Join us for a Victorian Christmas Tea on Sunday December 7. Step back in time, into the cosy cottages which will be festively wreathed with boughs and candles. Our costumed ladies will welcome and serve you a delightfully arranged tier of savoury and sweet treats with an appropriately festive twist accompanied by a piping hot...

The Oakville Historical Society is pleased to announce the speaker for our first “Speaker Night” of 2026, local historian, Ms. Jane Mulkewich, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:30 pm in the Coach House (right next door to the Oakville Historical Society). Jane is a seventh-generation descendant of some of the first white settlers in...

We are pleased to announce the date for our Spring Afternoon Tea! Join us on Sunday May 3 in our beautifully decorated fireplace room at 110 King street for a specially curated tea with savoury sandwiches, sweet treats, scones, cream, jam and of course, hot tea. No matter what type of weather Mother Nature bestows...

Please join us for the Mayor's Picnic Sunday, June 7th from noon to 4:30 pm at Lakeside Park! Enjoy lots of fun for all ages! Bring your own lunch and lawn chair and enjoy live music, dance performances, crafts, games, and more. Presented by the Oakville Historical Society in cooperation with the Town of Oakville.

The Oakville Historical Society is pleased to announce the speaker for our June 17th “Speaker Night”, presented by Henry Jelinek. Mr. Jelinek will tell the story of the cork business of his ancestors, which began in 1855 in Austro-Hungary, recounting the many hardships they underwent, dealing with war, the Great Depression, Nazi occupation and communist...