2020 Holiday Events in Durham Region

Celebrate the season in Durham Region!

Although our favourite holiday events will look a little different this year, Durham’s amazing organizing committees have been hard at work to make sure we can safely and virtually celebrate the most wonderful time of the year!

Town of Ajax

Pickering Village Turn Your Lights On – November 20- PickeringVillage.ca

Light up the Town: Holiday Light Tour – Beginning December 1 to 24- ajax.ca/TownEvents

Cookies & Cocoa with Santa: An Ajax Virtual Holiday Special – December 4- ajax.ca/TownEvents

Municipality of Clarington

Santa Claus ‘Reverse’ Parade – November 21 -facebook.com/BowmanvilleSantaClausParade

Christmas Tree Lightning – November 28- VillageOfNewcastle.ca

Holiday Festival of Lights 2020 in Orono – December 11, 12 and 13 -                              sopercreekwildlife.com/event/festival-of-lights-2020/

City of Oshawa

Outdoor Holiday Display Contest – November 16 to December 16- oshawa.ca/HolidaySpirit

Virtual Bright & Merry Market – November 16 to December 16- oshawa.ca/merry

City of Pickering 

Tree Lighting Online – November 27- pickering.ca/GreatEvents

Santa Claus Drive-Thru Parade Live – November 28- pickering.ca/GreatEvents

Township of Scugog

12 Days of Christmas – November 23 to December 5- ScugogChamber.ca

Virtual Santa Claus Parade – December 5- ScugogChamber.ca

Downtown Port Perry Horse Drawn Carriage Rides – Saturdays and Sundays from December 5 to 20 and December 24- DiscoverPortPerry.ca/events

Township of Uxbridge

Uxbridge Holiday Trail – December 5 to January 2- DiscoverUxbridge.ca/HolidayTrail

Fantasy of Lights – December 5 to January 2- UxLights.ca

Town of Whitby     

Whitby Lights the Night – November 27 to mid-January- whitby.ca/LightsTheNight

Community Lights Competition & Tour –  November 14 to December 16- whitby.ca/LightsTheNight

Whitby Santa Claus Parade presents “SPOT SANTA” – Saturday, December 5- whitby.ca/SpotSanta

Reminder: For the safety of yourself and others, please follow all public health guidance when attending in-person events, such as drive-thru light tours.