Niagara Digest – Mid-December 2025 Edition

🥩 STK Steakhouse now open at Embassy Suites — upscale dining meets high-energy vibes (Niagara Falls)

🍷 The Good Earth Food & Wine Co. in Beamsville named one of Canada's Top 100 Restaurants for 2025! (Lincoln)

☕ Holly Jolly Cocktail Bar pop-up at Pen Centre through Dec 24 — retro immersive cocktail experience! (St. Catharines)

🍫 Hot Chocolate Trail running through Feb 1 across the Region — 30+ stops, 50+ creative drinks including Butter Pecan Hot Chocolate with Wayne Gretzky Liqueur at Queen Victoria Place Café (Niagara Falls)

🎄 Jingle Bar Pop-Up at Old Stone Inn through Jan 11 — winter cocktails in festive atmosphere (NOTL)

🍕 Brazen Head Irish Pub in Welland serving cozy comfort food and live music (Welland)

🥐 The Pie Plate in Beamsville taking holiday pie orders — legendary butter tarts! (Lincoln)

Nightly through Jan 4 – Winter Festival of Lights – 3+ million lights, FREE admission, fireworks Fri/Sat 8pm (Niagara Falls) ✨

Nightly through Jan 4 – Laser Light Spectacular – Queen Victoria Park, shows every 30 min 6-9pm (Niagara Falls) 🌈

Nightly through Jan 4 – Let It Glow – Rennie Park, Port Dalhousie & downtown St. Catharines (St. Catharines) 🎄

Ongoing – Downtown holiday lights in Thorold, Port Colborne, Grimsby, and across all municipalities 🌟

Tonight! Dec 11, 6pm – NOTL Christmas Tractor Parade – Meridian Arena, Virgil, illuminated tractors! (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 🚜

Dec 12 – Feed Niagara Great Holiday Food Drive – Region-wide donation locations (All Municipalities) 🎁

Dec 13-14 – Nelles Manor Christmas Tours – 10am-3pm hourly tours (Grimsby) 🕯️

Dec 14, 6pm – Candy Cane Trail – Niagara Falls community event (Niagara Falls) 🍬

Every Sat through Dec, 8am-1pm – Welland Farmers Market holiday edition at Welland Arena (Welland) 🥕

Dec 13, 10am-3pm – Grimsby Christmas Market at Nelles Manor Museum (Grimsby) 🎨

Dec 13, 10am-3pm – Fort Erie Holiday Market at Fort Erie Optimist Club (Fort Erie) 🎅

Dec 13, 9am-noon – Santa Photos & Market at St. Catharines Farmers Market (St. Catharines) 📸

Dec 14 – West Lincoln holiday markets and crafts (West Lincoln) 🛍️

Through Dec 21 – Shaw Festival: "A Christmas Carol" – Royal George Theatre (Niagara-on-the-Lake) 🎭

Through Dec 21 – Shaw Festival: "White Christmas" – Festival Theatre (NOTL) 🎶

Dec 13-14, 7pm – "Home for the Holidays" concert – FirstOntario PAC with orchestra & choir (St. Catharines) 🎻

Dec 14 – "A Niagara Christmas Carol" at Mandeville Theatre, Ridley College (St. Catharines) 🎩

Dec 14, 8pm – Holiday Celebration with Niagara Falls Concert Band (Niagara Falls) 🎺

Dec 15-16 – The Nutcracker by Niagara Ballet – FirstOntario PAC (St. Catharines) 🩰

Dec 11, Today! – Carols & Cinema with Glissandi & Guy (Niagara Falls) 🎤

Dec 13, 7pm – Niagara Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops (St. Catharines) 🎺

Dec 14 – Brad Boland at Heartland Forest (Niagara Falls) 🎸

Ongoing – Live music at Murphy's Law Pub (Fort Erie), Brazen Head (Welland), Doc Magilligan's (Niagara Falls) 🎵

Dec 12-13, 19-20, 6-8pm – Free Photos with Santa at Skylon Tower (Niagara Falls) 🎅

Dec 13, 9:30am – Breakfast with Santa at Inn on the Twenty (Lincoln/Jordan) 🥞

Dec 13-14 – McFarland House Holiday Tours (NOTL) 🏠

Dec 11-13 – Holidays @ the Homestead – Brown Homestead candlelit tours (St. Catharines/Pelham area) 🕯️

Dec 15 – Gingerbread decorating at libraries across Pelham, Lincoln, West Lincoln 🏠

Weekends – Trius Winery Icewine tastings & holiday brunches (NOTL) 🍷

Dec 14, 6pm – Hernder Estate Wines Mulled Wine Night (St. Catharines) 🍷

Dec 15, 12-4pm – Tawse Winery Holiday Open House (Vineland/Lincoln) 🎄

Ongoing – Hot Chocolate Trail at 30+ locations region-wide ☕

Dec 18, 4:30pm – Downtown St. Catharines Holiday Trail (St. Catharines) 🎁

Dec 19-20, 6-8pm – More Santa photos at Skylon Tower (Niagara Falls) 🎅

Dec 20, 27 – Storytime at Port Colborne Library 10:30-11:30am (Port Colborne) 📚

Dec 21 – Shaw Festival final performances of Christmas shows (NOTL) 🎭

Dec 25-Jan 4, nightly at 8pm – Winter Festival Fireworks EVERY NIGHT! (Niagara Falls) 🎇

Dec 25-Jan 4, nightly 6-9pm – Laser shows every 30 min at Queen Victoria Park (Niagara Falls) 🌈

Dec 31, 8pm & MIDNIGHT – New Year's Eve Fireworks – TWO shows over the Falls! (Niagara Falls) 🎊

Dec 31, 9:30am-noon – Free New Year's Eve Skate – Seymour-Hannah Centre, glow experience! (St. Catharines) ⛸️

Dec 31, 6pm – Downtown St. Catharines NYE celebrations (St. Catharines) 🥳

Dec 31 – New Year's Eve dinners at Peller Estates "Iconic 90s!", Watermark Fallsview, Table Rock House 🍾

Jan 16-18, 23-25, 30-Feb 1 – Icewine Discovery Pass – self-guided tastings at 20+ wineries (NOTL, Lincoln, Grimsby, St. Catharines) 🍷

Jan 17-18, 24-25, 12-6pm – NOTL Icewine Village – FREE outdoor festival with tastings, food, live ice carving (Niagara-on-the-Lake) ❄️

Jan 24 – Icehaus Cocktail Competition at Icewine Village (NOTL) 🍸

Jan 31, 7-11pm – Cool As Ice Gala – Niagara Parks Power Station (Niagara Falls) ✨

Jan 1, 12pm – New Year's Day Brunch – Queenston Heights Restaurant (NOTL) 🥂

Jan 1 – Free skating at community rinks across Welland, Thorold, Port Colborne, Fort Erie, Pelham ⛸️

Jan 1 – New Year's Day hockey tournaments in Pelham, Thorold, Lincoln 🏒

Throughout Dec & Jan – Niagara IceDogs home games at Meridian Centre (St. Catharines) 🏒

Sundays, Nov-May – Sunday Brunch at The Good Earth (Beamsville/Lincoln) 🥐

Nightly – 10Below Icewine Lounge at Peller Estates – igloo tastings! (NOTL) 🧊

Dec-March – Ice skating on outdoor rink at Wayne Gretzky Estates (NOTL) ⛸️

Through Jan 4 – Floral Showhouse Poinsettia Display 12pm-8pm in December (Niagara Falls) 🌺

Jan 11, 9am – Lord Mayor Zalepa Open Office Hours – Council Chambers, Virgil (NOTL) ☕

Ongoing – Mitten Tree Winter Wear Drive through Jan 4 at St. Catharines Museum — donations for Community Care & Start Me Up Niagara (St. Catharines) 🧤