This year, the Distillery Historic District is celebrating its 175th anniversary with a year full of events, special programming and unique experiences. For nearly two centuries, the Distillery District has influenced the nation’s growth and prosperity. From a small windmill in the wilderness, the Distillery grew into the largest in the British Empire. A hundred years later, the Distillery District became the largest film location in the country and is now internationally recognized as Canada’s premier centre for Arts, Culture and Entertainment.
  		  
 

Throughout 2007, The Distillery Historic District will celebrate the site’s contributions to the city and the nation as a business innovator, a prominent employer, and the country’s largest taxpayer during many of its years of operation. The Distillery will also celebrate the role the Distillery’s original partners played in the development of the city, from their investments in early railway companies to their financial pioneering of such institutions as the Bank of Toronto and Dominion Insurance.

The Distillery District’s 2007 Festivities and Special Programming will also include:

Festival celebrations:
Doors Open - May 26th and May 27th
175th Birthday Party - (July 7th and 8th )

Music performances
Every weekend at participating distillery restaurants.

Tours and packages will be offered by participating tenants.
Examples packages include:

175th Anniversary Walking Tour Package
175th Anniversary Special Dinner Menu
175th Anniversary Dinner and Walking Tour Package
175th Anniversary Dinner and Wine Tasting Package
175th Anniversary Dinner and Gallery Tour Dinner and Spa Package
175th Anniversary Dinner and Theatre Package

Commemorative small batch products will be offered by our award winning retailers. Some examples packages include:

175th Anniversary small batch beer, brewed by Mill Street Brewery
175th Anniversary small batch chocolates created by SOMA Chocolates
175th Anniversary small batch skin care products created by Oasis Spa
175th Anniversary small batch wines bottled for The Boiler House Restaurant

Other unique 175th Anniversary programming will include:

Outdoor evening light shows
Outdoor movie screenings
Historic plaque ceremony
Historic photographic exhibitions