Browsing: Day Trips

Christmas in Uxbridge and Port Perry: small-town Santa Claus parades, historic main streets, lakeside Port Perry and a festive day trip from Toronto.

Christmas in Kleinburg, Vaughan: a festive village with wreaths and lights, an early-December tree lighting, the McMichael gallery, the CPKC Holiday Train and nearby Kortright forest.

Christmas in Caledon: the Bolton Santa Claus Parade along Highway 50, cut-your-own trees at Albion Orchards and nearby farms, village shops and countryside.

Christmas in Montreal from Toronto: the Grand Marché de Noël in the Quartier des spectacles, Old Montreal’s lights and markets, skating and getting there by train.

A Christmas weekend in Ottawa from Toronto: the free Ottawa Christmas Market at Lansdowne (weekends from Nov 20, 2026), Parliament Hill lights, skating and more.

Christmas in Stratford, Ontario: a festive Victorian downtown, holiday markets and lights, chocolate shops, cozy restaurants and a day trip about two hours from Toronto.

Christmas in Elora and Fergus: a storybook stone village on the Grand River, a nighttime Santa Claus parade, holiday markets and cozy shops, about 90 minutes from Toronto.

Christmas in Hamilton, Ontario: the Santa Claus Parade, the CPKC Holiday Train at Gage Park, the Hamilton Farmers’ Market, lights and festive shopping, an hour from Toronto.

Christmas at Blue Mountain Village near Collingwood: holiday lights, festive events, skiing and a winter getaway about two hours from Toronto.

Where to ski and snowboard near Toronto: City-run hills at Centennial Park and Earl Bales Park, GTA hills like Glen Eden and Uplands, and day trips to Blue Mountain and more.