Guide
Holiday lights, Christmas markets and winter festivals 2026
Light displays, Christmas markets, parades and winter festivals in Toronto. Dates, hours and which ones are for kids.
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Christmas markets
The Distillery Winter Village
55 Mill Street, Distillery Historic DistrictToronto
November 12, 2026 – January 3, 2027
Tree lighting Thursday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are required on opening night, from 4:00 p.m. Friday through Sunday, from 4:00 p.m. every Thursday in December, and from 4:00 p.m. daily December 14–31. Free all day Monday–Wednesday through December 13, and at other times that are not ticketed. Thursdays in November are free except opening night. Be inside before 4:00 p.m. on a ticketed day to enter free.
Tickets from $16 plus HST and a service charge. Kids 9 and under are always free and do not need a ticket.
Closed Christmas Day. There is no on-site box office.
Festivals and parades
Cavalcade of Lights
Nathan Phillips SquareToronto
November 28, 2026 – January 7, 2027
5:00–10:00 p.m.
Opening night is November 28: performances, the tree and square lighting, installations, free public skating and a figure-skating showcase. Lighting, selected installations and free public skating continue through January 7. For families and all ages.
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