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Celebrate the holidays in Waterloo Region

Celebrate the season in Waterloo Region, where holiday cheer shines bright!

Throughout November and December, explore festive markets, dazzling light displays, and community celebrations that capture the warmth and wonder of the holidays.

2025 Holiday Events

November

Lit up deer figures in front of a store in the Village of St. Jacobs during Sparkles

St. Jacobs Sparkles

Exterior view of the St. Jacobs Farmers' Market at night. There are lights strung up from the building, and snow on the ground. There are trees with lights and fire pits also decorating the grounds.

Holiday Sip n’ Shop

A group of people bundled up for winter and looking at outdoor holiday light displays

Music and Lights in the Village

A car driving through the large light tunnel that is part of Gift of Ligths at Bingemans

Gift of Lights

A large crowd of people walking down the streets of downtown Cambridge at night. It is winter: they are participating in the annual Phil Klein's Unsilent Night event.

Phil Klein’s Unsilent Night

A vintage Waterloo Central Railway engine that is decorated for the holidays.

Waterloo Central Railway Holiday Trains

a Victorian Christmas at castle kilbride

Christmas at the Castle

Two people sitting around a campfire and roasting s'mores at Snyder's Family Farm

Snyder’s Farm
Old Fashioned Christmas

The red brick and black front of the Kitchener Market. You can see the stairs leading up to the market's front doors.

Winter Artisan Market

Two people standing underneath the entrance to the lights display at Wonders of Winter in Waterloo Park

Wonders of Winter

A closed red curtain across a theatre stage. There is a spotlight shining onto it

Drayton Entertainment Holiday Productions

December

A drone view of Carl Zehr Square at Kitchener City Hall during Christkindl Market. The square is filled with people, vendor huts, a large lit-up Christmas tree and a stage with entertainment

Christkindl Market

A closed red curtain across a theatre stage. There is a spotlight shining onto it

Drayton Entertainment Holiday Productions

The outdoor entrance of the Cambridge Holiday Market at the Cambridge City Hall. It is night, and there are holiday lights shining.

Cambridge Holiday Market

A vintage Waterloo Central Railway engine that is decorated for the holidays.

Waterloo Central Railway Holiday Trains

a Victorian Christmas at castle kilbride

Christmas at the Castle

Two people sitting around a campfire and roasting s'mores at Snyder's Family Farm

Snyder’s Farm
Old Fashioned Christmas

The red brick and black front of the Kitchener Market. You can see the stairs leading up to the market's front doors.

Winter Artisan Market

Two people standing underneath the entrance to the lights display at Wonders of Winter in Waterloo Park

Wonders of Winter

A car driving through the large light tunnel that is part of Gift of Ligths at Bingemans

Gift of Lights

❄️❄️ Discover more holiday happenings on the Explore Waterloo Region Events Calendar! ❄️❄️

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