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Uncover eerie tales about the past inhabitants of the Montgomery's Inn and the Old Town of Islington. Journey from the historic house to the Islington burial ground and learn about Toronto’s past.
📅 Oct 24, 25, 29 & 30
⏰ 6 pm & 8 pm
🎟️ Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
At Mackenzie House, Historian Jamie Bradburn presents a lively look at Toronto election history. In the early 20th century, election nights turned into impromptu street parties, giving Torontonians a reason to gather.
📍 Mackenzie House
📅 Oct 22 | 5 pm
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Join author Adam Bunch for a series of talks about the Upper Canada Rebellion.
🎟️ Free! Register at Toronto.ca/MuseumTalks
Tours begin next week! Secure your spot by registering below! 🏮👻
Hear chilling and eerie tales on a lantern tour of Fort York and its historic surroundings.
📍 Fort York - 100 Garrison Rd.
📅 October 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30
⏰ 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
🎟️ $20 per person. Register:
toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/his…
🥳 Gibson House Turns 175! Join us on Saturday, October 17, as we celebrate 175 years of Gibson House and its place in North York’s history!
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
🎂 Remarks and cake-cutting at 1 p.m.
📍 Gibson House - 5172 Yonge St.
🎟️ Spots are still available! Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
Maria Hupfield and champion Pow Wow dancer Deanne Hupfield unite creative expression, movement and athleticism in a live performance activating the space around Double Punch (North) (2024) at Market Gallery.
📅 Oct 23 | 5 - 7 pm
🎟️ Free! Register:
toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
📖 Join historian Adam Bunch in the house of David Gibson for a talk that explores the Upper Canada Rebellion and its lasting impact on the city. Revisit the site of chaos that engulfed the city back in 1837.
📍 Gibson House
📅 Oct 17
⏰ 4 pm
🎟️Register toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
Hear chilling and eerie tales on a lantern tour of Fort York and its historic surroundings.
📍 Fort York - 100 Garrison Rd.
📅 October 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30
⏰ 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
🎟️ $20 per person. Register:
toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/his…
Celebrate the beauty of the harvest season at Scarborough Museum with pumpkin-carving! Enjoy refreshments and staff stories about celebrations and traditions from the past.
📍 Scarborough Museum
📅 Oct 18 & 25
⏰ 12 pm & 2 pm
🎟️ Tickets: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
Ready for fall? Here's an autumn painting from our collection.
Watercolour painting (2019.10.1) "York, the new capital of Upper Canada as it appeared in the Autumn of 1803". Attributed to Edward Walsh, a surgeon to the 49th Regiment of Foot who served in Canada from 1803-1807
Search the grounds of the Fort for pumpkins that have been hidden by soldiers from the War of 1812. After you’ve recovered it, bring it to the Blue Barracks for decorating!
📍 Fort York
📅 Oct 24
⏰ 2 - 4 pm
🎟️ Get tickets: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
Experience the intersection of photography, film, writing, fashion, and installation to explore uncertainty, embodied perception, memory, and belonging within diasporic experience at Keunsu Cho's new exhibit in the Papermill Gallery.
📍 Todmorden Mills
📅 Until Oct 25!
Join us for "Gather for Family Salsa" at Montgomery's Inn. Take part in a dance lesson and learn some new moves! All ages and abilities are welcome.
📅 October 14
⏰4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
📍Montgomery’s Inn – 4709 Dundas St W.
🎟️ Register: salsaintoronto.com/programs/…
Maria Hupfield and champion Pow Wow dancer Deanne Hupfield unite creative expression, movement and athleticism in a live performance activating the space around Double Punch (North) (2024) at Market Gallery.
📅 Oct 23 | 5 - 7 pm
🎟️ Free! Register:
toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
Celebrate 175 years of Gibson House Museum through a day of demonstrations, hands-on activities and community! Explore how David Gibson’s family home became the community space it is today.
📍 Gibson House
📅 October 17 |⏰ 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
🎤 Remarks at 1 p.m.
Experience 19th-century history and Black Canadian storytelling on a hike through High Park. Tour Colborne Lodge, examine local history and engage with nature. Connect with community in an inclusive space for Black communities, museumgoers, and allies.
📅 Oct 10
⏰ 2 pm
Connect with one of Toronto’s earliest brewery sites, enjoy local craft beverages and food, learn about the site’s brewing history, join the historic house tours and engage with local organizations about food, brewing and communities.
📍 Todmorden Mills
📅 Oct 3
⏰ 11 am - 4 pm
Join us for a conversation with Bernice Carnegie, the daughter of hockey legend Herb Carnegie, and an internationally recognized speaker and author.
📅 October 3
⏰ 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
📍 Market Gallery - 95 Front St E - 2nd Floor
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Presented By TD Bank Group
Join this special storytelling circle with special guest, Philip Cote, as he shares stories for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
📅September 30
⏰ 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
📍Montgomery’s Inn – 4709 Dundas St W.































