Best Winter Light Festivals and Holiday Displays in Ontario

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 the City of Pickering for our Winter celebration! Lights, food, music, markets & fireworks. Bring the whole family out for holiday fun! Join ...

This winter, step into a season of sparkle at Blue Mountain Village, where snowflakes meet string lights and joyful moments are around every corner. From mid-November to early January, the Village transforms into a festive wonderland filled with enchanting décor, heartwarming experiences, and seasonal surprises waiting to be ...

The Festival of Northern Lights Will Shine Brightly Again in 2025! The events will run from Saturday, November 16th Until early January. Nightly from 5:00pm until 10:00pm Downtown Owen Sound and Harrison Park

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 spectacular lights, and hundreds of beautiful Christmas trees ...

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 tourism districts. “Sparkling Winter Lights” Falls Illumination To celebrate the beauty and majesty ...

Kickoff the winter season in downtown Mississauga with the Santa Claus parade, the opening of the City’s largest outdoor ice rink, and lighting of the Christmas tree! Watch the downtown glow with live musical entertainment, family-friendly activities, and outdoor holiday experiences across the entire parade route, including Celebration ...

Experience the magic of the season at Royal Botanical Gardens’ Winter Wonders! Hendrie Park transforms into a winter wonderland, featuring dazzling lights, festive installations, and enchanting displays. Stroll the scenic pathways to the soundtrack of festive music while savouring warm holiday treats. New this year, enjoy interactive art ...

Now in its 25th year, First Light is an award-winning, must-see holiday event with a great lineup of family activities, a huge artisan market, and multiple nightly live musical performances, all amidst the spectacular glow of thousands of candles. This year, guests to explore two attractions for the ...

Join us at this Town of Whitby community event! The Lights will continue throughout the season with over 200,000 magical lights and ground displays in Civic Park, Celebration Square and Grass Park. Snowflakes also line Downtown Whitby and seasonal décor in Downtown Brooklin welcomes both residents and visitors ...

Back for its second year, Winterfest 2025 transforms Harbourfront Centre into a festive wonderland. Enjoy dazzling lights, delicious eats, magical train rides, holiday markets, a new Winter Maze and live performances. Step into a magical winter wonderland where the charm of the season comes alive! Winterfest Toronto is ...

Presented on behalf of our local businesses come kick-off the holiday season with lights and live music in Berczy Park, 35 Wellington Street East in Old Town Toronto on Friday, November 28th from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. The Old Town Toronto Cavalcade of Lights welcomes everyone to Berczy ...

Join us for the 67th Annual Simcoe Christmas Panorama The festival begins Saturday, November 29th, 2025 at 6:00PM with the official light up in the park and Santa’s arrival on the Bickle firetruck. Opening Ceremonies will be hosted by Robyn Beazley, and one local child will help Santa ...

The Optimist Club of Orangeville has been bringing you Christmas in The Park for more than 30 years! It started with a number of seniors stringing a few lights on a few trees at the park across the street from the Seniors Centre on Bythia. It has since ...

Formosa Country Christmas takes place each year during the first weekend in December. The event is ‘by donation only’, to help ensure the involvement and participation of everyone. This is one of the largest drive-thru Christmas light shows in the area. It includes 3.2 km of festive displays, ...

TD is illuminating Union Station's West Wing with TD Innovation Lights. An immersive, gesture-powered light canopy with 10,000 individual twinkles, each representing one of the 10,000 ideas implemented through the bank’s iD8 program. Inspiring the innovation mindset - from idea to impact - is exactly what iD8 was ...

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 the property’s grounds while enjoying the spectacular decorations, ...

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 Uxbridge Optimist Fantasy of Lights is going to ...

When the snow is just starting to fall and Winter is almost here, Schomberg gets all dressed up and invites everyone from near and far to come and enjoy a fun-filled family outing along our historic Main Street. There are street performers, carolers, children’s entertainers, fireside readings, holiday ...

Lights On Stratford returns with illuminated art and interactive installations across Stratford’s downtown and park system. This year’s theme, RADIANCE, highlights works from international, national, and local artists. Featured Installations: CHRONOHARP — Canadian Premiere (Market Square) A large interactive installation combining light, colour, and sound. Birds of a ...

The winter magic returns this season as Kawartha Conservation’s Illuminated Forest once again transforms the front trails of Ken Reid Conservation Area into a glowing, white-light wonderland. From Friday, December 12 through Sunday, December 28, visitors are invited to wander beneath the shimmering canopy, take in the peaceful ...

Celebrate the launch of Lights On Stratford’s 2025/26 festival with a special Opening Night Ceremony in Market Square. The evening includes: Opening remarks Stratford’s Poet Laureate A traditional Grass Dance Free hot chocolate (while supplies last) Silent Disco at 8:00 PM Festival installations throughout downtown Stratford also illuminate ...

A Magical Return to the Forest – Angus Glen Golf Club is proud to welcome guests back to Fairway of Lights, our beloved winter light experience that celebrates the beauty of the season in one of Markham’s most picturesque settings. Fairway of Lights has been brought back to ...

This immersive walk-through experience is like none other, featuring more than 1.5 million LED lights animated and synchronized to everyone’s favourite Holiday tunes.

Exceptions include December 31, 2025 and February 14, 2026 for Enchanted Evenings.Featuring: Two twinkling trails — the Illuminated Sugar Bush (~1 km) and the Winterlit Trail (~1 km) Sustainably sourced, illuminated art installations Cozy by Fireside Lounges Bring a book to swap for a “new to you” read ...

Something new has awakened at Sandhill Nursery. The Forest of Light has opened its gates, and the response has been incredible. Night after night, the trails come alive with colour, shadow, and a quiet kind of magic that’s already capturing hearts. Follow the path as it winds through ...

Get ready to rediscover wonder, joy, and imagination with the return of ILLUMINITE: Downtown Yonge’s annual winter celebration of light, art, and public space. Now in its third year, ILLUMINITE 2026 invites visitors to explore the theme of “PLAY” through immersive light-based installations spread across five unique locations ...

Experience the enchantment of Lumière: The Art of Light, a free outdoor light exhibition illuminating Trillium Park at Ontario Place from February 16 to March 27, 2026. Showcasing bold and imaginative works by talented Ontario-based artists across diverse disciplines, Lumière brings this year’s theme — “Rhythms of Light: ...