Christmas in Port Colborne

A call to children for “Christmas in Port Colborne." Help design the City of Port Colborne’s community Christmas card. 

Attention all parents and teachers: a favourite City of Port Colborne holiday tradition is happening again this year; the Christmas card design contest.

On behalf of the City of Port Colborne, Mayor Bill Steele is inviting the children of our community to help design the city’s 2025 Christmas card.

Submissions may be painted with fingers or brushes, or drawn with pencils, crayons, pastels, or markers on a standard white sheet of paper, 8 ½” X 11” in vertical or horizontal format. Remember that deep, dark colours produce a better illustration. The contest is open to all children who live or go to school in Port Colborne; up to and including those in Grade 8.

Time is of the essence: to be chosen and reproduced for printing in time for the holiday season, all submissions must be received at the Mayor’s Office in City Hall, 66 Charlotte St., Port Colborne ON L3K 3G8 by Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 at 4 p.m.  

Please include the child’s name, address, and telephone number on the back of the artwork.

For more information, call Gail Todd at 905-228-8059, or email gail.todd@portcolborne.ca.

The City of Port Colborne is excited for the return of our traditional Lighted Santa Claus Parade in Port Colborne's downtown core.  

Port Colborne's Lighted Santa Claus Parade is always held the first Saturday in December.

Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. and witness the streets of Port Colborne lit up by our local businesses, community groups, schools, and more. 

• If you are interested in registering a float in the parade, please complete the Parade Application.
• If you're participating in the parade, please complete the mandatory digital Waiver and Release of Liability Form.  
• If you are interested in volunteering for the Santa Claus Parade, complete the Volunteer Application.
• If you are interested in sponsoring the parade, or any other community event please contact Jasmine Peazel-Graham at 289-673-3790, or download our sponsorship package.

Please be sure to submit your application by Friday, November 7 at 4:30 p.m. If you do not have access to e-mail, you can mail or drop off your application to:

City of Port Colborne, Attn: Event Services, 66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne, ON L3K 3C8 

Santa will once again arrive in true marine fashion, by tugboat at 1 p.m. (Seaway traffic pending) on Saturday, December 6, 2025.

Stop by West Street (near the Pilot House) to meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus and then join them at The Guild Hall (72 Charlotte Street) for photos, hot chocolate and crafts.    

For more information, email downtownportcolborne@gmail.com or check out their Facebook page for updates as the event draws near. 

Stay tuned for details on how you can celebrate Christmas the old-fashion way, with traditions we have all come to love, on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

For more information, visit the museum's website.