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Windsor-Tecumseh Weekend
All Jane’s Walk events are free to attend, but registration is required as capacity is limited.
Our schedule:
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Essex County: Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27
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Windsor-Tecumseh: Friday, May 2 - Sunday, April 4 (see below)
About our events:
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Jane’s Walks are hour-long, guided walking tours.
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Jane’s Talks are seated presentations hosted in wheelchair-accessible community spaces.
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Jane’s Talk & Tours are guided tours of historic buildings. Accessibility varies by tour.
Please refer to individual event descriptions for specific accessibility notes.
Fri, May 02CAW Student Centre Lobby (UWindsor)Talk & Tour: Join us at the Black Scholars Institute (University of Windsor) then over to a treasure site: The University of Windsor Leddy Library Archives and Special Collections, home of community and institutional memory where archival collections of Diasporans at Canada are being built.
Fri, May 02Kurley’s A.CJane's Walk: Explore East Erie Street in Windsor’s Via Italia on this guided walk through its rich heritage and flavours. From legacy businesses to community spaces, discover the stories, tastes, and culture that make this historic district a vibrant part of the city today.
Fri, May 02Thompson HouseJane's Walk: It’s a beautiful day in Olde Riverside—come explore the incredible variety of businesses in our area! With so much to offer, you might just find your new favorite place to visit.
Fri, May 02Bruce Park - Under the PavilionJane's Walk: Take a walk with local architect, Nicolas Lamoureux and explore the complicated or complex decisions that get made to make our built environment the way that it is today. How did we get here and where can we go from here?
Fri, May 02Alton C. Parker ParkJane's Walk: Led by the Essex County Black Historical Research Society, this tour will explore some of the sites important to the Black community of Windsor including commemorative public art. Portions of the McDougall Street Corridor south of Wyandotte Street will be visited.
Fri, May 02Windsor Sculpture Park/Askin & RiversideJane's Walk: A comfortable stroll along the Riverfront Trail in the near West Side with a brief talk about the genesis of the Sculpture Park, the Odette Gift, a viewing of specific pieces and a reading of poetry and prose written by local authors complimentary to the public art.
Fri, May 02Great Canadian Flag: Riverside/OuelletteJane's Walk: Join us in a brisk walk around downtown Windsor to uncover many forgotten 2SLGBTQI+ spaces.
Fri, May 02WindsorEats Food HallJane's Walk: Walk through Windsor's newest collection of murals, discovering many visually stunning ways artists have used the urban landscape as their canvas.
Sat, May 03Ojibway Nature CentreJane's Walk: Take a leisurely walk through Ojibway Park during migration season! (Limited registration.)
Sat, May 03Mackenzie Hall Cultural CentreJane's Walk: People of African descent have been part of the community in Old Sandwich Town from the eighteenth century to the present. Explore sites and markers related to Sandwich's fascinating Black history.
Sat, May 03asil (Gallery)Gallery Show: My Detroit is a gallery exhibit featuring textile interpretations of iconic Detroit architecture and landscapes. Stop by asil, a Walkerville based studio and gallery, on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 between 10am and 2pm. (Registration is not required for this drop in event)
Sat, May 03Duff-Bâby HouseJane's Walk: Join Les Amis Duff-Bâby on the Mansion grounds before touring through Windsor's oldest neighbourhood.
Sat, May 03Mackenzie Hall Cultural CentreJane's Walk: Connect to neighbourhood sights and invoke the senses to generate draft material. The purpose of this walk is to notice and note, share and connect, and, hopefully, use these impressions to activate/reinvigorate creative writing projects. (Limited registration.)
Sat, May 03Windsor Grove Cemetery (Giles St.)Jane's Walk: Stroll through Windsor Grove Cemetery with local family history volunteers, learn about its history and the history of Windsor, through the rich stories of many famous and infamous individuals interred there.
Sat, May 03Art Windsor EssexJane's Talk: Examining the State of Windsor-Essex's Natural Environment. Where do we go from here?
Sat, May 03Art Windsor EssexJane's Talk: Learn about the past, present and future of the former St. Joachim’s Church. Members of the 927 St Joachim L'Association will discuss the early stages of restoration and preservation of this important piece of Francophone history.
Sat, May 03Lanspeary Park GazeboJane's Walk: This tour will cover Lanspeary Park, cultural community centers, historic mom-and-pop businesses, urban development and other stories significant to the street.
Sat, May 03Art Windsor EssexJane's Talk: Two of Windsor's most storied High Schools were closed this century due to a variety of socio-economic issues. David Garlick will explore the more recent history of these schools, supported by short stories from his local best selling books.
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