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Relay Coffee Roasters Doors Open Hamilton

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Relay Coffee Roasters

Come and have a remarkable coffee experience with excellent coffee and exceptional hospitality. The Relay Coffee Roasters on King William Street is an upbeat and casual café housed within a Victorian mixed-use building. The interior is made warmer with its exposed brick walls. The upper part of the building remains intact. Check out their other location at The Staircase Theatre.

  • 2023 theme: Food
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

27 King William Street
Hamilton, Ontario
Email: rachel@relaycoffee.com
https://www.relaycoffee.com

Architecture

Year built: 1876
Building type: Commercial Food and drink

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 07, 04:00pm

Scott Barnim Pottery Doors Open Hamilton

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Scott Barnim Pottery

This beautiful Georgian stone building was originally a private home for Walter Chisholm. Over the years, it has been owned by a succession of local families until it became a riding academy. It served as a riding academy until 1978, and now houses one of Dundas's fabulous potters. Most windows, doors, floors and details have been retained.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Parking

Contact info

15 Park Street East
Dundas, Ontario
Email: scott@scottbarnimpottery.com
https://scottbarnimpottery.com

Architecture

Year built: 1869
Building type: Commercial Historical house Private residence
Architect: Walter Chisholm

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 06, 04:00pm

St. Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church Doors Open Hamilton

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St. Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church

Built in 1890, St. Lawrence is designed in the Romanesque style. With its open plan, stained-glass windows, interior artwork, 1908 Casavant Frères pipe organ and 7.6-metre-high (25-foot) Carrera marble altar, St. Lawrence is a treasure in Hamilton’s north end. Join them as they celebrate their 133rd anniversary this year. Tea, coffee, juice and homemade sweets and snacks will be available.

  • Kid-friendly
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

125 Picton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
Email: stlawrencehamilton@hamiltondiocese.com
http://stlawrencehamilton.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1890; 1908 (pipe organ installation); 1935 (renovations); 1955-65 (interior renovations)
Building type: Place of worship
Architect: Robert Clohency

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 07, 04:00pm

St. Luke's Anglican Church Doors Open Hamilton

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St. Luke's Anglican Church

St. Luke's parish began in 1882. The current building, from 1922, has served the community ever since. While the parish closed in 2017, it reopened in 2019 and is currently stewarded by the Community of Common Prayer, a bond of diverse Christian traditions tended by the Anglican Diocese of Niagara. The North End Breakfast Program is also run from here.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

454 John Street North
Hamilton, Ontario
Email: r.millr91@gmail.com

Architecture

Year built: 1922
Building type: Place of worship

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 06, 04:00pm

Staircase Theatre, The Doors Open Hamilton

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Staircase Theatre, The

The Staircase Theatre has been a multi-purpose arts incubator for decades. Site of the former Hamilton Hydro Dundurn substation, the 1914 building combines large windows, decorative brick, a large overhanging cornice complete with dentil blocks, and an impressive beaux arts portico. Relay Coffee Roasters provides a friendly café atmosphere, and the various performing spaces house every type of entertainment.

  • 2023 theme: Food
  • Food vendors
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

27 Dundurn Street North
Hamilton, Ontario
Email: matthew@staircasehamilton.com
https://staircasehamilton.com

Architecture

Year built: 1914; renovated 1996
Building type: Food and drink Theatre
Architect: Unknown

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 07, 04:00pm

The Gasworks Doors Open Hamilton

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The Gasworks

The newly formed Hamilton Gas Light Company built a gasworks here in 1850. Over time, the light company relocated and the gasworks fell into disuse and disrepair. Today, thanks to the John and Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation, The Gasworks is a vital community arts and education centre. Other tenants include RE-create, Chorus Hamilton, Sisters in Sync and Willowbridge Community Services.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Kid-friendly
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

141 Park Street North
Hamilton, Ontario
Email: manager@thegasworks.ca
https://www.thegasworks.ca

Architecture

Year built: Original section (c. 1850s); new addtion (2020)
Building type: Commercial Theatre Gallery
Architect: TCA Architects (new addition)

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 07, 04:00pm

Village Bakery Dundas, The (Dundas Post Office) Doors Open Hamilton

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Village Bakery Dundas, The (Dundas Post Office)

Midway along the retail section of King Street West is the post office. Built in 1911 in the Romanesque revival style, it remained the regional post office until the 1990s. Cornerstones, balustrades and impressive stone arches provide a perfect backdrop for retail establishments such as The Village Bakery, which occupies the site today with its breads, quiches and pies.

  • 2023 theme: Food
  • Food vendors
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Kid-friendly
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

104 King Street West
Dundas, Ontario
Email: hotbuns@thevillagebakery.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1911
Building type: Post office

Dates/hours open

May 06, 10:00am - May 06, 04:00pm

Ontario SPCA York Region Animal Centre Doors Open Whitchurch-Stouffville

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Ontario SPCA York Region Animal Centre

Celebrate 150 years of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Humane Society! The society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need in communities across the province. During Doors Open, join an educational tour of the Animal Centre. There will also be a vendor market and lots of animal interaction opportunities.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Kid-friendly
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

16586 Woodbine Avenue
Stouffville, Ontario
Email: webmaster@ontariospca.ca
https://ontariospca.ca

Architecture

Building type: Educational facility

Dates/hours open

Jun 06, 10:00am - Jun 06, 04:00pm