

YZD Experience CentreDoors Open Toronto

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YZD Experience Centre

The Experience Centre provides an immersive experience that invites the public to explore the vision for YZD — a historical $30-billion transformation of the former Downsview Airport lands. The centre also provides visitors with an overview of this generational city-building opportunity, which includes seven new neighbourhoods. It looks to welcome more than 55,000 residents and create employment for 23,000 people.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Parking
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

34 Hanover Road
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.yzd.ca

Architecture

Building type: Commercial

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24

ZooShare Biogas PlantDoors Open Toronto

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ZooShare Biogas Plant

One of Toronto’s only renewable-energy sites open for public tours, the ZooShare Biogas Plant generates enough renewable energy to power 250 homes and businesses. Each year, they use 15,000 tonnes of inedible food waste and 2,000 tonnes of manure from the Toronto Zoo to create biogas, which is converted into electricity. Learn how biogas contributes to a more sustainable future.

  • Guided tours available
  • Parking
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

1749A Meadowvale Road
Toronto, Ontario
https://zooshare.ca

Architecture

Year built: 2021
Building type: Green building Factory

Dates/hours open

May 23 - May 24