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Magic of Lights

Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations. Experience Magic of Lights from the comfort and safety of your own car as you wind through the sparkling path of Barrie’s favorite holiday tradition. One carload, one price. 11/21/2025 – 1/3/2026 5:30 […]

TD Innovation Lights at Union Station

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 designed to do. Launched in 2019, the colleague ideation program empowers TD […]

Simcoe Christmas Panarama

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 switch on the lights to start the season. Panorama is powered by […]

Kawartha Illuminated Forest

Kawartha Illuminated Forest

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 glow of the forest, and enjoy an inspiring seasonal experience with family […]

Whitby Lights the Night Festival

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 throughout the community.

Lights On Stratford

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 Feather — World Premiere (Tom Patterson Island) Six oversized illuminated birds that […]

Lights On Stratford: Opening Night Ceremony

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 for the first night of this year’s theme, RADIANCE. Friday, December 12, […]

Collingwood Christmas Market

Enjoy the Collingwood Christmas Market in your festive historic Downtown! Mark your calendars for each Friday evening to experience the tradition of the outdoor Christmas Market in beautiful downtown Collingwood.  Starting on Friday, November 28 and continuing each Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. until December 19, the downtown will come alive with lights, entertainment, food and fun. […]

Old Town Toronto Cavalcade of Lights

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 Park, known for its beloved fountain featuring dogs and one saucy feline. […]

Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights

Niagara Falls Winter Festival of 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 tourism districts. “Sparkling Winter Lights” Falls Illumination To celebrate the beauty and majesty of the winter season and the annual Niagara Falls Winter Festival of […]

Winterfest Toronto

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 the city’s largest new winter experience, offering unforgettable fun for all ages, […]

Holiday Nights of Lights

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.

Mississauga Festival of Trees

Experience the magic of the Festival of Trees! The fifth-annual Mississauga Festival of Trees is a celebration of the winter season, art, food, and community. With twinkling canopies of seasonal lights, commissioned artist-created trees, artisan and culinary markets with local, handmade goods, workshops, live entertainment, and more. Join us to make memories you’ll treasure for a lifetime. The Festival of […]

First Light

Sainte-Marie’s First Light

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 price of one: Sainte-Marie and Martyrs’ Shrine! The anniversary edition of First […]

Winter Wonders

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 installations by Canadian artists that invite you to touch, explore, and play, […]

Joy + Lights Festival – Merry & Bright + Firelight & Frost Weekends

Two Magical Weekends of Holiday Cheer in Downtown Orangeville Merry & Bright – November 21–23, 2025 Firelight & Frost – November 28–30, 2025 Downtown Orangeville shines brighter than ever this holiday season with the return of the Joy + Lights Festival, now spanning two enchanting weekends filled with twinkling lights, live entertainment, family fun, and small-town holiday magic. At the […]

Christmas in The Park

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 grown to include fantastic illuminated characters, millions of dazzling lights, music, entertainers […]

Casa Loma Holiday Lights

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, outdoor lighting displays and live performances. As always kids are invited to […]

Magic of Lights

Magic of Lights is a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favorite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations. Experience Magic of Lights from the comfort and safety of your own car as you wind through the sparkling path of Barrie’s favorite holiday tradition. One carload, one price. 11/21/2025 – 1/3/2026 5:30 […]

TD Innovation Lights at Union Station

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 designed to do. Launched in 2019, the colleague ideation program empowers TD […]

Simcoe Christmas Panarama

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 switch on the lights to start the season. Panorama is powered by […]

Kawartha Illuminated Forest

Kawartha Illuminated Forest

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 glow of the forest, and enjoy an inspiring seasonal experience with family […]

Whitby Lights the Night Festival

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 throughout the community.

Lights On Stratford

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 Feather — World Premiere (Tom Patterson Island) Six oversized illuminated birds that […]

Lights On Stratford: Opening Night Ceremony

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 for the first night of this year’s theme, RADIANCE. Friday, December 12, […]

Collingwood Christmas Market

Enjoy the Collingwood Christmas Market in your festive historic Downtown! Mark your calendars for each Friday evening to experience the tradition of the outdoor Christmas Market in beautiful downtown Collingwood.  Starting on Friday, November 28 and continuing each Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. until December 19, the downtown will come alive with lights, entertainment, food and fun. […]

Old Town Toronto Cavalcade of Lights

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 Park, known for its beloved fountain featuring dogs and one saucy feline. […]

Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights

Niagara Falls Winter Festival of 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 tourism districts. “Sparkling Winter Lights” Falls Illumination To celebrate the beauty and majesty of the winter season and the annual Niagara Falls Winter Festival of […]

Winterfest Toronto

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 the city’s largest new winter experience, offering unforgettable fun for all ages, […]

Holiday Nights of Lights

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.

Mississauga Festival of Trees

Experience the magic of the Festival of Trees! The fifth-annual Mississauga Festival of Trees is a celebration of the winter season, art, food, and community. With twinkling canopies of seasonal lights, commissioned artist-created trees, artisan and culinary markets with local, handmade goods, workshops, live entertainment, and more. Join us to make memories you’ll treasure for a lifetime. The Festival of […]

First Light

Sainte-Marie’s First Light

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 price of one: Sainte-Marie and Martyrs’ Shrine! The anniversary edition of First […]

Winter Wonders

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 installations by Canadian artists that invite you to touch, explore, and play, […]

Joy + Lights Festival – Merry & Bright + Firelight & Frost Weekends

Two Magical Weekends of Holiday Cheer in Downtown Orangeville Merry & Bright – November 21–23, 2025 Firelight & Frost – November 28–30, 2025 Downtown Orangeville shines brighter than ever this holiday season with the return of the Joy + Lights Festival, now spanning two enchanting weekends filled with twinkling lights, live entertainment, family fun, and small-town holiday magic. At the […]

Christmas in The Park

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 grown to include fantastic illuminated characters, millions of dazzling lights, music, entertainers […]

Casa Loma Holiday Lights

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, outdoor lighting displays and live performances. As always kids are invited to […]

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