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Visit Oakville winter itinerary

Escape to a winter wonderland in Oakville this year and soak in the charm of Oakville during the holidays! 

Tailor your vacation from our can’t-miss list or download our winter itinerary checklist below and see how much you can experience. 

Make Oakville home for the holidays:

• Light up your night with Oakville’s spectacular tree lighting ceremonies in Downtown Oakville, Bronte Village and Kerr Village. 
• Get the authentic holiday market experience at one of Oakville’s local pop-ups.
  • All Handmade Marketplace
  • Bronte Handmade Market 
  • Sovereign House Christmas Arts and Crafts Sale
  • Christmas at Colborne Craft Sale
  • Christmas Bazaar St Jude’s Church
  • Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Handmade Market
  • St. Luke’s Annual Christmas Bazaar
• March alongside Santa and his helpers at the Oakville Santa Claus Parade. 
• Experience Christmas like a Victorian at Bronte Creek Provincial Park.

New year, new adventures:

• Take part in a timeless Oakville tradition by taking the plunge into Lake Ontario at the Courage Polar Bear Dip. 
• Howl in the new decade with the coyotes at Bronte Creek Provincial Park.
• Start 2020 off with a walk in fresh snow at Bronte Creek Provincial Park’s #FirstDayHike.

Explore local lore during Black History Month:

• Visit the Oakville Museum and delve into local Black History with their permanent exhibits Freedom, Opportunity and Family: Oakville’s Black History and The Underground Railroad: Next Stop Freedom. 
• Celebrate the cultural history of basketball at the Black History Month Basketball Showcase.
• Sing, dance and become inspired at the Black History Month Kick-off Celebration!
• Settle in for a movie at Sheridan College’s screening of Ninth Floor, a documentary about the Sir George Williams Riot in 1969.
• Break out of your creative comfort zone at the Art Hive Open Studio.
• Tour through the African Canadian Art Exhibit Our Journey at Oakville Town Hall.

Embrace winter sports:

• Tour through Oakville’s 11 outdoor skating rinks and explore the town by blade. 
• Get out for the early morning sunrise and try your hand at cross country skiing through Bronte Creek Provincial Park.
• Take in a game at Oakville’s beautiful Sixteen Mile Sports Complex during the Richard Bell Memorial Tournament or the Frank Sabatino Memorial Tournament. 

Raise the curtain on a dramatic winter:

• Take in one of three Tony Award-winning musicals being staged by Theatre Sheridan:
  • Nine
  • Newsies
  • Cabaret
• Catch Canadian collaborations at the Oakville Centre:
  • Crash Test Dummies
  • Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis
  • Lydia Persaud

Couples retreat: 

Book your romantic Valentines Day at Visit Oakville’s Top 5 Talk of the Town Best Fine Dining locations

1. Jonathans
2. Hexagon
3. Cucci
4. Seasons
5. Ricarda’s

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