Walking tours
Kingston Film tours
Learn about Kingston’s film history at your own pace, with three self-guided walking tours that explore the city’s historic cinemas, notable filmmakers who have called Kingston home, and the vibrant film and television production scene.
Earphones recommended
Downtown
6 stops
3 km
About 75 minutes
On this tour, you’ll visit the sites of Kingston’s earliest cinemas as well as their modern counterparts. You’ll see how Kingston streets and buildings have been transformed for different film and television productions and learn about Kingston’s two film festivals.
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West
5 stops
4 km
About 90 minutes
On this tour, you’ll learn about the many film and television productions shot at Kingston Penitentiary and the history of the Queen’s Film and Media department and some of its many notable alumni. You’ll also hear stories of crossovers between poetry and documentary films – and emergency medicine and music videos.
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Extended
11 stops
8 km
About 2.5 hours
On this tour, you’ll visit the sites of Kingston’s earliest cinemas and learn about the local family connection that inspired the movie Ghostbusters. You will see how Kingston streets and buildings have been transformed for productions, into anything from 1890s New Orleans to a futuristic planet in the Star Trek universe.
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This project is funded, in part, by the City of Kingston in support of the Creative Industries Strategy that positions Kingston as a destination of choice for creative industry producers and consumers.
