Things to do in Windsor

43 activities, venues and outings in Windsor, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 43.

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Adventure Bay Family Water Park
Water park with six different water slide attractions and a wave pool.
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Big Time Entertainment
former Springz Trampoline and Amusement Park
Describing itself as the largest gaming centre in Southwestern Ontario, here you can for instance play arcade games, drive go-karts or throw axes at targets.
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Chrysler Theatre
Event venue mainly for music shows, but also stand up comedy.
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Colio Estate Wines
In 1980, Colio Estate Wines was granted the first winery licence since Prohibition in a region that was once the largest grape growing area in the country. The of vineyards in Colchester, Ontario are at the same latitude as Northern California and the Tuscany region in Italy. The vine-friendly soils, southwest winds, southern exposure to the lake and one of the longest growing seasons in the country are unique attributes. Tours are daily at 2PM. Open most holidays. Tours $3 per person - groups welcome by appointment.
Mon-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 11AM-5PM
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Coventry Gardens & Reaume Park
Pillette Park
A showplace and tourist attraction, Reaume Park and Coventry Gardens includes the Pillette Dock (a favourite fishing spot) with a grand northern view of the Detroit skyline and its largest park, Belle Isle, as the spectacular Charles Brooks Peace Fountain floats on the Detroit River spouting water in the air from April to October with radiant coloured evening illuminations. Coventry Gardens is elegantly maintained, with hanging gardens, trees, flowerbeds, tarmac and brick paths, and this park also contains a restaurant and restroom, but bicycles are not allowed in the park, due to its large attendance of pedestrians and tight curves.
free + free parking + free overflow parking
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Dieppe Gardens
At the northern-most base of Ouellette Ave., Windsor's centermost street, overlooking the Detroit River and skyline.
free
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Dominion House
Unfussy historic pub with billiards & a traditional menu of burgers, snacks & sandwiches.
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Peche Island City Park
Only accessible by boat, this island park is fun for picnics and exploration, at the mouth of Detroit River and Lake St. Clair.
free
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Phog Lounge
Intimate, quirky nightspot featuring independent bands, pub grub like poutine & a full bar.
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Queen Elizabeth II Sunken Gardens in Jackson Park
A sunken gardens (i.e., garden dug slightly below the surroundings so water flows down to the plants), with flowers, rocks, and a former reflecting pool.
free
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Roseland Golf And Curling Club
18-hole championship golf course, a challenging 9-hole Par 3, and a 6-sheet curling rink. Clubhouse with banquet facilities.
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Taste of Tecumseh Festival
Taste of Tecumseh
The Taste of Tecumseh Festival takes place at Lakewood Park. This two-day event features delectable tastes and unique talents, all at a beautiful waterfront setting nestled on Lake St. Clair in the Town of Tecumseh, Ontario. Sample culinary delights, taste a variety of distinctive award-winning wines, get hoppy with craft beer, and enjoy live entertainment from talented performers.
A mid-June weekend Sat Sun 5PM-1AM$15
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Villains
Live music from many different genres, from heavy metal to "singer with guitar" - kind of music and electronic music parties.
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Willistead Park
Willistead Manor
Willistead Park is located in the Walkerville neighbourhood, just east of downtown Windsor. The park contains the old Willistead Manor, a mansion built from 1904 to 1906. Most of the houses that border the park across the streets are stylized in industrial revolution-England style, with rounded windows and row-houses with steep roofs. Every year, this park hosts "Art In The Park", in June, a large and very popular arts and crafts show.
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Windsor Emancipation Celebration Festival
An enormous celebration of Freedom, held on the first weekend in August Emancipation Celebration was once the largest outdoor celebration of its kind in all of North America. It boasted colourful parades that made its way from the riverfront into Jackson Park celebration grounds, Miss Sepia Pageants, talent contest, concerts, family reunion picnics and community wide barbecues. In fact these cross-border celebrations drew the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Diana Ross, Joe Louis, Eleanor Roosevelt and many other world renowned dignitaries annually to appear as guest speakers or simply to join the revelry of freedom. At its peak Emancipation celebration had over 250,000 in attendance.
Free/$5 for concerts/shows
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Windsor Sculpture Park
Odette Sculpture Park
Touted as a "museum without walls" Windsor Sculpture Park is a 3.5-km park with over 30 sculptures dotting the park. All along Windsor's southern banks of the Detroit River from the base of the Ambassador Bridge (starting in Assumption Park at Huron Church Road) blending into Centennial Park on to Church Street where the park further continues as Dieppe Gardens at Ouellette Avenue and even further along Riverside Drive East. The park features large-scale contemporary sculptures for public viewing. There are 32 sculptures in the park, and the collection continues to develop every year through private donations.
Admission: free, parking: metered
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Windsor Spitfires hockey
The extremely popular local junior hockey team was Canadian champions in 2009 and 2010. They play at the WFCU Centre in Forest Glade. Tickets can be hard to come by; buy tickets well in advance.
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Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Interested in classical music? The city's symphony orchestra plays both in the Capitol and Chrysler theatres as well as outdoor concerts during the summer.
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Bluesfest
Promotes not only the blues genre, but local and international artists. The 2024 event was scheduled for July but apparently cancelled.
four days, mid-JulyFour-day pass: $50, otherwise $20-25 per day
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Ganatchio Trail
Stretching from Windsor into Tecumseh, provides an excellent way for bikers, roller bladers, or the casual pedestrian to enjoy the afternoon.
free
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Pridefest Windsor-Essex
LGBT parade to Riverfront Festival Plaza, and several events around town.
early August
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Windsor International Film Festival
Film festival with screenings in three venues; the Capitol Theatre, the Chrysler Theatre and the Armouries and an awards event. Also has a summer series on Thursday evenings.
next event is Oct 24-Nov 3, 2024
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Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival
An enormous celebration of both Canada's Canada Day, held on July 1st, and America's Independence Day, held on July 4th. The festival, which began in 1959, evolved into the current pair of events (Windsor Summer Fest and Detroit River Days) in 2007.
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Ambassador Golf Club
1025 Sprucewood Ave
Weekdays: 9 holes $40, 18 holes $60; Weekends: 9 holes $45, 18 holes $68
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Belle River Sunsplash Festival
Lakeview Park, Belle River
JulyFree
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Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre
Theatre which also hosts music shows and other events.
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Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall Cinemas
Devonshire Odeon
Cinema.
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Cooper's Hawk Vineyards and The Vines Restaurant
1425 Iler Rd
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Devonwood Bike Trail
13.4 km
free
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Imagine Cinemas - Lakeshore
Lakeshore
Cinema.
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Lasalle Strawberry Festival
Lasalle Strawberry Fest
Gil Maure Park, Front Road at Laurier Drive, LaSalle
Summer: runs both days from 5PM to 1AM$5 per person, Persons over 65 or under 6 get in free
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Oxley Estate Winery
533 Essex County Rd 50
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Player's Sports Club
The Backstage
Bar with frequent live rock music.
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Russell Street Neighbourhood Trail
16.6 km.
free
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SilverCity Windsor Cinemas
Cineplex
Cinema.
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Tecumseh Corn Festival
Tecumseh Corn Fest
600 Lacasse Blvd
Summer - August$3 daily admission collected at festival entrance gates; children 0-12 free, seniors 65+ free
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The Harrow Fair
243 McAffee St (at Wellington St), Harrow
$8, kids (0-12) free
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Viewpointe Estate Winery
151 County Rd 50
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Zap Zone Fun Center
Go for laser tag, glow golf, balladium and bumper cars.
Mon-Thu noon-10PM, Fri noon-11PM, Sat 11AM-11PM, Sun noon-8PM
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Grand Marais Trail
11.3 km.
free

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Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Windsor (CC BY-SA 4.0).