The holiday season is a wonderful time to spend quality time with friends and family while getting into the joyous holiday spirit.
Listed below are some of the events taking place in Charlottetown including Santa Claus Parades, Christmas Concerts, Holiday Theatre, and other holiday events to help you have a wonderful time during the season.
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Christmas Lights & Santa Claus Parades
Charlottetown Christmas Festival
The Charlottetown Christmas Festival, an initiative of Discover Charlottetown in partnership with the City of Charlottetown, features the Victorian Christmas Market, Mistletoe Market, Charlottetown Tree Lighting, Charlottetown Christmas Parade, Deck The Hall at Founders’ Food Hall & Market, plus many artisan craft fairs, breakfasts with Santa, yuletide walking tours, horse & wagon rides, ice sculpting, firepits & cozy outdoor seating, live music & carollers, children’s programming & much, MUCH more.
Details
November 21, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Various Venues, Charlottetown
Christmas Tree Lighting
The City of Charlottetown’s Christmas Tree Lighting returns on Friday, November 28, 2025! Featuring entertainment, treats, and a pyrotechnic display.
Details
Friday, November 28, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Confederation Centre Plaza
Charlottetown Christmas Parade
The Charlottetown Christmas Parade will return to the capital city on November 29th. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., donations of non-perishable food items will be collected along the parade route in support of the Upper Room Hospitality Ministry Food Bank. Children are also encouraged to bring their letters for Santa to be collected by Canada Post employees at the beginning and end of the parade.
Details
Saturday, November 29, 2025 | 5:00 PM
Charlottetown
Christmas Concerts
Christmas with The Ennis Sisters
For over 25 years, Maureen, Karen, and Teresa Ennis have been captivating audiences with their highly woven sibling harmonies and endearing humour. With a mix of original songs, holiday classics, humorous recitations, and a little Irish step-dancing, this show is sure to ignite your holiday spirit.
Details
November 25, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Confederation Centre – Sobey Family Theatre, 130 Queen Street
$40.50 – $52
Dave Gunning & J.P Cormier Christmas Show
Dave Gunning and J.P Cormier will be playing a very special Christmas show at the Trailside Music Hall Wednesday, November 26th. Not to be missed! Two of the busiest solo musicians in the country, multi-award artists Dave Gunning & JP Cormier are coming together to bring us a one-of-a-kind show this holiday season, A mix of new and old songs plus fan favourites these two shows are guarenteed to get you in the Christmas spirit. Details
November 26, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown
$61.85
Men of the Deeps: Coal Miner’s Christmas
For nearly 60 years, Cape Breton’s Men of the Deeps have travelled the globe as Canadian ambassadors, singing, and storytelling their way into hearts and minds. A choir of retired coal miners, they preserve and celebrate a unique way of life, sharing the songs and stories they’ve lived through first-hand. This holiday season, the men are back with your favourite re-imagined classics, brand-new originals from their December Coal Christmas album, and stories that’ll land somewhere in between your heart and your funny bone. Special guest vocalist and recording artist Jenn Sheppard joins the jolly miners on stage, along with her sharp-witted alter ego, Ellsa, who brings just the right touch of cranky Christmas chaos.
Details
November 27, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Confederation Centre – Sobey Family Theatre, 130 Queen Street
$45.50 – $57
Ledwell & Haines Present: A Trailside Christmas
This December, comedian Patrick Ledwell is getting together with musician Mark Haines, to present a Trailside Christmas at the Trailside Music Hall, in Charlottetown PEI. Ledwell and Haines created an Island tradition with their popular decade-long hit, The Island Summer Review. They’re looking forward to bringing that charming blend of comedy and music to this holiday-themed show, full of yuletide memories, melodies, and remembered mishaps. Call up your friends, family, and co-workers! Put a Trailside Christmas on your list for December— it’ll get you right into the spirit of the season. Details
December 4 – 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown
$37.83
Singing Through the Storm: A Choral Concert for Winter
In an intergenerational Winter Concert, the Confederation Singers and Youth Chorus present songs of the season and explore ways we can weather the storms of life together with presence, perseverance, and trust. Featuring premiere arrangements of songs by favourite PEI artists and a good helping of humor and hope, this performance is sure to inspire comfort and joy.
Details
Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Confederation Centre – Sobey Family Theatre, 130 Queen Street
$17 – $23
Stadacona Band: Sleigh Bells in the Sun (with special guest Jah’Mila)
Celebrate the season with a tropical twist at the Stadacona Band’s holiday concert, Sleighbells in the Sun! This year’s performance brings the warmth of the tropics to the Maritimes with Juno award nominee Jah’Mila, one of Canada’s leading voices in reggae music . Blending festive favourites with island rhythms, this concert promises a joyful fusion of tradition and sunshine. Let the smooth grooves, vibrant brass, and soulful vocals transport you to a holiday paradise.
Details
Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Confederation Centre – Sobey Family Theatre, 130 Queen Street
Deck the Halls! A Country Christmas w/ Lawrence Maxwell & Nudie and the Turks
Join acclaimed songwriters and honky-tonk crooners Lawrence Maxwell and Nudie for a night of twang, tinsel, and toe-tapping! Backed by the Turks (Mark Geddes and Isaac King), they’ll dish out countrified holiday staples, down-home Christmas carols, and plenty of laughs to keep your spirits bright. A festive night sure to leave you jingling all the way. Yule love it!
December 11, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown
$37.83
Còig Christmas
Còig is one of Atlantic Canada’s most exciting Celtic traditional groups made up of accomplished multi-instrumentalists. With the fiery Celtic high-energy style as its musical core, Còig easily shifts between century-old tunes of past generations to original and upbeat compositions, featuring the band’s range of over a dozen instruments (vocals, fiddles, piano, guitars, banjo, mandolin, viola, bouzouki, whistles, and more). With driving tunes, haunting songs and infectious energy, Còig is an unparalleled music force,
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown
$43.83
Holiday Hootenanny
Leon Gallant & Friends are bringing the spirit of the season to our stage for another Holiday Hootenanny in ‘da crick.’
Come share the joy, the laughter, and the music that makes this time of year so special. Bring your friends, your family, and your holiday spirit Get ready to tap your toes and sing along to our local talent!! Details
December 8 – 9, 2025 | 7:30 PM
The Watermark Theatre, 57 Church Hill Ave, North Rustico
$15 and up
Choir! Choir! Choir! Un-Silent Night Epic Holiday Sing-Along
Choir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited!
Details
Friday, December 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Confederation Centre – Memorial Hall, 130 Queen Street
$40.50 – $47.40
A Kenny & Dolly Christmas with Kelley, Keelin, Christine & Roland
Join Kelley Mooney, Keelin Wedge, Christine Cameron (the Dollys) and Roland Beaulieu (Kenny) to kick off Christmas with some of the iconic songs from one of the most recognizable Christmas albums ever! I’ll Be Home with Bells On and Hard Candy Christmas just to name a few. Kelley will also be featuring some songs from her Christmas Album, Caroling and of course, can’t have a Christmas show without a sing-a-long or two! Details
December 20 – 21, 2025
Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown
$37.83
Barra MacNeils East Coast Christmas-Celebrating 25 years
Celebrating 25 years of touring their much-loved Celtic-flavoured Christmas show, the Barra MacNeils present audience favourites and special new material at Charlottetown’s Confederation Centre on December 19 as part of their cross-country national tour.
The Barra MacNeils An East Coast Christmas features a highly entertaining mix of entertaining stories and dance, stamped with their lush harmonies and brilliant instrumental stylings. Details
Friday, December 19, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Confederation Centre – Sobey Family Theatre, 130 Queen Street
$42.80 – $54.30
Candlelight: Christmas Classics
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Charlottetown. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics at St. James Presbyterian Church under the gentle glow of candlelight. Details
Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 8:30 PM
St. James Presbyterian Church, 35 Fitzroy Street
Boxing Day Bash w/ Logan Richard & Friends
Get ready to stretch your legs and loosen your belt buckles! Logan Richard & Friends are throwing a Boxing Day Bash at the Trailside that will make you think it’s Christmas all over again. 19+.
Details
Friday, December 26, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Trailside Music Hall, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown
$43.83
Holiday Theatre
Oh, Charlie! Silent Night
Charlie Chaplin sets out to help an orphan find Christmas, but in true Charlie Chaplin manner, everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. And everything that can go right… also goes wrong.
This new, old-fashioned Christmas show is a funny, witty and charming Christmas tale written, directed and performed by Islander Scott Chandler. Chandler’s lengthy career as a Canadian National gymnastics champion and PEI Hall of Fame athlete makes him the ideal performer to the take the role of the physical comedy, slapstick and acrobatic styles of Chaplin. Details
Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Florence Simmons Performance Hall, 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown
$25 + fees
The Nutcracker: Remixing the Magic
Step into a magical holiday tradition with The Nutcracker: Remixing the Magic!
The first half of the show brings all the beauty and charm of the classic ballet—with Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable music, twirling snowflakes, and the Mouse King.
Details
Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Confederation Centre – Sobey Family Theatre, 130 Queen Street
$17 – $34
Elf: The Musical
Based on the beloved holiday film, Elf: The Musical tells the story of Buddy, who is raised believing that he is an elf of the North Pole. That is, until his massive size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the cold truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy then embarks on a journey of self-discovery to New York City to track down his birth father, who is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit. This show is perfect for the whole family!! Details
November 28 – 29 & December 5 – 7, 12 – 13, 19 – 20, 2025
Florence Simmons Performance Hall, 140 Weymouth Street, Charlottetown
$30.00 – $35.50 + fees
The Gift of the Magi
December 17 – 21, 2025
The Watermark Theatre, 57 Church Hill Ave, North Rustico
$15 and up
Other Christmas / Holiday Events
Fairytale of New York
Two good old Island boys Arnie and Barney have driven all the way from PEI to New York City on Christmas Eve to meet a woman Arnie has been texting with online. She told him she’s a showgirl at a cabaret in Manhattan called Miracles! This establishment is run by an infamous, fedora-wearing mob boss named Fabrizio “Fabby the Hat.” Tonight in the club’s back room Fabrizio will make his deadly power play to gain control of the city. So, bad timing on Arnie and Barney’s part! Details
select dates, November 20 – December 20, 2025 | Doors 6:00 PM
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, 75 Kent St, Charlottetown
$57.50 – $62.10
2025 PEI Holiday Bowling Mixer
Mix, bowl, and connect! The 2025 PEI Holiday Bowling Mixer brings together BOMA members and industry peers for a festive evening of networking and friendly competition on the lanes. Details
Thursday, November 27, 2025 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
The Alley, 200 Richmond Street, Charlottetown
$25 (+ hst ) for members, and $35 (+ hst ) for non-members.
Holiday Atlantic Maker Market
Shop from over 170+ vendors at the Holiday Atlantic Maker Market! Details
November 29 – 30, 2025
Eastlink Centre PEI Trade Centre, 46 Kensington Road, Charlottetown
$5 cash at the door
Jingle Belle: Charlottetown
Through interactive comedy and showtopping musical numbers, Ruby and her special guests shed light on the outdated standards women face, while proving the holidays wouldn’t be the same without their talents. This show is suitable for all ages, without losing the tongue-in-cheek humour you’d expect from a classic drag show. Details
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 8:00 PM
The Guild PEI, 111 Queen St, Charlottetown
$25
Deck The Hall
Founders’ Deck the Hall Series has something for everyone this holiday season! From culinary tastings to children’s programming and holiday movies to ice sculpting, you won’t want to miss these festive events!! Details
Fridays – Sundays, December 5 – 21, 2025
Founders’ Food Hall and Market, 6 Prince Street
Charlottetown
Free and ticketed events
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Breakfast with Santa
Enjoy a breakfast with Santa. Our special this time are Snowman Pancakes. Details
Sundays, December 7 & 14, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The Gallery Coffee House, 82 Great George, Charlottetown
Reservations recommended!
Breakfast with Santa
Round up the kiddies, come enjoy some yummy brunch, and visit with Santa! Santa will be making his rounds to select restaurants & cafes for breakfast visits every weekend during the Charlottetown Christmas Festival. Details
Saturdays & Sundays, November 29 – December 21, 2025
Venues Across Charlottetown
Reservations recommended!
Red Shores Celtic Christmas
Celebrate the season with great food and toe-tapping tunes at Top of the Park! At Red Shores Celtic Christmas, enjoy a 3-course meal and musical performances from the Ross Family. Details
Friday, November 21, 2025 | Dinner: 6:30 pm, Show Begins: 7:45 pm
Red Shores, 58 Kensington Rd, Charlottetown
$55 + HST & Gratuity
Christmas Wreath Workshop
Get into the holiday spirit and join our hands-on workshop to create a stunning, custom 12-inch Christmas wreath perfect for decorating your front door or mantel! Details
Monday, November 24, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Black Canvas Art Supplies, 125 Great George Street, Charlottetown
Christmas Carollers Workshop
Join us for a fun creative session where you’ll hand-craft a beautiful and unique set of Christmas carollers. We supply all of the materials and guidance you need. Choose your own style—go for a classic look, or make them vibrant and personal with plenty of sparkle! You’ll walk away with a beautiful, custom decoration, ready to be displayed at home or given as a special, handmade gift! Details
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Black Canvas Art Supplies, 125 Great George Street, Charlottetown
Jingle & Mingle
Join us on Saturday, December 6th at Red Shores Charlottetown for a festive evening of live music, dancing, and good vibes at our Jingle & Mingle event. Whether you’re looking to dance the night away or simply enjoy the music, this is the perfect way to kick off your holiday celebrations! Details
Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 8:00 PM
Red Shores Charlottetown – Eastlink Centre (Entry through Red Shores Main Entrance)
$25 + HST & Fees
Holiday Kitchen Party
Bring your friends, family, or staff party to this wonderful evening of dinner and joyous holiday music. Featuring Alicia Toner, Mike Ross, Brielle Ansems, Trevor Grant, Carlie Howell, Luka Hall and Joce Reyome. Written by Sarah Wilson.
Through December, The Lounge offers a Holiday Meal Special, a 3-course Turkey Dinner will all the fixings (entirely gluten free). And this includes choice of soup/salad and sticky date cake for dessert. A vegetarian and beef substitute will be an available option in lieu of Turkey for the main course.
December 4 – 6, 11 – 13, 18 – 20, 2025
Harmony House Theatre, 19814 PE-2, Hunter River
$58.20
Santa Shuffle Fun Run & Elf Walk
Every year, the Santa Shuffle brings passionate individuals from across the country to support vulnerable Canadians and the work of The Salvation Army. This year will be no exception. We look forward to bringing everyone together for a meaningful fun run/walk on Saturday, December 6th!! Details
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Salvation Army office, 158 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown
$34 – $435
Yuletide Horse & Wagon Rides
Get ready to kick up the festive cheer with a traditional horse and wagon ride throughout the historic streets of downtown Charlottetown! Enjoy Horse & Wagon Rides every day during the Victorian Christmas Market (Nov 28 – 30), PLUS on Saturdays every weekend during the Charlottetown Christmas Festival! Details
Various dates, November 21 – December 20, 2025
Various locations across Downtown Charlottetown
$5 (Cash Only | Under 2 are free)
HOHOHoliday 5k
November 29 – December 31, 2025
Nationwide/Virtual Run
Register
Kirk Christmas Afternoon Tea
A delightful afternoon enjoying quality tea in fine china with scones & preserves, Devonshire cream, assorted tea sandwiches and sweets, Christmas cake, mincemeat tarts, a Tea Talk with sommelier Katherine Burnett and seasonal music. Details
Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 3:00 PM
St. James Presbyterian Church, 35 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown
Single seat $35, Christmas Tea Table of 4 $120
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