Programs & Events

Upcoming programs and events at the Museum

May is Museum Month!

Starting May 1, the Oakville Museum will kick-off a month-long celebration in offering a range of informative and engaging activities for all ages, including:

Hunting for History Scavenger Hunt (daily in May)

During our opening hours, kids of all ages can tour through the museum looking for interesting artifacts and historical features. Complete the scavenger hunt and win a prize! Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult caregiver.

May is Museum Month Drop-in Activities (weekends in May)

Each weekend in May, join the museum for a fun, drop-in craft activity to celebrate May is Museum Month and Asian Heritage Month. Children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult caregiver. For ages 3+.

Weekly themes:

May 4-5: Mark the spring migration and create your own articulating Asiatic parrot or magpie. Take a self-guided walk of the local neighbourhood and search for feathered friends using our backyard bird booklet.
May 11-12: It’s the season for Sakura (cherry blossoms). Celebrate this beautiful time of year by making your own paper cherry blossoms. Be inspired by the decorative floral objects on display at the museum.
May 18-19: Join us for the annual opening weekend of the Oakville’s First Post Office located in Lakeside Park. Learn about postage stamps from across Asia and try letter writing with a Quill Pen. At the museum, try origami - the art of paper folding.
May 25-26: Make a Frog Flycatcher inspired by the Victorian ball and cup children’s game.

Spring Tea and Tour Event

Saturday, May 11, 2024
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $30 ticket
Ages 12+

Join the Oakville Museum for a special Mother's Day tour and treat. Take a guided tour of the restored historic Erchless Estate and explore exhibitions which share the rich and diverse history of Oakville. Wrap up your tour with a takeaway Treat Box at the Museum Coach House and learn about the history of afternoon tea.

Please call 905-338-4400 if you have any food or dietary restrictions.

Purchase Spring Tea and Tour Tickets

Debwewin: The Truth Project Exhibition

Saturday, May 18, 2024
1 to 4:30 p.m.

In celebration of International Museum Day, the Oakville Museum presents an exhibit which was created as a partnership between the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Oakville Community Foundation and the Oakville Museum, with collaboration from the Debwewin Advisory Council and Know History.

Bootleggers and Beverages: A Prohibition Night Out

Friday, May 31
7 to 9 p.m.
Oakville Museum Coach House
Cost: $90 ticket
Ages 19+

Step back in time and experience the roaring twenties like never before! Join us for a night of revelry, nostalgia and prohibition-themed fun in collaboration with Flourish and Bask. Experts from the Oakville Museum will be on hand with a captivating display of photos and costumes, shedding light on Canada’s fascinating involvement in prohibition and the temperance movement. Then get ready to sip and savour on a journey through the history of some of your favourite libations with renowned mixologist, Zac Kvas.

Learn how to make and enjoy three classic cocktails (two alcoholic, one non-alcoholic). Each guest will receive a thank you gift, including a bottle of Kvas FBC syrup and a recipe card to recreate one of the cocktails at home.

Buy Bootleggers and Beverages tickets

Museum summer camps

Join us for a summer break filled with excitement and adventure! Our camps offer a safe environment for kids to learn, laugh and explore.

Full Day Camps

Available weekly in July and August from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fee: $330.75 per five day session

Ages 6 to 9

Themes include: Explore Oakville, Museum Material World, Museum Mystery, Museum Summer Fun, Take Park Museum Art, Tales from Long Ago, The Museum Scene, Where Science Meets Art, Wonders of Erchless Gardens.

Half Day Camps

Available Tuesday to Thursday in August from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: $112.77 per three day session

Ages 4 to 5

Themes include: Mini Take Part Museum Art, Mini Museum Fairy Tales, Mini Museum Scene Act 1, Mini Museum Take a Closer Look.

Register for Museum Camps

Museum tours

Oakville Museum guided tours

Tuesday to Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

General admission by donation

Join our expert staff for a fun and fast-paced guided tour of the beautiful Erchless Estate. Learn about the Chisholms, Oakville's founding family who called the museum home for six generations. Gain insight into the history of the town and Oakville's Black History.

Walk-in visits and guided tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For groups of 10 or more, please contact us to confirm group rate and availability. Group tours must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance.

Oakville Museum Programs and Events