Browsing: Around the GTA

The National Ballet of Canada’s Nutcracker runs December 5 to 31, 2026 at the Four Seasons Centre. Tickets from $72, $12 standing room, ages and tips.

Where to hear Handel’s Messiah in Toronto in December 2026: the TSO at Roy Thomson Hall, Tafelmusik at Koerner Hall and the Sing-Along Messiah at Massey Hall.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 holiday concerts at Roy Thomson Hall: Holiday Pops with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, and Handel’s Messiah.

The best holiday afternoon teas in Toronto: the Shangri-La’s Nutcracker tea, Fairmont Royal York, The Ritz-Carlton, the Old Mill, Holt’s Café and more.

Send a letter to Santa through Canada Post’s H0H 0H0 address. No stamp needed in Canada; mail by December 9, 2026 for a reply. Here’s how.

Breakfast with Santa in Toronto for 2026: Ripley’s Aquarium (Nov 21, 28 and Dec 5), Hotel X, the Chelsea Hotel and Brunch with Santa at Miracle on Harbourfront.

Where to see Santa in Toronto in 2026: free Santa photos at St. Lawrence Market, the Distillery’s new Santa’s Village, malls, Casa Loma and more, with booking tips.

Where to get free Santa photos in Toronto in 2026: the St. Lawrence Winter Market on weekends, community events, the Santa Claus Parade and free GTA celebrations.

CPKC Holiday Train 2026 stops in Toronto (Nov 29, Runnymede Road), Milton, Oshawa, Bowmanville and Vaughan. Times, locations, performers and food bank tips.

Christmas and Santa train rides near Toronto for 2026: Halton County Radial Railway, Waterloo Central Railway, Niemi’s Polar Express, Harbourfront and more.