Friday, November 16, 2018
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tree Lighting will be at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Park
Memorial Park and surrounding area
Note: other activities occurring November 17 and 18, 2018
Oshawa's Bright and Merry Market is a collaborative event with the City of Oshawa, Downtown Oshawa BIA, Oshawa Public Libraries , The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres John Street Branch , Simcoe Street United Church and St. George's Memorial Church. Visit all the activities in this fun holiday block party!
Back by popular demand will be an expanded footprint with room to browse the variety of vendors, entertainment and activities. Free admission to all activities!
Check out our day of program. Available at each partner location listed above the week of November 13.
Proudly supporting Feed the Need in Durham! Non-perishable food donations will be accepted at each entrance. Flashing glow rings will be given out in return for a donation (while supplies last!)
| Activities from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
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So much to do and see! We hope you visit them all!
| Craft Activities |
| RMG Express Tent (in front of RMG), Oshawa Museum (Centre Street) and LivingRoom Art Studio (Centre Street) for fun holiday crafts. |
| Feed the Need in Durham Food Drive |
| Our goal is 1,000 lbs of donated food at this event. Food is being accepted at the Oshawa Public Library, OSCC, RMG and St. George's Memorial Church, the Feed the Need booth, entrance way to the event or the FTND truck. *Small token given in exchange for a donation *at entrances and the Feed the Need truck - while supplies last. |
| Fire Truck |
| Take a picture with Oshawa Fire Services fire truck *please note if there is an emergency this activity may need to leave. |
| Oshawa Art Association |
| Featuring local art display and free draw. |
| Oshawa Museum |
| Stop by and purchase traditional holiday ornaments. |
| Oshawa Public Library, McLaughlin Branch Activities |
| Step inside for crafts, a scavenger hunt and entertainment by Sing With Us (please note: Sing With Us is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.). |
| Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres Activities |
| Stop by for a hot meal ($) in the newly renovated cafeteria and purchase handmade crafts perfect for those cold days ahead! |
| Photo Booth - NEW! |
| Grab a free holiday themed picture in our photo booth located in Memorial Park. |
| RMG's Holiday Art Market - NEW! |
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Step inside the Robert McLaughlin Gallery to warm up and visit their indoor art market featuring artists from the gallery's gift shop and more! Hot soup from The Table will be on sale during the event. A ticketed 19+ VIP experience at Arthur's will also be available at a cost of $20 for members and $25 for non-members with a cash cocktail bar.
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| Santa - NEW! |
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Visit Santa and his helpers. Santa will be located at the intersection of Metcalfe and Centre Street. Look for the igloo!
- 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- 7:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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| Simcoe Street United Church |
- Choir performances (Simcoe Entrance)
- 6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. O'Neill Choir
- 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. County Town Singers
- $1 book sale
- Cafe (Bagot Entrance)
- Selling tea, coffee and gluten free goodies (celiac friendly).
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| St. George's Memorial Church |
- Performances
- 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Carmine Lappano, organ recital
- 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Blaine Zimmerman, guitar recital
- 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sing along carols with the St. George's Praise Team accompanied by John Terauds on organ
- 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Carillon concert of Christmas music, Deborah Zimmerman, chimer
- 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sing along carols with the St. George's Praise Team accompanied by John Terauds on organ
- Sweets and handmade crafts for sale.
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| Tank |
| Come visit the Ontario Regiment Museum's tank. |
| Tree Lighting at 7:00 p.m. |
| Due to popular demand, the lighting of the tree will occur earlier. Join us for our traditional countdown with activities before and after the lighting of the tree. |
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| Entertainment |
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| Hoop You 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Look for Hoop You's fun buskers strolling around the event. They will also have an interactive zone at Memorial Park. |
| Interactive Entertainment 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. to 7:25 p.m. |
| Prepare to dance along with Interactive Entertainment at the bandshell in Memorial Park. |
| O'Neill Choir 5:40 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
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O'Neill Senior and Women's Chamber Choir will entertain with sounds of the season.
Location: Memorial Park Bandshell
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| Oshawa Civic Band 6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. |
| Oshawa Civic Band will perform with holiday favourites! Join them at Memorial Park Bandshell. |
| Eric Lambier - Elton John Tribute and holiday favourites 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
| Stop by Memorial Park Bandshell and prepare to be amazed by local musician Eric Lambier featuring a tribute to Elton John and some holiday favourites! |
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| Food |
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Free Hot Chocolate from Tim Hortons (while supplies last)
The Downtown BIA will have some food vendors on site. Big Dave's and The Blue Lady will be offering hot eats!
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| Parking |
| Parking is free downtown Friday after 6:00 p.m. |
| Road Closure - NEW! |
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Based on popular demand and feedback this popular event needed room to grow. This year we will be closing some streets. See the road closure map.
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| Shopping (Vendors) |
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The Downtown BIA is having the following vendors:
| ALB Hand Made Designs |
| Hair band, home decor, jewellery and more |
| Avon Canada |
| Make up, home items |
| Beautycounter |
| Safe skin care, make up and more |
| Ben's Kettle Corn |
| Homemade kettle corn |
| Big Dave's |
| Poutine, burgers and hot dogs |
| Blazing Bombs |
| Bath bombs, scented bath products and more |
| Blue Lady Food Truck |
| Gourmet hot dogs and more |
| Brunch & Co. |
| Food |
| By the Beach Industries the Night Knights |
| Dolls, knapsacks and gifts |
| By the Lake Creations |
| Ornaments, mugs, glasses and more |
| Canadian Blood Services |
| Promoting blood donations. Give the ultimate gift of life this season! |
| Canadian Mom |
| Crocheted clothing, toys and more! |
| Chibi Seimei Inc./Soaplexion |
| Vintage jewellery and handmade soaps |
| Corrina's Cheesecakes |
| Prepackaged cheesecakes |
| Costco |
| Promoting memberships |
| Cree8ive Design |
| Custom graphics |
| Dream Blooms |
| Wreaths, succulents and more |
| Fetching Bow Ties by Larry |
| Handmade bow ties for dogs |
| Foggy River Farm |
| Herbal tea and body care products |
| Lake Knit Yarns |
| Hand dyed yarn and knitting tools |
| Lost Bears |
| Books, teddy bears and t shirts |
| Love and Light Jewels |
| Jewellery |
| Margolian Dentistry |
| Information booth |
| Mr. BaZinga's Baloon Twisting and Fantastic Face and Body Art |
| Face painting and balloon twisting |
| Nancy Cudmore |
| Candles, hats, and dolls |
| Ninetta Polpetta |
| Handmade hair accessories, headbands and more |
| Petals and Elizabeth |
| Wax warmers, diffusers and oils |
| Senegence/Lipsense |
| Skin care and make up |
| Sentsy |
| Wreaths, garlands and planters |
| Stacey Marie Stranzl |
| Ornaments, art cards and more |
| Somethin' Dif'rent Crochet & Creative Gifts |
| Crochet apparel, seasonal gifts and decor |
| TechiTurnings |
| Handmade wooden items |
| What A Card/Andrew's Delicious Delights |
| Handmade photography cards and prepackaged beer nuts |
| Ya Ya Sisters Bling and Things |
| Blankets, blanket scarves and more |
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Saturday, November 17
| Oshawa's Christmas Night Market 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| The Downtown BIA will continue the market at City Hall North Parkette from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Stop by on your way to or from the Santa's Parade of Lights. |
| Santa's Parade of Lights Oshawa 6:00 p.m. |
| The Santa's Parade of Lights Committee coordinates this large parade sure to entertain all ages. |
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Oshawa's Bright and Merry Market in Oshawa is an open public event. Some photographers may be present taking photos and video footage at this event. By participating, you consent to use by the City of Oshawa of such images, which may be used without further notification to you at a later date on City-owned and non-City-owned property, print media, digital media, the Internet, social media sites, media releases and broadcasts.
Photo Gallery: Tree Lighting will appear here on the public site.
