Browsing: Day Trips

Christmas in historic Unionville, Markham: the free Main Street Christmas celebration with carollers, Santa and a tree lighting, plus shops, cafés and skating.

The best Christmas markets in Ontario beyond Toronto: Kitchener’s Christkindl Market, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ottawa at Lansdowne, Stratford and more, with dates and drive times.

Niagara-on-the-Lake at Christmas: the Candlelight Stroll, Santa Claus Parade, a Victorian Christmas village, wineries, icewine, carriage rides and holiday shopping.

Niagara Falls at Christmas: the free Winter Festival of Lights, the falls illuminated at night, fireworks, frozen mist, Clifton Hill and a day or overnight trip from Toronto.

The Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights is Canada’s largest free outdoor light festival. Dates, what to see, the illuminated falls, fireworks and a day trip plan from Toronto.

Kitchener’s Christkindl Market celebrates its 30th year over two weekends, December 3 to 6 and 10 to 13, 2026. A German-style Christmas market day trip from Toronto.

The best cut-your-own Christmas tree farms near Toronto for 2026, in Caledon, Milton, Courtice, Mono and beyond, with opening dates, features and tips.

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

The best Christmas day trips from Toronto in 2026: Kitchener’s Christkindl Market, Niagara’s Festival of Lights, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Elora, Stratford, Hamilton, Blue Mountain, Ottawa and Montreal.