BHM EVENTS IN ONTARIO

N Date Name of the event Organizer Venue Time (EST) City 
1 Friday January 30 Hamilton’s Official Launch of Black History Month 2026 Hamilton Black History Council Hamilton Public Library – Central Library, 55 York Boulevard, Hamilton 1:30pm-4pm Hamilton
2 Sunday February 1 Black History Month Event CARIBBEAN CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF WATERLOO REGION Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener 12pm-5pm Kitchener
3 Sunday February 1-Sunday March 1 Black History Month Children’s Group Winrose Oasis Counselling Services 1030 Upper James Street, Hamilton 12pm-2pm Hamilton
4 Sunday February 1 Things Black Girls Say comedy takes over @yukyuksTO 4 Black herstory month Zabrina Chevannes Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club Toronto, 224 Richmond Street West, Toronto 8pm-10pm Toronto
5 Sunday February 1 Black History Month 2026 Kick-Off: Flag Raising & Celebration The Equity and Advocacy Social Justice Foundation County of Brant Council Chambers, 7 Broadway Street West, Brant 11am-3pm Brant
6 Sunday February 1 Black Psychologists Exist Fiana Andrews Professionelle House, 64 Guided Court, Toronto 1pm Toronto
7 Sunday February 1 Black History Month Opening Ceremony Black History Ottawa Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, 200 Coventry Road, Ottawa 2pm-5pm Ottawa
8 Thursday February 5 Black History Month Showcase Canada Black Music Archives City Of Toronto Archives, Spadina Road, 255 Spadina Road, Toronto 6pm-9pm Toronto
9 Thursday February 5 HAPPINESS THURSDAYS: Black History Month event by Ottawa Public Library Happiness Habits 613 Cours Bayview Yards, 7 Bayview Station Road, Ottawa 7pm-9pm Ottawa
10 Thursday February 5 “A Celebration of Black History through Music” Lecture + Lecture-Recital University of Toronto Faculty of Music Gospel Choir University of Toronto, Edward Johnson Building, Faculty of Music, 80 Queen’s Park, Toronto 6:30pm Toronto
11 Thursday February 5 In celebration of Black History Month: Author André Alexis Ottawa Public Library / Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa Cours Bayview Yards, 7 Bayview Station Road, Ottawa 7pm Ottawa
12 Thursday February 5 Beauty is Me 2nd Annual Fundraising Luncheon 2026 Beauty Is Me St.Clair Centre for the Arts, 201 Riverside Drive West, Windsor 11:30am-1pm Windsor
13 Friday February 6 Black History Month Film Screening: The Watermelon Woman NPCC Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Toronto 4:30pm-6:30pm Toronto
14 Friday February 6 ROOTS & RHYTHM — A Black History Month Culinary Experience Honey Soul Food The Hive, 907 Dundas Street West, Toronto 7pm-11pm Toronto
15 Friday February 6 Celebrating Black History Month IWB – Immigrant Women In Business. Svetlana  Video Conference, Facebook & LinkedIn LIVE, Toronto 12pm-12:45pm Toronto
16 Friday February 6 Coffee and Canvas Paint Night: Black History Month Studio.89 2520 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga 6pm-7pm Mississauga
17 Friday Feebruary 6-8 International Mini Afro & Diversity Festival of Cornwall SDG Festival International Afro & Diversités de Cornwall SDG, IUIC – Israel United in Christ Charles-Émile-Claude Centre, Cornwall SDG Friday 6pm-8pm, Saturday 2pm-6pm, Sunday 2pm-5pm Cornwall
18 Saturday February 7 Black History Month Celebration: We Rise Together Black Mentorship Inc – BMI Oakville Conference & Banquet Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Road, Oakville 5:30pm-11:59pm Oakville
19 Saturday February 7 Black History Month Nature Walk Black Canadian Hikers 99 Edenbridge Drive, Toronto 9:30am-11:30am Toronto
20 Saturday February 7 “Roots & Resonance” – Black History Month an Afternoon of Learning Aurora Public Library Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge Street, Aurora 2pm-4pm Aurora
21 Saturday February 7 11th Annual Looking Back Into the Future Black History Month Conference Channon Oyeniran St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts and Culture, 78 Church Street South, Ajax 1pm-5pm Ajax
22 Saturday February 7 Black History Month: Barre Class Amplify Outdoors 286 Elgin Street, Ottawa 1:30pm Ottawa
23 Saturday February 7 This Is Why Your Black Friend Is Funny Marlon Palmer NUVO Lounge 295, 295 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa 8pm Ottawa
24 Sunday February 8 19th Annual Black History Month Celebration Cultural Expressions Art Gallery Inc. J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate, 1355 Harwood Ave N, Ajax 2pm-6pm Ajax
25 Sunday February 8 Black History Month Reception, Art Exhibition and Ujamaa Marketplace Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford St., Newmarket 2pm-6pm Newmarket
26 Monday February 9 2026 DBEN BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION  Durham Black Educators’ Network J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate, 1355 Harwood Avenue North, Ajax 6pm-9pm Ajax
27 Tuesday February 10 Roots of Black Resilience: Ancestral Ecologies & Climate Wellness The Nest Health, Nursing, and Environmental Studies — (H.N.E.S), Room 140, #431, Toronto 4pm Toronto
28 Tuesday February 10 WORD, SOUND, POWER: An Annual Celebration of Black artistic Expression Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora Accolade East Building, 83 York Boulevard, Toronto 5:30pm Toronto
29 Wednesday Feburary 11 Black History Month Event Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre  116 Division Street, Welland 8:30am-10:30am Welland
30 Wednesday Feburary 11 Mapping Black History: Counter-Archiving Black Thought, History and Legacy The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The D.B. Weldon Library, 1151 Richmond Street, London 12pm-1pm London
31 Wednesday Feburary 11 Black Excellence Pitch Night Innovation Factory TechPlace, 5151 New Street, Burlington 5pm-8pm Burlington
32 Friday February 13 2026 Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF) Being Black in Canada  Carlton Cinema, Toronto 9pm Toronto
33 Saturday February 14 History Month Marketplace 2026 | Toronto Pop-up Shop YouthLink 3600 Kingston Road, Toronto 3pm-7:30pm Toronto
34 Saturday February 14 Black History Month PoPup Market (Milton) Shelland House of Films Milton Seniors Activity Centre, 500 Childs Drive, Milton 4pm-7:30pm Milton
35 Saturday February 14 Black History Month Event 2026 York Region Alliance of African Canadian Communities (YRAACC) Lauremont Upper Secondary School, 500 Elgin Mills Rd E, Richmond Hill 11am-2^m Richmond Hill
36 Sunday February 15 Black History Month- Celebrating Black Brilliance Experience Nigerians in Barrie Allandale Recreation Centre, 190 Bayview Drive, Barrie 2pm-6:30pm Barrie
37 Sunday February 15 KulchaShock: Legacy in Motion – Black History Month Market (Yonge–Sheppard) London Artisan Connection  Yonge Sheppard Centre, 4841 Yonge Street, Toronto 11am-5pm Toronto
38 Thursday February 19 Speaker’s Night: Tracing Black People Enslaved in the Town of York Etobicoke Historical Society 4709 Dundas St W, Toronto 7:30pm Toronto
39 Thursday February 19 Black History Month: Strategic Partner for Sudbury (Bilingual/FR) Afro Heritage Association of Sudbury & NOBEEP 1351 D Kelly Lake Road, #unit 2 Greater Sudbury 5:30pm-8:30pm Greater Sudbury
40 Friday February 20 Black Brilliance: Open Mic & Showcase Hip Hop Healing TAIBU Community Health Centre, 27 Tapscott Road, #unit 1, Toronto 5pm Toronto
41 Friday February 20 Black History Month Swing Dance Celebration ✨ Learn to Dance + Social with OSDS Ottawa Swing Dance Society – OSDS 174 Wilbrod St, Ottawa 7:45pm-11:30pm Ottawa
42 Friday February 20 2nd Annual Celebration of Black Classical Music—Chamber Music Edition! Untitled Ensemble Annette Studios, 566 Annette Street, Toronto 7:30pm Toronto
43 Saturday February 21 Dîner entre femmes – Black History Month ✨ (Restaurant privatisé) Girls and Connect – Toronto Restaurant Nganda, Downtown Toronto   7pm-10pm Toronto
44 Saturday February 21 Black History Month: Breaking Patterns, Building Legacy Refreshing Waters Psychotherapy 190 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax 11:30am-3pm Ajax
45 Saturday February 21 The Ninth Floor: Black History Month Film Screening and Fireside Chat Enroute 2 Success Brampton Library – Cyril Clark Branch, 20 Loafers Lake Lane, Brampton 2pm-5pm Brampton
46 Saturday February 21 ONSTAGE: 4th Annual Black History Month Variety Show + Vendor Market FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre – St. Catharines FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre – St. Catharines, 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines 4pm St. Catharines
47 Saturday February 21 Black Joy Through Food & Storytelling- A Black History Month Celebration TTIH-THRIVE TOGETHER INCLUSION HUB 20 Roy Boulevard, Brantford, 5pm-8pm Brantford
48 Saturday February 21 BLACK HISRORY MONTH / CÉLÉBRATION DU MOIS DE L’HISTOIRE DES NOIRS Centre canadien pour l’unité de famille.  Versailles Convention Centre, 6721 Edwards Boulevard, Mississauga 5:30pm-02:am Mississauga
49 Saturday February 21 AFRO Black History Month Celebration African Revival Family Organization (AFRO)  54 Benton Street, Kitchener 1pm-4pm Kitchener
50 Saturday February 21 Upskill your Kiz – Black History Month Edition Marie-Daphné Laguerre 290 Picton Avenue, #102, Ottawa 2pm Ottawa
51 Saturday February 21 DCCBA 6th Annual Black History Month Celebration Town of Shelburne Grace Tipling Hall, 203 Main Street East, Shelburne 6pm-8pm Shelburne
52 Sunday February 22 Rich Brian at History Toronto History Toronto History Toronto, 1663 Queen Street East, Toronto 7pm-9pm Toronto
53 Sunday February 22 3rd Annual Black History Month Indoor Tennis Finals Ottawa Loves Tennis Rideau Sports Centre, 1 Donald Street, Ottawa 3pm-7:30pm Ottawa
54 Thursday February 26 RiddimFit x lululemon | Black History Month Celebration Lululemon store events Riddim Fitness Wellness Centre, 845 Westney Road South, Ajax 7:30pm-9pm Ajax
55 Friday February 27 Black History Month: BLACK GRAPES Wine Tasting Fall Into Spice Waterworks Food Hall, 50 Brant Street, Toronto 6pm-10pm Toronto
56 Friday February 27 Black History Month Closing Celebration on Parliament Hill Elevate International Parliament Hill, 144 Wellington Street, Ottawa 5:30pm Ottawa
57 Friday February 27 Free Black History Month Screening | The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Skills for Change Verity, 111d Queen Street East, Toronto 6pm Toronto
58 Saturday February 28 Black Liberation Ball #4 Sebastio Sivuilu Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto 6pm Toronto
59 Saturday February 28 Black History Month Closing Ceremony 2026 Wolf Performance Hall Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas Street, London 1pm-4:30pm London
60 Saturday February 28 Black History Month Fashion Show

Pedal Works Café Studios, Inc

Pedal Works Café & Studios, 101-C 1412 Princess Street, Kingston 6pm Kingston
61 Saturday February 28 Kisanaa – A Family Day and Black History Month Inspired Celebration Kisanaa St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 20 Young Road, Ottawa 2pm Ottawa
62 Saturday February 28 African Canadian Christian Network (ACCN) Presents Rooted in Resilience Alya Harvey North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto 6:30pm Toronto