BHM EVENTS IN ONTARIO | ||||||
N | Date | Name of the event | Organization name | Venue | Time (EST) | City |
1 | Friday Jan 31 | HBHAS Cultural Dynamics Leadership Training | Halton Black History Awareness Society | Halton Regional Police Service, 2485 North Service Road West Oakville | 9am-4:30pm | Oakville |
2 | Saturday Feb 1 | BHM Opening Ceremony 2025: ‘The Work Continues’ | Black History Ottawa | National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street Ottawa | 2pm-4:30pm | Ottawa |
3 | Saturday Feb 1 | Black History Month Celebration: Vision to Victory | Black Mentorship Inc – BMI | Oakville Conference & Banquet Centre 2515 Wyecroft Road Oakville | 5:30pm-11:59pm | Oakville |
4 | Saturday Feb 1 | 18th Annual Black History Month Celebration | Â Cultural Expressions for CHANGE | Auditorium, 1355 Harwood Ave N Ajax | 4pm | Ajax |
5 | Saturday Feb 1 | Black History Month Celebration: Vision to Victory | Black Mentorship Inc – BMI | Oakville Conference & Banquet Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Road Oakville | 5:30pm-11:59pm | Oakville |
6 | Saturday Feb 1 | Crafting Our Legacy Exhibition – Opening Reception | The Rivoli | Rivoli Toronto, 334 Queen Street West Toronto | 1pm-5pm | Toronto |
7 | Saturday Feb 1 | Black History Month Art & Culture Event | Â Waveland Canada | 7 Hart House Circle Toronto | 3PM-8PM | Toronto |
8 | Saturday Feb 1 | And Then It Happened | The Open Door | 452 Grey Street Brantford | 2pm-5pm | Brantford |
9 | Saturday Feb 1 | Black History Month Reception, Ujamaa Marketplace and Gallery Exhibition | Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association | Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford St Newmarket | 10:30am-5pm | Newmarket |
10 | Saturday Feb 1 | A Tribute to Bob Marley Featuring Errol Blackwood and Jimmy Ried | CENTRE WELLINGTON BLACK COMMITTEE | Fergus Grand Theatre, 244 Saint Andrew Street West Fergus | 8pm-10pm | Fergus |
11 | Saturday Feb 1 | Africa and the World | Â African Arts Institute | Centennial Secondary School, 160 Palmer Road Belleville | 7pm | Belleville |
12 | Saturday Feb 1-2 | Crépu: Our DNA, a Black Hair Art Show, Une exposition d’art de cheveux afro | Hors Pair Social | Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada, 1867 Saint Laurent Boulevard Ottawa | 5pm | Ottawa |
13 | Sunday Feb 2 | Black Excellence Gala 2025: Roots and Routes | University of Ottawa | University of Ottawa, Canadian Museum of History | 5pm-9pm | Ottawa |
14 | Sunday Feb 2 | Ottawa Church of God- black History Month event | Ottawa Church of God | Ottawa Church of God, 1820 Carling Ave | 10:30am | Ottawa |
15 | Monday Feb 3 | Flag Raising Ceremony / Pan African Flag | Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association | Municipal Building, 395 Mulock Drive Newmarket | 10:30am-11:30am | Newmarket |
16 | Tuesday Feb 4 | Being Black in Canada presents The Moments that Matter | The Moments that Matter | Canadian Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front Street West Toronto | 12:30pm-1:30pm | Toronto |
17 | Tuesday Feb 4 | Lecture Me! Resources for Survival in Black Women’s Writing | Mississauga Library | Hazel McCallion Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe Road West Mississauga | 7pm-8:15pm | Mississauga |
18 | Wednesday Feb 5 | WORD, SOUND, POWER: An Annual Celebration of Black artistic Expression | Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora | Accolade East Building, 83 York Boulevard Toronto | 5:30-8;30pm | Toronto |
19 | Wednesday Feb 5 | Enhancing Well-Being: Black Mental Health Supports in the University Environment | Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office, University of Toronto | University pof Toronto, Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place | 9am | Toronto |
20 | Wednesday Feb 5 | Black Excellence with Cameron Bailey Black History Month 2025 | Western University | University Community Centre, 1151 Richmond Street London | 1pm | London |
21 | Wednesday Feb 5 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Canadian Center for Victims of Torture(CCVT) | 194 Jarvis Street Toronto | 3pm-5pm | Toronto |
22 | Wednesday Feb 5 | Black Excellence with Cameron Bailey – Black History Month 2025 | The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | University Community Centre, 1151 Richmond Street London | 1pm-2pm | London |
23 | Thursday Feb 6 | Code the Future: Inspiring Black Youth to Dream, Create & Innovate in AI | Markham African Caribbean Canadian Association | 171 Town Centre Boulevard Markham | 11am-1pm | Markham |
24 | Thursday Feb 6 | Black Girl Little Secrets | Nyora media Productions | Alumnae Theatre Company, 70 Berkeley Street Toronto | 7:30pm | Toronto |
25 | Friday Feb 7 | Africa Vibes – Afro Workshop with Cassandra Toutou | Yensa Festival | George Brown College, 146 Kendal Avenue Building C Toronto | 7pm-9pm | Toronto |
26 | Friday Feb 7 | Black History Month Celebration: The Story of Gloria Baylis Brought to Life | Enroute 2 Success | Cyril Clark Library Lecture Hall, 20 Loafers Lake Lane Brampton | 7pm-9pm | Brampton |
27 | Friday Feb 7 | ArtHeart’s Black History Month Paint Night | ArtHeart Community Art Centre | Artheart, 585 Dundas Street East Suite 210 Toronto | 6:30pm-9:30pm | Toronto |
28 | Friday Feb 7 | What a Joke | Archipelago Ent | What a Jerk Restaurant, 3303 Lake Shore Boulevard West Toronto | 7pm-10pm | Toronto |
29 | Friday Feb 7 | Africa Vibes – Afro Workshop with Cassandra Toutou | Yensa Festival | George Brown College, 146 Kendal Avenue Building C Toronto | 7pm-9pm | Toronto |
30 | Friday Feb 7-9 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH POP UP MARKET @ STC | THE TRENDING TABLE INC | Scarborough Town Centre, 300 Borough Drive Toronto | 10am | Toronto |
31 | Saturday Feb 8 | The Journey to Black Liberation Symposium & the Black Liberation Ball 2025 Theme, Finding Home in Toronto: Conversations with Black Refugees | Black Daddies Club (BDC) and the Toronto Kiki Ball Alliance (TKBA). Collaborating with Ultra-red and C-RRED (Center for Race, Religion and Economic Democracy) and in partnership with Harbourfront Centre | Harbourfront Centre, Studio Theatre | 235 Queens Quay West | 12pm | Toronto |
32 | Saturday Feb 8 | Black History Month Seniors’ Health Seminar | Ottawa Golden Oldies Seniors’ Club | Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Station Road Ottawa | 11:30am-3pm | Ottawa |
33 | Saturday Feb 8 | [Un]Archiving Workshop: Led by Aaron T Francis of Vintage Black Canada | Museum of Toronto | Museum of Toronto, 401 Richmond Street West #LL01 Toronto | 1pm-3pm | Toronto |
34 | Saturday Feb 8 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025 | Northern Ontario Black Economic Empowerment Program (Nobeep Paenno) | SteelWorkers’ Union Hall & Conference Center, 66 Brady Street Greater Sudbury | 5:30pm-10pm | Greater Sudbury |
35 | Saturday Feb 8 | Afrofuturist Collage Making Workshop (For Adults & Teens) | Richmond Hill Public Library | Central Branch (Richmond Hill Public Library), 1 Atkinson Street Richmond Hill | 11am | Richmond Hill |
36 | Sunday Feb 9 | AANP’s Black History Month Celebration | Afrocentric Awareness Network of Peterborough | Peterborough Lions Community Centre, 347 Burnham Street Peterborough | 1pm-3pm | Â Peterborough |
37 | Sunday Feb 9 | Black Histories & Futures Month 2025 | Department of Gender Studies | Queen’s University, 99 University Avenue Kingston | 1pm-4pm | Kingston |
38 | Tuesday Feb 11 | Abeena Samm at Toronto Reference Library | Arts Department of the Toronto Reference Library | Toronto Public Library – Toronto Reference Library – Beeton Hall, 789 Yonge Street Toronto | 6:30pm-8pm | Toronto |
39 | Wednesday Feb 12 | Black in Canada: A Timeline of Black Canadian History | Georgina Public Library–Community Engagement | Discovery Branch, 261 Garrett Styles Drive Georgina | 7pm-8:30pm | Georgina |
40 | Wednesday Feb 12 | Black History Month: Black Resistance | YMCA Of the National Capital Region | RBC Community Room (second floor), 180 Argyle Ave, Ottawa, ON K2P 1B7, Canada | 4pm | Ottawa |
41 | Thursday Feb 13 | The Black History Slam 2025 | Spoken Culture | Museum London, 421 Ridout St N London | 5:30pm-7:30pm | London |
42 | Saturday Feb 15 | Black History Month Art & Culture Event | Waveland Canada | Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle Toronto | 3pm-8pm | Toronto |
43 | Saturday Feb 15 | African Day on the Hill | African Canadian Association of Ottawa | LaCite 801 Aviation Pkwy, Ottawa, Pavillon H Excentricité | 5pm | Ottawa |
44 | Saturday Feb 15 | Black History Month Celebration 2025 | York Region Alliance of African Canadian Communities (YRAACC) | 500 Elgin Mills Road East Richmond Hill | 11am-2pm | Richmond Hill |
45 | Saturday Feb 15 | Black History Month Celebration – Our Stories, Our Strength | Rhythm and Blues Cambridge | Langs, 1145 Concession Road Cambridge | 12pm-3pm | Cambridge |
46 | Saturday Feb 15 | Jazz – Alexis Baro’s Afro Cuban Group | The Pilot | The Pilot, 22 Cumberland Street Toronto | 3pm-6pm | Toronto |
47 | Saturday Feb 15 | Celebrating African Cuisine – Cooking Demo for Black History Month | Aurora Public Library | Aurora Public Library, 15145 Yonge Street Aurora | 1pm-3:30pm | Aurora |
48 | Saturday Feb 15 | Controlled Damage | National Arts Centre | Babs Asper Theatre, 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada | 7:30pm | Ottawa |
49 | Saturday Feb 15 | The Black Legacy Gala: A Black History Month Celebration | Future Paths Network & Burundi We Want | Sir John A. Macdonald Hall, Ballroom 100, 144 Wellington St, Ottawa | 4:30pm | Ottawa |
50 | Saturday Feb 15 & 22 | Black history celebration 2025: Titled: Cultural Legacy and Innovation | Firm Voice Foundation | Newmarket Public Library, 438 Park Avenue Newmarket | 11am-4pm | Newmarket |
51 | Saturday Feb 15 | And then What Happened…Black Canadian History: The Untold Stories | Minto’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee | Community Room, Harriston Library, Mill Street, Harriston, ON, Canada, 88 Mill Street Harriston | 11am-12:30pm | Harriston |
52 | Sunday Feb 16 | Àdúró | Project Agape | SAW 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa | 1:30pm | Ottawa |
53 | Sunday Feb 16 | For The Culture | Long Wknd Edition | ft DJ Mohogany (NYC)Â | Upper Echelon Events | 50 Prince Edward Island Crescent Toronto | 10pm | Toronto |
54 | Monday Feb 17 | 13th Annual Underground Comedy Railroad Tour – Ottawa | The Unknown Comedy Club | Laugh Lounge, 61 York Street Ottawa | 8pm-10pm | Ottawa |
55 | Thursday Feb 20 | Black History Month: BLACK GRAPES | Spice Food & Wine Event Series | Stackt market, 28 Bathurst Street Toronto | 6pm-10pm | Toronto |
56 | Thursday Feb 20 | Bibliotherapy: Celebrating Diverse Voices (Bowmanville) | Clarington Library, Museums & Archives | CLMA, Bowmanville Library, 163 Church Street Bowmanville | 3:30pm-4:45pm | Bowmanville |
57 | Friday Feb 21 | Black History Month Showcase | Â Canada Black Music Archives | City Of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Road Toronto | 6pm-9pm | Toronto |
58 | Saturday Feb 22 | The RBC Black Diamond Ball 2025 | ArtXperiential Projects | Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front Street West Toronto | 6pm | Toronto |
59 | Saturday Feb 22 | 10th 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 | 10am-6pm | South Ajax |
60 | Saturday Feb 22 | Black History Market/ Cultural Event | B.A.D. ART | Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, 1500 Gulleden Drive Mississauga | 6pm-11pm | Mississauga |
61 | Saturday Feb 22 | BLACK HISTORY MONTH 3rd Annual Joy and Wellness Family Friendly Event | Â These 4 Walls Gallery | These 4 walls, 22 Front Street Quinte West | 1pm-3pm | Quinte West |
62 | Saturday Feb 22 | Celebrate Black Heritage & Excellence with WellFort CHS | WellFort Community Health Services | Ronald E. Groshaw Brampton Masonic Centre, 955 Clark Boulevard Brampton | 1pm-4pm | Brampton |
63 | Saturday Feb 22 | Jubilant – A Celebration of The Soul | Buxton Museum and Buxton’s Next Generation | W.I.S.H. Centre, 177 King Street East Chatham | 6pm-11:30pm | Chatham |
64 | Saturday Feb 22 | Honoring Our Legacy, Shaping Our Future: Celebrating Black Women’s Impact | Leading Ladies Canada | Blu Legacy Convention Centre, 3750 North Bowesville Road Ottawa | 5pm | Ottawa |
65 | Saturday Feb 22 | Global Community Alliance Gala: 13th Annual Gala & Award Ceremony | Global Community Alliance | Ottawa Conference & Event Centre 200 Coventry road | 6pm | Ottawa |
66 | Sunday Feb 23 | Black History Month: Hip Hop Dance Workshop | Â Moov Ottawa Dance | Bronson Centre, 211 Bronson Avenue Ottawa | 2pm-3pm | Ottawa |
67 | Sunday Feb 23 | Black History Month Paint and Vibe!!! | African Women Acting (AWA) | 893 Bayly St Pickering | 2pm | Toronto |
68 | Sunday Feb 23 | 2nd Annual Ottawa Black History Month Afro Caribbean Indoor Tennis Finals | Â Ottawa Loves Tennis | Rideau Sports Centre, 1 Donald Street Ottawa | 12pm | Ottawa |
69 | Saturday Feb 25 | Curatorial Tour: Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto Exhibition | Museum of Toronto | Museum of Toronto, 401 Richmond Street West #LL01 Toronto | 1pm-2pm | Toronto |
70 | Saturday Feb 25-28 | Reclaiming Our Narratives | DiversityTalk | Worth Gallery, 830 Dundas Street West Toronto | 12pm | Toronto |
71 | Monday Feb 27 | Mohawk Black History Month Event | MCMaster University | Macintyre Performing Arts Centre – Mohawk College | 6:30pm | Hamilton |
72 | Monday Feb 27 | Black Entrepreneur Pitch Night! | Innovation Factory | TechPlace, 5500 North Service Road ##801 Burlington | 5pm-8pm | Burlington |
73 | Friday Feb 28 | A Black History Month Special Presents “WHO ARE WE? |  The Kabod | 69 Milvan Drive Toronto | 4pm-9pm | Toronto |
74 | Friday Feb 28 | A celebration of Black classical music – chamber music edition! | Untitled Ensemble | Annette Studios, 566 Annette Street Toronto | 7:30pm-9pm | Toronto |
75 | Friday Feb 28 | Celebrations and Revelations 2025 – WE ARE COUNTRY | Joy Bullen | The Globe and Mail Centre, 351 King Street East #Suite 1700 Toronto | 6:30pm-9:30pm | Toronto |
76 | Saturday March 1 | Soulful Expressions Gala: Golden Revival: A Night of Royal Heritage | University of Ottawa | Ottawa Art Gallery | 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa | 6pm | Ottawa |
77 | Saturday March 1-2 | Black Excellence Awards Gala 2025 | Buxton Museum and Buxton’s Next Generation | Retro Suites Hotel, 2 King Street West Chatham | 6pm | Chatham |
78 | Friday March 21 | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | Ajax Public Library | Ajax Public Library – Main Branch, 55 Harwood Ave S Ajax | 6:30pm-8pm | Ajax |
