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A list Christmas plays, pageants, and holiday theatre and other holiday events in Toronto & GTA.
Celebrate the Christmas season with a performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ by National Ballet or Rose Petty’s ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ ‘. There are plenty of events to choose from this season: Visit Heritage Village and enjoy an outdoor nativity pageant in Milton or Newmarket, tour decked houses in Mississauga and Halton Hills or go on a Santa Cruise. Few family events like Disney on Ice and live theatre performances based on fairy tales, and winter themed events are also mentioned in the list.
For all other theatre events, see Performing Arts & Theatre in Toronto
Contents
- Page 1: Christmas Pageants, and Holiday Theatre
- Page 2: Other Christmas / Holiday Events in GTA (like wagon rides, House Tours, Christmas celebrations at Historic sites, Casa Loma Winter Wonderland, Santa Train & more!)
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Young People's Theatre, 165 Front St E, Toronto
November 5, 2018 To January 6, 2019
416.862.2222 x2
$10-$54
The YPT Production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins Jane and Michael’s father insists upon precision and order in their household. But when the ... »
Famous PEOPLE Players, 343 Evans Avenue, Toronto
November 10, 2018 To January 5, 2019
416.532.1137
$42.00- $72.95
We will take you on a journey of the imagination through a ‘Winter Wonderland’. Sleighbells Ring, Are you listening? In Toronto, Snow is Glistening! A Beautiful Sight ... »
Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd, Mississauga
November 16, 2018 To November 24, 2018
905-615-4720 ext. 2588
$28 to $30
Produced by Clarkson Music Theatre This is that rare musical by which all others are measured and features one of musical theatre’s greatest scores, including: “The ... »
Second City Theatre, 51 Mercer Street, Toronto
November 19, 2018 To January 1, 2019
416.343.0011
$25 - $50
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or at least that’s how the song goes. The Second City invites you to laugh along as ... »
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King Street West, Toronto
November 20, 2018 To January 6, 2019
416.872.1212
$59.00 to $175.00
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s amazing tale, is now Toronto’s golden ticket! It’s the perfect recipe for a delectable treat: songs from ... »
The Oakville Centre,130 Navy Street, Oakville
November 23, 2018 To November 25, 2018
905-815-2021
$20.00 - $30.00
A play in two acts by Philip Grecian. The story of George Bailey, a businessman who has given himself to helping others, faces ruin one Christmas and ... »
St. Francis Centre for Community, Arts and Culture, 78 Church St S, Ajax
November 24, 2018
$20
DuffleBag Theatre is back, and this time they re-tell the “charming” story of Cinderella, whose life is storybook perfect until circumstances force her into a life of ... »
FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, 1010 Main Street East, Milton
November 24, 2018 To November 25, 2018
905-875-5399
$31.00 to $36.50
The holidays are a joyous time, filled with traditions. Join us as we celebrate the season with our annual production of “The Nutcracker Holiday Spectacular.” Program highlights ... »
Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria Street, Toronto
November 28, 2018 To January 6, 2019
416.872.1212
$59.00 to $189.00
School Of Rock is a New York Times Critics’ Pick and “an inspiring jolt of energy, joy and mad skillz!” (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the hit film, ... »
Tribute Communities Centre, Athol Street East, Oshawa
November 28, 2018
$32.25 to $89.50
CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY presents Wonderland is a fun-filled concert experience for the whole family featuring the talented cast of Cirque Musica accompanied by holiday songs performed by ... »
Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
November 29, 2018 To January 5, 2019
1.855.599.9090
$27-$99 + charges
Strapping on the famous ruby slippers will be Camille Eanga-Selenge (The Book of Mormon / Broadway and Australia), as the adventure-bound and homesick Dorothy. Swept up from their ... »
Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway, Orangeville
November 29, 2018 To December 23, 2018
519-942-3423
$22 to $44
Christmas Classic By Philip Grecian Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, © 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and ... »
Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham
November 29, 2018
905-305-7469
$15 to $69
All is Calm captures an extraordinary event. On the first Christmas Eve of World War I, soldiers on both sides all along the Western Front simply stopped ... »
Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Road, Scarborough
November 30, 2018 To December 15, 2018
(416) 396-4049
$19 to $24 + Applicable Charges
On Christmas Eve in the 1890’s, a group of hobos on the outskirts of New York have an unwelcome visitor drop in on them. They agree to ... »
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga
November 30, 2018
$40.00 - $94.95
This musical will throw audiences back in time to relive an astounding moment in history: the Christmas of 1914 – the first year of World War I. Thousands of ... »
FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, 1010 Main Street East, Milton
November 30, 2018 To December 2, 2018
905-875-5399
$18 to $20
Celebrate the holidays with Cinderella and friends in a comedy that the whole family can enjoy. »
FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, 1010 Main Street East, Milton
November 30, 2018
905-875-5399
$35 to $40
Combining dazzling electric light costumes, a vibrant musical score of holiday classics, and captivating dance and puppetry, A Very Electric Christmas tells the heartwarming tale of family, ... »
Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham
November 30, 2018
905-305-7469
$15 to $59 + charges
Ballet Creole’s stage presence is a choreographic triumph; an exuberant dialogue between drummers and dancers. The company’s fusion of Afrocentric percussion, Caribbean and African traditional ... »
Country Heritage Park, 8560 Tremaine Rd, Milton
November 30, 2018 To December 2, 2018
$2 to $5
“On the Way to Bethlehem” is an outdoor Christmas Nativity Pageant. Arriving anytime from 6:30 until 8:30 pm, visitors will enter the large reception area in Gambrel Barn, where ... »
Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street, Toronto
November 30, 2018 To December 23, 2018
$20-$30
Part Christmas Carol, part pantomime, a twist of 39 Steps, and a whole lot of fun nonsense, No Porpoise Productions’ two-hander of A CHRISTMAS CAROL COMEDY is an ... »
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Queen Street West, Toronto
December 1, 2018 To December 2, 2018
$10 to $40
By Canadian Opera Company. A fresh take on the Cinderella story, for the young and young at heart. When the hit singing show WOW Factor arrives at ... »
St. Andrew's Church, 73 Simcoe St, Toronto
December 1, 2018
416-593-5600, Ext 231
FREE
Enjoy a FREE evening of joyous seasonal music and dramatic readings from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Historic St. Andrew’s Church, decked with garlands, lanterns and ... »
Estonian House, 958 Broadview Ave, Toronto
December 1, 2018
416-920-5593
$15 - $20
An evening of Middle Eastern Dance from a variety of styles. Performances by Arabesque Dance Company, Yasmina Ramzy, Earthshakers, Beledi Cats, Arabesque Folklore Troupe and special out ... »
Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd, Toronto
December 2, 2018 To December 16, 2018
$8 to $12
Experience a re-created 1930s radio show – commercials included! Enjoy this fast-paced science fiction comedy the way audiences did in the Golden Age of Radio – complete with live ... »
The Coal Mine Theatre, 1454 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
December 2, 2018 To December 23, 2018
$25 to $42.50 (plus HST)
THE WONDER PAGEANT, this year’s Coal Mine commission, is an unscripted evening of improv comedy, merry music and holiday miracles created and directed by Kayla Lorette (... »
Lester B. Pearson Memorial Theatre, 150 Central Park Drive, Brampton
December 2, 2018
$37 - $47
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for the Truce family. But this year, things are different for Jacklyn Ryan-Truce, who tries to balance motherhood, ... »
Columbus Centre, Lawrence Avenue West, North York
December 4, 2018 To December 23, 2018
416-789-7011 ext. 250
$20-$40
Presented by Villa Charities and the Columbus Centre, and created by internationally acclaimed theatre company DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT), “If on a Christmas Night…” is an interactive and ... »
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
December 5, 2018
$35.00 to $65.00
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen builds communities across Canada through the shared experience of professional ballet. Reaching every province with over 600 events annually, we ensure communities large ... »
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga
December 5, 2018
$50.00 - $75.00
The Clemons’ family invite you as their guests to share their favourite time of the year. Christmas with the Clemons features celebrity guests sharing memorable Christmas stories, ... »
Fleck Dance Theatre, Queens Quay West, Toronto
December 7, 2018 To December 9, 2018
416-973-4000
$28 - $48
Bring in the holidays with Ballet Creole’s signature holiday production. Using the universal languages of spirituality and joy, Soulful Messiah combines tap, African-Caribbean, ballet, jazz and ... »
Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto
December 7, 2018 To December 24, 2018
$36 to $97 + charges
Soulpepper’s beloved production of A Christmas Carol has become a Toronto holiday tradition. Follow Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by three ghosts who help him ... »
Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Square, Toronto
December 7, 2018 To December 23, 2018
By Donation
Start December with the true spirit of the holiday season: joy, open hearts, kindness, and hope – and a reminder of our shared humanity. Please join us for ... »
Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Avenue Toronto
December 7, 2018 To December 30, 2018
$54.99 to $64.99
Faced with a life of dreams deferred, George Bailey sets out to throw himself from a bridge — until a dotty angel-in-waiting shows him what might have been. ... »
Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front St E, Toronto
December 7, 2018 To December 16, 2018
$59-141
Show One Productions and Civic Theatres Toronto present Slava’s Snowshow. Just in time for the holidays, the Olivier Award-winning Slava’s Snowshow blows into Toronto following ... »
Lester B. Pearson Memorial Theatre, 150 Central Park Drive, Brampton
December 7, 2018 To December 8, 2018
$15 to $20
Brampton Music Theatre presents Mary Poppins Jr. The jack-of-all-trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many ... »
The Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust Street, Burlington
December 7, 2018 To December 8, 2018
905-681-6000
$35 to $69.50
“The Nutcracker” is the perennial favorite of generations of children and “children at heart”. The treasured holiday adventure follows a little girl’s journey through a fantasy ... »
Regent Theatre UOIT, 50 King St E, Oshawa
December 7, 2018
905-721-3399 Ext.2
Bah, humbug! Zac Mansfield’s annual presentation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL returns to Oshawa! After a successful run in 2013 and 2017, we are pleased to stage another dramatic ... »
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto
December 8, 2018 To December 30, 2018
4163459595
$45 to $170
James Kudelka’s ravishing and gloriously re-imagined version of the evergreen Christmas spectacular was created for The National Ballet of Canada in 1995 and it remains an unparalleled ... »
Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane, Toronto
December 8, 2018 To January 5, 2019
$25 to $55 + charges
Pirates. Lost Boys. A ticking crocodile. J. M. Barrie’s classic story about the boy who would never grow up is given a lively musical reimagining for ... »
Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street, Toronto
December 8, 2018 To January 27, 2019
$54.99 to $64.99
There’s no place like home for the holidays! Experience the beloved family tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels over the rainbow to discover the ... »
Church on the Queensway, 1536 The Queensway, Toronto
December 8, 2018 To December 9, 2018
4162550141
$5.00 plus applicable fees
The Nativity Musical is filled with modern and energetic arrangements of familiar Christmas Carols, which tell the story of Christ’s birth in an original and highly ... »
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga
December 9, 2018
905-306-6000
$35.00 - $85.00
The internationally acclaimed National Ballet Theatre of Odessa brings The Nutcracker to life through graceful costumes, enchanting sets and astonishingly beautiful dances set to a wonderful musical ... »
Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington
December 12, 2018
905-527-1158
$32
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or at least that’s how the song goes. The Second City invites you to laugh along as ... »
Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave, Toronto
December 14, 2018 To December 16, 2018
$15-$25
As a newcomer to Canada, Leila commits herself to the highest level of customer service by taking a job in a Rogers Wireless call centre during the ... »
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill
December 14, 2018 To December 16, 2018
905-787-8811
$31.59 - $79.00
Victoria Ballet Company has exclusively presented the Nutcracker ballet at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts during the winter holiday season since 2009, and has always ... »
Lismer Hall, 280 Quebec Ave, Toronto
December 14, 2018 To December 16, 2018
4165333706
$20-$50
Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with the Nutcracker ballet! Presented by Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement, a not-for-profit dance school in Parkdale, ... »
Solar Stage Children's Theatre, Christie Street, Toronto
December 15, 2018
$20
Toronto’s premier magician returns to Solar! His blend of magic and comedy is sure to delight everyone! This interactive show will have the whole family “ooh”, ... »
The Second City Theatre, 51 Mercer Street, Toronto
December 15, 2018 To January 5, 2019
416-343-0011
$14 to $18
A hilarious holiday musical for all ages! The North Pole is thrown into chaos when one of Santa’s most trusted elves goes rogue. To get the ... »
Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street, Toronto
December 15, 2018 To December 22, 2018
$39.50
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 43 million copies worldwide. Created ... »
Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham
December 16, 2018
905-305-7469
$40
Karpov Ballet Theatre is the vision of two passionate former ballet artists Vladimir and Anna Karpov. This is a non-for Profit Company that stages live, professional ballet ... »
Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto
December 19, 2018 To January 6, 2019
$59- $125
Champions Of Magic features original magic that can’t be seen anywhere else. From incredible illusions with supercars, an impossible escape from Houdini’s water torture cell, ... »
The Oakville Centre,130 Navy Street, Oakville
December 20, 2018 To December 29, 2018
905-815-2021
$28
A rock ’n roll genie, a sneezy monkey, and Mary Poppins all join in to help Aladdin and Jasmine find their place in the world. They may ... »
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East, Toronto
December 22, 2018
$56.00-$141.50 + charges
Featuring Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet. The classic charm and pageantry of The Nutcracker hits the stage in Toronto for its annual performance. Artistic Director Tatiana Stepanova ... »
Fairy Lake, Newmarket
December 22, 2018 To December 24, 2018
Free
The annual Live Nativity Pageant takes place at Fairy Lake Park presented by the Town of Newmarket and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. A ... »
Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen Street East, Toronto
December 26, 2018 To January 6, 2019
416-845-9411
$15-25 and discounts for families/groups!
The Panto Player’s are Back with their 8th Annual Pantomime in the cozy Red Sandcastle theatre in the heart of Leslieville! ! A remixing of the King ... »
The Centennial Building Theatre, 416 Centre St S, Whitby
December 27, 2018 To December 31, 2018
$35
Join Alice, the White, Rabbit, Mad Hatter and of course the Queen of Hearts as we sing, dance and laugh our way through this magical adventure! »
FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, 1010 Main Street East, Milton
December 28, 2018 To December 30, 2018
905-875-5399
$20 to $25
Presented by Milton Youth Theatre Productions This hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf, a young orphan, who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and ... »
Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd, Markham
December 28, 2018
905-305-7469
$15 to $49
Almost 150 years after Jules Verne wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and six decades after Disney turned the book into a technicolour motion picture, the theatrical ... »
Regent Theatre UOIT, 50 King St E, Oshawa
December 28, 2018 To December 31, 2018
905-721-3399 Ext.2
$25
Join Cinderella, Prince Charming, Buttons the Narrator, the Fairy Godmother, and the two wicked stepsisters, Helga and Brunnhilde, in this sparkling new musical production, loosely based on ... »
Flato Markham Theatre, Town Centre Boulevard, Markham
December 30, 2018
$15 to $55.00
Holiday magic is made year after year by Ballet Jörgen’s treasure, The Nutcracker, a Canadian Tradition. Created by acclaimed choreographer and Artistic Director Bengt Jö... »
The Oakville Centre,130 Navy Street, Oakville
December 31, 2018
905-815-2021
$35
The Great DuBois’ is a fast-paced, all ages, variety show showcasing incredible feats of juggling, hula hoops, unicycle, aerial, circus stunts, contortion, magic, and audience interaction all ... »
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