ranging from jewellery to preserves to ceramics . Visitors can browse vendor tables , hear talks at the main stage and learn about the crafts and techniques from the makers themselves . Enercare Centre , Exhibition Place , oneofakindshow . com
Cavalcade of Lights
6 Nov . 25 Celebrate the start of the holiday season with thousands of other revellers at the 49th annual Cavalcade of Lights . Watch as the city ’ s official Christmas tree is illuminated with more than 525,000 lights , and enjoy the energetic live performances , skating parties and impressive fireworks . Even if you miss the big event , you can still view the lit-up tree each night throughout the holiday season . Nathan Phillips Square , 100 Queen St . W ., toronto . ca
Evergreen Brick Works
7 Winter Village
Weekends and holidays in December This family-friendly event returns to Evergreen Brick Works to celebrate holiday season . Sample international flavours from GTA chefs at the streetfood market and peruse the made-in-Ontario arts and crafts from more than 20 Etsy artisans . Plus , there ’ s free public skating and guided hikes for energetic little ( and not-so-little ) ones . 550 Bayview Ave ., evergreen . ca
Monster Jam
8 Jan . 13 – 14 In terms of pure spectacle , a monster truck rally is already the automotive equivalent of professional wrestling . Monster Jam likes to take that combination of raw energy and technical expertise and turn it up a notch . The custom-designed trucks that compete for the Toronto Monster Jam championship at the Rogers Centre are an impressive 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide . They sit on 66-inch tires , weigh 10,000 pounds , at minimum , and can drive off a ramp and land up to 130 feet away or bounce 35 feet into the air . Rogers Centre , 1 Blue Jays Way , monsterjam . com
9 Winterlicious
Starts Jan . 26 This citywide celebration of culinary excellence encompasses more than 200 restaurants , each with their own prix-fixe menus for lunch and dinner . past participants include Canoe , Fred ’ s Not Here , Rosewater and Windsor Arms Hotel . Spots fill up fast at so make sure to make reservations ahead of time . Various locations , toronto . ca
Toronto Light Fest
10 Starts Jan . 19 The Toronto Light Fest aims to combat winter ’ s dark days by illuminating at least one small pocket of the city . Spanning three months , the festival transforms the historic Distillery District into one of the largest open-air art galleries in the world , thanks to an estimated 750,000 artistically placed lights . The Distillery ’ s dozens of Victorian-era buildings are surrounded by — and incorporated into — a wide range of sculptures , light canopies and installations created by both local and international light artists . Distillery District , torontolightfest . com steakhouse and seafood
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