🌟 ⚡️ Magic of Lights @ Springwater Provincial Park

Experience a dazzling, drive-through holiday lights experience featuring favourite holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations. 

Stop at the Holiday Village at the end of the experience for free pictures with Santa! Tickets are $26.50 per car if you order online or $35 when you buy them in person. 

⌚️ Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening from 5 pm to 10 pm.

📍 Springwater Provincial Park - 1331 ON-26, Midhurst

🎅 🤶 Santa Land @ Kaleidoscope

Join the Kaleidoscope team for a magical holiday morning! Santa Land is a fun family Holiday experience that features lots of fun activities including:

• Toy factory (create a festive souvenir to take home)

• Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen (decorate a gingerbread man)

• Create a card for Santa (include your wish list!)

• Gift Shop (elves will show you how to make a Christmas gift)

• Photos with Santa

• Interactive magic show

Tickets are $10 for adults and $25 for kids. Space is limited, so buying them in advance through the site is recommended.

⌚️ Sunday December 8 from 11 am to 1 pm.

📍 Kaleidoscope - 11 King Street #1 Barrie

 🎁 Local Holiday Gift Guide

Finding the perfect holiday gift for everyone can be hard. We have created a gift guide with local products and experiences that make great gifts for the entire family. 

Browse the guide for gift ideas and get creative! Pro Tip: Combining a few of the items (especially food) into a custom gift basket will enable you to create a unique gift for that person who is ‘impossible to shop for’.

Food & Beverage

Handmade Belgian Chocolates and Truffles @ Chelsea Chocolates 

Tasting gift boxes & fine wine @ J'adore 

Freshly brewed local beer @ Quayles Brewery

Cold pressed olive oils & Italian balsamic vinegars @ Olive Oil Co.

DIY Caesar Kits with Caesar Elixr @ 1858 Caesar Bar

Premium Loose Leaf Teas @ Clearview Tea

Freshly Roasted Local Coffee @ Beaver Rock Coffee

Artisan Local Hot Sauces @ Terry’s Unique Hotsauce

Honey & Beeswax Candles @ Adam’s Honey 

Local Spice Blends & Rubs @ Zest Spices

Maple Syrup, Honey, Mead & more @ Lost Meadows Apiaries & Meadery

Products

Eco Friendly Kitchen Gifts @ Oh Beehive!

Local natural soaps & beauty products @ Springwater Naturals

Prints & Apparel @ Osgoode Company 

Handmade local candles & home goods @ Into The Woods Co

Local lavender home and beauty products @ Lavender Essentials 

New age general store with lots of cute gift options @ Blueberry Moon

Locally handcrafted gifts @ The Artisan Boutique  

Unique Antique finds @ Cookstown Antique Market 

Artisan gift shop @ Everleigh Garden 

Boutique custom gift baskets @ Barrie Basket Boutique

Mexican themed pottery & accessories @ The Radical Rooster

Local art & Jewelry @ Within Creations 

Experiences

Spa Day @ Vetta Nordic Spa 

Facial @ Glow Day Spa

Snow Tubing @ Snow Valley

Escape Room Experience @ Barrie Escape Room

Harlem Globetrotters 2025 World Tour @ Saldon Arena - tickets

Monster Spectacular 2025 - June 15 @ Saldon Arena -  tickets

🥘 Recipe of the Week: Pizza Beans Skillet

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🗞️ Local Good News Stories

🚗 Sunnidale road bridge reopens. Read more.

🍷 Jingle Belle’s Sip & Shop comes to town. Read more.

🏐 Elites volleyball team spreads Christmas cheer. Read more.

🏒 Two Colts, Barrie native and Angus resident invited to world junior camp. Read more.

🚌 City transit workers look for help to 'stuff the bus' this Christmas. Read more.

💰️ Barrie Council holds the line on taxes for city operations. Read more.

🏠️ Modular housing units for homeless seniors in east end Barrie. Read More.

👩‍🎨 Artist behind city Christmas card captures winter in Barrie. Read More.

 🌆 What’s Happenin’

Friday

🎬️ Friday Flicks - Wonka @ Barrie Public Library 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Learn More.

🪄 Enchanted Wonders Magic Show 7 p.m. @ Georgian Theatre. Get Tickets.

🎤 Merry Swiftmas Party (Parent’s Night Out) @ Moving Arts Centre - 5 p.m. to 8 pm. Get Tickets.

🎁 Spice Handcrafted Holiday Market @ Southshore Community Centre - 5:00 pm. to 9 p.m. Learn More.

🥔 Wreath Making Workshop @ Common Good - 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Learn more.

Saturday

🎅 Christmas at Curio - 9:30 am to 2 pm. Get Tickets.

🎁 Spice Handcrafted Holiday Market @ Southshore Community Centre - 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn More.

▶️ Lego Drop In @ Barrie Public Library 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Learn More.

📖 Local Author Book Market @ Painswick Library - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn More.

🎄 Drysdale Holiday Village @ Drysdale Farm - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn More.

🌟 Magic of Lights @ Springwater Provincial Park - 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Get Tickets

Sunday

🎅 Santa Land @ Kaleidoscope - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get tickets.

 💃 Christmas with the Ennis Sisters @ Georgian Theatre - 2:30 p.m. Get Tickets.

🎄 Christmas Ornament Glass Fusing Workshop @ Creative Cafe - noon to 2 p.m. Get Tickets.

🎨 Family Sundays @ the Maclaren Art Centre - 1 pm to 2 pm or 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Theme: Winter Tree Silhouettes. Learn more.

🎄 Drysdale Holiday Village @ Drysdale Farm - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn More.

🌟 Magic of Lights @ Springwater Provincial Park - 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Get Tickets.

🌬️ ❄️  Barrie Weekend Weather

Friday -3  🌡️ -7 l 🌨️ l 5 to 10 cm ❄️ l 28 kmh 🌬️ 

Saturday -3 🌡️ -8 l 🌨️ l 1 to 3 cm ❄️ l 23 kmh 🌬️ 

Sunday - -1 🌡️ -5 l ☁️ l < 1 cm ❄️ l 21 kmh 🌬️ 

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