https://foundinniagara.com/ Fall fairs and festivals in the Niagara region, 2026: dates, hours, prices and parking for each, checked against the organizers' own sites. en-CA https://foundinniagara.com/winter-niagara-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/winter-niagara-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Niagara Christmas and winter events 2026 in date order: Santa Claus parades, holiday markets, the Winter Festival of Lights and New Year's Eve. https://foundinniagara.com/events/all-hallows-eve-old-fort-erie-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/all-hallows-eve-old-fort-erie-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lantern-lit ghost story evenings at Old Fort Erie on October 16, 23 and 30, ending with a Guy Fawkes effigy burning at 8:30 p.m. https://foundinniagara.com/events/frightmare-in-the-falls-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/frightmare-in-the-falls-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A three-day horror and genre convention at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre, Friday October 23 to Sunday October 25, 2026. https://foundinniagara.com/events/sanctuary-the-pairs-rita-visser-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/sanctuary-the-pairs-rita-visser-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Pairs with guest Rita Visser play The Sanctuary in Ridgeway; doors 7:30PM, show 8:00PM, all ages and licensed. https://foundinniagara.com/events/roselawn-tapestry-carole-king-songbook-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/roselawn-tapestry-carole-king-songbook-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Suzanne O Davis and her band perform Carole King's Tapestry album and songs from Beautiful at Roselawn Theatre. https://foundinniagara.com/events/history-on-tap-old-fort-erie-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/history-on-tap-old-fort-erie-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An after-hours evening at Old Fort Erie with five craft beers paired with food, black-powder demonstrations and Irish music, 7 to 10 p.m. https://foundinniagara.com/events/halloween-workshop-welland-museum-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/halloween-workshop-welland-museum-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A Halloween activity and craft session for children ages 6 to 10 at the Welland Museum, Saturday October 24, 2026, 2 to 4 p.m. https://foundinniagara.com/events/music-niagara-baltic-piano-trio-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/music-niagara-baltic-piano-trio-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Music Niagara presents the Baltic Piano Trio with two guest vocalists at Spirit in Niagara, program of Schubert to Piazzolla. https://foundinniagara.com/events/music-niagara-arts-unbound-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/music-niagara-arts-unbound-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Music Niagara's second Arts Unbound evening features artists living with disabilities in film and live performance at Queen's Landing. https://foundinniagara.com/events/light-of-day-canada-tim-hicks-friends-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/light-of-day-canada-tim-hicks-friends-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A benefit concert at the Meridian Centre on Saturday, November 7, 2026, headlined by Tim Hicks with Steven Page, 7 p.m. https://foundinniagara.com/events/fenians-phil-gurski-talk-grimsby-museum-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/fenians-phil-gurski-talk-grimsby-museum-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Author Phil Gurski speaks on the Fenian raids of 1866 to 1871 at the Grimsby Museum, Saturday November 7, 2026, 1 to 2 p.m. https://foundinniagara.com/events/gallery-players-declassified-thorold-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/gallery-players-declassified-thorold-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Gallery Players of Niagara hold a one-hour relaxed chamber concert at Thorold Centre 50+, free, with a seat reserved ahead. https://foundinniagara.com/events/music-niagara-lark-ascending-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/music-niagara-lark-ascending-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Music Niagara's Remembrance Day concert at St. Mark's, with classical music and wartime memoir readings; admission by donation to the Last Post Fund. https://foundinniagara.com/events/winter-festival-of-lights-niagara-falls-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/winter-festival-of-lights-niagara-falls-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The 44th Winter Festival of Lights runs Nov 14, 2026 to Jan 10, 2027, free nightly 5 pm to midnight, with fireworks on set dates. https://foundinniagara.com/events/thorold-arts-and-craft-show-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/thorold-arts-and-craft-show-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The 31st annual Thorold Arts & Craft Show runs Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, 2026, 10 am to 4 pm, at Thorold Secondary School. https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-falls-santa-claus-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-falls-santa-claus-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The City of Niagara Falls Santa Claus Parade runs Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, with a tree lighting after. https://foundinniagara.com/events/sanctuary-royal-wood-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/sanctuary-royal-wood-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Singer-songwriter Royal Wood plays The Sanctuary in Ridgeway; doors 7:30PM, show 8:00PM, all ages and licensed. https://foundinniagara.com/events/starlight-market-jordan-village-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/starlight-market-jordan-village-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Starlight Market is listed for November 20, 2026, 4:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Lincoln Museum & Cultural Centre in Jordan, before the village lighting. https://foundinniagara.com/events/grimsby-town-tree-lighting-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/grimsby-town-tree-lighting-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Town of Grimsby lights its town tree outside Town Hall on Thursday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. https://foundinniagara.com/events/holiday-handmade-market-niagara-falls-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/holiday-handmade-market-niagara-falls-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A three-day holiday market of 200+ Canadian makers, artisans and fine artists at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre, Nov 27 to 29. https://foundinniagara.com/events/wpcca-men-of-the-deeps-december-coal-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/wpcca-men-of-the-deeps-december-coal-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Welland-Port Colborne Concert Association presents The Men of the Deeps in December Coal, with guest Jenn Sheppard. https://foundinniagara.com/events/west-lincoln-santa-claus-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/west-lincoln-santa-claus-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 West Lincoln's 36th Santa Claus Parade, A Very Country Christmas, starts 5 p.m. Nov 28 at the Community Centre in Smithville. https://foundinniagara.com/events/thorold-santa-claus-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/thorold-santa-claus-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The City of Thorold's Santa Claus Parade starts at 4:00 pm on Saturday, November 28, 2026, down Sullivan Avenue and left on Pine Street. https://foundinniagara.com/events/pelham-christmas-market-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/pelham-christmas-market-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Pelham Christmas Market runs Thursday, December 3, 2026, 4 to 9 pm, in the Meridian Community Centre Courtyard in Fonthill. https://foundinniagara.com/events/grimsby-santa-claus-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/grimsby-santa-claus-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Grimsby Santa Claus Parade starts at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, from Blessed Trinity Secondary School to downtown. https://foundinniagara.com/events/port-colborne-lighted-santa-claus-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/port-colborne-lighted-santa-claus-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The City of Port Colborne's Lighted Santa Claus Parade is on Saturday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the downtown core. https://foundinniagara.com/events/wpcca-christmas-with-the-ennis-sisters-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/wpcca-christmas-with-the-ennis-sisters-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Welland-Port Colborne Concert Association presents The Ennis Sisters, a JUNO award-winning trio from Newfoundland and Labrador, in a Christmas show. https://foundinniagara.com/events/sanctuary-john-muirhead-never-ending-road-tour-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/sanctuary-john-muirhead-never-ending-road-tour-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 John Muirhead plays The Sanctuary in Ridgeway on The Never Ending Road Tour; doors 7:30PM, show 8:00PM, all ages and licensed. https://foundinniagara.com/events/tug-boat-santa-port-colborne-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/tug-boat-santa-port-colborne-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Santa arrives by tugboat in Port Colborne on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 1 p.m., seaway traffic permitting. https://foundinniagara.com/events/fenwick-santa-claus-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/fenwick-santa-claus-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Fenwick Lions host the Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, December 12, 2026, starting at 1:00 pm in downtown Fenwick. https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-on-the-lake-christmas-parade-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-on-the-lake-christmas-parade-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Niagara-on-the-Lake Christmas Parade starts at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 12, 2026, in Old Town. https://foundinniagara.com/events/gallery-players-celtic-noel-linwell-church-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/gallery-players-celtic-noel-linwell-church-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Gallery Players of Niagara present a Celtic holiday afternoon of carols, fiddle tunes and stories at Linwell Church. https://foundinniagara.com/events/pelham-santas-workshop-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/pelham-santas-workshop-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Santa's Workshop at the Meridian Community Centre in Fonthill runs Friday, December 18, 2026, 4:30 to 9:00 pm, with online registration. https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-falls-new-years-eve-2026/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-falls-new-years-eve-2026/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Niagara Parks marks New Year's Eve 2026 at Queen Victoria Park with fireworks at 8 pm and an extended display at midnight. https://foundinniagara.com/events/legends-in-concert-avalon-theatre-2027/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/legends-in-concert-avalon-theatre-2027/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Legends in Concert plays the Avalon Theatre at Fallsview Casino Resort from Wednesday, Jan. 6 to Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2027, with no show Jan. 11. https://foundinniagara.com/events/the-beaches-olg-stage-2027/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/the-beaches-olg-stage-2027/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Beaches play the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2027, at 8:00 pm. https://foundinniagara.com/events/matt-andersen-partridge-hall-2027/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/matt-andersen-partridge-hall-2027/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Matt Andersen performs solo in Partridge Hall on Monday, Feb. 22, 2027; doors 7:00 pm, show 7:30 pm. https://foundinniagara.com/events/april-wine-olg-stage-2027/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/april-wine-olg-stage-2027/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 April Wine, with special guest Andy Curran, play the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino on Friday, March 5, 2027, at 8:00 pm. https://foundinniagara.com/events/a-perfect-circle-olg-stage-2027/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/a-perfect-circle-olg-stage-2027/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A Perfect Circle, with Puscifer, play the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino on Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23, 2027. https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-symphony-symphonically-hip-2027/ https://foundinniagara.com/events/niagara-symphony-symphonically-hip-2027/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Gravel Museum Rock Band joins the Niagara Symphony Orchestra for a Tragically Hip tribute in Partridge Hall on Saturday, May 15, 2027, at 7:30 pm.