Festivales y eventos

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. A show tracing more than eight decades of Québec's history through the life of Marcel Desjardins (1939 to 2024), father of author and director Éric Desjardins, combining theatre, dance, puppets, music and archive footage. Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Tickets released November 7 at 1:00 p.m.; online booking adds a $2 fee.

Leslieville celebrates the 20th Wanderlust along Queen Street East, from Jimmie Simpson Park to Vancouver Avenue, with shop promotions, a live DJ and hot cider at Queen and Pape, and Santa's Village in Leslie Grove Park with trackless train rides, fire pits and a tree lighting at sunset. Saturday, November 21, 2026, from noon to 6 p.m. Free to attend.

Abenaki artist Diane Obomsawin, a pioneer of underground comics in Québec and an award winning animation filmmaker, screens several of her animated films and explains how her dreams shape her creative process. Part of the 15th Salon du livre des Premières Nations with Kwahiatonhk!. Saturday November 21, 2026 at 2 PM, about one hour, in French, for teens and adults. Free; reservation required.

Imagine a space station designed for life with a crew and build your own module, with all materials supplied and a guide on site to help. A free drop in family activity on Saturday November 21, 2026, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Free.

Yorkville's official holiday lighting ceremony in the Village of Yorkville Park, with a live concert by Canadian jazz singer Molly Johnson and the Rosedale Day School Choir. The neighbourhood's holiday lights are switched on during the evening. Free to attend, and it supports The Common Table. Saturday, November 21, 2026, 5 to 7 p.m.

Ottawa's big Santa Claus parade rolls down Queen Elizabeth Driveway on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 11 am. It starts at Somerset Street West, heads south along the canal and ends at Lansdowne Park, with floats, bands and Santa himself. Watching from the route is free for everyone; the organisers invite people to give to the Help Santa campaign for Toy Mountain, but it is not required.

K-Pop fans meet up to make merch, play games, dance and discover library resources. Longtime stans and new fans welcome. Free. At Maple Library.

Piedmont Park's free lantern parade: make a lantern, march with a brass band to the Meadow and see the Great Tree, Menorah and Kinara lit up.

The Ontario Racquet Club's 3rd annual Christmas Market in Mississauga: about 45 local vendors with handmade gifts and festive finds. Free admission and open to the whole community; you don't need to be a club member. Vendor goods cost extra.

Important: free, but you need a free ticket to get in. Pursue Peace: Contemporary Chamber Music, An Album Release Concert: a free event at Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, York University (83 York Blvd, North York), listed by City of Toronto. When: Sunday, Nov 22, 2026, from 3:00 PM. Join us in the opening of the fifth season of Sound and Sense: Jewish Music. Full details on the organiser's page.

Family Concert Series: a free program at Columbus Metropolitan Library, Hilliard (Columbus, Ohio). When: Sunday, Nov 22, 2026, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Come to Hilliard for a fun-filled and family-friendly afternoon of music. For: Adults, Families. Drop in, no registration needed. Full details on the library's page.

Important: free, but you need to register online for free first. Stories and Movement with Metropolitan Ballet Theatre: a free program at Montgomery County Public Libraries, Germantown Library (19840 Century Boulevard, Germantown, Maryland, 20874). When: Sunday, Nov 22, 2026, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. *REGISTRATION REQUIRED!* Please register one time for each child. For: Elementary School, Preschool, Toddler. Full details on the library's page.