Calendar

Building 21 hosts a variety of events, activities, and workshops, including those by McGill groups that share our ethos. Open to the entire McGill Community: students, faculty, and staff. No appointment necessary. Just drop by!

Please email us at info@building21.ca for the password for hybrid events and any additional questions.

Building 21 Hosted Events

B21 hosts a range of regularly scheduled events during the semester that brings together scholars from all disciplines. Join us for interdisciplinary discussions, creative labs, and community gatherings.

Interdisciplinary Discussions
Tuesday Lightning ⚡
Tuesday Mornings
Eclectic idea sharing with crowd-sourced critique from the interdisciplinary community.
Friday Lightning ⚡
Friday Afternoons
Eclectic idea sharing with crowd-sourced critique from the interdisciplinary community.
"I'm Not Sure" Talks ❓
Monday afternoons
By bringing together insights from different fields, the I’m Not Sure talks explore the fluid and permeable membrane of possibilities and create room for unexpected answers to emerge.
Creative Labs
Sparrow Writing Society ✍️
Bi-weekly Monday Evenings
McGill's writing collective, a space to stay on track of your creative writing projects.
Tinker Tuesday
Tuesday Evenings
Got something you want to: mend, build, model, fix, try, create, draw, make, glue, cut, sew, paint, embroider, craft, brainstorm, write, snip, test, pastel, sketch; bring it to TINKER TUESDAY, 7pm @ B21.
Community Gatherings
B21 Lunchtime 🥣
Wednesdays Lunch
Nothing like catching up with familiar faces over good food, yes? Join us for our B21 lunchtime, where everyone brings bits and bites.
B21 Meditation 🧘
Come by for a group meditation to find some calm in your busy day. For all who are interested in trying out meditation for the first time: for beginners but open to all.

Events hosted by McGill groups

These are events hosted by other McGill groups and organisations that take place in B21. While not hosted by us, they share our collaborative and interdisciplinary spirit.

McGill AI Lab
Collectif La Collation
Douze à deux
Encode Justice Canada
SNAC
Fireside
TOSI Journal Club
McGill Neurotech

Past Events

These are some of the past community-led events that have taken place in B21.

WWE Whiteboard
McGill Lifelong Learning
Intergenerational McGill
CATLAB
Soup & PhD
B21 Art Nights
Storytime