Updated November 27, 2023
It’s the season for festive events and holiday outings. This year the GTA has some magical new events, along with annual favourites that you and your family are sure to enjoy. We’ve picked our top picks to share with you, many of these run until the end of the holiday break, so be sure to schedule a family outing or two! Most events require advance tickets so be sure to plan ahead!
Christmas & Holiday Events for GTA Families
FEATURED
A Next Generation Leahy Christmas
- December 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
- The Rose, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton ON
Back by popular demand, the third generation of the celebrated musical family perform high-energy, Celtic-inspired music in what has become a Brampton Christmas tradition. Step dancing, singing, and playing a host of instruments – these young artists can do it all! Experience the Leahy legacy audiences know and love from the family who keeps the musical traditions alive through music, song, and dance.
FEATURED
Home Alone in Concert with the TSO
- December 7-10, 2023
- Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto, ON
Make sure to do a quick head count when bringing your family to celebrate the holidays with special screenings of the hilarious classic Home Alone, while your Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’s heart-warming score LIVE. Limited tickets remain for the five performances, December 7–10 at Roy Thomson Hall, so book your seats today!
FEATURED
Journey into Enchantment
- December 1, 2023 - January 7, 2024
- Two Locations - Pickering & Halton Hills
Experience a magical Christmas and holiday season like never before! Take a 2km drive through a breathtaking lights display that dance to the beat of holiday music! See Santa and his reindeer, happy elves, and more! Tickets available now.
FEATURED
Holiday Nights of Lights
- December 1, 2023 - January 7, 2024
- Scarborough Town Centre, 500 Progress Avenue, Scarborough ON
An immersive walk-through experience like no other, featuring more than 1.5 million LED lights animated and synchronized to everyone’s favourite Holiday tunes. Back for the fourth year, the event will be bigger and brighter with new displays and interactive activities! Walking through giant ornaments and animated tunnels… upon exiting the light show, enter the Market – filled with delicious food trucks and artisan vendors!
FEATURED
Gift of Lights & Jingle Bell Rock
- November 17, 2023 to January 6, 2024
- 425 Bingemans Centre Drive Kitchener, ON
This holiday season Bingemans ups the ante of the festive season by merging the majestic allure of Gift of Lights with the vibrant enthusiasm of Jingle Bell Rock. This year, anticipate twice the cheer, the glow and the wonder from November 17 through to January 6, 2024.
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