Doors Open Toronto

Photo Credit: Day Trips Canada

Doors Open Toronto is an annual event hosted by the City of Toronto and several public & private organizations to offer visitors a rare glimpse into some of the most popular and historic locations throughout the city.

The year 2011 will mark the 12th anniversary of Doors Open Toronto and it will take place on May 28th & 29th, 2011. Most buildings will open at 10am and remain open until 4pm however visitors should check before heading out as the hours may vary from venue to venue.

This year, Doors Open Toronto will offer FREE admission to 150 buildings of architectural, historic, and cultural significance to the City of Toronto. This event is a day trippers dream come true! In the past, some of the buildings that participated included:

• 401 Richmond St. West
• Allan Gardens
• Alumnae Theatre (originally Fire Hall No. 4)
• Anshei Minsk Synagogue
• Applewood - The Shaver Homestead
• Archaeological Services Inc.
• The Arts and Letters Club
• BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
• Beach Walking Tours
• Black Creek Pioneer Village
• Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf - Evangelical Church of the Deaf and The Manor
• Campbell House
• Canada Life
• Canada Permanent Building
• Canadian Blood Services
• Casa Loma Stables and Pellatt Hunting Lodge
• CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Centre
• Cedar Ridge Creative Centre and Studio Gallery
• Chapel of St. James-The-Less/St. James Cemetery & Crematorium
• Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
• Church of the Holy Trinity
• Church of the Redeemer
• Toronto City Hall
• City of Toronto Archives
• Coach House Press
• Colborne Lodge Museum
• Commerce Court North
• Congregation Darchei Noam
• Congregation Knesseth Israel
• Courtyard House
• Design Exchange (former Toronto Stock Exchange Building)
• Distillery District: Malt Kilns, Rack House D and Yeast Loft buildings
• Don Valley Brick Works
• The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres Centre
• Exhibition Place Horse Palace: Toronto Animal Services
• Exhibition Place Horse Palace: Riding Academy
• Exhibition Place Horse Palace: Toronto Police Mounted Unit
• Exhibition Place Horse Palace: Green Roof
• First Baptist Church
• First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto
• Fort York - National Historic Site
• Fort York Armoury
• Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
• Friends House (Quaker Meeting House)
• Gardiner Museum
• George Brown House
• George Brown College Chef School
• Gibson House Museum
• Gladstone Hotel
• Gooderham (Flatiron) Building
• Grace Church on-the-hill
• Hare Krishna Temple
• Ireland Park
• Islamic Foundation of Toronto
• Jami Mosque
• Japan Foundation
• Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre
• John McKenzie House (Ontario Historical Society)
• John Street Roundhouse and Steam Whistle Brewing
• Kiever Synagogue
• King James Place
• Lakeshore Grounds: Assembly Hall
• Lakeshore Grounds: Cumberland House: The Jean Tweed Centre
• Lakeshore Grounds: Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary
• Lakeshore Grounds: Humber ITAL, Lakeshore Campus
• Lakeshore Grounds: Power House Recreation Centre
• Lakeshore Grounds: The Gatehouse
• Lambton House
• Leslie Spit Allotment Garden
• LCBO Summerhill (North Toronto Station)
• Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex
• Little Trinity Anglican Church
• Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
• Lower Bay Station
• Mackenzie House
• The Market Gallery
• MaRS Centre
• Masonic Temple - MTV
• Metropolitan United Church
• Montgomery's Inn
• Mountain Equipment Co-op
• Old City Hall
• Ontario Association of Architects
• Ontario College of Art and Design
• Ontario Heritage Centre
• Ontario Legislature
• Ontario Place (Grounds only)
• Osgoode Hall
• Palais Royale
• Parc Downsview Park Corporate Office
• Parc Downsview Park Movie Studio Building
• Power Plant Contemporary Art Centre at Harbourfront Centre
• Press Building
• Queen's Wharf Lighthouse
• Redpath Building Toronto
• Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple
• Rosar Morrison Funeral Home & Chapel
• Royal Canadian Military Institute
• Scadding Cabin
• Scarborough Historical Museum
• Spadina Museum: Historic House and Gardens
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Scarborough
• St. Anne's Anglican Church
• St. Francis of Assisi Church
• St. George's Greek Orthodox Church
• St. James' Cathedral Parish House Archives & Museum
• St. John's Anglican Church, West Toronto
• St. John the Baptist Anglican Church
• St. Lawrence Hall
• St. Michael's Cathedral
• St. Patrick's Church
• St. Paul's Basilica
• St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church
• Stanley Barracks (Officers' Quarters)
• Steam Whistle Brewing, The Roundhouse
• Stone Distillery Building 5 & Rackhouse - The Distillery District
• TDSB - Sesquicentennial Museum and Archives
• Textile Museum of Canada
• Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre
• Toronto Necropolis Chapel and Cemetery
• Toronto Police Service Marine Unit
• Toronto-Dominion Centre
• Toronto's First Post Office
• Union Station
• The University Club of Toronto
• University of Toronto - Art Centre
• University of Toronto - Birge-Carnegie Library
• University of Toronto - Hart House
• University of Toronto - Soldiers' Tower
• University of Toronto - Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
• University of Toronto - Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
• University of Toronto - University College
• York College of Industry & Technology (former Massey Mansion)
• York Museum
• Young Centre for the Performing Arts
• Zeidler Partnership Architects Building
• Zion Church Cultural Centre
• Zion Schoolhouse

The above list is a sample of the buildings that participated in the past and in no way guarantees participation in this years event. The "official" Doors Open Toronto can be found at: http://www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/