The City of Oshawa is inviting community members to celebrate Oshawa’s history with free admission during Doors Open.
Join the community in celebrating the architecture and history of Oshawa by visiting unique buildings and sites across the city. Doors Open is on Saturday, May 4 from 10 am to 4 pm.
This free event gives residents an opportunity to discover and learn more about buildings and sites that shaped Oshawa’s history and culture. Many of these locations do not offer public visits or tours, so take this opportunity to explore the city, With 24 sites throughout the city, there’s something for everyone, said a city statement.
It said this year’s Doors Open theme is ‘Adaptive Reuse’, showcasing heritage sites that have been repurposed to best serve their communities, while retaining their heritage attributes. “Through the continued use and reuse of our historical structures, we realize their contribution to the sustainability and the economic and cultural energy of our urban and rural communities,” the statement said.
This year’s in-person sites include:
- 70 King – New
- 420 Wing – New
- Biltmore Theatre
- Bond|St Event Centre – New
- Camp X / Intrepid Park
- Canadian Automotive Museum
- Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) Headquarters – New
- Charles Hall, Ontario Tech University
- City of Oshawa Fire Station 6, featuring “Creating Home: Building a Sense of Community and Belonging” exhibit in the Heritage Gallery – New
- City of Oshawa Parks Greenhouse
- Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury
- Durham College, Oshawa Campus – New
- Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority, Oshawa location
- Islamic Centre of Oshawa
- McLaughlin Bandshell, featuring a performance by the Oshawa Civic Band at 11:30 a.m.
- Oshawa Museum, Henry House and Guy House
- Oshawa Public Libraries, McLaughlin Branch
- Ontario Regiment Museum
- Oshawa Second Marsh and McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve – New
- Regent Theatre
- Robert McLaughlin Gallery
- St. George’s Memorial Church
- Union Cemetery, featuring Oshawa Museum Walking tour
- Windfields Farm – New, featuring celebrated horse Northern Dancer’s birthplace and final resting place
Live Entertainment
As part of the centennial celebrations and enhancing Doors Open, live entertainment will be located at McLaughlin Bandshell at Memorial Park, Bond|St Event Centre and the Oshawa Public Library – McLaughlin Branch.
The city is offering a hop on/hop off shuttle to various locations from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Shuttles will run in both northbound and southbound routes, with stops at the following sites:
- Northbound shuttle starts at: Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury – 53 Simcoe St. N.
- Stop 1: Ontario Regiment Museum and 420 Wing – 1000 Stevenson Rd. N.
- Stop 2: Campus Ice Centre – 2200 Simcoe St. N.
- Hop on an additional free shuttle bus taking event patrons from Campus Ice Centre directly to the Windfields Farm site, as access onto farm property is by shuttle bus only.
- Stop 3: City of Oshawa Fire Station 6 – 2339 Simcoe St. N.
- Shuttle returns to: Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury – 53 Simcoe St. N.
- Southbound shuttle starts at: Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury – 53 Simcoe St. N.
- Stop 1: Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA), 100 Whiting Ave.
- Stop 2: Oshawa Museum: Henry House – 1446 Simcoe St. S.
- Stop 3: City of Oshawa Parks Greenhouse – 919 Farewell St.
- Stop 4: Second Marsh and McLaughlin Wildlife Reserve – 1908 Colonel Sam Dr.
- Shuttle returns to Colonel R. S. McLaughlin Armoury – 53 Simcoe St. N.
- Accessible shuttles buses will be available.
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