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Events Description
Victoria Park will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland featuring over 75,000 lights that will illuminate the park nightly from 5 to 11 p.m. until January 16. Visitors can also enjoy an array of festive displays, including Santa and his reindeer, a Christmas train, and a cheerful snow family. Children can also visit Santa’s Mailbox to send their holiday wish lists to the North Pole.
Specially decorated trees
There are a number of specially decorated trees within Victoria Park, including:
- Angel Tree: White lights honour the lives of children that have passed on with each light in honour of a child’s cherished memory.
- Tree to commemorate the troops overseas: Yellow lights show support for Canadian troops serving around the world.
- Tree of Hope: Pink lights represent a beacon of hope to those who have been diagnosed or who have survived breast cancer.
- Tree of Wishes: Blue lights support the Make-A-Wish Foundation to honour children with life-threatening medical conditions who have received a wish.
- Tree to Shine the Light on Woman Abuse: Purple lights represent the burning individuality, strength and ever-lasting hope of abused women and the acknowledgement that society will no longer remain in the dark about woman abuse.
- Tree for Truth and Reconciliation: Orange lights honour the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
- Remember, Honour, Celebrate Tree: Red lights are illuminated in remembrance of the thousands of lives lost to HIV/AIDS.
- Donor Tree: Blue and green lights represent The Trillium Gift of Life Network which coordinates organ donation and transplants across the province and the Kidney Foundation which is committed to kidney health and improving lives for all people.
Outdoor skating
The outdoor skating rink at Victoria Park will not be open for the Lighting of the Lights event. Weather permitting, the rink will open mid-December. More details about outdoor skating will be shared in the coming weeks.
Who is it for?
All ages
WHEN & WHERE
Date: December 5, 2025 to January 16, 2026 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Lighting of Lights: Friday, December 5, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
City Hall observation deck
The City Hall observation deck will open for public viewing of the Lighting of the Lights and the Winter Wonderland in Victoria Park during the following dates and times:
- Friday, December 5 (Lighting of the Lights) from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
- Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday, December 11 to Sunday, December 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday, December 18 to Sunday, December 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Friday, December 26 to Sunday, December 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Victoria Park washrooms
Starting December 5, access to the washrooms in Victoria Park will be available daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Kiwanis Memorial Bandshell throughout the holiday season. If the washrooms are locked, contact a nearby security guard for assistance.
Venue & Address
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