Christmas Events for Kids in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (2026)

Christmas Events for Kids
Written by Kelsey Cecil

Updated 4 min read

Rally the corgi has sniffed out the Christmas events for kids in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield for 2026, and all three are free at the city’s libraries. Kids can make Christmas cards and mail letters to the North Pole from November 16 to December 6, families gather for En attendant Noël crafts, games and stories on Saturday mornings, December 5 and 19, and the Fanfan story hour takes on a letter for Santa on December 12. Every date comes from the Ville de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s own website. For more across the country, see our Canada Christmas events for kids guide.

What Rally found in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

  • 3 free Christmas events for kids in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
  • Card corner and North Pole mailboxes: November 16 to December 6
  • En attendant Noël: Saturdays, December 5 and 19, 10:30 am
  • Santa letter story hour: Saturday, December 12, 10:30 am, ages 3 to 7
  • Reserve the story hour at 450 370-4860

Free Christmas events for kids in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Letters to SantaFree

Christmas card corner and magic North Pole mailboxes

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Both Valleyfield libraries, the downtown Bibliothèque Armand-Frappier and the Saint-Timothée branch on boulevard Hébert, set up a creative corner where families can design their own Christmas cards, and elves drop by at different times.

Each library also has a magic mailbox where kids can post their letters to the North Pole, or they can hand them to Santa in person at the city’s Station polaire weekend downtown.

Parent tip: Bring your child’s wish list along and write the letter right at the craft table, then drop it in the mailbox before December 6.

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En attendant Noël

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En attendant Noël, or Waiting for Christmas, is a cosy family morning at the library with Christmas crafts, board games, face painting for kids and a story hour while everyone counts down to Santa’s arrival.

Kids are encouraged to come in a Christmas accessory or holiday pyjamas, and the library runs it on two Saturdays, one early in December and one just before the holidays.

Parent tip: Let the kids wear their Christmas pyjamas, and call the library at 450 370-4860 to confirm which branch is hosting before you head out.

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Heure du conte Fanfan: Une lettre pour le père Noël

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The library’s Fanfan story hour turns to Christmas with the theme Une lettre pour le père Noël, a letter for Santa, built as an interactive mystery-and-investigation adventure through children’s books.

It is aimed at kids 3 to 7, who come with an adult, and it sits neatly between the two En attendant Noël mornings if you want to make December Saturdays a library habit.

Parent tip: Reserve a spot by calling the library at 450 370-4860, since this story hour requires a reservation.

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Bibliothèque Armand-Frappier, Ville de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (opens in a new tab)
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Bibliothèque Armand-Frappier, 80 rue Saint-Thomas, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC J6T 4J7 (opens in maps)
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Plan your December

When each Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Christmas event for kids happens

Write and mail a letter to the North Pole before December 6, then spend December Saturday mornings at the library: En attendant Noël on the 5th, the Santa letter story hour on the 12th and En attendant Noël again on the 19th.

Looking further afield? Our Canada Christmas events for kids guide lists every confirmed event in the country, and we have city guides for Montreal and Quebec City. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.

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The story of Christmas in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

In 2021, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield turned the chalet in parc Delpha-Sauvé into a life-size gingerbread house, and a gingerbread house on wheels carried singing elves from shop to shop. Since then the city's Christmas has moved downtown, where a squad of about twenty elves rides floats through the streets collecting letters to Santa.

A 2021 gingerbread chalet in parc Delpha-Sauvé and Santa's squad on wheels

The city's December 2021 bulletin showed Valleyfield cabinetmaker Réjean Dumaresq in his workshop, building the decorations that turned the parc Delpha-Sauvé chalet into a gingerbread chalet for the holidays. It opened on weekends with coffee and hot chocolate, starting with the Cercles de fermières Christmas market on December 4 and 5, while the Sentier magique, a lit path with photo stations, ran from December 4 to January 4. Children could post wish lists in two giant sparkling gift boxes, and the city promised to send them to the North Pole.

That same December, the Escouade du père Noël rolled into town every weekend before Christmas: an a cappella quartet, an elf handing out candy canes and other street performers riding a gingerbread house from one shopping area to the next. It was part of Tout se trouve ici, the buy-local campaign the city has run since 2020.

Twenty elves on floats and a Station polaire, November 29 and 30, 2025

The 2025 season packed into one late-November weekend downtown. On Saturday, November 29, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, an Escouade des lutins of about twenty elves paraded through the downtown streets on floats to collect children's letters to Santa, along with colouring sheets that could win a local gift card. The Station polaire at the city hall parking lot brought Santa on Saturday and Sunday, a Christmas show by Ari Cui Cui, and on Saturday evening light projections and the traditional music group La Déferlance. The Marché de Noël at the Édifice Gaétan-Rousse drew more than 3,300 visitors that weekend.

December 2025 followed with the Guignolée des médias on December 4, the city's free Christmas concert Noël en rappel with Geneviève Leclerc on December 7 in exchange for food or money for the Service alimentaire communautaire, and an Advent calendar of daily discounts at local shops from December 1 to 24. In 2026 the market returns November 27 to 29, and the library's Christmas card corner and magic North Pole mailboxes runs November 16 to December 6.

From a 2014 market to 5,000 lights on the 2018 Sentier magique

The city's December 2015 bulletin called that year's Magie des Fêtes et Marché de Noël the second edition, which places the first in 2014. In 2015 it had 30 exhibitors in a chalet and 7 shipping-container kiosks outside, plus a visit from Santa, an elves' workshop, inflatable games, a mini farm and sledding lanes on the park hill, so families were told to bring their sleds. The city's Christmas concert that December 6 asked only for non-perishable food as the price of a ticket, a custom it still keeps.

In 2018 the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Beauharnois-Valleyfield-Haut-Saint-Laurent and the city held the Magie des Fêtes from December 7 to 9 at parc Delpha-Sauvé, opening a brand-new Sentier magique lit by 5,000 Christmas lights, with villages for food, artisans and children and an ice bar. In the pandemic winter of 2020 the trail ran from December 4 to January 3 with a giant tree at the rotunda and Santa's sleigh, Christmas windows were set up at 229 rue Victoria, and the city released its first printable Christmas kit with Santa letter paper.

Miniature trains in the 2019 Christmas village at the Collège de Valleyfield

Valleyfield's Christmas train is a small one. In 2019 the Magie des Fêtes gave way to the Fête de Noël des citoyens, held November 30 and December 1 at the Collège de Valleyfield, with a Christmas village of miniature trains, photos with Santa, a letter-writing workshop, gingerbread decorating, children's plays and a concert by the Chœur des Gondoliers.

Later years brought new ideas: in 2023 the city launched Le Flocon d'or, a game trail that ran into January, and invited an elf sent from the North Pole to receive children's wishes, with mascots, a campfire and carriage rides. In 2024 the Marché de Noël welcomed about sixty exhibitors at the Édifice Gaétan-Rousse alongside an outdoor event, Givre et féérie, at parc Lionel-Groulx. For 2026, the library adds En attendant Noël mornings on December 5 and 19 and a Fanfan story hour about a letter to Santa.

Traditions today

  • Marché de Noël: The city's Christmas market at the Édifice Gaétan-Rousse, with about fifty exhibitors. It drew more than 3,300 visitors in 2025 and runs November 27 to 29 in 2026.
  • Station polaire: A downtown weekend at the city hall parking lot, the Promenade du Marché and La Factrie, with Santa, music, fair games and a fire pit. In 2026 it is November 28 and 29.
  • Concert de Noël for food: The city's free Christmas concert, where the ticket is a donation of non-perishable food or money for local food aid, a practice going back at least to 2015.
  • Magic mailboxes: Letter boxes for the North Pole at the Armand-Frappier library and its Saint-Timothée branch, with a Christmas card corner visited by elves.
  • The Guignolées: The parish Guignolée goes door to door on a late-November Sunday, and the media Guignolée collects on a weekday in early December.

A fact for kids

In 2021, Valleyfield's elves rode around town in a giant gingerbread house on wheels, singing and handing out candy canes, while a real park chalet was decorated to look like gingerbread too.

Questions about Christmas in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

When is the Valleyfield Christmas market in 2026?

The Marché de Noël de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield runs Friday, November 27, from 4 to 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, November 28 and 29, from 10 am to 5 pm, at the Édifice Gaétan-Rousse, 110 rue Mathias. About fifty exhibitors sell crafts, decorations, jewellery, body products and toys. The 2025 edition drew more than 3,300 visitors.

When did the Valleyfield Christmas market start?

The city's December 2015 bulletin described that year's Magie des Fêtes et Marché de Noël as the second edition, so the first was in 2014. The 2015 market had 30 exhibitors in a chalet and 7 container kiosks outdoors, plus Santa, an elves' workshop, a mini farm and sledding lanes.

What is the Station polaire in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

It is the city's downtown Christmas weekend. In 2026, on November 28 and 29, the Promenade du Marché, the city hall parking lot at 61 rue Sainte-Cécile and La Factrie become a North Pole station, with Santa, holiday music from local cultural groups, fair games under a big tent, food and a fire pit. It is free.

When can kids meet Santa in Valleyfield in 2026?

At the Station polaire. On Saturday, November 28, 2026, Santa rides through downtown in the parade and then meets families at La Factrie from 12:30 to 4 pm. He returns on Sunday, November 29, from 11 am to 4 pm for visits and photos. Children can also hand him their letters there.

What is the Escouade des lutins in Valleyfield?

In 2025 the Escouade des lutins was a squad of about twenty elves who paraded through the downtown streets on floats on Saturday, November 29, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. They collected children's letters to Santa and colouring sheets that entered kids in a draw for local gift cards.

What was the Escouade du père Noël in Valleyfield?

In December 2021, on the weekends before Christmas, the Escouade du père Noël travelled between Valleyfield's shopping areas aboard a gingerbread house. It included an a cappella quartet, an elf handing out candy canes and other street performers, and it was part of the city's Tout se trouve ici buy-local campaign.

What was the gingerbread chalet in parc Delpha-Sauvé?

For the 2021 holidays, the chalet in parc Delpha-Sauvé was decorated as a gingerbread chalet, with work by local cabinetmaker Réjean Dumaresq. It opened on December weekends with free coffee and hot chocolate and hosted the Cercles de fermières Christmas market on December 4 and 5, 2021.

What is the Sentier magique in Valleyfield?

The Sentier magique was a Christmas light trail in parc Delpha-Sauvé. It opened new in 2018 with 5,000 Christmas lights during the Magie des Fêtes from December 7 to 9. In 2020 it ran December 4 to January 3 with a giant tree at the rotunda and Santa's sleigh, and it returned December 4, 2021, to January 4, 2022.

Was there a Christmas train display in Valleyfield?

Yes. At the 2019 Fête de Noël des citoyens, held November 30 and December 1 at the Collège de Valleyfield, the Christmas village featured miniature trains. Families could also meet Santa, write letters to him, decorate gingerbread and hear the Chœur des Gondoliers on the Sunday afternoon.

Where can kids mail a letter to Santa in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

From November 16 to December 6, 2026, magic mailboxes sit in the Armand-Frappier library downtown and its Saint-Timothée branch, beside a Christmas card corner. Kids can also give letters to Santa at the Station polaire. The city has offered Santa mailboxes since at least 2020, when they sat beside giant lit gifts.

What is the Valleyfield Christmas concert?

Each December the city presents a free Christmas concert at the Salle Albert-Dumouchel, where the ticket is a donation of non-perishable food or money for the Service alimentaire communautaire. In 2025 Geneviève Leclerc sang Noël en rappel on December 7, and the 2026 concert is on December 6 at 2 pm. Residents get first pick of tickets.

How long has Valleyfield held a Christmas concert for the food bank?

At least since 2015. That year's Concert de Noël de la Ville, on December 6 at the Salle Albert-Dumouchel, featured Les Amis de la chanson celebrating their 10th anniversary with Les Loisirs folkloriques de Valleyfield, and the price of admission was non-perishable food. The concert still works the same way today.

When are the Guignolées in Valleyfield?

Valleyfield has two. In 2025 the Guignolée des paroisses collected door to door on Sunday, November 30, from 10 am, and the Guignolée des médias took donations on Thursday, December 4, from 6 am to 6 pm. In 2021 the parish Guignolée was on Sunday, November 28. Have non-perishable food ready.

What was the Magie des Fêtes in Valleyfield in 2018?

From December 7 to 9, 2018, the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Beauharnois-Valleyfield-Haut-Saint-Laurent and the city held the Magie des Fêtes at parc Delpha-Sauvé. It opened the new Sentier magique with 5,000 lights, plus villages for food, artisans and children, an ice bar and exhibitors inside the Édifice Jean-H.-Besner.

What did Valleyfield do for Christmas during the pandemic in 2020?

In 2020 the city kept Christmas outdoors and spread out. The Sentier magique in parc Delpha-Sauvé ran December 4 to January 3, letter boxes for Santa stood by giant lit gifts, Christmas windows were set up at 229 rue Victoria, and the city released its first printable Christmas kit, including Santa letter paper.

What is Le Flocon d'or in Valleyfield?

Le Flocon d'or was a playful game trail launched at the city's big family Christmas party in parc Delpha-Sauvé during the 2023 holidays, and it continued into January. The 2023 program also featured an elf sent from the North Pole to receive children's wishes, mascots, a campfire and carriage rides.

Is there a Christmas Advent calendar for shopping in Valleyfield?

Yes. Through the Tout se trouve ici campaign, active since 2020, the city ran an Advent calendar in 2025 in which a different local merchant offered a discount every day from December 1 to 24. Each Sunday in December, the coming week's deals were posted on the campaign's Facebook page.

Does Valleyfield pick up Christmas trees?

Not anymore. The city now says there is no Christmas tree collection, so families must take natural trees, stripped of decorations and tinsel, to the Écocentre for free. It was different before: the 2019 door-to-door pickup started January 8, 2020, and the city said more than 800 trees were usually collected each year.

What is En attendant Noël at the Valleyfield library?

En attendant Noël is a family morning at the library on Saturdays, December 5 and 19, 2026, at 10:30 am. It includes Christmas crafts, board games, face painting and a story hour while everyone waits for Santa, and kids are invited to wear a Christmas accessory or pyjamas.

What happened at the 2024 Christmas market in Valleyfield?

In 2024 the Marché de Noël hosted about sixty exhibitors at the Édifice Gaétan-Rousse, and an outdoor event called Givre et féérie ran on the Saturday at parc Lionel-Groulx, right next door. The library also set up magic mailboxes from November 18 to December 6 for letters to the North Pole.

Where were the Christmas windows in Valleyfield in 2020?

In 2020 the city set up Christmas window displays at 229 rue Victoria for passers-by to admire, with Santa appearing on a few occasions and a puppet theatre and other entertainment downtown. It was part of a season the city reinvented to encourage families to shop at Valleyfield's more than 200 local retailers.

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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Christmas events for kids: questions parents ask

What are the best Christmas events for kids in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield this year?

Rally Takes the Train has confirmed 3 free Christmas events for kids in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield for 2026, all run by the city’s libraries: a Christmas card corner with North Pole mailboxes from November 16 to December 6, En attendant Noël on December 5 and 19, and a Santa letter story hour on December 12.

Where can kids mail a letter to Santa in Valleyfield?

Magic mailboxes for letters to the North Pole are set up at both the downtown Bibliothèque Armand-Frappier, 80 rue Saint-Thomas, and the Saint-Timothée branch, 4949 boulevard Hébert, through December 6, 2026.

What happens at En attendant Noël?

Christmas crafts, board games, face painting for kids and a story hour, on Saturdays December 5 and 19, 2026 at 10:30 am. Kids are invited to wear a Christmas accessory or holiday pyjamas. It is free.

Do I need to reserve the Christmas story hour?

Yes. The Heure du conte Fanfan on Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 10:30 am at the Bibliothèque Armand-Frappier is for ages 3 to 7 with an adult, and reservations are taken at 450 370-4860.

Who do I contact about Valleyfield library holiday events?

The Bibliothèque Armand-Frappier: bibliotheque@ville.valleyfield.qc.ca or 450 370-4860.

Are there more Christmas events near Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

Yes. Our Canada Christmas events for kids guide lists confirmed events across the country, including Montreal and the West Island, and the national search sorts events by distance from your town.

How do you confirm these events?

We list an event only after we find this season’s date on the host’s own website or an official city or tourism calendar. We last checked Salaberry-de-Valleyfield on November 11, 2026. Rally is also contacting each organizer to confirm details like parking, restrooms and bad-weather plans.

Event names belong to their hosts. Rally Takes the Train is a family picture book and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any host listed here. Confirm dates, times and prices on each host’s own site before you go.

Kelsey Cecil
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