Plan an adventure right here in the GTA! There are tons of great experiences waiting for you this weekend. Celebrate the winter season and find your fun today!

 

Toronto Gingerbread Festival
This winter holiday season at Yonge + St. Clair, to enjoy a free, neighbourhood-wide gingerbread-themed event at Yonge + St. Clair!
Taking place across the neighbourhood, visit the large-scale gingerbread display, pick up your FREE gingerbread kit at participating storefronts, enjoy various exclusive seasonal promotions at local retailers and eateries, and enter the gingerbread building contest for a chance to win $300+ in local prizes & Yonge + St. Clair store credits.
Interactive, exploratory and deliciously festive, this public holiday event is FREE family-friendly fun for everyone, and supports local Yonge + St. Clair businesses.
Venue: 2 St. Clair West, Toronto and various Venues, Yonge + St. Clair

 

Love and Peace Lantern Festival
A large-scale international outdoor light show composed of four main thematic elements.
Our mission is to guide you through extraordinary scenes from ancient times to the present. Meanwhile, you can explore the wonders of thousands of universes and experience the world with unsolved secrets.
Express love and peace from the bottom of your heart!
The lanterns originated from Zigong, Sichuan, China, and have come to Toronto after localized design in Canada!
In their half-year of preparation, more than 50 artisans from Zigong handcrafted our Love and Peace lantern show. It inspired the West to learn about Chinese craftsmanship.
Our first “Love and Peace” Lantern Show in Canada? Sponsored by 95 Developments, is here awaiting you. Our team is excited to meet you in a context of humanities, stories, and cultures spanning multiple cultures!
Venue: Woodside Square South Parking Lot, 1571 Sandhurst Cir, Toronto, ON M1V 1V2, Canada

Northern Lights Toronto
Journey through 80,000 sq. ft. of outdoor immersive holiday activities in 4 distinct areas: Spirit of the Holidays, Holiday Town Square, The Journey North, and The North Pole. You will bask in the glow of twinkling holiday lights, take beautiful photos under magical lighting, shop at the holiday market, engage with enchanted characters and holiday scenery, play festive games, eat, drink, and be very, very merry.
Northern Lights has something for everyone. Enjoy an incredible holiday adventure that is the perfect holiday gift to yourself, family, and friends!
The festive experience kicks off as soon as guests arrive and make their way through a 30 ft. light-filled tunnel, transporting them into the enchanting world of Northern Lights. Once inside, guests can explore the Spirit of the Holidays and engage with larger-than-life toys, oversized holiday décor, and various light installations that will put them inside the world of the holidays. Next is the Holiday Town Square, where guests can visit the holiday vendor market, indulge in delicious holiday-inspired food and drinks, and play some fun festive games. As they continue, they’ll enter The Journey North and become immersed in a forest of real Christmas trees before stepping into a space featuring art and light experiences that bring the holidays to life in a new way. Last but not least, all holiday roads lead to The North Pole and a festive visit to Santa’s iconic home. Here, guests can snap a selfie with Santa (or the Grinch after December 25), grab some milk and cookies, and get a chance to experience what it’s like being one of Santa’s elves.
At Northern Lights, guests can bask in the glow of twinkling holiday lights, take beautiful photos under magical lighting, shop at the holiday market, engage with enchanted characters and holiday scenery, play festive games, eat, drink, and be very, very merry. Venue: Grand Bizarre, Exhibition Place, 15 Saskatchewan Rd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

Union Holiday
Celebrate the holidays at the gateway to Toronto.
Union Station is bringing the skating rink back to Front Street.
Union Winter – Presented by TD will help Torontonians and visitors enjoy local festive fun throughout the early winter months. Guests can experience everything from musical performances with special guests, to unique holiday shopping, dining with friends and free ice skating with an incredible view of the CN Tower.
From now through January 29, 2023, visitors can enjoy a quintessentially Canadian skating experience on Union Station’s biggest ice surface to date. Union Winter is offering free skate rentals all season long, plus free skating lessons once a week for those looking to brush up on their technique or learn to skate for the first time.
Additional programming includes Union Beats Skate Nights with DJs performing live rink-side on Friday and Saturday evenings in December and January and special musical performances inside Union Station during the month of December.
Residents and visitors are invited to lace up their dancing shoes and join the celebration. To celebrate the return of the Union Winter and to help support the community, Union Station and TD are collectively donating up to $10,000 to Casey House through engagement on Union Station’s Instagram account, at @torontounion (www.instagram.com/torontounion). Each ‘tag a friend’ on the respective charitable post will trigger a $5 donation from Union Station and TD, whereas a share of the post in their Instagram story will result in Union Station and TD contributing a $10 donation. The rink, Union Holiday Presented by TD, will follow public health guidelines, and masks will be required while skating.

Nathan Phillips Square Ice Skating
In the winter the water fountain in front of Toronto City Hall turns into an outdoor Ice Rink. Take in the downtown sites while pleasure skating. Welcome to one of Toronto’s most celebrated attractions. Toronto’s famous ice rink at Nathan Phillips Square. This rink has been a quintessential Toronto experience for generations. It is set in the unique urban backdrop of sparkling lights and a large holiday tree. Bring your friends, family and loved ones and make magical memories on ice that you will all cherish for years to come. Venue & Address Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West