Christmas Events in London- Lights, Carols & Theatre

London Santa Claus Parade

London, Ontario’s greatest holiday tradition is returning once again, bringing friends and families together to participate in the annual holiday event. Be part of a variety of floats, numerous bands and community groups marching together in support of The Official London Santa Claus Parade. The Parade Theme this year is A Cartoon Christmas. Details

Glencoe Santa Claus Parade

Please join us to celebrate the Santa Claus Parade on November 15th. The floats will line up at the Fair Grounds and then travel to the Train Station. You can meet Santa at the Train Station after the Parade. Details

Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade

Welcome the holiday season to St. Marys in this fabulous parade and witness the offical lighting of the WinterLights display by old St. Nick himself! Details

Winter Lights Display

Enjoy our festive light displays on foot or by car. As Christmas approaches, hop aboard a horse-drawn wagon. Details

Santa’s Parade of Lights

Join us for one of Southern Ontario’s best Santa Claus parades. Leaving Lakeside Drive and making its way through uptown Stratford bringing Santa to City Hall. There are prizes for the best illuminated and best decorated floats, free hot chocolate, hotdogs and donuts at City Hall, music and carol singing, the lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree and decorations by Santa. Details

Hyde Park Santa Claus Parade

11th Annual parade – This year’s theme is “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Dress warm & don’t forget to bring your non-perishable food donations & toys, as our Elves will be collecting along the parade route. Details

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train program is returning to the rails for a 20th year to raise money, food, and awareness for food banks and hunger issues across Canada and the United States. Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of technology-leading LED lights and a modified boxcar that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers – Sam Roberts Band and JoJo Mason. Details

Winter Wonderland

Victoria Park is lit up for the holiday season! Bring the whole family to experience the magic of the holidays in beautiful downtown London. You can also view the Lights from the Promenade Deck on select evenings. Details

Argyle BIA Santa Claus Parade

Get ready for a day of fun and activities for the whole family! Visit the Argyle BIA for a Santa Claus Parade. Details

Libertas Male Choir – A Journey to Christmas

A Journey to Christmas with The Libertas Male Choir. Join us for an evening of uplifting music and song. Martin Mans, music director, Marjolein de Wit, flute and Martin Zonnenberg, organ/piano. Details

Sing in the Season

Rant Maggie Rant Christmas Concert

Nothing says Christmas like a good jig. Or a lively reel. Or a foot-stomping, eclectic mix of internationally inspired Celtic music. Rant Maggie Rant returns to the Hall for its Frost and Fire concert, an event that’s becoming a holiday tradition. “I think Celtic music lends itself very well to this season because of its connection to hearth and home, and kitchens and kitchen parties,” said Glen Dias, frontman for the Stratford-based trio. Details

Christmas Tea

Come out to hear the Sounds of the Season at London Chorus’s Christmas Tea. You’ll hear the London Chorus Sweet Adelines, our Chorus Quartets and our Friends & Family Chorus. Details

Johnny Reid

My Kind Of Christmas Tour with Special Guest Sierra Noble. Details

A Celtic Christmas – Songs of Joy & Peace

Canadian Celtic Choir with special guests Celtic Shift. Details

The Barra MacNeils – An East Coast Christmas

The Barra MacNeils – An East Coast Christmas is a musical potpourri of traditional MacNeil family favourites gleaned from Christmas ceilidhs, midnight masses and the general festive frolic that accompanies each holiday season. With their captivating vocals, distinctive harmonies and extraordinary musicianship, The Barra MacNeils inject new life and energy into the sights and sounds of Christmas…one moment a rousing chorus, then a hauntingly beautiful Gaelic ballad, the next a flurry of foot-stomping instrumentals, which of course pulls one then another into a step-dancing revelry. Details

Stars & Angels

Pride Men’s Chorus London, with guest artist, Heather Bambrick, will bring you a concert that is filled with just about everything: traditional seasonal & Christmas music, art music, jazz, pop, rock, and some funny tunes that will have your toes tapping and bells jingling. Details

Festival of Carols

Featuring The Salvation Army London Citadel Band. Details

Heather Rankin: Picture Perfect Christmas

Heather Rankin’s Christmas Show, Picture Perfect Christmas, includes a mixture of traditional and original songs from her 2017 seasonal album Imagine, as well as favourites she performed with her sisters, Raylene and Cookie, on their Christmas record over twenty years ago. She mixes in songs from her 2016 Juno nominated album, A Fine Line, some Rankin Family classics, and some special surprises, along with stories that are equal parts funny and endearing. Picture Perfect Christmas is sure to leave you full of the spirit of the season, wrapped up in warm, cozy memories, with some rollicking East Coast charm and a thoughtful wish for Christmas future. Details

The Once Christmas

Newfoundland has a storied history of stunning songwriters, poets and players. Over the course of the last decade The Once have writ and knit themselves into that story. Details

Tuba Christmas

London Community Tuba Christmas wil be held at Covent Garden Market. This event is open to anyone with a tuba or euphonium who is interested in attending. Details

‘MESSIAH’ – G. F. Handel

‘MESSIAH’ – G. F. Handel ​with Stratford Chamber Orchestra. ​Special Guests: Blythe Festival Singers. Details

The McCartney Years

Hailed by the original Beatles promoter as ‘THE BEST ON THE SCENE’, The McCartney Years is a period-true, technically stunning and explosive live concert show that performs the music of Paul McCartney spanning two decades from The Beatles to Wings. Songs include hits like Hey Jude, Jet, Let It Be, Band On The Run, The Long And Winding Road, Live And Let Die, Lady Madonna and many, many more, plus some of the deep cuts that McCartney wrote during the 1960’s and 1970’s; all performed to their original arrangements by a band that has entertained audiences worldwide and even has a personal accolade from former Wings guitarist Denny Laine. Details

Sing in the Season

A Quartette Christmas

A Quartette Christmas is a delightful mix of Christmas songs old and new, performed by four of Canada’s finest singer/songwriters — Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick, and Sylvia Tyson.

Their rich harmonies, warm humour, and love for the music will bring back many happy memories of Christmases past, and create wonderful new ones. Details

A Really Retro Christmas

This show brings together Crooners Rick Kish & Connor Boa, those fabulous Croonettes and our 3 piece band led by Nevin Campbell for a cool afternoon/evening of lot’s of surprises, great stories and swingin’ tunes. We take you on a journey back to those 50’s/60’s Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra style Christmas Specials.

The show features 2 hours of popular standards of the era as well as a whole lotta Christmas Music. Lunch and Dinner Packages available. Details

Bill Culp presents Elvis: Blue Christmas

Calling all Elvis fans! Don’t miss Collingwood Elvis Champion Gino Monopoli starring in “Elvis: Blue Christmas”.

Hear the amazing Gino Monopoli backed by the incredible Rudy & the Angels singing all your favourite Elvis classics like “Blue Suede Shoes”, “All Shook Up”, “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, Suspicious Minds” alongside his legendary Christmas hits including “Blue Christmas”, “Santa Bring Me My Baby Back”, “White Christmas” and more!

This fun filled audience interactive show is a must for all Elvis fans! Details

Christmas Sing-along with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra

This popular family gathering features SSO musicians along with various guest performers. It’s a great opportunity to sing your way into the Christmas spirit. Buy your favourite Christmas Carol or song for $5!! Details

Ali Matthews 16th Annual Christmas Concert

Join multi-award winning singer-songwriter Ali Matthews and band for her 16th Annual Christmas concert. A festive, musical tradition in Stratford! Details

Matt Dusk: Old School Yule!

Legends of Motown

A Very Sinatra Christmas

Join us for “A Very Sinatra Christmas” a holiday take to the great songbook of the legendary, Frank Sinatra!

A Taste of Sinatra band “The Jazzman Band” is a 7-piece orchestra is led by award-winning frontman Scott Bollert and features music conductor/keyboardist John Brocksom. The group celebrates the unique stylings of the iconic crooner performing all the wonderful Christmas season favourites with many of the recognizable hit after hits such as New York, New York, That’s Life and My Way! Enjoy the fabulous duets of “Ol Blue Eyes” with special guest Nicole Tan. Details

I’ll Be Home For Christmas: An Evening of Country Classics

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame Singer Marie Bottrell comes to the historic Aeolian Hall for I’ll Be Home For Christmas: An Evening of Country Classics!

Joining Marie is special guest Matthew Martin, a distinguished Elvis entertainer. Whether he is singing century old religious hymns, a touching Christmas carol or an upbeat rock song you can clearly see his soul in every performance. Don’t miss this fantastic night of Christmas Country fun! Details

Merry & Bright

For this family-friendly matinee concert, London Symphonia welcomes some very special guest artists – London’s favourite jazz and classical vocalist Sonja Gustafson, Canadian singer/songwriter Joe Borowsky, the H.B. Beal Singers AND The London Singers.

This program offers something for everyone, including a little sing-a-long to get you in the holiday spirit. We’ll be performing holiday classics by Prokofiev, Praetorius and Corelli, alongside popular favourites by Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, and Darleen Love, as well as jazz-inspired standards by Duke Ellington, Vince Guaraldi and more! Details

Young Soloists Concert

The concert will feature four incredibly talented young soloists who will be performing for their first time with an orchestra. Details

Chantal Kreviazuk – Christmas is a Way of Life Tour

From the urgent, heart-pounding opening chords of her new single “Into Me,” to the first time that famous voice surges like a king tide hitting a breakwater, the message is clear: Chantal Kreviazuk is back. Details

Rant Maggie Rant

This Christmas show, their 9th in a row at The Aeolian Hall, has become a tradition and we couldn’t be happier to have them back. It is filled with a unique collection of songs ranging from traditional Christmas, folk and trad to contemporary and thoughtful songs and stories about the true heart of the season. As well they really kick it into high gear to get you ready for the holiday kitchen party. Details

Good Lovelies Christmas

This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Good Lovelies highly popular Christmas album “Under The Mistletoe.” To celebrate, the trio will be releasing “Evergreen”, a new collection of seasonal favourites, classic carols and original Christmas songs.

Accompanying Good Lovelies (Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Susan Passmore) is their band of merry musicians, including Steve Zsirai on upright bass and Mark Mariash on drums. The six-piece will have you humming along, laughing, and full of mirth by the show’s end.