open house noun5 •An event, often in one's home, at which there are few restrictions regarding who and how many may attend. •An event during which a facility or institution is open to the public for inspection or tour. •(US, Australia) A period of time, usually several hours in a day, during which a house which is for sale is open for inspection or tour by interested parties.We′re holding an open house this weekend at 77 Parkway Road. •(US) A casual school event where the school invites parents or guardians to tour their child's school and meet the teachers before the school year begins •A house habitually kept open to callers.He keeps a kind of open house for all the respectable young men of the town who are staying in lodgings. — 1839 formsopen houses