{"id":953838,"date":"2026-11-01T02:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T02:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/953838\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T02:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T02:20:11","slug":"this-european-christmas-market-1-hour-from-toronto-has-a-twinkly-harbour-and-cozy-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/953838\/","title":{"rendered":"This European Christmas market 1 hour from Toronto has a twinkly harbour and cozy shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Europe is known for its beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narcity.com\/toronto\/toronto-christmas-market-2026-distillery-winter-village-tickets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas markets<\/a>, but you don&#8217;t have to fly across the ocean to enjoy that festive charm. <\/p>\n<p>Ontario has its own European-style holiday market, and it&#8217;s around an hour away from Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>With shimmering lights, harbour charm, and lake views, you&#8217;ll feel like you&#8217;re enjoying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narcity.com\/magical-christmas-towns-in-canada-visit-at-least-once\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas season<\/a> in another land.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narcity.com\/friday-harbour-resort-weekend-getaway-things-to-do-restaurants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friday Harbour&#8217;s<\/a> annual Holiday Market is returning for its sixth year on November 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the charm of traditional European holiday markets, the event transforms Friday Harbour&#8217;s Promenade and Piazza into a magical holiday village. <\/p>\n<p>You can wander beneath canopies of glowing lights, enjoying views of Lake Simcoe and festive installations.<\/p>\n<p>The charming Promenade will be lined with chalet-style cabins, offering a variety of unique gifts. You can also dig into festive food and drink, and relax in themed warming lounges, including Rudolph&#8217;s Lounge.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the market cabins, you can explore Friday Harbour&#8217;s shops and restaurants along the Promenade, with seasonal dining and festive experiences throughout the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>On November 28, you can enjoy the annual Tree Lighting event, featuring live entertainment, special guests and the illumination of the dazzling 40-foot Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Harbour offers seasonal packages and overnight accommodations through Lake Simcoe Stays, so you can turn the outing into a longer escape.<\/p>\n<p>The Holiday Market is open on select dates from November 20 through December 27, with complimentary admission and parking.<\/p>\n<p>With twinkling lights, lake views, and European charm, this Christmas market near Toronto is worth adding to your holiday plans.<\/p>\n<p>                Friday Harbour Holiday Market<\/p>\n<p>Price: Free admission <\/p>\n<p>When: Select dates from November 20 through December 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Address: 3999 Friday Dr., Innisfil, ON<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fridayharbour.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Friday Harbour Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before you get going, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narcity.com\/responsible-travel-guidelines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Responsible Travel Guide<\/a> so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Europe is known for its beautiful Christmas markets, but you don&#8217;t have to fly across the ocean to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":953839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,326030,326029,326028,3302],"class_list":["post-953838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-christmas-market","tag-friday-harbour","tag-friday-harbour-christmas-market","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/953839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}