Sudbury 
Christmas time in Greater Sudbury is a time where colorful lights illuminate the streets and the yards of houses in the neighborhood, and the festive events and beauty of the outdoors are a wonderful reminder of the holiday season. Here are some exciting things to do during the Christmas season in the Sudbury area, including parades, markets, music events, and plays.
Sudbury Santa Claus Parade & Holiday Lights
Sudbury Santa Claus Parade is cancelled
Festival of Lights
The Sudbury Charities Foundation invites you to join us on Sunday, November 22nd at 6:30PM for the first ever virtual launch of the Festival Of Lights sponsored by Science North!
We will be streaming LIVE on our Facebook page as we illuminate the Festival of Lights for the first time this season!
If you decide to join us in person, we ask that you wear a mask and social distance, even while outside. Be advised that there will be no activities, refreshments or access to washrooms inside of Science North this year. Details
Sunday, November 22, 2020 | 6:30 PM
Lights: From November 22 to until ~ Early January
Lights Launch @ In the Science North Parking Lot & Online (100 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury)
Lights: In the Science North Parking Lot
Free
Donations to the Sudbury Charities Foundation in support of underprivileged children are greatly appreciated.
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Christmas Markets
Christmas Market
Our Christmas Market is virtual this year – we will post images, descriptions, and prices on this event page, and take orders for them. We can offer curbside pickup or browsing in person in our boutique by appointment only. Hosted by Siion Church! Details
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Online
Free
Christmas Carols/Holiday Concerts
Guided Zoom Study of Early Advent and Christmas Music on Wednesdays, November 11 – December 16, 2020 | 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM
Grand Harmony Chorus’s Our Online Christmas to You! will be streamed online on December 4 – 6, 2020 | 5:00 PM
Enjoy A Quiet Village on Saturday, December 5, 2020 | 8:00 PM
Messiah Lite on Saturday, December 5, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Boreal’s Songs for a Snowy Season on Friday, December 11, 2020 | 8:00 PM
Hawksley Night in Canada at Christmastime on December 11 – 12, 2020
Foy Vance – Hope in the Highlands on Saturday, December 12, 2020 | 9:00 PM
A Village Messiah on Saturday, December 12, 2020 | 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Hear A Festival of Carols on Saturday, December 19, 2020 | 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
A Virtual Little Christmas on Friday, December 25, 2020| 10:00 AM
A Tafelmusik Christmas
A joyous chorus and tender chorales from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio are paired with a radiant chorus from Charpentier’s Christmas Pastorale, and with richly harmonized baroque arrangements of Christmas carols. Details
Tuesday, December 10, 2020 | 8:00 PM
Online
$25 – $32
CP Holiday Train at Home
Celebrate the holidays with us and listen to great music! Serena Ryder and The Trews are headlining CP’s 2020 “Holiday Train at Home” concert with special guests JoJo Mason, Logan Staats and Kelly Prescott. Details
Saturday, December 12, 2020 | 8:00 PM
Online
Free
Yuletide Spectacular Online
Waterloo Region’s favourite holiday tradition may look a little different than usual this year, but it will still be as spectacular as ever! Led by KWS audience favourite Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and hosted by Mike Nadajewski and Glynis Ranney, it features Canadian Broadway star Chilina Kennedy performing holiday favourites, along with some special surprise guests! Details
Friday, December 18, 2020 | 8:00 PM
Online
$15 – $100
Holiday with the HPO Brass
Saturday, December 19, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Online
$27 (Tax included)
London Symphonia – FROST, FIRE & BRASS
This holiday season, London Symphonia “rolls up the rug” for the Celtic-fusion virtuosity of Rant Maggie Rant. Nobody does December quite like Rant Maggie Rant. Their annual Frost & Fire concert combines their favourite traditional winter tunes with heartwarming originals and barn-burning instrumental jams that have their legions of loyal fans coming back year after year. Details
Sunday, December 20, 2020 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Online
$17 – $65
Holiday Theatre
Holiday Pops Radio Show on December 12 & 19, 2020
A Staged Reading of a Christmas Carol on December 18 – 20, 2020
Rockin’ Round the Christmas Tree on December 19, 2020 – January 3, 2021
John D. Huston’s A Christmas Carol
The Aeolian Wassailing Quartette will perform Victorian carols along side the timeless story of Scrooge and Tiny Tim while Aeolian Hall’s intimate acoustics make this event a magical, must-see theatrical experience. Details
Thursday, December 24, 2020 | 7:30 PM
Online
Advance $20
Bed and Breakfast
Brett and Drew have just lost their seventh bidding war on a house in Toronto. When Brett unexpectedly inherits the historic family home in a quiet little tourist town, the couple decides to make the move and start up a B & B. But when the guys face friction in their new community, they discover the simple life is more complicated than they thought… Two actors play over twenty roles in this fast-paced comedy about being “out” in the country, skeletons in the closet, and finding a place to call home. Details
November 26 – December 13, 2020 | 7:30 PM/ 2:30 PM
Sudbury Theatre Centre, 170 Shaughnessy Street, Sudbury
$40 (includes tax and service charge)
Other Holiday-Themed Events
HOHO Holiday 5k
The HoHoHoliday 5K is the most festive FUN run in Canada! This 5km run/walk combines the magic of the Holidays with community engagement and fitness. Be apart of a holiday movement and join 10,000 Santa’s virtually across Canada who are spreading cheer in their local community while choosing to raise funds to support Make-A-Wish Canada. Details
November 25 – December 31, 2020
Wherever You are
$40 – $55
Live Online Christmas Craft Show
We will have wreaths, wooden snowmen and maybe even some xmas stands. Please join us online live. And don’t forget we accept visa, mastercard, and etransfers. Details
Sunday, November 29, 2020 | 12:00 PM
Online
Varies
Christmas Tea Party
Join us for our Christmas Tea Party featuring our special Christmas Sangria and delicious eats!!! Details
Sunday, November 29, 2020 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Cedar Nest Decor Cafe, 11 Cedar St, Sudbury
$65.50; RSVP
Santa Shuffle Fun Run & Elf Walk
December 5 – 12, 2020
Anywhere
$10 – $25
Eat, Drink & Be Merry!
A wonderfully cheery tasting menu that takes the classic Christmas dishes and delivers a surprising, elevated twist that is sure to please. It’s that time of year to spend with those you love, and there’s no better way than to dine and break bread together. Our menu will consist of 7 courses with a few surprises for you as well! It’s time to Eat, Drink & Be Merry!! Details
Saturday, December 12, 2020 | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Cedar Nest Decor Cafe, 11 Cedar St, Sudbury
$91.70
Mission Jolly: A Holiday Online Extravaganza!
“Mission Jolly: a Holiday Online Extravaganza!” is a free, two-day, family-oriented, virtual event filled with performances, treasure hunts, activities, special guests and much more. To find out if the elves succeed on their mission, register at missionjolly.com and watch the main show on December 19th and 20th! Details
December 19 to 20, 2020
Online
Free
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