Open Streets Windsor 2025 Celebrates Community, Culture and Wellness from Sandwich Town to Ford City!
Join us on Sunday, September 21, 2025, as Open Streets Windsor transforms an 8-kilometre stretch of roadway into a car-free zone along its classic route from Sandwich Town in the west to Ford City in the east.
This annual event, free to all, brings together residents and visitors alike to explore and enjoy the vibrant neighbourhoods that make Windsor unique. Music and activities will line the route as the streets are reimagined to allow the community to gather, engage, and explore.
Eight distinct hubs along the route will feature community partners hosting activities and displays to promote health, physical activity, arts, culture, heritage, and diversity. Participants of all ages and abilities are invited to walk, cycle, rollerblade, and explore these vibrant hubs, each offering a unique experience.
New additions this year:
- Vendor Market: Located in the River Rest Hub along Riverside Drive West. This area will highlight local businesses, and food vendors, creating new opportunities for community engagement and economic development.
- New City Hall Square event space: Programming including live entertainment and activity zones for all ages.
Back by popular demand, participants can collect commemorative badges at each hub that feature artistic renditions of Windsor’s iconic landmarks. Supplies are limited, so make sure you do not miss your chance to collect them all!
The City thanks the Open Streets Windsor title sponsors, St. Clair College and the St. Clair College Alumni Association; as well as hub sponsors Caesars Windsor, Port Windsor, ENWIN Utilities LTD, Motor City Community Credit Union, Unifor Local 444, and Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch; and media sponsors AM 800 CKLW, windsoriteDOTca News, The Windsor Star and YourTV.
For more information on this year’s route, programming, and entertainment, visit OpenStreetsWindsor.ca. Join us in celebrating Windsor's diversity, vitality, and community spirit at Open Streets Windsor 2025!
Quotes:
“As one of Windsor’s favourite annual community traditions, we are excited about Open Streets Windsor 2025! With a return to the classic route from Sandwich Town in the west to Ford City in the east, the event offers a chance to engage and experience some of Windsor’s iconic landmarks, vibrant districts, and unique neighbourhoods along the route. This event aligns with many City initiatives around investment, growth, and sustainability, including the Strengthen the Core downtown revitalization strategy. Popular in cities around the world, Open Streets promotes walking, biking, and other forms of active transportation, encouraging healthy and active living while fostering eco-friendly practices and highlighting local businesses and community organizations. Windsor is one of the most important and fastest growing communities in Ontario and Canada, and this day invites us to come together, explore, and celebrate some of the best sights, sounds, and experiences that our community has to offer.”
- Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens
“Events like Open Streets Windsor are vital to our community because they bring people together in meaningful ways. They create opportunities for residents and businesses to connect, for families to explore and experience what our community has to offer. That sense of connection and vibrancy is key to revitalizing our city.”
- Councillor Renaldo Agostino