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It's the most beautiful time of the year! With the holiday season in full swing, there are a ton of beautiful Christmas lights to see throughout the city. Here is where you can see the most magical Christmas lights in & around Toronto this year.
1. Holiday Lights at Casa Loma
Experience the Holiday Lights tour at Casa Loma. Guests can enjoy a self-guided walk through the beautifully decorated gardens and tunnels, stunning outdoor lighting displays, live performances and more.
Where: Casa Loma (1 Austin Terrace, Toronto, ON M5R 1X8)
When: Until January 8th, 2024
Price: $$
Category: Family-friendly
2. Holiday Nights of Lights
Holiday Nights of Lights is an enchanting & immersive walk-through holiday experience that features more than 1.5 million LED lights animated and synchronized to your favourite Holiday tunes. In its 4th year, the event will feature new displays, interactive attractions, captivating tunnels, enormous ornaments, tasty food trucks, and more. Use code "TODOTORONTO" for 20% off for Nights of Lights.
Where: Scarborough Town Centre Outdoor Parking Lot (500 Progress Ave, Scarborough, ON, M1P 2K2)
When: Until January 7th, 2024
Price: $$
Category: Family-friendly
3. The Distillery Winter Village
The Distillery District will be filled with thousands of lights, festive displays, live music, a candy cane forest, vendor cabins, holiday photo ops, the famous Christmas tree, and more.
Where: Distillery District (55 Mill Street, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4)
When: Until January 7th, 2024
Price: Free-$$
Category: Family-friendly
4. Holiday Magic Bloor-Yorkville
The Bloor-Yorkville BIA will be celebrating the holiday season with its one-of-a-kind festive lighting displays. Continuing with its annual traditions, visitors can look forward to shopping, dining, and surrounding themselves with the holiday lighting along the tree-lined streets.
Where: Bloor-Yorkville
When: Until December 31st, 2023
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
5. Cavalcade of Lights
Cavalcade of Lights is where you want to see beautiful Christmas lights in the heart of downtown Toronto. The event features captivating lighting installations that focus on light, lanterns, and fire. Throughout the season, you can enjoy ice skating and be mesmerized by the enchanting light displays in Nathan Phillips Square.
Where: Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N1)
When: Until January 7th, 2024
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
6. WinterFest at Canada's Wonderland
WinterFest is an immersive holiday experience that features millions of dazzling lights, ice-skating on Snow Flake Lake, numerous live shows, thrilling rides, hundreds of Christmas trees, holiday entertainment, festive food, and more. If you're looking for a fun spot to see Christmas lights, this is one you have to check out.
Where: Canada's Wonderland
When: Until January 6th, 2024 (Select nights)
Price: $$
Category: Family-friendly
7. Winter Festival of Lights at Niagara Falls
This annual event is a free outdoor light festival that features breathtaking displays with millions of lights. Experience the spectacular and larger-than-life displays across the tourism districts. With over 75 light displays, 3 million lights, 26 nights of fireworks, and a delicious hot chocolate trail, you're in for an enchanting time.
Where: 6815 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 3Y9
When: Until January 7th, 2024
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
8. Journey into Enchantment
Journey into Enchantment is the ultimate drive-thru Christmas light show. With over 2 million lights on a 2 km route, along with some of your favourite Holiday and Christmas characters, a sparkling drive-thru tunnel, a mix of 2D and 3D displays, synchronized music lights and more, you’re in for a festive time.
Where: 13959 3 Line, Halton Hills, ON, L7J 2L8 & 50 Alexander's Crossing, Ajax, ON L1Z 2E6
When: Until January 7th, 2024
Price: $$
Category: Family-friendly
9. Illumi
Illumi is an outdoor adventure with thousands of larger-than-life light structures lit with 20 million LED bulbs. Illumi offers an epic adventure for kids and adults alike. This is one of the largest sound, and multimedia shows in the world!
Where: 7174 Derrycrest Drive, Mississauga, L5W 0G5
When: Until January 7th, 2023
Price: $-$$
Category: Family-friendly
10. Alight at Night at Upper Canada Village
Get ready to bundle up and take an enchanting evening stroll through Upper Canada Village. With over one million lights adorning its heritage buildings, trees, and fences, makes this a one-of-a-kind magical backdrop!
Where: Upper Canada Village (13740 County Rd 2, Morrisburg, Ontario K0C 1X0 Canada)
When: December 1st, 2023 - January 6th, 2024
Price: $
Category: Family-friendly
11. Festival of Lights in Belleville
The Festival of Lights in Belleville runs until January 7th at Jane Forrester Park. This year's spectacle promises to captivate with an array of delightful new installations, featuring a charming gingerbread man, an adorable penguin, and an interactive snowman. Don't miss the opportunity to capture magical moments! Plus, Santa and Mrs. Claus will make appearances at the display every Friday night from Dec. 1 to 22, collecting letters and Christmas wishes.
Where: 30 S John St, Belleville, ON K8N 3E3
When: Until January 7th, 2024
Price: Free admission
Category: Family-friendly
12. Winter Wonders at Royal Botanical Gardens
Winter Wonders at Royal Botanical Gardens is a unique outdoor experience that you have to check out. Adorned with charming festive lights, interactive installations and magical displays, get to stroll through the garden and soak in the magical views.
Where: Royal Botanical Gardens (680 Plains Rd W, Burlington, ON L7T 4H4)
When: Until January 7th, 2024 (Thursdays to Sundays)
Price: $-$$
Category: Family-friendly
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