Hello Markham! We are in the full swing of the lead-up to Christmas and we have an enormous list of events going on in and around Markham this week. Music, theatre, markets, workshops, parades, street entertainment, winter wonderlands and festivals galore! Scroll down to find out What’s On in Markham December 1st – 7th!
Markham Concert Band presents A Seasonal Celebration – Flato Markham Theatre – Dec 4th
Start the holiday season off right with Markham Concert Band! We’ll share some Christmas and Chanukah classics, along with some holiday sing-alongs, and lots of good fun for the whole family. Pssst… Santa has been known to drop-in to this event, so be sure to be on your best behaviour!
For more details click here. Price: $8 – $26
Rouge River Brewing Company presents:
Triple Threat Drag Show – Dec 1st – 8pm
R&B House Band – Dec 2nd – 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Magic Shoes – Dec 3rd – 6pm- 9pm
Rouge River Holiday Market – Dec 4th – 12pm – 5pm
Drag Show:
We are thrilled to announce @triplethreatdrag will be putting on an incredible show! So call your friends, call your mom, grab some cash and turn up at Rouge River Brewery this Thursday!!
For more details click here. Price: $15 at the door and please remember to tip the performers!!
R&B House Band
No cover! Musicians welcome to sit in with the band.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Magic Shoes
Featuring Courtney Bowles and Graham Unsted.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Holiday Market
Local artisanal vendors and special drinks available!
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Classic Albums Live Performs: Supertramp, Breakfast in America – Flato Markham Theatre – Dec 2nd – 8pm
Supertramp took over where The Beatles left off. With fantastic arrangements, soaring vocals and deft musicianship, Supertramp found their way into your heart. The two distinct vocals within Supertramp are, like The Beatles, the secret ingredient. Supertramp ruled the ‘80s with “Breakfast in America” – the album was everywhere, hit after hit, and has become an album that accompanies us through life and several decades. It’s a deep, uptempo, hypnotic record that sends the listener on a trip, and Classic Albums Live will be performing it in a way that no one else in world does; note for note – cut for cut.
For more details click here. Price: from $15
Old Tyme Christmas – Main Street Unionville – Dec 3rd – 2pm – 6pm
Join us for a very Merry afternoon and evening featuring light displays, live music, a parade, shopping, dining, Santa photos, Christmas train, photo opportunities, characters, carollers and more! Parade from 5pm-6pm.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
work from home Art Exhibit – Latcham Art Centre Stouffville – until Dec 10th
work from home includes artwork made during COVID-19, by past and present instructors, volunteers, staff, and Board members of Latcham Art Centre. These works were created while much of the global workforce shifted from working in-office to working remotely. For some visual artists, their studios also moved into their homes. Creative time provided by the pandemic was abundant—for better or for worse—and the challenge of separating work, life, and studio presented itself.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Stouffville Santa Claus Parade – Dec 3rd – 6pm
Santa is coming to Whitchurch-Stouffville! Join us and celebrate the season as a parade of lights makes its way down Main Street. On Main Street from Ninth Line to Park Drive.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
The Heintzman House 2022 Family Carol Sing – Dec 4th – 5pm – 7pm
The Tradition Continues! Come join us for our annual Christmas Caroling, the Heintzman House Family Carol Sing, on Sunday December 4th from 5pm – 7pm.
This year we will be hosting it Outdoors, so dress warmly! The Upper Canada Chorus will be performing and leading the sing-a-long.
To keep us all toasty, hot chocolate, coffee and some Holiday sweets will be served. Look for the Heintzman House Board Volunteer Elves who will be handing out candy canes!
The event is free. In the spirit of the Holidays, we will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items for the food banks and toys for the fire halls.
We hope to see you there to celebrate the season together!
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Wreath Making at Claremont Conservation Area – Dec 3rd – 10am & 1pm
Make your own seasonal wreath just in time to welcome December! Listen to festive music, sip hot chocolate and enjoy a hands-on workshop to create a fresh, fragrant wreath.
2 timeslots are available:
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Local foliage, seasonal embellishments, ribbon, and natural grapevine for the base will be provided, along with light refreshments.
For more details click here. Price: $55
Parent and Tot Winter Wonderland at the Toronto Zoo – Dec 1st – 4th
Snowflakes are falling and animals are playing but it isn’t inside where they are staying. Winter is a magical time for them to play in the snow. Who is enjoying the icy chill that you might know?
Adults will take part in this interactive learning experience, helping their child make discoveries about the animal world through a variety of themed educational play stations.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM or 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM each day
For more details click here. Price: $10 for one adult & one child (parking & Zoo entrance not included)
WILD Winter Festival of Lights – Canadian Tire Mosport Park – Dec 2nd – 23rd
Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue is excited to bring you the 3rd Annual WILD Winter Festival of Lights! Last year’s event was a great success, allowing us to donate over $50,000 to charities in need. Thank you to our guests, and our sponsors who made this possible.
The 2022 Wild Winter Festival of Lights will be raising funds for JumpStart Canada as well as J.A.G Village!
This is a ticketed, drive-through event. Times available from 5pm – 9pm.
For more details click here. Price: from $25 per vehicle
Indigenous Holiday Craft Market – Bayview Hill Community Centre – Dec 3rd – 4th – 1pm-5pm
Come do some holiday shopping and support Indigenous artisans at Bayview Hill Community Centre in Richmond Hill!
Over 15 vendors each day! Come find some one of a kind items.
Entertainment tba and refreshments provided.
For more details click here. Price: FREE
Aurora’s Christmas Market – Dec 2 – 4th
Start the holiday season at Aurora’s Christmas Market, presented by Healthy Planet.
Featuring:
- Meet Santa: You are welcome to take a photo with the Jolly Man himself. While you are there, drop off your letter for him.
- Gingerbread Hoop You: Who doesn’t love hula-hooping gingerbread people? Enjoy this energetic show.
- NorthFIRE Circus: NorthFIRE Circus offers a unique and engaging choreographed fire juggling and fire dancing performance. If you already have plans this evening, change them because you won’t want to miss this show.
- Candy Cane Hoop You: For some extra special white and red festive action, do not miss this juggling and hula hooping duo – candy cane style.
- and more!
Dates – December 2 to 4 | December 9 to 11
Time – 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location – Aurora Town Park
Check out one of the Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario! Aurora’s Christmas Market will be filled with good cheer, hands-on workshops and activities, fantastic seasonal vendors, nightly entertainment and so much more.
For more details, the entertainment schedule and activities schedule, click here. Price: FREE
7th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Craft Show – Newmarket Community Centre – Dec 3rd
A “True” Craft show featuring the creativity of over 60 local Crafters and Artisans, ‘The Christmas Cafe’, Prizes, Music, Sign a Card for a Senior, donation drop for The Birthday Bag program, North Pole Mailbox for letters to Santa, prize draw and more. Presented by The Grandparent Connection.
Santa at the Village – Black Creek Pioneer Village – Dec 3rd – 11am-4pm
Santa Claus is coming to town! Jingle all the way to the Village and take part in a day of festive fun and joy.
Become one of Santa’s helpers. Try your hand at toy making, discover holiday magic at the School for Elves, craft old-time holiday decorations, and participate in melody making during our Jingle Bell Jam Session.
Sample Santa’s favourite sweets then experience a wintery puppet show. Sip hot cocoa while enjoying cheerful fireside stories. Create a traditional Christmas card, then test your skills at our Reindeer Carnival Games.
Be sure to snap an “elfie” or two while visiting the jolly old man himself – he’s Ho! Ho! hoping to welcome you this December at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
For more details click here. Price: from $18
Amir K and Neema Naz Stand Up Comedy – Jokers Theatre & Comedy Club – Richmond Hill – Dec 4th – 9pm
Amir K (Los Angeles) and Neema Naz (Toronto) back to back for a night of unforgettable comedy hosted by Marc Anthony Sinagoga.
For more details click here. Price: $49.10
Scarborough Theatre Guild presents: The Christmas Spirit – various dates from Dec 4th – 2pm & 8pm
Winner at the 2002 Florida Repertory Congress of Jewellers Play Series. In this off-beat, dark comedy Julia Dowling has an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve, whose job is to escort her to the afterlife. Julia persuades her visitor to hold off for one day and invites him and his other “passenger” to the family party the next day. This is an amusing yet thought-provoking mixture of Death Takes a Holiday and a typical family festive get-together, complete with bickering relatives, an unsure priest, and a budding romance. Recommended for age 14 and up. Mature themes.
For more details click here. Price: $19 – $24
Heads Up for:
Markham Jazz Festival presents: Angela Turone Trio – Duchess of Markham Pub – Dec 11th – 2pm-4pm
Spend a cool Sunday afternoon being warmed by the sounds of Brazil and jazz standards, with the Angela Turone Trio (vocals, guitar, bass).
For more details click here. Price: $16.29
That’s the list folks!
I hope this list of What’s On in Markham – December 1st – 7th was helpful for you!
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