Browsing: Small Towns

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.

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.