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Enter to Win a Family 4-Pack to 101 Holiday Movie Moments

Brace yourselves for a holiday extravaganza like no other as Comedy Bar Danforth Productions proudly presents their inaugural red-hot, and hilarious show “101 Holiday Movie Moments.” This one-act spectacle isn’t just a holiday show; it’s a dynamic journey through the heart and humour of your beloved festive classics – and now is your chance to win 4 tickets to a Family Friendly show date! “101

Illuminarium Winter Wonderland Spectacular

Celebrate Holiday Traditions at Winter Wonderland Spectacular

A One of a Kind Christmas Immersive Experience Illuminarium at The Distillery District is celebrating its first year at the The Distillery Winter Village by bringing us the one-of-a-kind Christmas immersive Winter Wonderland Spectacular for families to experience the magic of holidays. The yuletide experience lights up until January 7th, 2024 to coincide with Toronto’s most loved holiday market. Guests will be transported into a winter wonderland

What's ON Holidays

2023 Holiday Event Fun Guide

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!

Ontario Christmas Markets

The Best Holiday Markets & Craft Shows for 2023 in the Greater Toronto Area

Shop local this year at a Holiday market! Enjoy browsing unique, one-of-a-kind gifts at a traditional Christmas or Holiday market, many with festive activities and crafts for kids and caroling, or meet & greets with Santa. There are always a few new markets that pop up and this year is no different! Visit our guide to find the Best Holidays near you! Check back for

The CP Holiday Train Rolls Back into Town

The CPKC Holiday Train returns November 20 to December 19 for its 25th year supporting food banks and food shelves across our network by raising money, food and awareness for food insecurity issues. The 2023 CPKC Holiday Train tours both Canada and the United States. Professional musicians play free concerts from the brightly decorated train’s stage. CPKC makes a donation to the local food shelf

Experience Dazzling Holiday Magic at Bingemans

Waterloo Region’s biggest immersive holiday light festival – Gift of Lights and Jingle Bell Rock at Bingemans! 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. Gift of

Enter to Win a Family Pass to Gift of Lights & Jingle Bell Rock

Waterloo Region’s biggest immersive holiday light festival – Gift of Lights and Jingle Bell Rock at Bingemans! 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. Gift of

Magic & Motion Contest

Win Tickets to Magic & Motion: A Family Day Magic Show & Circus

Win 4 Tickets to Magic & Motion – A Family Magic Show Circus Magic & Motion – A Family Show and Circus is full of high energy magic, dance and circus. Comes to Hamilton for one show only, Feb. 17th. Kick off family day weekend with Hamilton’s Best family experience. Magic & Motion is full of high energy magic, dance and circus. This super interactive

Enter to Win a Family Pass to Bingemans Gift of Lights & Jingle Bell Rock

One Lucky Winner will receive Admission for 4 to Jingle Bell Rock and Gift of Lights at Bingemans! The holiday season has come alive as Bingemans transforms into a sparkling winter wonderland. Kick off the festive season with two different immersive light experiences guaranteed to put friends and family in the holiday spirit!  Jingle Bell Rock: Brand New Immersive Light Festival November 12, 2022 to

Ontario Christmas Markets

The Best Holiday Markets of 2022

Holiday and Christmas markets are wonderful events to find unique Christmas gifts. In the past few years many markets had to go virtual but 2022 brings us many more in-person markets. Enjoy browsing at a traditional Christmas or Holiday market, many with festive activities and crafts for kids and carolling, or meet & greets with Santa. Check back for updates as more markets are added.

CP Holiday Train

The CP Holiday Train Rolls in to the GTA this November

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtual concerts in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The train will again raise money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CP network. The 2022 tour will launch on Nov. 23 with the Holiday Train’s first-ever Maine

What's ON Holidays

Holiday Event Fun Guide

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. Most events require advance tickets so be sure to plan ahead!

Win a Family 4-Pack to Glow Christmas

One Winner will Receive a Family Pass to see Glow Christmas! Boasting more than a million twinkling lights formed into shapes and sculptures that celebrate Christmas around the world, Glow Christmas is returning to the Toronto Congress Centre this season. Canada’s premium indoor Christmas festival, Glow Christmas promises another unforgettable experience to enjoy with the family or as a romantic night out with a loved

Win Tickets

Win Tickets to Journey into Enchantment

Two Lucky Winners will receive a Free Ticket for 1 Car Load to Journey into Enchantment! Drive and experience one of the largest Christmas and Holiday Light Show in the GTA! Journey into Enchantment is an Annual Christmas event for the whole family! The drive-through event is filled with over 2 million lights and your favourite Christmas characters all enjoyed in the comfort and warmth

Enter to Win a Family 4-Pack to 101 Holiday Movie Moments

Brace yourselves for a holiday extravaganza like no other as Comedy Bar Danforth Productions proudly presents their inaugural red-hot, and hilarious show “101 Holiday Movie Moments.” This one-act spectacle isn’t just a holiday show; it’s a dynamic journey through the heart and humour of your beloved festive classics – and now is your chance to win 4 tickets to a Family Friendly show date! “101

Illuminarium Winter Wonderland Spectacular

Celebrate Holiday Traditions at Winter Wonderland Spectacular

A One of a Kind Christmas Immersive Experience Illuminarium at The Distillery District is celebrating its first year at the The Distillery Winter Village by bringing us the one-of-a-kind Christmas immersive Winter Wonderland Spectacular for families to experience the magic of holidays. The yuletide experience lights up until January 7th, 2024 to coincide with Toronto’s most loved holiday market. Guests will be transported into a winter wonderland

What's ON Holidays

2023 Holiday Event Fun Guide

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!

Ontario Christmas Markets

The Best Holiday Markets & Craft Shows for 2023 in the Greater Toronto Area

Shop local this year at a Holiday market! Enjoy browsing unique, one-of-a-kind gifts at a traditional Christmas or Holiday market, many with festive activities and crafts for kids and caroling, or meet & greets with Santa. There are always a few new markets that pop up and this year is no different! Visit our guide to find the Best Holidays near you! Check back for

The CP Holiday Train Rolls Back into Town

The CPKC Holiday Train returns November 20 to December 19 for its 25th year supporting food banks and food shelves across our network by raising money, food and awareness for food insecurity issues. The 2023 CPKC Holiday Train tours both Canada and the United States. Professional musicians play free concerts from the brightly decorated train’s stage. CPKC makes a donation to the local food shelf

Experience Dazzling Holiday Magic at Bingemans

Waterloo Region’s biggest immersive holiday light festival – Gift of Lights and Jingle Bell Rock at Bingemans! 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. Gift of

Enter to Win a Family Pass to Gift of Lights & Jingle Bell Rock

Waterloo Region’s biggest immersive holiday light festival – Gift of Lights and Jingle Bell Rock at Bingemans! 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. Gift of

Magic & Motion Contest

Win Tickets to Magic & Motion: A Family Day Magic Show & Circus

Win 4 Tickets to Magic & Motion – A Family Magic Show Circus Magic & Motion – A Family Show and Circus is full of high energy magic, dance and circus. Comes to Hamilton for one show only, Feb. 17th. Kick off family day weekend with Hamilton’s Best family experience. Magic & Motion is full of high energy magic, dance and circus. This super interactive

Enter to Win a Family Pass to Bingemans Gift of Lights & Jingle Bell Rock

One Lucky Winner will receive Admission for 4 to Jingle Bell Rock and Gift of Lights at Bingemans! The holiday season has come alive as Bingemans transforms into a sparkling winter wonderland. Kick off the festive season with two different immersive light experiences guaranteed to put friends and family in the holiday spirit!  Jingle Bell Rock: Brand New Immersive Light Festival November 12, 2022 to

Ontario Christmas Markets

The Best Holiday Markets of 2022

Holiday and Christmas markets are wonderful events to find unique Christmas gifts. In the past few years many markets had to go virtual but 2022 brings us many more in-person markets. Enjoy browsing at a traditional Christmas or Holiday market, many with festive activities and crafts for kids and carolling, or meet & greets with Santa. Check back for updates as more markets are added.

CP Holiday Train

The CP Holiday Train Rolls in to the GTA this November

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtual concerts in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The train will again raise money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CP network. The 2022 tour will launch on Nov. 23 with the Holiday Train’s first-ever Maine

What's ON Holidays

Holiday Event Fun Guide

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. Most events require advance tickets so be sure to plan ahead!

Win a Family 4-Pack to Glow Christmas

One Winner will Receive a Family Pass to see Glow Christmas! Boasting more than a million twinkling lights formed into shapes and sculptures that celebrate Christmas around the world, Glow Christmas is returning to the Toronto Congress Centre this season. Canada’s premium indoor Christmas festival, Glow Christmas promises another unforgettable experience to enjoy with the family or as a romantic night out with a loved

Win Tickets

Win Tickets to Journey into Enchantment

Two Lucky Winners will receive a Free Ticket for 1 Car Load to Journey into Enchantment! Drive and experience one of the largest Christmas and Holiday Light Show in the GTA! Journey into Enchantment is an Annual Christmas event for the whole family! The drive-through event is filled with over 2 million lights and your favourite Christmas characters all enjoyed in the comfort and warmth

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