Doors Open London: Sights, Sounds, & Stories that Make Our City

Doors Open London: Sights, Sounds, & Stories that Make Our City

Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21
12:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Eldon House and Grounds

By Donation

Experience Eldon House like never before during Doors Open! Historical Interpreters delve into unique design elements while visitors embark on self-guided tours of the house and grounds. Step back in time and engage in outdoor activities, including classic Victorian lawn games suitable for families and children. Come and enjoy a day filled with history, exploration, and fun at Eldon House.

The 24th annual Doors Open London (DOL) weekend will take place in September 20 & 21, 2025. This year’s theme is Sights, Sounds, & Stories that Make Our City. Establishments such as businesses, places of worship, entertainment venues, museums, and heritage organizations are invited to showcase how Sights, Sounds, and Stories have shaped our city. This can be done through performances, demonstrations, guided tours, and reenactments. Organizations are encouraged to highlight how communities and neighbourhoods have impacted Londoners’ lives. Businesses and workplaces are invited to share their stories of how work culture, demographics, and economic changes have shaped the sector over time. Heritage buildings are also encouraged to participate, showing how these spaces have been repurposed. Cultural organizations are urged to demonstrate how Londoners have embraced the arts, not only for entertainment but also as a way to pursue passions and personal interests.

Please click here to go to the London Heritage Council Website for more information: Doors Open London 2025

  • Last entry to the museum is at 4:15 p.m.
  • As a heritage site there is no public parking. There is public parking in and around the museum. Click here for Google Maps of Eldon House 
  • Please be aware that if the event is postponed or canceled guests will be notified in advance as soon as possible.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.