Museum Events

Join us for a free exhibit of Jennifer Kaye's photography.

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

Discover this delicious heart shaped fruit’s legacy in a delightful hands-on cooking experience.

Join us for the first summer performance at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum.

Enjoy a spectacular military musical celebration and experience a tradition that celebrates 25 years in Dundurn Park!

Enjoy a spectacular military musical celebration and experience a tradition that celebrates 25 years in Dundurn Park!

Join us to create a painted mandala.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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

Become a Crime Scene Investigator and help the Children’s Museum police solve the crime.

A StoryWalk® features a children's picture book, mounted page by page, throughout a park or along a trail to encourage both reading and physical li

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

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

Join us for an evening performance at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and find a spot to be entertained.

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

Rock your socks off and get your body moving as we dance for the fun of it!

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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

Get your creative juices flowing in the museum’s mini makerspace.

Join us for an evening performance at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and find a spot to be entertained.

Also known as fluid art, acrylic pour painting is a fun and messy way to make abstract art.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

Dr. Teddy, from Whitehern Historic House & Garden will help you take care of your bear.

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 gardeners, join us to experience the sights and scents of flowering plants best enjoyed as the sun sets.

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

Join our costumed interpreters for a hands-on workshop packed with family friendly fun.

Join us for an evening at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum with a pre-concert performance.

‘Where are you Cinderella?’ features refurbished, re-costumed puppets on a new two-tiered stage with hidden puppeteers.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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 gardeners, join us to experience the sights and scents of flowering plants best enjoyed as the sun sets.

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

Join us for a day of sensory play. There will be lots of crafts, activities and games to tickle all of your five senses!

A guided tour of Dundurn Castle, including the Military Museum. Pre-registration is required.

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

Join us for an evening at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum with a pre-concert performance.

The Reptile Store will be on hand with all their party animals for a reptile show and a chance to get up close and personal with some of the featur

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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

Wizardry summer school is in session for one day only!

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

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

Join us for an evening at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum with a pre-concert performance.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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 miniature trains and witness the social and mechanical life of Canada's early industrial revolution during a free guided tour of th

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

Join us for an evening at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum with a pre-concert performance.

Join us for week-long camp that fosters sewing and fibre arts. Participants will finish a twin-sized quilt.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

A two-day opportunity to create your own special project - using the processes of Medieval Illumination.

Celebrate the birthday of the woman who ensured the preservation of the Gage family home and the site of the Battle of Stoney Creek.

Join us for an evening performance at the band shell at Fieldcote Museum. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and find a spot to be entertained.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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

A guided tour of Dundurn Castle, including the Military Museum. Pre-registration is required.

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

Join us as we celebrate invention, innovation, engineering, and creativity.

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

Enjoy informative stories and historic gardening knowledge conveyed by costumed garden staff.

Looking to get your fingers in the dirt, learn something new? Join us for this free, drop-in program in Dundurn’s Kitchen Garden.

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

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

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

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

Join us as Ian Kerr Wilson shares his knowledge of the Hamilton Harbour and its history.

For all ages.

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote.

A guided tour of Dundurn Castle, including the Military Museum. Pre-registration is required.

Join us for fall-time harvest fun in Battlefield Park.

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

Join us for this all-ages gathering of commercial exhibitors, tech enthusiasts, hobbyists, science clubs, artists and students celebrating the incr

Join internationally renowned author Lawrence Hill as he speaks about "Faction: Merging History and Fiction in The Book of Negroes and The Illegal"

Join internationally renowned author Lawrence Hill as he speaks about "Faction: Merging History and Fiction in The Book of Negroes and The Illegal"

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.

Discover this National Historic Site from an entirely different perspective.

Join us as Jim Hill shares the history of the Niagara Parks Commission, its preservation of Battlefield Park and the significance of the historic s

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote.

Enjoy a hearty farmer style breakfast at the historic Ancaster Old Town Hall and then wander over to Fieldcote Museum to explore its current exhibi

On Remembrance Day we acknowledge the struggle of men and women in their work toward the goal of peace.

On Remembrance Day we acknowledge the struggle of men and women in their work toward the goal of peace.

Join us as Heidi Madden examines the national identity of historic sites and their significance in preserving Canada’s history.

Visit Whitehern to see the home in all its Christmas finery.

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

Join the OAS Hamilton Chapter at its monthly meetings and lectures at Fieldcote.

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

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

Join us as we celebrate the writings of author Jane Austen and help bring the charm of the early 19th century to life with fashion, music, dancing

Enjoy this one-day opportunity to create your own special project using the processes of Medieval Illumination.

Visit Dundurn for the first day of its Victorian Christmas for free.

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.

Family fun is on the menu! Prepare some tasty treats in the historic kitchen below stairs. Pre-registration is required.

Enjoy an authentic Victorian Christmas cooking experience at Dundurn. Pre-registration 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.

Join us for an illustrated talk as Zig Misiak features the Native Nations during the War of 1812.

For all ages.

Baking for the holidays is a large part of many household traditions. Pre-registration required.

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.

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.

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.

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.

During the Holidays, drop-in and unplug, we invite families to join us to play board games and make a craft. 

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. 

During the Holidays, drop-in and unplug, we invite families to join us to play board games and make a craft. 

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