Browsing: Toronto

How Toronto’s Orthodox Christian communities celebrate Christmas on January 7: Christmas Eve suppers, church services, traditional foods and where to experience it.

Simbang Gabi in Toronto: the Filipino tradition of nine Masses from December 16 to 24, 2026, where to find it, what to expect and the food that follows.

Celebrate a Caribbean Christmas in Toronto: where to find black cake, sorrel, pastelles, ham and ponche de crème, parang music and Caribbean holiday traditions.

Kwanzaa in Toronto: December 26, 2026 to January 1, 2027. What Kwanzaa celebrates, the seven principles, the kinara and how to find community celebrations.

Celebrate the winter solstice in Toronto on Monday, December 21, 2026: the Kensington Market Winter Solstice Festival, lantern walks, nature walks and ways to mark the longest night.

How to get rid of your Christmas tree in Toronto: City curbside pickup on garbage days in January, rules for real and artificial trees, condos and drop-off depots.

Ideas for spending Christmas alone in Toronto: what’s open, community dinners, volunteering, solo-friendly activities, treating yourself and where to find support.

What to do on New Year’s Day 2027 in Toronto: polar bear dips, levees, skating, brunch, winter walks and movies, plus what’s open on Friday, January 1.

How Toronto’s Christmas traditions began: Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade from 1905, the famous department store windows, the Cavalcade of Lights since 1967, the Royal Winter Fair and the Distillery market.

Christmas in Etobicoke: the Colonel Samuel Smith Park skating trail, holiday tea at the Old Mill, CF Sherway Gardens, Montgomery’s Inn and Bloor West Village shopping.