Each February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and celebrations that honour the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities. The 2025 theme for Black History Month is: “Black Legacy and Leadership: Celebrating Canadian History and Uplifting Future Generations.”
Here are the events, exhibitions, and tours celebrating Black History Month 2025 across Ontario, hosted by museums, historic sites, and galleries. This is not a complete list— the OMA will continue to update it throughout the month as more events, exhibitions, and tours are added.
Events
Site/Organization | Event Title | Date | Time | Cost |
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Scarborough Museum | February Weekends at Scarborough Museum | Every Saturday & Sunday from February 1 – February 23, 2025 | 11:00am – 4:00pm | Free |
Simcoe County Museum | Black History Month Virtual Lecture Series: Topic: Through My Eyes – Change & Challenge Being Biracial in Simcoe County | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Free |
Museum of Toronto | [Un]Archiving Workshop | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Free, Donations Encouraged |
Museum of Toronto | Black Jewish Visions: A Short Film Screening of Periphery | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Free, Donations Encouraged |
Ontario Heritage Trust | In the Light of Dawn: A book launch at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History | Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 1:00pm | Free |
Scarborough Museum | Weaving Stories – Weaving Workshop at Scarborough Museum | Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Free |
Gibson House Museum | Grow Where You Are Planted: a Writing Workshop | Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | $15 |
Colborne Lodge | Black History Month: New Words at Colborne Lodge | Saturday, February 8, 15 & 22nd | 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3:30pm | Free |
Museum London | Black History Slam | Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Free |
Guelph Black Heritage Society | “Exploring the Additional and Invisible Labour of Navigating the World Being Black” with Giselle Jones, Social Worker, Psychotherapist | Saturday, February 15, 2025 | 11:00am – 12:30pm | Free |
Buxton Museum | Stand By Me: A Century of Black Music and Its Influence | Saturday, February 15th, 2025 | 7:00pm | Free, suggested donation $20 |
Montgomery’s Inn | Family Day Weekend Storytelling at Montgomery’s Inn | Saturday, February 15 to Sunday, February 17 | 11:00am – 11:45am; 1:30pm – 2:15pm; 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Free |
Todmorden Mills Heritage Site | Family Day Weekend at Todmorden Mills | Saturday, February 15 to February 17, 2025 | 11:00am – 4:00pm | Free |
Gibson House Museum | Family Day Weekend at Gibson House Museum | Saturday, February 15; Sunday, February 16 and Monday, February 17 | 11:00 am – 4:00pm | Free |
Museum of Lennox and Addington | Tracing a Black Presence in Kingston and Beyond | Tuesday, February 18 | 7:00 pm | $5 |
Simcoe County Museum | Black History Month Virtual Lecture Series: Richard Pierpoint: Freedom Fighter | Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Free |
Scarborough Museum | Postcards to Home – Collage Workshop at Scarborough Museum | Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Free |
Spadina Museum | In Conversation with Natalie Wood | Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm | $10 |
African Caribbean Canadian Association of Northern Ontario | 2025 Black History Celebration Event | Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 | 5:00pm | $0-70 |
Buxton Museum | Jubilant: A Celebration of the Soul | Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | $40 |
Guelph Black Heritage Society | 4th Friday at Guelph Museums | Friday, February 28, 2025 | 7:00pm | Free |
Buxton Museum | Black Excellence Awards & Gala at the Retro Suites Hotel | Saturday, March 1, 2025 | 7:00pm | $100 |
Exhibition
Site/Organization | Exhibition Title | Date |
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Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre | Harmony: An Art Exhibition Celebrating Black Excellence | February 1 to February 28, 2025; 1:00pm |
Oakville Museum | The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Freedom | Permanent Exhibit |
Oakville Museum | Freedom, Opportunity and Family: Oakville’s Black History | Permanent Exhibit |
Tours
Site/Organization | Tour Title | Date/Details |
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Ontario Heritage Trust | Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History Virtual Tour | Friday, February 14, 2025; 1:00pm |
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre | On the Liberty Line: Early Black History and the Underground Railroad in St. Catharines | Virtual presentation – Streamed live on Feb 26, 2022 |
Oakville Museum | Oakville’s Early Black History: Virtual Tour | Virtual Tour |
*Image used for the cover of this page is courtesy of Canadian Heritage. Find their BHM Digital Toolkit here.