Riverside invites you to share the warmth of the season and shop the neighbourhood with tree lighting, Santa, live music, treats and more!

About this Event
Each year, on the last Saturday of November, Riverside hosts Light Up Riverside and Shop the Neighbourhood! Free to the public, the celebration features a countdown and tree lighting, live music, meet and greet (plus treats) with our co-sponsors, photos with Santa, warm refreshments, crafts, and more for all to enjoy!

LIGHT UP RIVERSIDE

Enjoy this celebration on November 30th with live music, the opportunity to meet & greet our co-sponsors Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP and Dianna Kennedy RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd., hot drinks, crafts and a PRIZE DRAW* for a good cause! Join us for a night of fun!

*Donations welcomed in support of Mustard Seed/Fontbonne Ministries

More about the fun in-store:

5pm – 7pm: Photos with Santa, Warm Drinks, Crafts, AND Toronto Beaches Children’s & Youth Chorus

5:45pm: Welcome Remarks & Prize Draw

6pm: Tree Lighting Ceremony

….BEFORE LIGHT UP – SHOP THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

12pm – 6pm: don’t miss coming by for Shop the Neighbourhood! Riverside’s establishments all along Queen Street East from the Don Valley to Empire Ave are inviting everyone for meet and greets, treats and special happenings to help ring in the holidays!

While you’re shopping don’t miss taking a snap of your favourite holiday window display and sharing on Instagram with #RiversideTO #WindowWonderland – for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate in our Window Wonderland contest!

We’ll be posting all the special happenings on our blog.

….AFTER LIGHT UP

7pm – 9pm: Check out the After Party at Saulter Street Brewery (31 Saulter St)

A BIG thank you to our 2019 Light Up Riverside co-sponsors, Baird MacGregor Insurance Brokers LP and Dianna Kennedy RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd, and to Fontbonne Ministries for hosting again in the Mustard Seed Courtyard.