101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Toronto - 2024
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Santa Sightings
Nov 13 - Dec 23, 2024 | Meet Santa - The Distillery Winter Village |
Nov 15 - Dec 24, 2024 | Santa Photo Session - Dufferin Mall |
Nov 16 - Dec 23, 2024 (select dates) | Pictures with Santa - Canada's Wonderland Winterfest |
Nov 15 - Dec 23, 2024*SOLD OUT | Visit with Santa - CF Sherway Gardens |
Nov 16, 2024 | 30th Nightime Santa Claus Parade - Brampton |
Nov 16, 2024 | Santa Claus Parade - Oakville |
Nov 16, 2024 | Santa Claus Parade - Town Of Newmarket |
Nov 16, 2024 | Santa's Parade of Lights - Oshawa |
Nov 17, 2024 | Country Heritage Holiday Market & Halton Buttertart Festival - Country Heritage Park |
Nov 23, 2024 | Santa Under the Stars Parade - Aurora |
Nov 23, 2004 | Cookies with Santa - King Heritage & Cultural Centre |
Nov 24, 2024 | Santa Claus Parade - City of Pickering |
Nov 24, 2024 | Original Santa Claus Parade - Toronto |
Nov 29, 2024 | Santa's Spectacle of Lights - Town of Ajax |
Nov 29 - Dec 23, 2024 | Visit Santa at Magical Christmas Forest - Kortright Centre for Conservation |
Nov 29 - Dec 23, 2024 (select dates) | Visit Santa - Brooks Farms |
Nov 29 - 30, 2024 | Family Holiday Photos with Santa - Bradley Museum |
Nov 30 - Dec 22, 2024 | Christmas at the Farm - Downey's Market |
Nov 30, 2024 | Markham Santa Parade - Main Street Markham |
Dec 1, 2004 | Santa Claus Parade - Downtown Burlington |
Dec 6 - 23, 2024 | Santa's Village - Holiday Fair in the Square |
Dec 7, 2024 | Winterdown Kids' Day - Waterdown Village |
Dec 7, 2024 | Annual Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade - Etobicoke |
Dec 7, 2024 | Whitby Santa Claus Parade - Town of Whitby |
Dec 7, 2024 | Breakfast with Santa & The Mayor - Event Centre Lasalle |
Dec 7-23, 2024 (select dates) | Santa at the Village - Black Creek Pioneer Village |
Dec 8, 2024 | World's Biggest Christmas Party - Variety Village |
Dec 6-21, 2024 (weekends) | Photos with Santa - Winter Festival of Lights |
Dec 6-21, 2024 (weekends) | Santa Meet & Greet - Queen Victoria Place |
Dec 14-15 2024 | Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus - Royal Botanical Gardens |
Old Time Christmas |
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Nov 29, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025 | Window Wonderland 2023 - The Junction |
Nov 29 - Dec 23, 2024 | Magical Christmas Forest - Kortright Centre for Conservation |
Dec 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2024 | A Storybook Christmas - Pickering Museum Village |
Dec 5, 2024 - Jan 2025 | Christmas at the Castle - Casa Loma |
Dec 7, 2024 | A Main Street Christmas - Schomberg Village Association |
Dec 7,14,21, 2024 | Festive Nights - Black Creek Pioneer Village |
Dec 8, 15, 2024 | Chrsitmas in the Woods - Westfeild Heritage Village |
Light Displays
Nov 1, 2024 - Jan 13, 2025 (select dates) | Illumi Mississauga - Mississauga, Ontario |
Nov 13, 2024 | Tree Lighting Ceremony - The Distillery Winter Village |
Nov 15, 2024 | Light Up the Night - Town Square, Oakville |
Nov 16, 2024 - Jan 4, 2025 (select dates) | Christmas Light Show - Canada's Wonderland Winterfest |
Nov 21, 2024 - Dec 30, 2024 | Safari Lights - Safari Niagara |
Nov 16, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | Winter Festival of Lights - Niagra Falls, Ontario |
Nov 20 - Dec 12, 2024 | Festival of Trees - The Family Lobby at BPAC |
Nov 15, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024(select dates) | Winter Wonderland Spectacular - The Distillery District |
Nov 15-16, 2024 | Winter Nights, City Lights - City of Pickering |
Nov 22, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | Holiday Lights Heritage Nights - LaSalle Civic Centre |
Nov 29, 2024 | Festival of Lights - Main Street Markham |
Nov 22 - Dec 20, 2024 | Winter at Angus Glen - Angus Glen |
Nov 29, 2024 - Jan 8, 2025 | Burlington Festival of Lights - Spencer Smith Park |
Nov 23, 2024 | Light Up the Square - Mississagua Celebration Square |
Nov 29, 2024 | Winterdown Lights - Waterdown Memorial Hall |
Nov 30, 2024 | 30th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Market - Westwood Park, Oakville |
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025 | Holiday Nights of Lights - Scarborough, ON |
Dec 6 - 15, 2024 | Mississauga Festival of Trees - Small Arms Inspection Building |
Dec 7, 2024 | Farmers' Parade of Lights - Main Street Schomberg |
Living Nativities
Dec 7 -22, 2024 | The Christmas Story - The Church of the Holy Trinity (online & on-demand) |
Dec 24, 2024 | Christmas Eve Live Nativity with Animals - Bethlehem on Yonge |
Holiday Theatre
Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2024 | The Nutcracker - Oakville Centre, AEG Liebherr Auditorium |
Nov 30, 2024 | State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine: The Nutcraker - BPAC |
Dec 6 - 23, 2024 | Holiday Performances Holiday Fair - Nathan Phillips Square |
Dec 9 - 10, 2024 | Holiday Sing ALong Cabaret - Scarborough Theatre Guild |
Dec 1, 2024 | The Nutcracker - Living Arts Centre |
Dec 5, 2024 | It's A Wonderful Life - Regent Theatre |
Dec 3 - 22, 2024 | A Christmas Carol - Campbell House Museum |
Dec 20 -22, 2024 | Winter Blooms: Circus at the Garden - Toronto Botanical Garden |
Holiday Concerts
Nov 21, 2024 | ABBA Revisited Christmas Concert - Regent Theatre |
Nov 30, 2024 | Ontario Philharmonic Nutcracker - A Holiday Tradition - Regents Theatre |
Dec 1, 2024 | Christmas with the Ennis Sisters - Regent Theatre |
Dec 4, 2024 | Christmas with the Clemons - Roy Thomson Hall |
Dec 4, 2024 | Sounds of the Season - Burlington Performing Arts Centre |
Dec 5-8, 2004 | Elf in Concert - TSO |
Dec 6. 2024 | Next Generation Leahly's Christmas - Regent Theatre |
Dec 7, 2024 | A Very Merry Motown Christmas 2024 - Regent Theatre |
Dec 10 - 12, 2024 | TSO Holiday Pops - Roy Thomson Hall |
Dec 6 - 31, 2024 | The Nutcracker - National Ballet of Canada |
Dec 13, 2024 | Tartan Terrors Christmas - Regent Theatre |
Dec 14, 2024 | The Barra MacNeils - An East Coast Christmas - Regent Theatre |
Dec 13, 2024 | An Andrean Christmas - Roy Thomson Hall |
Dec 14, 2024 | Gloria! Annual Christmas Concert - Massey Hall |
Dec 14, 2024 | Christmas with the Salvation Army with Jordan Smith - Roy Thomson Hall |
Dec 15, 2024 | Toronto's Christmas Chorus: Songs of the Season - Roy Thomson Hall |
Dec 18, 2024 | ELVIS - A Christmas Special with Pete Paquette - Regent Theatre |
Nov 16 - Dec 31, 2024 (select dates) | Holiday Music & Live Shows - Canada's Wonderland Winterfest |
Dec 20, 2024 | Lighthouse Rockin' the Holday Spirit with Op Strings - Regent Theatre |
Dec 21, 2024 | Palvo & Jogn McDermott - A Family Christmas - Regent Theatre |
Christmas Tree Experience
Open Nov 16, 2024 | Pick Your Own Tree - Hockley Valley Farm |
Open Nov 29, 2024 | Pick Your Own Tree - Clembrook Christmas Tree Farm |
Open Nov - Dec 2024 | Pick Your Own Tree - Horton's Home Farm |
Dec 2024 - select dates | Pick Your Own Tree - Albion Orchards |
Ice Skating
Nov 16, 2024 - Jan 4, 2025 | Snow Flake Lake Ice Skating - Canada's Wonderland Winterfest |
Now - Dec 2024 (select dates) | Public Skating - Ajax Community Centre |
Nov, 2024 - March 2025 | Public Skate - Alexandra Park |
Nov 2024, - March 2025 | Public Skate - Christie Pits Park |
Dec 2024 - March 2025 | Outdoor Skating Rink - Evergreen Brick Works |
Hanukkah
Dec 25, 2024 | Public Menorah Lighting - Mel Lastman Square |
Dec 29, 2024 | Hanukkah Wonderland - Jewish Russian Community Center of Ontario |
Dec 29, 2024 | Menorah Lighting Ceremony - Aurora Town Hall |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
Nov 7, 2024 | Holiday Market - Dufferin Mall |
Nov 9, 2024 | Annual Christmas Market - Columbus Community United Church |
Nov 15, 2024 | Bright & Merrry Market - City of Oshawa |
Nov 16, 2024 | Annual Winter Market - Hearth Place Cancer Support Centre |
Nov 16, 17, 2024 | Holiday Marketplace - Toronto Zoo |
Nov 17, 2024 | Country Heritage Holiday Market & Halton Buttertart Festival - Country Heritage Park |
Nov 22, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | Holiday Night Market Sundays - Town of LaSalle |
Nov 22, Dec 13, 2024 | Holiday Market - Toronto Botanical Garden |
Nov 23 - Dec 15, 2024 (select dates) | 9th Annual Holiday Market - Oshawa Centre |
Nov 29, 2024 | Winterdown Lights and Market - Waterdown Village |
Nov 24 - 26, Dec 15- 17, 2024 | Toronto Botanical Garden Holiday Market - Toronto Botanical Garden |
Nov 23, 2024 | Christmas Fun Fair & Market - Cornerstone Market |
Nov 24,27, Dec 19, 2024 | Christmas Craft Workshops - The Village at Black Creek |
New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 2024 | Ajax Family New Year’s Eve Party - Ajax Community Centre |
Dec 31, 2024 | Lasalle NYE Drive-In Fireworks - Vollmer Complex |
Dec 31, 2024 | Family First Night - Aurora Family Leisure Complex |
Dec 31, 2024 | New Year's Eve 2024 - Celebration Square |
Miscellaneous
Nov 16, 2024 | Santa Claus Parade Cookie Decorating Party - Berry Hill Bistro |
Dec 7, 2024 | A Holiday Open House - Toronto's First Post Office |
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