• A hilarious whodunit for the family, narrated by Arwen Humphreys of CBC’s Murdoch Mysteries
• Inviting young audiences to guess who committed the crime against the composer
  • Every instrument in the orchestra is a suspect
• 1hr pre-concert lobby activities
  • Try out instruments at the Instrument Discovery Zone
  • Have fun at the Music Playground
  • 1pm-1.20pm & 3.30pm-3.50pm: A performance by Brampton’s Youth Orchestra

Sat

• 10am – 10pm: Retail hours (year-round shops, restaurants etc)
• 12pm – 10pm: Seasonal vendor cabins
• 1pm – 9pm: Roaming holiday carollers
• 1pm – 9pm: Santa at Santa’s Village
• 1pm – 9pm: Roaming elves

Sun

• 10am – 9pm: Retail hours
• 12pm – 9pm: Seasonal vendor cabins
• 1pm – 6pm: Bunny, Squirrel & Crane roaming puppets
• 1pm – 8pm: Roaming holiday carollers
• 1pm – 8pm: Santa at Santa’s Village
• 1pm – 8pm: Roaming elves
  

Santa’s Village at Soulpepper Theatre:

• New look inspired by the theatre’s production of Bad Hats’ Narnia
  • Visitors enter through a wardrobe into an immersive winter forest installation
• Meet Santa & Narnia characters, share your wish list, and capture a photo
  

Decor:

The tallest real Christmas tree in the GTA.

Food:

• 40 food vendors & 9 themed outdoor bars
• NEW at Pure Spirits Mews bar: 4 chefs will create festive dishes in 4 cabins
• The Pura Vida Chocolate Experience:
  • Archeo patio is serving coconut hot chocolate in real coconut shells & “mochanut” – a tropical fruit fondue.
    

New: Stranger Things Immersive Experience
Walk into the scene where the Upside Down first (the Byers’ living room) came to life.

📍Gristmill Lane

Sat – Sun:

• 12pm – 6pm: Barkada Holiday Market
  • 35+ Asian-owned & local vendors
  • The first 20 shoppers will receive a swag bag
• 12pm – 10pm:
• Holiday inflatables & light installations
  • Not for bouncing

• Christmas tree
• Enjoy a game of curling
• Tunnel of lights
  • Immersive tunnel filled with pine accents
• 12.30pm: Songs with Nash – Sun only
  • Sing-alongs for children ages 0-5
• 2pm: Take a picture with Toronto’s official Santa – Sun only
• 7pm: Live karaoke – holiday edition at Blue Moon Brewery 

Meet Santa

• Sat (11am – 7pm), Sun (11am – 6pm):
  • Take a photo with Santa (3 digital photos)
  • Indulge in Purdys chocolates during the visit
    
    Holiday Tree Portraits
• Sat – Sun 12pm – 7pm:
  • Professional photographers will get your shot with North America’s tallest indoor Christmas tree (2 digital photos)

• 1pm – 8pm (hourly):
  • Lights display choreographed to festive music
  • The show culminates with an indoor snowfall

Meet Santa ($15) & Holiday Tree Portraits ($10) are on Fri Nov 14 – Tue Dec 23:

• Each visit is 5min long
• You’ll receive your photos via SMS and/or email 
• You can request a retake within your 5min timeframe
• Personal photography is permitted within your reservation
  

Daily Holiday Light & Snow Show (free) is Thu Nov 13 – Wed Dec 31 

Music performances (free) are Thu Nov 13 – Sun Dec 21

Growth Hub Stage

Sat

• 11am & 2pm: The Family Food Game Show
  • Join the Ontario Science Centre for a live experience for all ages
• 4pm: Hands-on with wool
  • Make your own wool bracelet

Sun

• 11am, 12pm & 2pm: The Family Food Game Show
• 3pm: Hands-on with wool
  

Dairy Education Centre

• Featuring a freestall cow enclosure with live cows & a custom-built milkhouse
  • 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm & 4.30pm (daily): Cattle milking demos
  • Help farmers get fresh Ontario milk to your fridge
  • Live representations of the growth of a calf to cow
    

Pig Education Centre

• The Pig Mobile features a sow & her litter in a climate-controlled environment
• See piglets up close
• “Everything but the Oink” is a game where you decide which items contain pork byproducts
  

NEW this weekend:

• Visit the Holiday Market in Heritage Court
• Sat & Sun 12pm – 3pm: Get your photo with Santa