Museums and Culture

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is a public library in Charlotte. Drop in to read, browse the shelves or find a quiet spot to work. Entry is free; ask at the desk about getting a library card.

Steele Creek Library is a public library in Charlotte. Drop in to read, browse the shelves or find a quiet spot to work. Entry is free; ask at the desk about getting a library card.

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site in Steveston opens for free on Sunday, November 29, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with festive photo stations and live local music. Santa and Mrs. Claus pose for free photos from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Boiler House Theatre; bring your own phone or camera. Important: museum entry is free, but the Santa photos need a free timed ticket handed out first come, first served at the front doors from 10:30 AM. Donations for the Richmond Food Bank are welcome.

For National Housing Day, the Legal Clinic of Guelph and Wellington County and the library invite you to borrow human "books": people sharing journeys from homelessness to housed, local lawyers explaining tenant rights and more. It takes place Tuesday, November 17, 2026 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Guelph Public Library Main Library. Free, no registration required.

Important: free, but you need a free registration to get in. Susan Ratcliffe opens up the Guelph Public Library's 1965 time capsule, explaining the items inside and what they reveal about the library and life in Guelph in 1965. The talk Thinking Outside the Box takes place Tuesday, November 24, 2026 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Main Library.

Important: free, but you need a free registration to get in. Dr. Renee Worringer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, follows the Grey Wolf from ancient Turco-Mongol deity to modern political emblem in the talk From Deity to Ideology. Part of the History and Archaeological Lecture Series, on Tuesday, December 1, 2026 from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM at the Guelph Public Library Main Library.

Important: free, but you need a free registration to get in. Dr. Gary Warrick, Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, shares oral histories he collected about the Mountain San of South Africa's Maloti-Drakensberg. Part of the History and Archaeological Lecture Series, on Monday, November 23, 2026 from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM at the Guelph Public Library Main Library.

Important: free, but you need a free registration to get in. Dr. Bonnie Glencross of Wilfrid Laurier University and Ken Oldridge trace human history through archaeological digs at the Ontario Turfgrass Institute lands along the Eramosa River in Guelph. Part of the library's History and Archaeological Lecture Series, on Monday, November 16, 2026 from 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM at the Guelph Public Library Main Library.

Galerie Bernard Séguin-Poirier is an art gallery in Les Cèdres with free admission. Check its website for current opening hours before you go.

Jordan Art Gallery is an art gallery in Lincoln with free admission. Check its website for current opening hours before you go.

Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum is a museum in Iqaluit with free admission. Check its website for current opening hours before you go.

Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library is a public library in Musquodoboit Harbour. Drop in to read, browse the shelves or find a quiet spot to work. Entry is free; ask at the desk about getting a library card.