Museum Events

Visit the new exhibit at Fieldcote showcasing stories and aritifacts of Ancaster's history.

Gather your family together, take a break from holiday shopping and step back in time to experience the warmth, welcome & simplicity of an earl

Enjoy this special time of year as the McQuestens look back on the Christmas of their childhood. 

Enjoy the beauty of a mid-19th century family Christmas celebration at Dundurn Castle.

Join us for our Wednesday Wigglers program that provides preschool aged children an opportunity to explore the environment through adult-facilitate

Embrace the holiday spirit at the historic Ancaster Old Town Hall and enjoy live music with hot cider and treats.

Enjoy a unique opportunity to see Dundurn Castle decorated for Christmas in the evening. Pre-registration is required.

We are excited to present the “STEAM Saturdays” kids workshop series for children between the ages of 7 and 12.

Enjoy this special time of year as the McQuestens look back on the Christmas of their childhood. 

Enjoy the beauty of a mid-19th century family Christmas celebration at Dundurn Castle.

Join us for our Wednesday Wigglers program that provides preschool aged children an opportunity to explore the environment through adult-facilitate

Enjoy a unique opportunity to see Dundurn Castle decorated for Christmas in the evening. Pre-registration is required.

Enjoy this special time of year as the McQuestens look back on the Christmas of their childhood. 

Enjoy the beauty of a mid-19th century family Christmas celebration at Dundurn Castle.

School is out! Come into the Hamilton Children’s Museum for some winter fun.

Enjoy this special time of year as the McQuestens look back on the Christmas of their childhood. 

Enjoy the beauty of a mid-19th century family Christmas celebration at Dundurn Castle.

How ever you celebrate the season, holiday music is in the air!

Enjoy a unique opportunity to see Dundurn Castle decorated for Christmas in the evening. Pre-registration required.

Celebrate a family New Year at the Hamilton Children's Museum. Visit all three galleries and join in on six 'count-downs' throughout the day.

Enjoy this special time of year as the McQuestens look back on the Christmas of their childhood. 

How ever you celebrate the season, holiday music is in the air!

Enjoy this special time of year as the McQuestens look back on the Christmas of their childhood. 

Visit an exhibit at Fieldcote showcasing stories and aritifacts of Ancaster's history.

Participants of all skill levels are welcome to engage in this make-a-quilt project. Drop in for a couple of hours a week or stay for four.

Participants of all skill levels are welcome to engage in this make-a-quilt project and to work on their own designs.

Join us to learn the fascinating history of the Jones Family from Saltfleet with a special focus on Augustus Jones and his connection to our local

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

We are excited to present the “STEAM Saturdays” kids workshop series for children between the ages of 7 and 12.

James Watt was a Scottish engineer whose improvements to steam technology changed the world and brought on the Industrial Revolution.

Join the Dundurn’s Gardeners as they will be running the Seed Swap room at

In recognition of Black History Month, join us for a talk by Anne Jarvis, who will tell the Griffin family story and their connection to Ancaster.

Join us for a fascinating lecture that celebrates Black History month

This is a free event.

Explore a fascinating piece of Hamilton history at Dundurn National Historic Site on Family Day!

Explore a fascinating piece of Hamilton history at Dundurn National Historic Site on Family Day!

Explore Fieldcote’s current exhibit “Stories from the Edge” and make some memories with hands-on activities for the kids to enjoy.

Tour the McQuesten home as it was in 1939 and enjoy an eye-spy game looking for film and cartoon characters.

Join us for a drop-in activity centre all about trains.

Visit the 200 year-old Gage home on Family Day and experience the work and play of an early Upper Canadian family.

For all ages.

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Hamilton was once called the Electric City because it was the first City in Canada to adopt electric power in a big way to power industry and homes

Join us for an illustrated presentation on ‘A Little Paradise in Itself’: Dundurn Castle’s Kitchen Garden.

For all ages.

Bring the whole family to participate in some exciting hands on activities. Explore the current exhibition with fun “I Spy” scavenger hunt.

Roller coasters, merry-go-rounds, ferris wheels, carnival games…none of these things would be around without clever engineering skills!

Visit Dundurn Castle and The Hamilton Military Museum this March Break and ‘strike a pose’.

Visit Dundurn Castle and The Hamilton Military Museum this March Break and ‘strike a pose’.

Join us for March Break fun at Whitehern.

Do you want to try something truly unique this March Break?  See the past come to life.

Bring the whole family to participate in some exciting hands on activities. Explore the current exhibition with fun “I Spy” scavenger hunt.

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Join us to commemorate World Water Day and take part in activities that celebrate the history of clean water in Hamilton.

Have you ever wanted to drive a steam engine?

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Have you ever wanted to drive a steam engine?

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to work the evening shift at the historic Hamilton Waterworks?

Join us for a presentation on ‘Canadians in the American Civil War’.

For all ages.

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Create your own special project using the processes of Medieval Illumination.

Have you ever wanted to drive a steam engine?

Enjoy a guided tour of this rare example of residential vernacular architecture built in the 1820s, and representative of Black history in Hamilton

Enjoy a guided tour of this Gage family homestead built in 1796, learn about recent restoration features and explore the 1926 Dunington-Grubb lands

Experience a self-guided visit of this Italianate-style villa built in 1834 by Sir Allan MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers.

Experience a self-guided visit of this Italianate-style villa built in 1834 by Sir Allan MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers.

Discover the stories attached to 32 objects that showcase what makes Ancaster memorable while visiting the new exhibit; Voices from the Edge– Stori

Experience a self-guided tour of Hamilton’s first Waterworks built in 1859, and pay tribute to the social and working life of the early industrial

Enjoy a leisurely visit emphasizing recent restoration work in the main and upper halls, including impressive faux finishing by Lori Le Mare to cre

Catch a ride on a miniature train and learn about different kinds of steam engines, including the 70-ton water-pumping engines, by taking a free, s

During this workshop, you’ll work with Dundurn’s historic cooks to prepare nineteenth-century recipes next to our wood-fired range. 

Join us for a talk as Darryl Learn takes you back to 1866 and the Battle of Ridgeway in June of that year and its impact on Canada West.

Enjoy a curator led tour of Griffin House and Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum’s current exhibit “Stories from the Edge”, then enjoy a light lunc

Enjoy a curator led tour of Griffin House and Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum’s current exhibit “Stories from the Edge”, then enjoy a light lunc

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Led by costumed staff, visitors will explore over 40 rooms and discover the history of the MacNab family and the servants who lived and worked belo

The Museum is pleased to welcome back the Confederation Marine Modellers and friends as they demonstrate a variety of radio-controlled model boats.

Experience the drama, pageantry, and excitement of the Battle of Stoney Creek of June 6, 1813, one of the most important events in Canada's history

Dundurn’s historic Kitchen Garden is hosting a free one-day, plant-sharing event.

Dundurn’s historic Kitchen Garden is hosting a historic plant sale.

Celebrate Ancaster Heritage Days with a special presentation of Historic Pastimes at the Ancaster Old Town Hall. 

Explore Ancaster’s Black Heritage at the Griffin House and St.

Explore Ancaster’s Black Heritage at the Griffin House and St.

Bring the whole family to Fieldcote as we celebrate Heritage Days in beautiful downtown Ancaster.

For all ages.

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Led by costumed staff, visitors will explore over 40 rooms and discover the history of the MacNab family and the servants who lived and worked belo

Catch a ride on miniature trains and witness the social and mechanical life of Canada's early industrial revolution during a guided tour of the mus

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Led by costumed staff, visitors will explore over 40 rooms and discover the history of the MacNab family and the servants who lived and worked belo

Catch a ride on a miniature train and learn about different kinds of steam engines, including the 70-ton water-pumping engines, by taking a free se

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Join us to celebrate Emancipation Day and discover how Enerals Griffin and his family, among the first African-American settlers in Ancaster, lived

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Catch a ride on a miniature train and learn about different kinds of steam engines, including the 70-ton water-pumping engines, by taking a free se

If you go down to the woods today...children will enjoy old-fashioned games, a teddy bear parade and a teddy bear hospital.

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Led by costumed staff, visitors will explore over 40 rooms and discover the history of the MacNab family and the servants who lived and worked belo

Bring your lunch and enjoy the stunning historic garden setting and all-you-can-drink tea or lemonade while listening to live music.

Catch a ride on a miniature train and learn about different kinds of steam engines, including the 70-ton water-pumping engines, by taking a free se

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Celebrate the 160th anniversary of the opening of the Hamilton Waterworks and the incredible technological achievements of Nikola Tesla.

Led by costumed staff, visitors will explore over 40 rooms and discover the history of the MacNab family and the servants who lived and worked belo

Enjoy a curator led tour of Griffin House and Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum’s current exhibit “Stories from the Edge”, then enjoy a light lunc

Enjoy a curator led tour of Griffin House and Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum’s current exhibit “Stories from the Edge”, then enjoy a light lunc

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote. A lecture or film is presented, with coffee and snacks.

Join us each month as we focus on a different subject in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) This workshop i

Join the Golden Horseshoe Live Steamers for their Christmas train display inside the 1913 Electric Pump House building.