OCT 17 · Niagara-on-the-Lake
Doors Open Niagara-on-the-Lake
This year's Doors Open Niagara-on-the-Lake has ended. I'll update this page when next year's dates are announced.
Part of the province-wide Doors Open Ontario initiative, this is a day when 16 heritage buildings and sites around Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) open their doors to visitors, on Saturday, October 17, from 10am to 5pm. They include the Shaw Festival Theatre, Navy Hall, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum, RiverBrink Art Museum, Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery, and several of the town's older churches. The official page does not list a cost, so check before you go. Good for anyone who's driven past a building in NOTL for years and wondered what's inside.
The 16 sites
- Exchange Brewery
- Grace United Church
- Mackenzie Printery
- Navy Hall
- Niagara Apothecary
- Niagara District Court House
- Niagara Lodge No. 2
- Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Lawn Bowling Club
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum
- Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery
- RiverBrink Art Museum
- Shaw Festival Theatre
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
- St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
- Willowbank School of Restoration Arts
Getting around
- Parking and wheelchair access vary by site.
- The official page lists the Lawn Bowling Club, the Shaw Festival Theatre and Willowbank School of Restoration Arts as fully wheelchair accessible. It lists six sites as partially accessible and gives no access rating for the rest.
- Mackenzie Printery notes limited parking, with the interior reachable by stairs only.
Make a weekend of it
Doors Open Niagara Falls is a companion event the next day, Sunday, October 18.
Checked October 3, 2026. Dates and details can change; confirm with the organizer before travelling.