'TIS THE SEASON - 2024 HOLIDAY GUIDE

Photo from the Horton Christmas Market

Check out our ultimate 2024 holiday guide to St. Thomas! Discover festive fun from Christmas markets and local bazaars to parades, parties, live music, theater, and more!

LET'S CELEBRATE! 🎄

• ​CHRISTMAS AT CANADALE - @ Canadale Nurseries | Weekends in November
• PARADE OF POINSETTIAS - @ Family Flowers | Nov. 14-16
• ​​LIGHT UP TALBOT - @ Downtown St. Thomas | Nov. 15
• ​​TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION - @ City Hall | Nov. 15
• SANTA CLAUS PARADE - @ Downtown St. Thomas | Nov. 23
• PORT STANLEY DICKENS DAYS - @ Port Stanley | Nov. 23-23; Nov. 30- Dec. 1
• ​​SANTA TREATS TRAIN RIDE - @ Port Stanley Terminal Rail | Nov. ​​​23-25; 30; Dec. 1; 7-8; 14-15; 21-22
• DOUG TARRY CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES​ - @ Various Locations | Dec. 1
• ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 1​
• DALLA-VINCENZA HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE​ - @ St. Anne's Centre | Dec. 1
• DOWNTOWN SANTA - @ Downtown St. Thomas | Dec. 7
• COOKIES & COCOA WITH SANTA​ - @ Holiday Inn Express | Dec. 7
  
• BAD SANTA BASH - @ Railway City Brewing | Dec. 7
• A NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM - @ Fellowship Church | Dec. 13-14​
• 'TIS THE SEASON CHRISTMAS BRUNCH - @ From the Vines | Dec. 14
• ​STMA CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR - @ St. Anne's Centre | Dec. 28
• PRE-NEW YEAR'S: UNWIND & CORK IT - @ From the Vines | Dec. 28
• ​NOON YEARS EVE PARTY - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 31
• ​NYE PARTY - @ The Back Alley | Dec. 31
• ​1881 NEW YEAR'S DINNER - @ 1881 Steakhouse | Dec. 31
• NEW YEAR'S AT THE DECK​ - @ The Upper Deck | Dec. 31​
• NEW YEAR'S SPEAKEASY​ - @ CASO Station | Dec. 31
• NEW YEAR'S MASQUERADE - @ Bass Notez Cocktail Lounge | Dec. 31

​MUSIC & THEATRE 🎶

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL THEATRE - @ Port Stanley Festival Theatre | Nov. 23​
• CINDERELLA PANTOMIME - @ Central United Church | Nov. 29-Dec. 1​
• CHRISTMAS CAROL SING - @ Old St. Thomas Church | Dec. 1
• FESTIVALS OF LESSONS & CAROLS​ - @ First United Church | Dec. 1
• JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME! - A CHRISTMAS WHODUNNIT - @ Princess Ave Playhouse | Dec. 5-15
• 'TIS THE SEASON WITH JEROME THOMAS​ - @ From the Vines | Dec. 7
• A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A THEATRICAL READING - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 12
• A HOLLY JOLLY FTG. JEFF BUTLER​ - @ From the Vines | Dec. 13
• COCOA, COOKIES, AND CAROLLING​ - @ First United | Dec. 15
• HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: A THEATRICAL READING - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 15​
• CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT​ - @ Central United Church | Dec. 15
• CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA! - Portside Art Institute | Dec. 20
• BOBNOXIOUS HO HO HO TOUR - @ The Back Alley | Dec. 20

• BLUE CHRISTMAS ELVIS TRIBUTE - @ Port Stanley Festival Theatre | Dec. 21
• COUNTRY CHRISTMAS TOUR - @ Princess Avenue Playhouse | Dec. 21
• HANDEL'S MESSIAH - @ Knox Presbyterian | Dec. 21​​
• CHRISTMAS KARAOKE - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 22

LIGHTS 🌟​

• ​​TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION - @ City Hall | Nov. 15
  
• ​​LIGHT UP TALBOT - @ Downtown | Nov. 15
• SANTA CLAUS PARADE - @ Downtown St. Thomas | Nov. 23
• ECRM CHRISTMAS TREE SPECTACULAR - @ Elgin County Railway Museum | Weekends starting Nov. 15
  
• ROBERTSON'S CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND - @ 64 Greenway Blvd - Dec. 1-Dec. 31
• ILLUMINATE - @ Faith St. Thomas | Dec. 1
• CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WALK - @ Springwater Conservation Area | Dec. 7

​GET CREATIVE ​☃️

• ​​WORKSHOP: CHICKEN SCRATCH ORNAMENTS - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Nov. 6
• ​​WORKSHOP: HOLIDAY WATERCOLOUR - @ Suzanne Faris | Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27
• ​​WORKSHOP: TREE SPREE - @ Crock-A-Doodle | Nov. 17
• 'TIS THE SEASON WITH CROCK-A-DOODLE - @ From the Vines | Nov. 19
• THE RED SHOW - @ The Windjammer | Nov. 29
• SIP & PAINT SNOW MAN - @ From the Vines | Dec. 1
• WORKSHOP: FESTIVAL TABLE DECOR - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 3​
  
• WORKSHOP: STAINED GLASS SNOWFLAKES​ - @ Medlyn Studio | Dec. 3, 17
• WORKSHOP: PERSONALIZED ORNAMENTS​ - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 12
• CRAFT: PINECONE MOUSE - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 16​
• WORKSHOP: HOT CO2CO2 - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 18
  

​SHOPPING ​🎁

NOVEMBER

• CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - @ Central United Church | Nov. 2
• BERRY HILL CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE - @ Berry Hill | Nov. 2-3
• ​CASO WITCHY NIGHT MARKET BEFORE CHRISTMAS - @ CASO Station | Nov. 2
• MYRTLE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE - @ Myrtle Shop | Nov. 8-10
• HANDMADE CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW - @ St. Anne's Centre | Nov. 8-10
• MINIATURE ART SHOW & SALE - @ St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre | Nov. 9 - Dec. 20​
• HANDMADE CHRISTMAS SHOW - @ Masonic Centre of Elgin | Nov. 9
• WILDFLOWER'S FARM CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Wildflowers Farm | Nov. 9​
• LITTLE ELF MARKET - @ Masonic Centre of Elgin | Nov. 14
• MINGLE & JINGLE - @ Downtown at Ross | Nov. 15
• CHRISTMAS NIGHT MARKET AT THE MUSEUM - @ Railway Museum | Nov. 15, 22, 29; Dec. 6
• ​UGLY SWEATER MARKET - @ Columbus Hall | Nov. 16
• HORTON CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Horton Farmers Market | Nov. 16
• KNOX TARTAN BAZAAR - @ Knox Church | Nov. 16
• PURELY WICKED YULE OPEN HOUSE - @ Purely Wicked Shop | Nov. 22
• KINGS ACADEMY CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Fellowship Church | Nov. 23
• ​​WINTER AT HORTON - @ Horton Farmers' Market | Saturdays starting Nov. 23
• CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN MARKET - @ Masonic Centre of Elgin | Nov. 23​
• PORT STANLEY 200 WINTER MARKET - @ Port Stanley Legion | Nov. 23
• ​CHRISTMAS YOUTH MARKET - @ CASO Station | Nov. 26​
• HOLIDAY MARKET - @ St. Anne's Centre | Nov. 30
• ​CHRISTKINDL MARKET - @ Saxonia Hall | Nov. 30

DECEMBER

• OLD IMPERIAL CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Old Imperial Market | Saturdays to Christmas starting Nov. 16 - Dec. 21​
• MINIATURE ART SHOW & SALE - @ St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre | Nov. 9 - Dec. 20​
• CHRISTMAS NIGHT MARKET AT THE MUSEUM - @ Railway Museum | Nov. 15, 22, 29; Dec. 6
• ​CHRISTKINDL MARKET - @ Saxonia Hall | Dec. 1
• ST. THOMAS MERRY MAGIC CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ The Nook | Dec. 6
• WINTER AT HORTON - @ Horton Farmers' Market | Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28
• FIBRES YARN TRUNK SHOW - @ Little Red Mitten | Dec. 7
• CHRISTMAS ARTISAN MARKET - @ St. Thomas Anglican | Dec. 7
• MERRY & BRIGHT MARKET - Port Stanley Community Centre | Dec. 7
• SUZANNE FARIS HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE - @ Suzanne Faris | Dec. 7
• CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Masonic Centre of Elgin | Dec. 8
  
• LOCAL LOVE CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Grand Central Place | Dec. 11
• ​CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Joe Thornton Community Centre | Dec. 14-15​​
• COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS MARKET​ - @ Columbus Hall | Dec. 15

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Author

MEGAN PICKERSGILL
​From Elgin County fields to global cultures, Megan's journey led her to St. Thomas as Tourism Manager with the EDC. Here she fuels her passion for history, art, and community development—when not digging in her garden. Reach her at [email protected].