Nestled where the St. Lawrence River, Rideau Canal, and Lake Ontario meet, Kingston is one of Canada’s oldest cities. Kingston offers historic landmarks and heritage architecture, a stunning downtown with quaint storefronts and hidden alleyways, a traditional market square, and Canada’s oldest maximum-security prison, now decommissioned and available for production.
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Film & Media
Backdrops worthy of the big screen
We’re pleased to offer location tours, financial
incentives, and local talent and resource
coordination for productions.
Joanne Loton
Film and Media Officer
joanne@tourismkingston.com
Matthew Ing
Film and Media Specialist
matt@tourismkingston.com
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Top Locations
Kingston City Hall
Kingston is known as the “Limestone City,” and Kingston City Hall might be the grandest expression of that. The Neoclassical domed edifice with limestone exterior was completed in 1844 when Kingst ...
Springer Market Square
Downtown Kingston’s central hub, Springer Market Square has been a place for vendors to sell their wares for more than 200 years. The open space at King Street and Brock Street serves as an outdoor ...
Kingston Penitentiary
Kingston Penitentiary has become one of the city’s most popular destinations after ceasing operations and opening as a tourist attraction in 2013. The large facility, which boasts unique domed archi ...
Fort Henry National Historic Site
Fort Henry National Historic Site, established during the War of 1812 and rebuilt two decades later, is constructed on an elevation overlooking where the Cataraqui River flows into the St. Lawrence Ri ...
Queen’s University
Established in 1841, Queen’s University has a beautiful campus combining 19th, 20th and 21st-century structures offering numerous looks and an ivy league feel. Local limestone figures prominently, b ...
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Home of Queen’s University’s Film & Media Department, this award-winning state-of-the-art 80,000-square foot facility boasts a gorgeous mix of wood, glass, steel, stone, polished concrete and view ...
Royal Military College of Canada
The Royal Military College of Canada or RMC, located on Point Frederick, overlooks the city from the east as well as the entrance to the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. The campus is a versatile ...
Frontenac County Court House
Notable among Sydenham Ward’s abundant historic residential and municipal buildings is the Frontenac County Court House – built in 1858 and rebuilt in 1874 – overlooking leafy, two-block long Ci ...
The Prince George Hotel
This heritage site located within Springer Market Square dates back to 1809 and is composed of several limestone commercial buildings that were unified by one facade in 1892. The upper part of the mai ...
Historic Downtown
Downtown Kingston is the hub of prime attractions including Kingston City Hall and Springer Market Square. Parts of the original carriageway from City Hall to the market area remain. Princess Street h ...
Historic Inns
The Sydenham Ward neighbourhood boasts an impressive number of stately 19th-century homes that now welcome tourists as bed and breakfasts. Decorated with original furnishings, these former residences ...
