Check out the Christmas celebrations to attend in Canada

Christmas is one of the main festivals in Canada and you can expect a holiday on the day following day, December 26, also known as Boxing Day, as well since it is also a public holiday in Canada.

The celebration includes Christmas parades, which are the most popular way to celebrate the season. Santa Claus parades are held in most cities with people decorating their homes with Christmas trees, lights, and Christmas stockings by the fireplace. So, are you up for a Christmas bash in Canada? Check out the following places to have a time of your life.

A perfect Christmas celebration is incomplete without an over-the-top decoration, sumptuous food, and gifts for the loved ones. Usually, malls would be too crowded for shopping this stuff because of the festivities. So, different Canadian Christmas markets around the city would come in handy for you.

You might even be able to cross everything off your list in a single stop, all while enjoying music and delectable refreshments.

Here are some of the top holiday markets from coast to coast to shop locally and get started with the festive spirit.

Source: vancouverchristmasmarket.com

The Christkindlmarkts, historic German holiday fairs, serve as an inspiration for the Vancouver Christmas Market, combining outdoor dining, shopping, and entertainment. The 75 wooden kiosks here offer a variety of goods, including patterned socks, Turkish fruit, soaps, Austrian tea, and German treats like potato pancakes, schnitzel, gingerbread, and mulled wine. In addition, you can also enjoy all of it in one place with your friends.

This market has something for everyone from family dinners and rides to treasures and adventures for friends, you should visit this place with your group, know the opening hours and book a ticket to have a wonderful experience.

The Grand Marche de Noel in Montreal has a busy program of events, making it an ideal place for a happy outing. Visit Santa's home, and the elves’ workshop, make jewellery, decorate cookies, and sample cotton candy, beaver tails, and European sausages. You might even sneak in a little shopping with your friends.

After many years of absence, the great Christmas market in Montreal is back with a fresh and new look on Sainte-Catherine Street. You will be pleased by one of the 30 chalets of local or regional artisans, the musical and theatrical programming, or the sweet, mulled wine, among other delicacies.

The market and events will open on different days for different hours, to make sure you don’t miss out on anything about this market, boo your tickets in advance to have the best experience with your friend circle.

A few weeks before Christmas, the German Christmas Market, a magnificent location, comes to life in the centre of Old Québec. It is a market created to give you a one-of-a-kind and amazing experience while closely simulating the ambiance of the major European Christmas markets.

This year, the Dufferin terrace, just outside the Château Frontenac, will serve as the focal point of the German Christmas Market.

Entry for this market and events are free of cost, you will not want to miss it for sure as you can save your money and enjoy it at the same time. Also, it will be open on different dates with different events.

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Christmas celebration in Canada

There are many enjoyable Christmas-related events to partake in, including Christmas activities, games, crafts, recipes, etc. Here are some that we have gathered for you to enjoy with your buddies:

The amazing C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, was staged by Ron Reed. The beloved tale of love, faith, bravery, and altruism is set in the enchanted kingdom of Narnia, where animals speak, and a white witch blankets the landscape in the snow until Aslan the Lion appears to provide the comfort of spring is an imaginative staging of a timeless tale! Sounds like fun, right? To enjoy this show you can book your tickets online.
Ticket price: $85
Venue: Rose Mercantile & Opera House, 106 Railway Ave, Rosebud

The event is based on a story when a mysterious power starts tampering with donkey and the rest of his companions as well as erasing the Mighty Shrek's memories, he starts to feel mighty uncomfortable, how can he identify the perpetrator of this evil magic? Can he finish it in time for Christmas, too? After reading about the event, you must be very curious to know the whole story. Don’t worry, you will get to know when you will visit the event.

Enjoy one of the city's favourite Santa experiences at The Enchanted Forest, a clever, interactive Santa scape located on the lower level in Centre Court, as Santa makes his triumphant return to South Centre Mall. There are just a few seats left, so make your reservation right away!

Visit the Cookie Kitchen to customise your holiday cookie while supporting Calgary Meals on Wheels. Visitors can stop by the vibrant kitchen, which is situated next to Santa's Enchanted Forest on the main level across from RW&Co., to decorate cookies in exchange for a gift to Calgary Meals on Wheels. Bakeri by Jess, a local company, will provide cookies. Can imagine yourself baking cookies? Sounds like a lot of fun!

What could be better on a cold winter night than a hot chocolate? 20 or more varieties of hot chocolate? The Hot Chocolate Trail in Banff and Lake Louise is a treasure map of eateries, each serving a seasonally themed, limited-edition hot chocolate.

This holiday season, choose from one of the options below that appeals to you, then embark on a trip guided by your taste sensations. What number will you attempt?

Ticket price: Free of cost

Venue: Various restaurants in Banff

Christmas is incomplete without some activities and adventures, you need to have a lot to get into the festive spirit, to enjoy it to your fullest. Here are some activities you can do to have the best Christmas ever. 

If you are an international student or going to be one, there are some tips for you on how you can celebrate your Christmas overseas, away from your families:

• Find people you can relate to and look for a wonderful Christmas celebration to attend near your place or university

• Share some of your own cultures and customs with people to be more interactive with them

• Get outside in the show, but only briefly

• Give presents to your friends and yourself too 

• If you can, go on a short vacation with your friends, you can choose any destination that we have gathered above for you

• Keep in touch with your family members back home

Canada does not just have brilliant universities, but a wonderful quality of life, amazing scenic beauty, and happening city life! Studying and living in Canada can be a life-changing experience. If you are planning to choose this amazing country, then you should talk to our international education experts to have the best guidance to make your path to studying in Canada hassle free