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Doors Open Windsor returns in 2012 for two amazing days, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 and Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Doors open Windsor 2012, joins the nationwide commemoration of the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Windsor's Sandwich Town saw a number of skirmishes during the war – two private homes and one church that are featured on our tour were standing at that time. We also feature sites that tell the story of prohibition and the Underground Railroad, and churches that paint a picture of Windsor's wide ethnic diversity.
Our event takes place over two days and is set up in clusters so that our guests can easily move from place to place.
About Doors Open
Doors Open actually has its roots in France. The first event was staged there in 1984. Within a few years, the Doors Open movement had spread to neighboring European Countries.
Today, there are events throughout Europe, Australia, South America and across North America.
The Ontario Heritage Trust held its first Doors Open in Ontario in 2002, to promote heritage tourism and to build awareness and pride in our community heritage treasures.
Through this program, architecturally significant buildings and other structures in more than forty Ontario communities threw their doors open for free tours, allowing the public to experience their beauty and history.
