Current and Past Events

School Camp Program at the Chimczuk Museum

Museum Windsor plays a key role in many events, projects, initiatives and celebrations in Windsor's culture and heritage community. We actively engage in finding unique ways to help the community tell its stories.

October

Tours of the Historic Duff-Bâby House 

Location: Duff-Bâby House, 221 Mill Street
Date: October 17, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Free Admission

Visit the historic Duff-Bâby House following an extensive renovation. The Duff-Bâby House was built in 1798 and is named for its first two owners, Alexander Duff and James Baby. It is recognized among the most significant late eighteenth-century landmarks in Upper Canada. Free event, open to the public.

Free Admission: Halloween Family Day 

Location: Chimczuk Museum, 401 Riverside Drive West
Date: October 17, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free Admission

Museum Windsor is pulling out all the stops this Halloween with a fun-filled free day. Visitors are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes as they explore new exhibitions, complete a scavenger hunt, work on self-guided crafts, and more. Children will receive a small “treat” while supplies last. Free event, open to the public.

Spooky Ghost Tour  

Location: Meeting location provided at time of ticket purchase
Date: October 23, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission: $10

Join museum staff for a fun night of frights in Olde Sandwich. Learn about local legends and spooky tales followed by a tour of the Duff-Baby House featuring some of the ghostly encounters reported in the building. Tickets cost $10/person and advanced registration is required. Space is limited, call the museum at 519-253-18122 or visit Chimczuk Museum at 401 Riverside Drive West to purchase tickets.   

New Exhibit: Carnivorous Dinosaurs - Theropods  

Location: Chimczuk Museum, 401 Riverside Drive West
Date: Opening October 24, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Regular admission rates apply.

Dinosaurs are returning to the Chimczuk Museum! Join us on Saturday, October 24, 2026 for the opening of a new travelling exhibition focusing on carnivorous dinosaurs. Developed by Exploration Exhibits, this exhibition features dinos big and small, from the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex and Spinosaurus to the little, yet agile Deinonychus and Velociraptor. Visitors can engage with 2 life-sized skeletons, and a range of different skulls of these dangerous, powerful creatures. Regular admission rates apply. 

Museum Volunteer Group Speaker Series 

Location: Chimczuk Museum, 401 Riverside Drive West
Date: October 31, 2026
Time: 1 p.m.
Admission: Regular admission rates apply.

Join the Museum Volunteer Group at 1 p.m. for our monthly speaker series. This month, Museum Assistant Walker Petrichyn will be providing a tour of the new exhibition: Building that Still Are. Regular admission rates apply. 

Streetcar No. 351 Fall Hours 

Location: Legacy Beacon, 780 Riverside Drive West
Date: September 8 to October 31, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free Admission

Streetcar No. 351 will be shifting to fall hours following Labour Day.

  • Fall hours (following Labour Day): Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Monday through Friday, including statutory holidays. 

Dungeons and Dragons (LEGO) Scavenger Hunt

Location: François Baby House, 254 Pitt Street West
Date: Ongoing
Time: Regular hours of operation
Free Admission

The Heroes of Baldur's Gate have arrived at the François Baby House, as magic has brought a large party of Dungeons & Dragons LEGO Minifigures to the museum’s galleries. Visitors of all ages are invited to gain some experience points (XP) and discover historic treasures as they explore this National Historic Site of Canada by participating in this fun dungeon-crawling scavenger hunt.

Past Museum Windsor Events 

  • Free Day - Emancipation Day - 2026
  • Musuem Volunteer Group Yard Sale - 2026
  • Museum Windsor March Break Activities - 2026
  • Chimczuk Museum 10th Anniversary Celebrations - 2026
  • Free Day - Emancipation Day - 2025
  • Guest Speaker Nadine Williams - "The Fabric of Our Being - Transformative" - 2025
  • Free Day - Heritage Day/Black History Month - 2025

Museum Windsor
254 Pitt Street West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 5L5
For general information, contact 311.
For detailed inquiries, please call (519) 253-1812.
Email: wmuseum@citywindsor.ca

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