• PD Days at the Bata Shoe Museum

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Spend your PD Day at the Bata Shoe Museum! Explore our amazing exhibitions, take a museum tour, join a game of trivia, and get creative at our craft stations. Daily Schedule Shoebox Bingo: 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm Join us for shoebox bingo and learn amazing footwear facts from around the world. You might […]

  • High Fashion Holidays: Winter Break at the BSM

    High Fashion Holidays: Winter Break at the BSM
    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Step into the world of Italian-French shoe designer, André Perugia (1893-1977) known for his innovative footwear designs with our family-friendly, themed winter programming. Inspired by our newest exhibition, André Perugia: A Design Legend Unveiled, drop in for a variety of hands-on activities, games, presentations, tours and prizes as you discover the work of one of […]

  • Winter Break at the BSM

    Winter Break at the BSM
    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Step into the world of Italian-French shoe designer, André Perugia (1893-1977) known for his innovative footwear designs with our family-friendly, themed winter programming. Inspired by our newest exhibition, André Perugia: A Design Legend Unveiled, drop in for a variety of hands-on activities, games, presentations, tours and prizes as you discover the work of one of […]

  • Trick or Treat at the BSM

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Halloween Events

    BOO! This Halloween we will be celebrating in costume and invite you to join us! We will have family friendly crafts, a museum-wide “trick-or-treat” inspired scavenger hunt, and a chance to show off your costume on our Halloween runway! Our ever-popular iSpy game cards and try-on station will also be available to add to the family-friendly fun. Runway Times We kindly request that anyone who […]

    Free
  • Boots and Spurs Cowboy Summer

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Our Boots and Spurs Cowboy Summer has arrived! Come and feel like you’re in the wild west with many cowboy crafts activities for kids. Drop-in daily for family fun activities designed for kids aged 4 to 12. July 8 to August 29, 2025 Daily Schedule Exhibition Tours: 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm Explore the stories […]

  • Family Day at the BSM

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Spend your Family Day with us making fun crafts including a mini game in a box, ‘Laces and Ladders’ and more! Take a self-guided tour of our current exhibitions, have some family fun in the Try-On Shoes area, play games with family and friends including iSpy around the museum with our exhibition-themed activity cards. Family […]

  • Year of the Snake at the BSM

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Join us on Sunday January 26th for special performances from Lion Dance Toronto, crafts from Toronto History Museum’s Youth Volunteers, tea ceremony demonstrations with the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, and photo opportunities to commemorate the coming Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, this year’s new lunar cycle (which begins on Wednesday […]

    Free
  • The Shoe Detective Academy at BSM

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Ever wonder what it might be like to be a super sleuth? Join us throughout the summer from Monday to Friday for our exciting new Shoe Detective Academy! Learn about shoe forensics, create your own cypher to decode a bracelet you can make yourself, complete puzzles, solve a shoe heist and more. Collect a stamp after each activity to earn your Shoe Detective badge!+ Family […]

  • Lion Dance Performance at the BSM

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Join us on Sunday February 4th for crafts and a special performance from Lion Dance Toronto to commemorate the coming lunar new year. According to the Chinese zodiac, this year’s new lunar cycle (which begins on February 10th) kicks off the year of the Wood Dragon. Lion Dance Toronto will be bringing the museum to life with two colourful, energetic performances at 1:00 pm and […]

  • BSM Obsessed: How Shoes Became Objects of Desire

    Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    OBSESSED: How Shoes Became Objects of Desire will guide you through the story of how we have become a society obsessed with shoes. This exhibition features highly coveted shoes in our collection that represents how industrialization drove shoe consumption transforming footwear designers into celebritie and shoes into high value collectibles. On view until March 31, […]