Sauga Arts HUB

Santa Claus Parade Mississauga
2024-12-01 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The Mississauga Santa Claus Parade returns! Happening December 1st, 2024 the Mississauga Santa Claus parade features over 75 floats, groups, performance, music and of course Mrs Claus and Santa himself! The parade starts at noon and the route is: Dunwin at Glen Erin to Motorway Blvd. Motorway Blvd to Woodchester in Mississauga.

Author Talks: Nicola Ross
2024-12-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Nicola Ross is a National Magazine Award–winning journalist and the bestselling author of six Loops & Lattes hiking guides, with over 50,000 copies in print
In her most recent book, 40 Days & 40 Hikes, this adventurer, author, and environmentalist sets herself a new challenge: to hike the Bruce Trail from Niagara to Tobermory in her own creative way. In 40 cleverly crafted day-loops, Ross covers over 900 kilometers mostly following Canada’s longest marked trail, taking you with her on an insightful journey to the Niagara Escarpment’s remarkable sights. Perfect for hikers, non-hikers, and anyone who loves an adventure, 40 Days & 40 Hikes is both a captivating travelogue and a useful companion for those who Ross will undoubtedly inspire to follow in her footsteps. She lives with her partner, Alex, in a converted sawmill (circa 1857) in Caledon, Ontario.
Mississauga Library’s Author Talk series features a wide range of talented writers. Hear authors read from their books, ask questions, learn about the writing process, and find out more about their craft of telling captivating stories.

Healing Your Inner Child
2024-12-05 19:30 - 20:30 | Online
Join us on Instagram live for a chat about childhood trauma & what are some things you can do to help overcome them, we will also chat about the importance of art in the healing world. Hosted by Carla Gonzalez Casanova with a very special speaker, Fabiola Miguel who is a Certified Hypnotist & Life Coach.
Learn more here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCh6h26Jfem/?igsh=MTcxaG1hdXd3N2Fzaw==

Mississauga Festival of Trees presented by CreativeHub 1352
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-16 | Small Arms Inspection Building, ​1352 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga, Ontario, L5E 1E9, Canada
Experience the magic of the Festival of Trees!

The fourth-annual Mississauga Festival of Trees is a celebration of the winter season, art, food, and community. With twinkling canopies of seasonal lights, commissioned artist-created trees, artisan and culinary markets with local, handmade goods, workshops, live entertainment, and more. Join us to make memories you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

The Festival of Trees is held at the Small Arms Inspection Building, a restored heritage treasure in Mississauga, to be transformed once again into a winter wonderland of art, food, and fun this holiday season.

Mississauga Festival of Trees

December 6th – 15th, 2024
Event Hours

Holiday Artisan &Culinary Market

December 6th-8th and 13th-15th, 2024​ Meet the Vendors Here

Pay-what-you-can

Your support matters! The Mississauga Festival of Trees is a pay-what-you-can event, making it accessible for everyone to enjoy. Your donation helps us create a magical experience while supporting local artists, performers, and community programs.

Small Arms Inspection Building

1352 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, ON

Tree Art Installations &Light Displays

Meet the Artists Here

Cranberry Christmas Market
2024-12-07 11:00 - 17:00 | Clarke Hall, 161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 1G3, Canada
MAC’s annual Cranberry Christmas Market is back!

Join us at Clarke Memorial Hall (161 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga) on Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 11 AM – 5 PM to shop local for holiday gifts, enjoy some festive entertainment. With 30 vendors, you’re sure to find something for everyone on your holiday gift list.

Save time this year and sneak your gifts home! Gift Wrapping will be available by donation with proceeds supporting Epilepsy South Central Ontario.

Admission is FREE, but we are collecting nonperishable food items for The Compass Food Bank at the door. Learn more about their most in-demand items here: thecompass.ca/food-donations

Practicing For Longevity with Elke Schroeder
2024-12-07 12:00 - 15:00 | Ontario
Frog in Hand is hosting a movement workshop with Elke Shroeder!

Join us as we practice how to react, and be creative, negotiate the space between us and work with external pressures.
Let’s practice how to communicate with others, and move as ourselves.
This is for dancers, actors, visual artists, writers, athletes, martial artists, physiotherapists… and everyone who’s interested.
Suggested age 18+.
Elke Schroeder is a Canadian/German Helsinki-based dance artist. A passionate performer, teacher and maker, her work takes her to art and movement institutions around the world. A graduate of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre in 2005, her diverse training background includes myriad dance styles, acrobatics, theatre studies, martial arts, athletics, functional movement and yoga. Elke is a long-time student of the Fighting Monkey practice and is a designated Inspire by FM instructor. She is the co-creator of Underdog Practice with her partner Mikko Rinnevuori, makes solo work for her own company par/amour, and is a dancer for Raekallio Corp.
What to expect from the workshop

It will be sweaty. It will be hard. It will be easy. It will be fun.
The workshop is based on Fighting Monkey Technique. Fighting Monkey (also called FM), is a longevity practice, and a communication practice: how do we communicate with ourselves, with others, with the world at large? Through “play under pressure” situations, we learn strategies of observation to expand our movement capacity. These situations include improvisation, partnering, coordination sequences and use of tools/objects. For more information about the Fighting Monkey Practice and its founders, please visit: www.fightingmonkey.net
Please bring appropriate clothes for moving, and bring layers as our space can be warm or cold depending on the weather.
Learn more about Elke:
IG: @elkebschroeder
www.elkebschroeder.com

DIY Studio Time
2024-12-07 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-08 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-14 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-15 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-21 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-22 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-28 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-29 13:00 - 16:30 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Get hands-on with a textile craft inspired by Newfoundland’s traditional hooked rugs and connected to the coastal scenes on display in the new David Blackwood exhibition.
Recommended for ages 5 and up, guardians must accompany children. This drop-in is included in general admission. Members are free.

Magnificat - Mississauga Chamber Signers
2024-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Ontario
Experience the power and beauty of choral music as Mississauga Chamber singers performs John Rutter’s magnificent Magnificat! Joining MCS for this iconic piece, inspired by the text of Mary’s song of praise, are soprano Jocelyn Fralick and chamber orchestra, creating a memorable musical journey that celebrates hope, joy, and the wonder of life.
Also on the program is one of the carols (I Sing of a Maiden) from Rutter’s most recent ‘5 New Carols’.

Rutter Magnificat - Mississauga Chamber Singers
2024-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Ontario
Experience the power and beauty of choral music as Mississauga Chamber singers performs John Rutter’s Magnificat, one of the most beloved choral works of the 20th century, blending uplifting melodies, rich harmonies, and a spirit of reverence.
Whether you’re new to choral music or a longtime lover of the genre, Rutter’s approachable style draws in listeners of all kinds. The work is designed to engage with its accessibility while offering a profound emotional experience.
Joining MCS for this iconic piece are soprano Jocelyn Fralick and chamber orchestra, creating a memorable musical journey that celebrates hope, joy, and the wonder of life.
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Hymns of Hope - A Christmas Concert Series
2024-12-07 20:00 - 21:30 | Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga, 84 South Service Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 2R9
✨ Announcing the “Hymns of Hope: Christmas Concert Series!✨
Join us this December as we celebrate the wonder and beauty of the holiday season through an inspiring fusion of traditional hymns and modern holiday favorites.
From timeless carols to pop classics, this unforgettable evening brings together professional musicians, storytelling, and themes of light, love, and renewal. ✨
Support a Great Cause: This year, we’re proud to support Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation. Wellspring provides essential programs to individuals and families facing cancer, offering everything from coping skills to emotional support, all free of charge. For every ticket sold, 15% will be donated to Wellspring, directly benefiting their life-changing work.
Mississauga– December 7, 2024
Toronto– December 21, 2024
Tickets on sale now via Eventbrite! Let’s come together to experience the true spirit of Christmas and share in the magic of the season.
#HymnsOfHope #MusicOfMiracles #ChristmasConcert#HolidaySeason #LiveMusic #HopeAndHealing #Wellspring

Jazz Rangers live at the Port Credit Legion
2024-12-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
We have a special group of young teenage jazz musicians joining us for a few tunes. All proceeds from donations will be going to Foodbanks Mississauga! The Port Credit Legion is open to the public with a full bar featuring low Legion prices, free parking and a great location beside the Credit river.

A Swingin’ Christmas with the Toronto All-Star Big Band
2024-12-08 14:30 - 16:30 | FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, 1010 Main St E, Milton, ON, L9T 6H7, Canada
One of the most popular holiday specials from the Toronto All-Star Big Band has returned in 2024 – A Swingin’ Christmas!
A Swingin’ Christmas is fashioned in the tradition of a classic “Christmas Special” this festive reverie will bring back memories and create new ones. It’s a genuine time capsule that captures the warmth, joy & magic of the holiday season, sure to raise everyone’s spirits.
One of the most exciting bands around, the Toronto All-Star Big Band (TABB) revives the spirit style and sound of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s – that golden age of the big bands.

Christmas Jazz Vespers - Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble
2024-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Cooksville United Church, 2500 Mimosa Row, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 1P7, Canada
Come out to Mississauga Big Band’s annual Christmas Jazz Vespers. Big Band Christmas music and inspiring words. Free entry with a food donation.

The Strumbellas
2024-12-08 20:00 - 22:45 | Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, Canada
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. They’ll soon round the corner with a brand-new fifth studio album, Part Time Believer, a collection that signals The Strumbellas’ grand return and rebirth.
Enjoy a tapas buffet dinner before the show inside LIVE Restaurant, steps away from the theatre. View the menu

Art Hive Pop Ups - Art Gallery of Mississauga
2024-12-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Various
Join Art Gallery of Mississauga in person and explore art-making at various locations across Mississauga! This is a free community drop-in program promoting mental health and connection through the use of art
Everyone is welcome. All supplies are provided, and no art-making experience is necessary.

DATES:
Dec 11 – Art Gallery of Mississauga
Feb 5 – Clarkson Community Centre
Feb 20 – Meadowvale Community Centre
Feb 26 – Malton Community Centre
Mar 5 – Burnhamthorpe Community Centre
Mar 19 – Malton Community Centre
Apr 15 – Frank McKechnie Community Centre

Learn more at https://www.artgalleryofmississauga.com/workshops/

The Art Gallery of Mississauga would like to thank the Mississauga Foundation for supporting this program.

Eden Community Christmas Sing with the Mississauga Pops
2024-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 5Z9
The Mississauga Pops, Eden Choir and Eden Bells Apeel invite you to join us in celebrating the season through music and carolling. Everyone Welcome! Voluntary contributions to the local food bank greatly appreciated.

A Merry Little Christmas - Mississauga Symphony Orchestra
2024-12-14 16:00 - 21:30 | Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga, Ontario, Mississauga, Canada
Have yourself A Merry Little Christmas with the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra – Saturday, December 14 at the Living Arts Centre!
Our wildly popular Christmas concerts return to Hammerson Hall to ignite the holiday spirit in everyone. A combined orchestra of 150 MSO and MSYO musicians will perform your favourite festive music – a perfect treat to begin the most wonderful time of the year.
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE TWO PERFORMANCES
4:00PM: 1 hour matinée for young families (all tickets $25)
7:30PM: 2 hour concert. Soloists: Shannon Thunderbird, Marina Salis, Alexander Cappellazzo
Both shows are nearly sold out! Make sure to purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment at the box office. Call 905-306-6000, or click the buttons below.

Rhythm of Roots 2024
2024-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton, Ontario, L6V 0A3, Canada
Around the World, a dance theme portrayed through many different international dance styles by the incredibly talented students and teachers of danceShala, is a spectacular and electrifying show that will take the audience on a captivating journey around the Globe starting with India to East Asia to Australia to North America to Latin America to Africa to Europe to Middle East.

Click here to get tickets.

West End Jazz - Season finale Gala Night
2024-12-15 16:00 - 21:30 | Ontario
Our annual flag ship event this time is dedicated to the Glenn Miller Orchestra, featuring Canada’s premier jazz orchestra the Swing Shift Big Band bringing their resident singers Larisa Renee and David Statham.
Special guest vocalists
– Multi award-winning Cat Bernardi
– 2024 Juno nominated Denielle Bassels

Get tickets here!

Guided Annual Reflection for Artists and Creatives
2024-12-16 12:30 - 13:00 | Ontario
Take a moment to acknowledge your progress and accomplishments as a creative professional this past year!
Professional coach for artists and creatives Chris Mitchell will leading participants through a short virtual workshop to facilitate independent annual reflection for artists and creatives. It’s a perfect opportunity to grab a quiet comfortable seat, bring a notebook, sketchbook or device to capture your thoughts and take some time to reflect on 2024 before you start to make plans for the year ahead.

Christmas Show hosted by Natalie G Music
2024-12-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga, 84 South Service Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 2R9
Celebrate the holiday season with your favourite tunes!

Event hosted by Natalie G Music, featuring the amazing vocalist Mohamed Ben Khedda.
Tickets: $20 by e-transfer to nataliegergis853@gmail.com, $25 cash at the door
KIDS UNDER 7 – FREE ADMISSION!
84 S Service Rd L5G 2R9, Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga

Jazz at the Legion - Christmas Edition
2024-12-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Come out and enjoy the Christmas classics done in a swingin’ jazz style with the Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble and our vocalist Denise Leslie.

Winter Break at PAMA: A Day of Folk Tales and Music
2024-12-28 10:30 - 16:00 | Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, 9 Wellington St. East, Brampton, Ontario, L6W 1Y1, Canada
Compliment your winter holidays with a day of coziness and family fun.
Enjoy a captivating collection of folktales performed by professional teller Laxmi Balaji, centered on themes of community and family.
Enjoy stories sung by balladeers from the Brampton Folk Club, including the adventures of Robyn Hood put to song. And create your own homey jigsaw puzzle inspired by works in PAMA’s Art Gallery.
Performance Schedule:
10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Drop-in Jigsaw Puzzle Craft
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Council Chamber – Laxmi Balaji Storytelling Session A.
1:30 – 2 p.m. Council Chamber – Laxmi Balaji Storytelling Session B.
2:30 – 3 p.m. Council Chamber – Laxmi Balaji Storytelling Session C.
3 – 4:30 p.m. Courtroom – Ballad Performances by Brampton Folk Club.
Included with general admission. Members are free.
