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By Visit Kingston
Published December 1, 2024
Feel the joy and experience holiday fun in Kingston this holiday season. From workshops, markets, and music to welcoming Santa and ringing in the New Year, there’s holiday spirit aplenty in Kingston this season.
The Holiday Market
MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. Nov. 23, 24, 30–Dec 1, 10 am–5 pm
Christmas Light Tour
Starts at the Visitor Information Centre Thurs to Sun, Dec. 6–22. Daily, Dec 23–31.
Kingston Holiday Market
Tett Centre Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 7 & 8, 14 & 15, 11 am–4 pm
Festive Friday
Downtown Kingston Nov. 15, 4 pm
The Nutcracker
Kingston Grand Theatre Dec. 5 & 6, 6:30 pm
All Things Christmas gifts & art sale
Kingston Symphony Warehouse Nov. 22, 4–8 pm, Nov. 30, 10 am–4 pm, Nov. 24 10 am–2 pm
Candlelight Christmas Kingston Symphony
Isabel Bader Centre Dec. 16–18, 7:30 pm
Holiday Evening Market
Memorial Centre Dec. 19, 4–8 pm
Nighttime Santa Claus parade
Princess St., starting at Bath Road Nov. 23, 5 pm
Elvis: a Christmas Special starring Pete Paquette
Kingston Grand Theatre Dec 17, 7 pm
CFB/BFC Kingston Fall Craft Sale
Thompson Drill Hall/CFB Kingston Nov. 16 & 17, 10 am–3 pm
Christmas with the Ennis Sisters
The Spire Nov. 29, 7:30 pm
Snowman candy tray workshop
Amaranth Stoneware Nov. 12, 23, 26
Workshop: Make your own charcuterie board
Tett Centre Nov. 21 & Dec. 17, 6 pm, Dec. 21, 1 pm
Good Lovelies Christmas concert
Isabel Bader Centre Dec. 20, 7:30
Candlelight: a holiday special featuring "The Nutcracker" and more
The Spire Dec 22, 6:30
Fat Goose Fair
Grant Hall (Queen's University) Nov. 30, 10 am–4 pm
Public skating
Slush Puppie Place Nov. 17 & Dec. 15, noon– 1 pm
Indigenous Holiday Market
Tett Centre Dec. 7, 10 am–4 pm
The Jersey Night Before Christmas Show
Kingston Grand Theatre Dec. 11, 7:30 pm
Cantabile Choir: Night of Wonder
The Spire Dec. 20 & 21, 7:30 pm; Dec 22, 2:30 pm
A Festive Celebration
Isabel Bader Centre Dec. 7, 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Christmas at Renaissance
285 Queen Street Nov. 30–Dec. 3, 6–9, 15–23, 27–30
K-Town Countdown
INVISTA Centre Dec. 31
German Christmas Market
Amadeus Café Dec. 8, 3 pm
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy | Dec. 21, 7:30 pm | Kingston Grand Theatre Rd
Sun Harvest Greenhouses Holiday Market | Nov. 9, 10 am–4 pm | Sun Harvest Greenhouses
She Sings! Women’s Choir | Nov. 30, 7:30 pm | Chalmers United Church
The Kingdom Choir | Nov. 30, 7:30 pm | Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Milk & Cookies Ditto Oven Bake Clay Workshop | Dec. 1, 1 pm | 4Cats Studio
Free horse & wagon rides | Dec. 7, 14, 21, 11 am–2 pm | Downtown Kingston
O Christmas Tea: a British comedy | Dec. 18, 7:30 pm | Kingston Grand Theatre
Music Merch Market | Dec. 14, 4–6 pm | Musiikki Café
Holiday Market | Dec 22, 9 am–1 pm | Memorial Centre Bennett Barn
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