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Toronto

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Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Explore Toronto’s architectural, historical, cultural and socially significant buildings for free during the Doors Open weekend. For Doors Open 2025, we will be exploring the many sides of our playful city — for kids of all ages. From sports to music to theatre, Doors Open sites and programming will explore the joyful, irreverent and sometimes serious times of play. Get inspired by this "playground" we call home and explore Toronto's most beloved sites and buildings for free!

Sites are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Visit our website for full information about each participating site.

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157 In-person Doors Open sites

The Japan Foundation, TorontoDoors Open Toronto

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The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Located in the heart of the city, the Japan Foundation, Toronto is on the third floor of the former Hudson’s Bay Centre. By promoting Japanese culture to other countries, they aspire to contribute to the improvement of good international relations with Japan. During Doors Open, visitors can browse the extensive collection of print and audio-visual materials in the library.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Kid-friendly
  • Parking
  • Washrooms

Contact info

2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario
https://tr.jpf.go.jp/

Architecture

Year built: 1973
Building type: Museum
Architect: Crang & Boake

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

The ZoomerPlexDoors Open Toronto

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The ZoomerPlex

The ZoomerPlex is a media, event and production complex in Liberty Village, and is home to blogTO, Daily Hive, The New Classical FM, Zoomer Radio, VisionTV and ONETV studios, and Zoomer magazine. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour, see how radio/television shows are made, meet the DJs, view Moses Znaimer’s famous collection of vintage televisions and radios, and catch a live-to-air concert.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Full wheelchair access
  • Kid-friendly
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

70 Jefferson Avenue
Toronto, Ontario

Architecture

Building type: Commercial

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Theatre Passe MurailleDoors Open Toronto

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Theatre Passe Muraille

This 1902 site is now home to one of Canada's oldest alternative theatre companies: Theatre Passe Muraille. Designated in 1974, the building was transformed into an arts space that holds two theatres. Passe Muraille has a history of mentoring and offering affordable space to much of Toronto’s independent performing arts community. It is known for its work in fostering access/inclusivity.

  • Guided tours available
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Site is protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed
  • Rental opportunities

Contact info

16 Ryerson Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.passemuraille.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1902
Building type: Historical landmark Theatre
Architect: James Smith and John Gemmell

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Thornton-Smith Building, TheDoors Open Toronto

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Thornton-Smith Building, The

This building was designed in 1922 by John M. Lyle (1872-1945) for the Thornton-Smith Company, an antique furniture and interior design firm. The crowning jewel of this property is its Aperture Room — a stunning event venue that keeps the 100 years of history on Yonge Street alive by boasting exposed brick, hardwood floors, three magnificent skylights and original windows.

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

Contact info

340 Yonge Street, #3
Toronto, Ontario
https://thorntonsmith.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1922
Building type: Historical landmark
Architect: John M. Lyle

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Todmorden MillsDoors Open Toronto

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Todmorden Mills

Todmorden Mills allows visitors to immerse themselves in Toronto's past. It features a collection of 19th-century industrial and domestic buildings (including a paper mill that houses the Papermill Theatre and Gallery), a former brewery, two restored period homes and a wildflower preserve. Discover Toronto’s history through the people who made the lumber, flour, beer and bricks that built this city.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Guided tours available
  • Parking
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Architecture

Year built: 1800-66
Building type: Attraction Historical landmark Factory

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Head OfficeDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Head Office

In 2025, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority unveils their new head office, bringing together cutting-edge sustainability design and practice. One of North America’s most sustainable buildings, it boasts low greenhouse gas emissions. Look for the beautiful cascading water walls and the naturally lit atrium. See how green building design in an urban landscape can integrate with the natural environment.

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

Contact info

5 Shoreham Drive
Toronto, Ontario
https://trca.ca

Architecture

Year built: 2025
Building type: Green building
Architect: Bucholz McEvoy Architects

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation, TheDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation, The

The Toronto and Region Islamic Congregation was the first mosque in Toronto to have a full-sized gymnasium. The building consists of a dedicated prayer hall and the gym, which is used as a multi-purpose hall. The east wall was designed to mark the location of the qiblah (the direction toward which Muslims turn to pray).

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

Contact info

99 Beverly Hills Drive
Toronto, Ontario
https://taric.org

Architecture

Year built: 1989
Building type: Place of worship

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto Camera Club, TheDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto Camera Club, The

The Toronto Camera Club was incorporated in 1893, with its origins back to 1888. It is the oldest camera club in Canada, and among the first in North America. It has occupied a major place in the culture of Toronto. The club has a working darkroom and gallery in the basement, a two-storey auditorium and a gallery for photographic exhibits.

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

Contact info

587 Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto, Ontario
https://torontocameraclub.com

Architecture

Year built: 1940
Building type: Commercial Gallery Studio

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto City HallDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto City Hall

This building is one of Toronto’s most famous landmarks and a year-round gathering place. The design showcases the civic square, the podium and the circular council chamber, creating a sculptural quality that makes it such a striking landmark. Doors Open visitors can view the 27th-floor observation deck, the council chambers and the Hall of Memory. Special programming throughout the weekend.

  • Full wheelchair access
  • Guided tours available
  • Parking
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms

Contact info

100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.toronto.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1965
Building type: Government building
Architect: Viljo Revell (Finland)

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural CentreDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre

The Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre is a prominent Indigenous centre, serving over 175,000 community members on an annual basis. Purchased in 1997, the building was previously a furniture store and a Korean church. Since then, it has undergone major renovations, including the addition of a rich blue stucco exterior to represent the vibrancy of the community it represents.

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

Contact info

439 Dundas Street East
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.councilfire.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1940s
Building type: Educational facility Health-care facility Place of worship

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 24

Toronto Humane SocietyDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto Humane Society

The Toronto Humane Society (THS) is one of Ontario’s largest animal welfare organizations. With over 135 years of providing care for animals, the THS is an industry leader in shelter care, animal training, behavioural consultations and veterinary services. It is their mission to improve the lives of animals. Knowledgeable volunteers be on hand for tours and questions. Bring your camera! (No tripods allowed.)

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

Contact info

11 River Street
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.torontohumanesociety.com

Architecture

Year built: established in 1887; constructed in 1979

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Architectural ScienceDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Architectural Science

The Architecture Building is home to the Department of Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University. Completed in 1981, this unique building with dramatic atriums was designed by the acclaimed Canadian architect Ron Thom (1923-86). Thom also designed Massey College (1963) at the University of Toronto, the Toronto Zoo (1974), the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake (1973) and numerous other projects.

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

Contact info

325 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.torontomu.ca/architectural-science

Architecture

Year built: 1981
Building type: Educational facility
Architect: Ron Thom and partners

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto Pan Am Sports CentreDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre

This world-class facility was the largest sport-related new build for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am and Parapan Am Games and the largest infrastructure investment in Canadian amateur sport history. The 29,000-square-metre (312,000-square-foot) centre includes two internationally sanctioned 10-lane, 50-metre (164-foot) pools, a world-class dive pool and dryland dive training facilities, a four-court gymnasium, an indoor running track and more!

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

Contact info

875 Morningside Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.tpasc.ca

Architecture

Year built: 2014
Building type: Sports facility
Architect: NORR Limited

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto School of ArtDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto School of Art

The Toronto School of Art is housed within a historical building. Over the years, it has been everything from a garment factory to an artist commune. Purchased in 2016, it has been the school's permanent home since 2019. With preserved century-old features and six light-filled studios, the school continues to be a vital part of Toronto’s art community.

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

Contact info

24 Ryerson Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
https://tsa-art.com

Architecture

Year built: 1910
Building type: Educational facility Studio
Architect: Philip Coles Palin

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto Water Operations Finch YardDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto Water Operations Finch Yard

Finch Yard is one of six Toronto Water operations yards in the city. This yard will showcase some of the equipment, tools, technology and materials that Toronto Water uses to ensure the distribution of high-quality water and the collection of waste-water — including 67,000 valves, 42,000 hydrants, 10,000 km (6,200 miles) of sewers, 155,000 maintenance holes and 170,000 catch basins.

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

Contact info

1026 Finch Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment

Architecture

Building type: Government building

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

Toronto's First Post OfficeDoors Open Toronto

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Toronto's First Post Office

Welcome to Toronto's First Post Office! Operated by the Town of York Historical Society, this National Historic Site is a museum and an authorized full-service dealer for Canada Post. The museum tells the story of the Town of York and the early Canadian postal system. Visitors can try their hand with a quill pen and ink, and explore the museum exhibits.

  • Kid-friendly
  • National Historic Site (Canada)
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

260 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, Ontario
https://townofyork.com

Architecture

Year built: 1833
Building type: Post office

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

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 24 - May 25

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 24 - May 25

Ubisoft TorontoDoors Open Toronto

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Ubisoft Toronto

Ubisoft Toronto is a video game development studio that has produced innovative video games — including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. The 1922 building features a brick-and-beam interior and a distinctive rooftop water tower. In 2019, the studio added a new, state-of-the-art Performance Capture Studio that has worked with world-renowned talent from across the globe.

  • Adaptive reuse
  • Parking
  • Self-guided tours available
  • Washrooms
  • Photography allowed

Contact info

224 Wallace Avenue, #200
Toronto, Ontario
https://toronto.ubisoft.com

Architecture

Year built: 1922
Building type: Commercial
Architect: Eustace G. Bird

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

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 24 - May 24

University of Toronto ScarboroughDoors Open Toronto

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University of Toronto Scarborough

Founded in 1964 and situated in one of Toronto's most diverse and multicultural neighbourhoods, the University of Toronto Scarborough brings together people from all walks of life. Thanks to its partnerships, it’s able to offer students real-world experience. Over the past six decades, the campus has grown in the Highland Creek Valley and has connected the community with nearby parks.

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

Contact info

1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca

Architecture

Year built: 2024
Building type: Educational facility
Architect: CEBRA Architecture, ZAS Architects + Interiors

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

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 24 - May 25

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 24 - May 25

Weston Historical Society Headquarters and ArchiveDoors Open Toronto

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Weston Historical Society Headquarters and Archive

With artifacts dating back to the 1800s, you will see, feel and experience how Weston has evolved. Weston was founded in 1790 and became a major commerce and manufacturing hub. The headquarters of the Weston Historical Society is home to artifacts that detail both everyday life and the major events that took place in Weston over the past 200-plus years.

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

Contact info

F-1901 Weston Road
Toronto, Ontario
https://www.westonhistoricalsociety.ca

Architecture

Building type: Archives

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25

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
http://www.torontomasons.ca

Architecture

Year built: 1924
Building type: Masonic lodge

Dates/hours open

May 24 - May 25