Guides
Holidays in Durham Region, 2026: Santa parades, markets, lights and ways to give, by town
Every Santa Claus parade, holiday market, light show and toy drive across Durham's eight towns, from now until the new year.
Region Wide
Stories and events that belong to all of Durham Region, not one town — transit, regional decisions, and the things worth crossing a municipal line for. Part of From Durham, a free weekly newsletter about Durham Region, Ontario.
Region Wide
Week of October 5–11, 2026
Durham Region this week: a Whitby dance studio throws in six nights of free group classes, Ajax serves Saturday-morning cartoons with a cereal buffet, and chinook salmon climb a fish ladder in Bowmanville.
Region Wide
Week of September 28–October 4, 2026
Durham Region this week: Bowmanville opens the doors on its giant new sports dome, a Brock farm hides eight pirate puzzles in ten acres of corn, and Culture Days wraps up with chalk art and a puppet show along the Marie Hubbard Trail.
Guides
Your Durham Election Cheat Sheet for 2026
Durham Region this week: eight towns pick their next councils on October 26, the Regional Chair quietly drops off your ballot, and we finally sort out who actually fixes your pothole.
Region Wide
Week of September 21-27, 2026
Durham Region this week: a cult-classic musical comedy claws its way onto an Oshawa stage, a dessert shop I already can't stop ordering from opens its first Durham storefront in Ajax, and Clarington's arborists show you how pruning is really done.
Things to Do
Week of September 14–20, 2026
Durham Region this week: Oshawa's brand-new festival wins a provincial award before its second run, Port Perry's arena turns 50, and a free Mr. Dress-Up exhibit counts down its last days in Pickering.
Region Wide
Week of September 7-13, 2026
Durham Region this week: a $155-million sports complex swings open in Whitby, fall fair season peaks in Uxbridge and Orono, and a comedy club keeps doing its quiet, excellent thing in an Ajax banquet hall.
Region Wide
Week of August 24-30, 2026
The end of August in Durham Region, Ontario: A car show takes over Uxbridge, comedy night's back in a banquet hall, and a countdown to school.