Drop in for a special afternoon of family-friendly fun at our next Open Door Day! The door to Niagara’s Homestead is open! Explore the site of the oldest home in St. Catharines with interactive tours, learn about heritage conservation with live demos, participate in hands-on crafts and activities with various community vendors, and enjoy ice cream as you discover our plans to adaptively reuse our 1850s Dairy into an ice cream shop.

Open Door Days are open to the public by donation. Your donations go towards future programming and special events, as well as our ongoing restoration work.

Activities & Offerings:

Guided Tours of the John Brown House and Property
Heritage Conservation Demonstrations
Niagara Handweavers & Spinner Guild
Simply Indigenous
101 Deweguns Collective
Live Music
Sweet Treats (by donation, while supplies last)
Children’s Crafts & Activities
Much more…

Access:
Offered in English.
Has gender-neutral bathrooms.
The John Brown House is undergoing continued restoration work and is currently not wheelchair accessible. The outdoor washroom facilities and second storey of the house are accessible by stairs only.

We apologize for this inconvenience and we continue to work to create an engaging experience for all visitors to our site.