Shawn Hook Performs at Bloor-Yorkville Holiday Magic 2025!

We’re thrilled to invite you to our annual Holiday Magic concert and lighting ceremony, featuring Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter, Shawn Hook! Join us in the Village of Yorkville Park as we kick off the festive season with a fabulous lighting display and live performances by two Canadian artists. Taking place on Saturday, November 22nd from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, this is a free event, open to guests of all ages, and is in support of Second Harvest.

Toronto Performance by Shawn Hook

This year, we’re excited to welcome back two-time JUNO Fan Choice Nominee Shawn Hook! Having performed for us in 2018, we can promise Hook brings incredible energy and excitement to the Holiday Magic stage. Hook is known for his multi-platinum singles, “Sound of Your Heart,” and “Reminding Me,” featuring Vanessa Hudgens, and recently received the Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour at Canada’s Walk of Fame. He recently released two new singles “Miss Me” and “Magic,” which were included on his brand new album “Rebuild,” which also included the new single “Dear Mr. Brown.” We can’t wait to welcome Shawn to the stage and see how he lights up the event this year!

STORRY and Shawn Hook Perform in Bloor-Yorkville

Toronto’s STORRY to Open the Show

Opening for Shawn Hook and helping us kick off the night is The Voice UK 2024 finalist, Toronto-born R&B/Soul singer-songwriter STORRY. Also a two-time JUNO nominee, STORRY was previously nominated in 2020 for both Reggae Recording of the Year and for the Adult Contemporary Album of the year.

Official Lighting Ceremony with TV Personality Rick Campanelli

Our host for this year is TV Personality, Rick Campanelli, who will be helping us countdown and launch our annual “Flick the Switch” lighting ceremony, which sees the Village of Yorkville Park transform for the holidays.

Our enchanting light “tunnel” is a beautiful space to stop, take photos, and get in the festive spirit. A walk through the park takes you through a variety of different displays to explore, from snowflakes to the “light fountain,” making for a magical night out.

Additionally, we’ll have 138 lit trees along Bloor Street, transforming the entire street into a magical display, along with our Urban Campfire Benches, which will be lit up in festive red and green. The lighting will remain until the end of December, brightening the area throughout the winter.

Our Charitable Partner: S econd Harvest

Holiday Magic is proudly in support of Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue organization and a global thought leader on food waste and perishable food redistribution. It rescues unsold surplus food from thousands of food businesses from across the supply chain to redistribute it to non-profits in every province and territory. This prevents harmful greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere while improving access to nutrition for millions of Canadians experiencing food insecurity.

This past year, Second Harvest rescued and redistributed 95.3 million pounds of surplus food, worth $400 million. In the process, it helped avert 309 million pounds of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Guests at Holiday Magic can donate to Second Harvest by visiting the Second Harvest team on-site at their tent. There will be a “tap to donate” machine set up at their tent, for ease of donation. We will also have on-site vendors offering popcorn and candy floss, with a suggestion of a donation to Second Harvest. These vendors booths will also have tap-to-donate machines making it easy to support! If you’re unable to attend Holiday Magic, but would like to learn more about Second Harvest or donate, please visit their donation page online here.

Traditional Carolers in Bloor-Yorkville

The holiday cheer continues throughout the season after our Holiday Magic kick off party. Throughout December, you can find Traditional Strolling Carolers dressed in Victorian-era costumes with Yuletide sound. Each quartet features an Alto, Soprano, Tenor and Bass vocalist.

The confirmed programming schedule for carolers includes:

Friday December 5th from 12pm-3pm
Saturday December 6th and Sunday December 7th from 1pm-4pm
Friday December 12th from 12pm-3pm
Saturday December 13th and Sunday December 14th from 1-pm-4pm
Friday December 19th from 12pm-3pm
Saturday December 20th and Sunday December 21st from 1pm-4pm
Monday December 22rd from 12pm-3pm and Tuesday December 23rd from 12pm-3pm

Parking in Bloor-Yorkville and Transit Directions

Whether you plan to drive, take transit, bike, or walk to the neighbourhood, you can review our Bloor-Yorkville parking information here, as well as directions to the neighbourhood.

Browse our list of bars and restaurants to plan your post-show night out! For more information you can visit the official Holiday Magic website here and watch last year’s event video here.

Attached is a photo gallery from previous Holiday Magic events.