Photo: Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls Ontario - Nov 16, 2024 to Jan 5, 2025
Brighten up the longer nights of winter by visiting a winter Light Festival! These magical events are an experience that kids and couples shouldn’t miss, and with more and more events being held each year it’s easy to find one (or two!) near you! Most events require advance tickets so plan ahead to avoid disappointment!
Winter Light Festivals in Ontario
Mark your 2024 winter calendars for these illuminating displays
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Gift of Lights
- November 22, 2024 to January 4, 2025
- 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!
Winterlit
Dec 29, 2024
to Feb 17, 2025
Mountsberg Conservation Area
Add some whimsy to your winter nights and plan your visit to Mountsberg’s award-winning display of outdoor lights at Winterlit. Enjoy a moonlit stroll along two different trails featuring sustainably sourced, illuminated art installations. This unique evening out is a ...
Uxbridge Optimist Fantasy of Lights
Dec 7, 2024
to Jan 4, 2025
Elgin Park
While the Uxbridge Optimist Fantasy of Lights is famously a drive-through event, we are happy to announce that the Fantasy Trail foot path is back again! You may once again walk through the lights as well as drive. This year’s ...
Fairway of Lights
Dec 7, 2024
to Jan 4, 2025
Angus Glen Golf Club
Back by popular demand! Experience the magic of Angus Glen’s Fairway of Lights, where our golf course transforms into a dazzling winter wonderland. Stroll at your own pace through a captivating light display, with vibrant holiday hues illuminating the fairways. ...
Holiday Nights of Lights: Reimagined
Dec 7, 2024
to Jan 4, 2025
Upper Canada Mall
This year, Holiday Nights of Lights has been completely reimagined with an exciting new layout and experience! The event you know and love has a fresh look, featuring a brand-new lighted trail concept. ​Now, you can explore the magical trail ...
Formosa Country Christmas
Dec 5, 2024
to Dec 8, 2024
Formosa, Ontario
In this small Hamlet of Formosa, Ontario, a group of dedicated and talented volunteers get together each year designing and constructing amazing displays and exhibits, for this unique drive-thru event! Our 2024 event dates are as follows: Dec. 5, 6, ...
RGB Winter Wonders
Dec 5, 2024
to Jan 5, 2025
Hendrie Park
Experience the magic of the season at Royal Botanical Garden’s Winter Wonders! Hendrie Park transforms into a winter wonderland, featuring dazzling lights, festive installations, and enchanting displays. Stroll through RBG’s scenic winter landscape to the backdrop of festive music while ...
Casa Loma Holiday Lights
Dec 5, 2024
to Jan 4, 2025
Casa Loma
This December experience the magic of the season at Casa Loma’s spectacular Holiday Light Tour. Wander through a dazzling lighting display in the gardens and tunnels, all decorated for the festive season. Designed as a self-guided walk, guests stroll through ...
Festive Lights at Queens Park
Dec 2, 2024
to Dec 2, 2024
Ontario’s Legislative Building
This season, join us for a free celebration of the holidays showcasing Ontario’s Legislative Building adorned with sparkling lights and festive decorations. Spend an evening with friends and colleagues or a delightful day filled with free, family-fun activities. Explore the ...
Cavalcade of Lights
Nov 30, 2024
to Jan 7, 2025
Nathan Phillips Square
Experience the magic of the holiday season with the much-loved Cavalcade of Lights presented by Desjardins Financial Group. With an opening night inspired by international lantern, fire and light festivals and winter solstice celebrations, Cavalcade of Lights is a free ...
Alight at Night
Nov 29, 2024
to Dec 26, 2024
Upper Canada Village
Experience the Magic of the Holiday Season! Bundle up for an evening stroll through this picture-perfect postcard setting! Over one million lights adorn the heritage buildings, trees, and fences of Upper Canada Village creating a one-of-a-kind magical backdrop for its ...
Burlington Festival of Lights
Nov 29, 2024
to Jan 8, 2025
Spencer Smith Park
Celebrating 29 Years of Holiday Magic The Festival of Lights illuminates Burlington’s waterfront through December to early January each year. Thousands of local residents and visitors from across the region, and beyond, have made it a seasonal tradition to wander ...
The Lights at Cornerstone
Nov 28, 2024
to Dec 23, 2024
Cornerstone School
Cornerstone School is bringing a small dose of Glow’s magic to Guelph with a cozy, family-friendly fundraiser—enjoy festive displays, games, and treats, all while supporting local students! Join us at 108 Forest Street, Guelph, ON. Open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, ...
Light Up the Square 2024
Nov 23, 2024
to Nov 23, 2024
Mississauga Celebration Square
Bringing a bright spark of joy and illuminating a winter’s dark night with colour, this annual event kicks-off the holiday season at the Celebration Square with the official lighting of the Christmas tree for the first time this season, and ...
Safari Lights
Nov 21, 2024
to Dec 13, 2024
Safari Niagara
Make this holiday season a special one by driving through our dazzling holiday lights drive-thru adventure! There is snow-much to see! Immersive light tunnels, luminous motion lights, whimsical animal light displays you won’t see anywhere else! A bigger, better and ...
Sainte-Marie’s First Light
Nov 21, 2024
to Dec 8, 2024
Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons
Now in its 24th year, Sainte-Marie’s First Light is an award-winning, must-see holiday event with a great lineup of family activities and live musical performances, all amidst the spectacular glow of thousands of candles. This year, you’re visiting two candlelit ...
Holiday Magic at Blue Mountain
Nov 16, 2024
to Jan 5, 2025
Blue Mountain Village
Experience the magic of the holidays at Blue Mountain Village with special events every weekend, offering unforgettable activities for the whole family. Weekends fill up quickly, but the fun continues all week long! Enjoy the sparkling Holiday Light Trail, festive ...
Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights
Nov 16, 2024
to Jan 5, 2025
Niagara Falls Ontario
101 Nights of Twinkling Lights The most enchanting of Niagara Falls attractions, the annual Winter Festival of Lights is Canada’s largest FREE outdoor light festival. Experience the spectacular displays with millions of lights and larger than life displays across the ...
Winterfest at Canada's Wonderland
Nov 16, 2024
to Jan 4, 2025
Canada’s Wonderland
Canada’s Wonderland transforms into a magical, winter wonderland for WinterFest – an immersive holiday experience for the whole family. This event features ice-skating on Snow Flake Lake, more than a dozen live shows and holiday entertainment, exciting rides, millions of ...
Winter Nights, City Lights
Nov 15, 2024
to Jan 31, 2025
The Esplanade Park
Pickering’s Winter Nights, City Lights kicks off the holiday season with family fun After the event, the park will be lit until January 31st. Join us for our annual winter season celebration! Watch as we light up Esplanade Park with ...
Holiday Season at illumi
Nov 8, 2024
to Jan 5, 2025
7174 Derrycrest Dr, Mississauga, ON
The Holidays never looked so bright! There is nothing more festive than an evening at the largest light, sound and multimedia show in the world. illumi is the hub for holiday magic with your loved ones this season. Wander amongst ...
