Festivals & Events

There is never a shortage of things to see & do in Mississauga, with events happening year-round!

Holiday Season at Illumi

illumi - A Dazzling World of Lights 7174 Derrycrest Dr, Mississauga

The Holidays start here! Explore brand-new universesThe Holidays never looked so bright!There is nothing more festive than an evening at the World’s Biggest Light & Sound show. illumi is the hub for holiday magic with your loved ones this season.Wander amongst snowmen, candy canes, reindeer, gnomes, and giant snowflakes, and step under the illumi Tree of Lights –…

$17 – $24

Home For The Holidays Market

Small Arms Inspection Building 1352 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga

🎄HOLIDAY MARKET🎄 Join The Mom Market Peel Region at the Small Arms Inspection Building for a Holiday Artisan Market on November 23rd! The day will be filled with holiday themed workshops, gift wrapping stations, over 80 local vendors, and will be the perfect kickstart to your holiday season shopping. For more information visit our social…

Free

Opening Event for Bijoux Mini(art)ure Exhibition

Join us for the Saturday opening event for our miniature art exhibition, Bijoux (little jewels). We will showcase artwork under 30×30 inches created by our gallery artists. These pieces will make excellent gifts or great additions to your collection. Original pieces in acrylic, oil, mixed media, collage, and small sculptural objects will be shown. Reach out to…

Light Up the Square

Mississauga Celebration Square 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Join us for Light Up the Square, presented by TD Bank Group.Bringing a bright spark of joy and illuminating a winter’s dark night with colour, this annual event kicks-off the holiday season at the Celebration Square with the official lighting of the Christmas tree for the first time this season, and opening of the ice…

Masterworks: A Czech Celebration

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Presented by the Mississauga Symphony OrchestraSmetana: Overture to the Bartered BrideDvorak: Symphony No. 8Guest artists: John Holland, Baritone & Mary-Katherine Finch, Cello

$40

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Grab your teacups! Combining British propriety with an unabashed love for the unexpected, London’s 3-time Impresario Award-winning duo James & Jamesy steep an outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive show reminiscent of classic British pantos. Rich in wordplay, comic physicality, and cleverly crafted interactive elements, O Christmas…

$35

Sister Sledge

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Living Arts Centre 24/25 Season Event With dance floors from all over the world set alight with the contagious joy and expression in their music, Sister Sledge is blessed and honored to have provided the soundtrack to countless lives. They have become a household name and a symbol of unity with their 1979 worldwide hit,…

$69

The Nutcracker

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Living Arts Centre 24/25 Season Event ‘Tis the season for making unforgettable memories with your family! Whether you are a kid or a kid at heart, The Nutcracker is sure to become your favourite Christmas tradition. The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine’s holiday spectacle transports you to a dazzling winter wonderland in this special performance.Share…

$35

Glass Tiger – This Island Earth

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Living Arts Centre 24/25 Season Event If you were a music fan in the 80’s you would have had to have been living on another planet in order to have missed the launch on MuchMusic of Canada’s very own; GLASS TIGER. People all around the world joined in the frenzy that was; “Don’t Forget Me…

$40

A Holiday Celebration with the Barra MacNeils

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

presented by the Mississauga Festival ChoirMississauga Festival Choir joins with Canada’s Celtic ambassadors, the Barra MacNeils, for an evening of holiday favourites with a flavour of the East Coast!

$48

The Strumbellas

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Living Arts Centre 24/25 Season Event Ever since forming in 2008 and releasing their debut album, 2012’s My Father and the Hunter, two-time JUNO award-winning alternative group The Strumbellas have steadily released follow-ups containing every ounce of stomping, handclapping, alt-country gusto, from 2013's We Still Move on Dance Floors to 2016's Hope to 2019's Rattlesnake.…

$44

The Debaters Live Holiday Tour

Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, ON, Canada

Living Arts Centre 24/25 Season Event The Debaters Live Holiday Tour is the comedy stage show where comics go mistletoe to toe in a battle of laughs and logic and the audience picks the winner. This festively funny show features host Steve Patterson and two of Canada’s top comics performing stand-up and two holiday-themed debates…

$49