'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
• ROCKING AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 1
• DOWNTOWN SANTA - @ Downtown St. Thomas | Dec. 7
• COCOA, COOKIES & CAROLLING - @ First United | Dec. 15
• BAD SANTA BASH - @ Railway City Brewing | Dec. 7
• ​STMA CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR - @ St. Anne's Centre | Dec. 28
• ​NOON YEARS EVE PARTY - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 31
• ​NYE PARTY - @ The Back Alley | Dec. 31
• ​1881 NEW YEAR'S GALA - @ 1881 Steakhouse | Dec. 31
• NEW YEAR'S AT THE DECK​ - @ The Upper Deck | Dec. 31​
• NEW YEAR'S SPEAKEASY​ - @ CASO Station | Dec. 31

​MUSIC & THEATRE 🎶

• CINDERELLA PANTOMIME - @ Central United Church | Nov. 29-Dec. 1​
  
• JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME! - A CHRISTMAS WHODUNNIT - @ Princess Ave Playhouse | Dec. 5-15
• A CHRISTMAS CAROL - @ Port Stanley Festival Theatre | Nov. 23
• CHRISTMAS CAROL SING - @ Old St. Thomas Church | Dec. 1
• A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A THEATRICAL READING - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 12
• HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: A THEATRICAL READING - @ Streamliners Espresso Bar | Dec. 15​

• BLUE CHRISTMAS ELVIS TRIBUTE - @ Port Stanley Festival Theatre | Dec. 21
• HANDEL'S MESSIAH - @ Knox Presbyterian | Dec. 21​

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
• CRAFT: PINECONE MOUSE - @ St. Thomas Public Library | Dec. 16​

​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

• ​CHRISTKINDL MARKET - @ Saxonia Hall | Dec. 1
• 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
• ST. THOMAS MERRY MAGIC CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ The Nook | Dec. 6
• OLD IMPERIAL CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Old Imperial Market | Saturdays to Christmas starting Nov. 16 - Dec. 21​
• FIBRES YARN TRUNK SHOW - @ Little Red Mitten | Dec. 7
• LOCAL LOVE CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Grand Central Place | Dec. 8
• CHRISTMAS MARKET - @ Joe Thornton Community Centre | Dec. 14​

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