Weekend in Toronto/Vancouver – Dec 1-3
TORONTO
150 Years of Canadian Christmas at Casa Loma: Celebrate and take part in holiday magic at Toronto’s iconic castle, Casa Loma, by celebrating 150 Years of Canadian Christmas.
Light Up the Beach: DeClute Real Estate presents Light Up The Beach 2017. Join Santa Claus and his special guests as he illuminates the boardwalk with 80,000 lights. The result has attracted attention from people around the world who come to marvel the sight of the stunning display of lights.
Toronto Christmas Market: takes over the Distillery Historic District for another year of holiday magic and romance. Now in its eighth year, the market has become one of the city’s favourite holiday traditions, ranked one of the world’s best Christmas markets by Fodor’s Travel, USA Today, Mashable and more. Take in sparkling Christmas light canopies, traditional music and carols, dance performances and family-friendly activities like Santa’s House, a ferris wheel, carousel and life-sized gingerbread house. Foodies can taste traditional European street-style food as well as Canadian holiday treats and sip on cold and warm brews in the beer gardens.
Body Percussion Festival: Head to the Harbourfront Centre this December to experience Movement, Dance, and Voice created solely through the body, footwear, and instruments that are extensions of the body at the Body Percussion Festival.
Evergreen Winter Village: This year’s Winter Village features a new line-up of outdoor activities – from Street Curling to Fat Biking – all offering a unique and active way to experience winter in the city. Cozy up to campfires, enjoy food from local food trucks and shop at the Evergreen Garden Market and the Etsy Holiday Market. Join in the winter-themed scavenger hunts around the Brick Works and kid-friendly nature-based activities and crafts in the Children’s Garden.
Leslieville Christmas Market: Enjoy a few days of holiday shopping sipping a drink, listening to some tunes and taking photos with Santa at the Leslieville Christmas Pop-Up Market. The event takes place on Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Social Gardener, 1326 Gerrard Street East.
VANCOUVER
Karaoke Christmas Lights: Get on a festive Vancouver Trolley and ready your singing voice – this tour is for the most enthusiastic spirits of the winter holidays! Equipped with a TV and a karaoke machine loaded with Christmas music favorites, you’ll be toured around the city to take in some of Vancouver’s most dazzling light displays.
VanDusen Festival of Lights: Experience a winter wonderland with over one million lights. Stroll with friends and family through interactive themed areas, enjoy the famous Dancing Lights show on Livingstone Lake, look for roving Scandinavian gnomes and reindeer in the garden, light a candle at the Make-A-Wish candle grotto, take a photo with Santa, enjoy tasty treats and take a carousel ride.
Shawn Hunt’s Transformation Mask: The experiential sculpture is an interactive mixed reality cyborg that incorporates technology, sound, and space. Each part of the work reflects Hunt’s interest in how we understand and identify with the term Indigenous.
Santa Clause Parade: Watch Santa roll by with all of his elves at this classic annual parade with over 2,700 participants, and more than 300 volunteers. The event helps grow funds and donations for the Vancouver Food Bank. For every food item donated to the Food Bank between now and December 3, TELUS, the presenting sponsor, will donate $1 up to $20,000.
European Union Film Festival: Now celebrating its 20th year, The Cinematheque’s annual showcase of new cinema from the European Union is proudly presented with the Vancouver consulates and the Ottawa embassies of the member states of the European Union and the Delegation of the European Union to Canada. This year’s festival features entries from 25 EU members.
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