Doors Open Oshawa

Doors Open Ontario is a province-wide celebration that provides a unique opportunity to explore and enjoy sometimes hidden and always interesting places and spaces in cities across Ontario - all free of charge!

Doors Open Oshawa is an annual event where you can explore different heritage and cultural sites in Oshawa. Spend a day discovering local history first-hand and celebrate our community heritage.

Doors Open Oshawa 2018 will take place on Saturday, September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Join us in celebrating the 150th anniversary of Oshawa Fire Services and the 100th anniversaries of the end of WWI and Women's Suffrage.

Sites for 2018

1. Arts Resource Centre , 45 Queen Street: Formerly the police station and courthouse, now home to a theatre, pottery and art studios.
2. Oshawa Public Libraries, McLaughlin Branch, 65 Bagot Street: Design influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright. 
3. Robert McLaughlin Gallery, 72 Queen Street: Designed by Canadian architect Arthur Erickson.
4. Cowan House, 39 Athol Street West: Built in 1858.
5. St. George's Memorial Church, 51 Centre Street South: Designed by Eden Smith.
6. Simcoe Street United Church, 66 Simcoe Street South: Built in 1867. Architect Henry Langley.
7. Oshawa Masonic Centre, 91 Centre Street South: Built in 1928 . Award winning design by C.C. Stenhouse.
8. McLaughlin Bandshell, 110 Simcoe Street South: Join the Oshawa Civic Band  for concerts and tours.
9. Islamic Centre of Oshawa, 23 Lloyd Street: Oshawa's first purpose designed Mosque.
10. New ! Portraits by Goguen, 91 Centre Street South: An example of Second Empire style of architecture, now an art gallery and residence.
11. Canadian Automotive Museum, 99 Simcoe Street South: See vehicles from 1902 to 1988. Lightning McQueen is in the house!

12. New! Durham Regional Consolidated Courthouse, 150 Bond Street East: Completed in 2010, visitors  can tours the main foyer, jury assembly room and a courtroom while in session.

13. Regent Theatre - UOIT, 50 King Street East: Built in 1921 as a movie house/vaudeville hall the building now serves as a lecture theatre by day and community theatre by night. Architect John McNee Jeffrey.
14. Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, 99 Athol Street: Fabulous collection of Oshawa sports memorabilia.
15. New! Knox Presbyterian Church, 147 Simcoe Street North: Opened in 1934 and desgined by C.C. Stenhouse.
16. Pine Ridge Model Train Club, 32 Wilson Road North: Discover a miniature world.
17. Camp X-Intrepid Park, Boundary Road: Walking tour of the spy training camp at 10:30 p.m. and lecture at the Regent Theatre at 1:00 p.m.
18. Oshawa Museum, will present tours at Union Cemetery, 760 King Street West. 
19. Ontario Regiment Museum, 1000 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa Airport South Field: Large collection of military vehicles.
20. Canadian Victory Garden, 200 Winchester Road West: Urban farm, beehives, pollinator gardens and earth systems.
21. Durham College, Gordon Willey Building, C150, 2000 Simcoe Street North: Camp X themed Escape Room.
22. New! ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Automotive Centre of Excellence: View the chambers that test the limits of new products, vehicles and used in television and film.s
23. NEW!  Fire Hall 6, 2339 Simcoe Street North: The design of this hall and its building materials complement the historical legacy of Windfields Farm.

Parking:

All downtown sites have street parking, which is free on Saturday. Many sites have parking lots.  

Volunteer:

For information about how to volunteer for Doors Open Oshawa 2018, please view our Recreation and Events page or email the Events Coordinator.

Partners:

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  Doors Open Oshawa is an open public event. Some photographers may be present taking photos and video footage at this event. By participating, you consent to use by the City of Oshawa of such images, which may be used without further notification to you at a later date on City-owned and non-City-owned property, print media, digital media, the Internet, social media sites, media releases and broadcasts.