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A list of Christmas events in and around Windsor – Essex including children’s events, Santa Claus Parade, Christmas lights, carols, theatre, and other holiday events.
Contents
- 2018 Christmas Lights & Santa Claus Parades
- 2018 Christmas Carols & Holiday Concerts
- Page 2: 2018 Christmas Theatre & Other Events
I. Christmas Lights & Santa Claus Parades in Windsor Area
Kingsville Santa Claus Parade
The theme for this year’s parade is Heritage Christmas. More details
Saturday, November 17, 2018 | 6:00 PM
Parade Route: Starts at the corner of Main Street and Jasperson Street and will head east to Division Street then south to Lakeside Park
Kingsville Fantasy of Lights
The Fantasy of Lights Festival has something to do for the whole family! Come out and join us for all of the activities. Dinner with Santa is hosted by Eat Drink and Dine Kingsville. You can also colour, do a craft and visit with Santa during the dinner. Details
Kingsville Fantasy express train | Saturdays & Sundays, November 18 – December 23, 2018 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Sip and Shop Holiday Nights | December 1 – 2, 2018 | 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM/8:00 PM
Fireworks (Rain date: Sunday, November 18)
Amherstburg River Lights Winter Festival
Opening Night | Saturday, November 17 | 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Downtown Amherstburg
Ignite the Night: Amherstburg’s Town Square – Richmond & Dalhousie Sts, Amherstburg
Kingsville Christmas House Tour
Visit some of Kingsville’s most spectacular homes, decorated for the holiday season. 13+. More details
Saturday – Sunday, November 17 – 18, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Kingsville, ON
Tickets are $25.00
Essex Town Hall Tree Lighting
Tree Lighting ceremony and Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff. Christmas Carol Sing-along, bands, hot food and drinks, free carriage rides. Food and drinks compliments of Essex Centre merchants, served up by Salvation Army volunteers. Everyone welcome! Details
In front of Essex Municipal Building, 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, ON
Christmas in Tecumesh & Santa Parade
Friday, November 23, 2018 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Parade Route: Downtown Tecumseh
Santa Parade starting at 6:00 PM at the corner of Lacasse Blvd and Clapp, the parade will travel south to Tecumseh Road, turn right on Tecumseh Road to Lesperance Road, turn right and continue north to Town Hall.
Leamington Light Up The Night Christmas Parade
Saturday, November 24, 2018 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Parade Route:Parade begins at the intersection of Georgia and Erie Street, heads up Erie Street North and finishes at the Leamington Fairgrounds
Amherstburg Santa Claus Parade
Produced by the Windsor Parade Corporation. More details
Saturday, November 24, 2018 | 6:00 PM
Parade Route: William Street to Sandwich to Richmond to Dalhousie finishing at Toddy Jones Park
Life size Gingerbread Warming House on Fridays – Sundays | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM @ Toddy Jones Park and Fort Malden National Historic Site
Belle River BIA Tree Lighting Celebration
Join Santa and local BIA members for a wonderful celebration of winter when we turn on the lights at the park. Refreshments are available. Details
Watch the Encore Performing Arts Company under the direction of Nancy Patterson | 5:00 PM
Santa arrives with the Lakeshore Fire Department | 6:00 PM
Optimist Park, 775 Notre Dame St, Belle River
Bring a food or $ donation for those in need!
Beach Grove Golf & Country Club Tree Lighting Ceremony
Free to Everyone! Details
Beach Grove Golf & Country Club, 14134 Riverside Drive, Windsor, ON
Tecumseh Firefighters will be onsite collecting toy donations to help spread some holiday cheer! Food donations are being accepted for local families.
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train – Windsor
The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train program is returning to the rails for a 19th 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
Show: 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
CP Yard at Erie Street West and Janette Street, Windsor
Tilbury Annual Santa Claus Parade
Tilbury BIA presents the Annual Santa Claus Parade on Queen Street. Visit with Santa at the Fire Hall after the parade. Featuring the Canadian Cowgirls. More details
Friday, November 30, 2018 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tree Lighting | 8:00 PM
Queen Street, Tilbury
Windsor Santa Claus Parade
5Oth annual parade. Produced by the Windsor Parade Corporation. More details
Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 6:00 PM
Parade Route: Starts at Ernest Atkinson Park along the Riverside Drive and ends at Block Street
Harrow Kinsmen Santa Claus Parade
Santa Claus is Coming to Town!!! Kids’ Christmas Party immediately following the parade. Special appearance by Santa at the Harrow and Colchester South Lions Club (206 McAffee). Bring your camera! Details
Friday, November 30, 2018 | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Parade Route: Country Depot right on Walker Road, left on Centre Street, right on Walnut Street, Right on King Street, left on Victoria Street, left on Wellington Street. Ends at Harrow and Colchester South Community Centre
Bright Lights Windsor
A spectacular backdrop of thousands of lights and stunning displays, a wonderland to share with family and friends – Bright Lights Windsor is back for a second year!! Details
December 7 – January 6, 2019 | 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Jackson Park, 125 Tecumseh Rd. East, Windsor
Essex Santa Claus Parade
Produced by the Windsor Parade Corporation. More details
Saturday, December 8, 2018 | 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Meet Santa | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM @ Essex United Church from
Parade Route: Starts at Fairview Avenue and ends at Maidstone Ave
II. Christmas Carols & Holiday Concerts in Windsor
Christmas in Nashville
“Christmas in Nashville” is a tribute to the wonderful world of Country Music that began in Nashville, Tenessee, almost one hundred years ago. “Christmas in Nashville” will re-create for you some of Country Music’s finest moments starting way back at its earliest beginnings, in Nashville. So come with us as we take you back in time to Nashville, Tenessee and an evening with Minnie Pearl, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams Sr., Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Country Comedian & Host Jethro Hicks, Comedienne Bobby-Jo and lots of fiddlin’ and banjo pickin’ to get your toes a tappin’. Details
The Capitol – Pentastar Theatre, 121 University Avenue, West Windsor, ON
WSO: Concerts for Kids
45 Minute concerts ideal for toddlers, preschoolers, and students in primary grades. Featuring the WSO Brass Quintet. Details
The Capitol – Kelly Theatre, 121 University Avenue, West Windsor, ON
Brett Eldredge’s Glow Live: A Night of Holiday Hits
Just in time for the holiday season, this performance will highlight his yet-to-be-released second Christmas album Glow Deluxe. It’s an anticipated follow-up to Glow, his successful 2016 debut holiday album which earned him a #1 song on the Holiday Music and Adult Contemporary charts with “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” a duet with Grammy winner Meghan Trainor. Details
Festival of Christmas
Join the University of Windsor Chamber Choir for their Christmas performance! Details
St. Alphonsus Church, 85 Park St. E., Windsor, ON
Festival of Christmas
Join the University of Windsor Chamber Choir for their Christmas performance! Details
Banwell Community Church, 2400 Banwell Rd, Windsor, ON
WSYO Winter Concert
Come join the students of the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestras and Conductor Daniel Wiley as they put on their first concert of the year. The Junior Youth Orchestra will be performing selections from Telemann’s suite Perpetuum Mobile. This suite is a collection of various dances including a Sarabande, Minuet, and Gige. The Youth Orchestra will be performing the works by famous French, Italian, and American composers. At the center of this program is Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C. Details
The Capitol – Pentastar Theatre, 121 University Avenue, West Windsor, ON
Christmas Concert
By Greater Windsor Concert Band. Our band brings you some great holiday music to get you into the Christmas spirit. We are also usually visited by a certain Jolly Old Elf!!! What a great way to spend time with family and friends. Kids of all ages will love it! Details
Tony Orlando & Dawn: A Christmas Reunion
The bestselling trio from the 1970’s, Tony Orlando & Dawn, are performing together for a special holiday show on their Christmas Reunion tour. Details
Handel’s Messiah
The Windsor Symphony Orchestra Handel’s Messiah Series: A WSO Christmas Tradition: Handel’s timeless classic featuring four outstanding soloists and the WSO Chorus. Details
Music ‘n Arts Collide Christmas
‘Music ‘n Arts Collide Christmas’ is a great new art and music collaborative performance! The show is centered around great Canadian entertainers Sarah Smith and Paul Murray with special guest Brian Good. The combination of rocker Sarah’s soulful voice and high energy output plus Murray’s most unorthodox ways of painting 8-foot canvases in just minutes is truly mind-blowing. Juno award winning Brian Good will stop in to add to this amazing evening. Details
Doors open at 6:30 PM for the Art Exhibit
In the Christmas Mood
By Greater Windsor Concert Band. Our band brings you some great holiday music to get you into the Christmas spirit. We are also usually visited by a certain Jolly Old Elf!!! What a great way to spend time with family and friends. Kids of all ages will love it! Details
Michael Bolton: The Symphony Sessions
Grammy Award-winning singer, Michael Bolton, returns to The Colosseum stage with his holiday show The Symphony Sessions: Greatest Hits & Holiday Favourites.Michael Bolton will be performing all the holiday classics along with his timeless hits “When a Man Loves a Woman”, “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” and “Time, Love and Tenderness”, as a musical journey though pop, rock, soul and standards specially arranged for a symphony orchestra. 19+. Details
Toldo Holiday Pops
The Tenors: Home for the Holidays
The powerhouse group will bring their signature blend of classical and contemporary pop for an unforgettable holiday show. This trio, featuring Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters and Clifton Murray, has multiple No. 1 Billboard Classical Crossover albums and has been thrilling audiences around the world with their powerful voices and showcasing their undeniable charm and diverse vocal styles. Details
Teutonia Christmas Concert
Come out and enjoy a Christmas Concert, put on by the Tuetonia Club. Details
Ring in the Holidays III
Essex Community Concert Band is excited to announce our third annual Ring in the Holidays concert. Join us for an afternoon of your Christmas favourites and more – the perfect concert to help get you into the holiday spirit! Details
The S’aints: A Holiday Celebration
Windsor’s favourite philanthropic super-group, The S’Aints is once again joining forces with St. Clair College and Caesars Windsor to sleigh hunger with an ALL AGES, annual fundraising concert.
A great holiday tradition for the entire family, theholiday show will showcase The S’Aints band featuring local and world-renowned talents: lead vocalist Jody Raffoul; Tea Party drummer, Jeff Burrows, Wes Buckley, Kelly “Mr. Chill” Hoppe, David Cyrenne, Kelly Authier, Marty Bak, Liz Robinson and Stephanie Baker. The show also features special guests ‘The Sinners’ choir, ‘The Horns of a Dilemma’, and ‘The Twisted Sisters’. Details
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Hi I will be visiting for my 18th wedding anniversary from 1/11-14/18 and would like to know if it would be possible to obtain a brochure of the activities you have listed?