Events – Ontario Black History Society

Black History Month Events

	York U recognizes Black History Month	Toronto Black History Month Events
Community Black History Month Celebration (East Gwillimbury)	Milton Black History Month	The Toronto Black Film Festival
Heritage in Motion: Black History Reflected Through Chinese-Jamaican Identity Feb. 21 • Markham Village Library Registration	Black Owned Markham Market Feb. 28 • Milliken Mills Library Registration	Western U BHM

Community Black History Month Celebration (East Gwillimbury)

Heritage in Motion:

Black History Reflected Through Chinese-Jamaican Identity
Feb. 21 • Markham Village Library

Black Owned Markham Market Feb. 28 • Milliken Mills Library

Black History Month Reading

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Black Canadian icons share their journey to the top in new CBC series, The Legacy Lounge

CTV • Pinball’s $250k touchdown for Africville

38^th Annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch

Thanks to all who celebrated with us on Feb. 1.

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FEB. 1, 2026

Ontario Black History Society

38th Annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch

Sunday, Feb 1. 2026 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex

Join the Ontario Black History Society for our kick-off of Black History Month 2026. This elegant brunch takes place on Sunday Feb. 1 at the Liberty Grand in Toronto and will feature a keynote speech from Matthew Green, the former Hamilton Centre MP.

Come and network with your peers, business and political leaders. Dress code is Sunday Best.

There will be live entertainment (Blackburn Brothers), vendors, great food and plenty of inspiration.

The theme: “History Starts at Home,” encourages people to document their own family histories. Ask your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles about their lives (get their consent, especially for recordings), get those news clippings, label those photographs (names, dates, events, photographer), family trees etc. Remember to respect privacy. Your family’s roots have contributed to your growth and that of the community.

38^th Annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch takes place on Sunday Feb. 1, 2026, Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, Exhibition Place, 25 British Columbia Rd, Toronto, Ont.

OBHS is thankful for the sponsorship of TD.

Tickets cost $165 and are available at www.eventbrite.ca.