Special Events

Once a year, Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore many of the city’s most-loved spaces—free of charge.

Throughout the day, we will be screening our Citizen Minutes collection (citizenminutes.ca), which includes 21 short films that showcase ordinary Canadians making extraordinary impacts in their communities. 

An exploration of the origins of the iconic rock band and its meteoric rise—in just one year and against all odds. 

A trip to Bodega Bay takes a bizarre avian turn in this Hitchcock classic that is one of the greatest horror films of all time.

Transgender athlete Harrison Browne, author Rachel Browne and Jax Irwin discuss one of the most urgent books of 2025.

Stunning cinematography showcases the wonder of life in the ocean and exposes the unprecedented challenges it faces.

Celebrate the anniversary of Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s best-known novel that has bewitched audiences for two decades. 

Arrive early for a pop-up book sale by our promotional partner, Hopeless Romantic Bookshop.

Called “linguistically zesty“ by The New Yorker, The Allusionist is a podcast about language: the funny and frustrating ways it shapes our words, thoughts and lives

Jesse and Céline spend a romantic evening together in Vienna, knowing they may never see each other after they part.

Come sing along as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good become unlikely friends in the runaway hit musical.

A landmark portrait of Harlem’s drag ball scene in the 1980s, a time rife with homophobia, transphobia, racism and AIDS.

A queer classic! Two drag queens and a trans woman board the eponymous pink bus and take a road trip across Australia.

Toronto, 1980. Four young women form Fifth Column, a post-punk band that will influence art and politics worldwide.

This Tamil-language adaptation of Sense and Sensibility trades 18th-century Devonshire for contemporary South India.

Unflinching, bold and hopeful, this new chapter in the queer canon traces the resistance of Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement. 

Join us for a post-screening Q&A with the film team and special guests on Saturday, June 14.

A box of letters from the 1950s is the key to unlocking a vital, yet previously untold, part of New York's 2SLGBTQI+ history.

Celebrate Pride with this candy-coloured queer teen romance starring Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall and RuPaul.

Come do the "Time Warp" again with this cult classic, presented with Toronto's own Shadow Cast who perform their satirical version during the screening.

Unflinching, bold and hopeful, this new chapter in the queer canon traces the resistance of Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement.

Drawn from archival materials, this riveting doc recreates the moment when the Haida Nation took a stand for the future. 

This tense revenge thriller, laced with dark comedy, delivers a bloody but important message about food sovereignty.

Author and activist Sandy Hudson discusses why a future without police is not only possible but also necessary. 

On a journey with his half-brother, Mi’kmaw teenager Link finds community and identity in the land where he belongs. 

A portrait of LGBTQ2S+ pride and queer life in small towns, told through the stories of people from across Canada. 

After Ginger is attacked by a dog, she sprouts hair and a tail...and develops the desire to tear living things to pieces. 

Sarah Polley investigates elusive family truths, painting a touching and intriguing portrait of relatives and friends. 

From emotional lead-up to exhilarating final performance, experience the Tragically Hip’s legendary farewell Man Machine Poem tour in 2016. 

The question “can men and women be just friends?” plays out in familiar haunts like Riverdale Park and Cherry Beach.