Downtown Orangeville Joy and Lights Festival 2026

November 20 -29, 2026

Downtown Orangeville’s holiday season runs as one ten-day festival, 20 to 29 November 2026, and admission is free. It opens with the tree lighting on Friday 20 November at 3 p.m. and closes on Sunday the 29th at 5 p.m.

The three things to plan around

Tree lighting — Friday 20 November, which opens the festival.

Santa Claus Parade — Saturday 21 November. The single busiest day of the ten.

The Very Merry Holiday Market — 20–22 and 27–29 November. An open-air, European-style market on Second Street, run out of wooden chalets done up with garlands and lights, selling handcrafted gifts and festive food and drink. Note the gap: it runs the first weekend and the last, not the days in between.

Also on across the ten days

• Fireside Sips Lounge — mulled wine, festive cocktails and craft beer
• Santa visits
• Festive window displays through the downtown
• Double Joy Book stamps at participating downtown shops
• Live entertainment across the festival

Practical

• 20 November, 3 p.m. – 29 November, 5 p.m.
• Centred on Broadway, downtown Orangeville, with the market on Second Street
• Free

Location: Various, Downtown Orangeville, Ontario

Website: https://dufferinlocal.ca/events/joy-lights-festival-orangeville-2026/