Explore with Doors Open Waterloo Region on September 20
It’s a day of discovery! Doors Open has been a key event in Waterloo Region since 2003. This year’s event is Saturday, September 20 and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Go behind-the-scenes to explore local buildings and their stories. Visit sites featuring gorgeous architecture and rich local heritage. Meet fascinating people doing amazing things. Discover more about Waterloo Region during this immersive day of exclusive access.
Admission to all Doors Open sites is always free.
There are 23 participating sites, including: three churches, three museums, two architect studios, an art gallery, and a rural fire station. Enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the studio at Rogers TV, the new cannery operation at the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Hub, and Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA).
Local history buffs will love the former 1852 jail, the old stories behind the new chic spaces at Den 1880, and the iconic Pioneer Tower.
Several locations are celebrating anniversaries as part of their Doors Open festivities, including Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, which turns 25 this year.
The participating sites for 2025 are:
Woolwich Township:
- Waterloo Central Railway Restoration & Maintenance Facility
Wellesley Township:
- St. Clements Fire Station
Wilmot Township:
- Zion United Church
- Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Hub
North Dumfries Township:
- Detweiler Meetinghouse & Roseville Cemetery
- Roseville Church
Cambridge:
- Atlas Yoga Studio and School at Park Hill Studios in Galt
- Archives at City of Cambridge Historic City Hall
- McDougall Cottage Historic Site
Waterloo:
- Pressworks Building – ABA Architects
- Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA)
- Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
- Den 1880
- Redeemer Lutheran Church
Kitchener
- Martin Simmons Sweers Architects
- Waterloo County Gaol and Governor’s House
- Child Witness Centre
- Child & Youth Advocacy Centre
- Schneider Haus National Historic Site
- Rogers TV
- Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum (featuring Doon Village pilot programs)
- Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower
- Homer Watson House & Gallery
You can get all the information about this year’s event at the Doors Open website.
