Get your ternos and your barong ready: December in Toronto is packed with Filipino events you won’t want to miss.
From sizzling Filipino food pop-ups serving lumpia, lechon, and halo-halo-inspired desserts, to cultural nights filled with carols, folk dances, and parol-making, Canada will almost feel like home this holiday season.
Just make sure to bundle up, it’s cold in T.O.
We’ve also spotted a special screening of a Filipino movie that’s perfect for date night or barkada bonding: bring a box of Kleenex, “meet, greet & bye” will 100 per cent make you ugly cry.
With Maricel Soriano and Piolo Pascual as leads, this movie will tug at your hardened and calloused puso. No judging.
Plus there’s a fundraising concert featuring local Pinoy artists raising money for a good cause back home and in Canada.
Whether you’re a newcomer, second-gen, or simply Filipino at heart, our December roundup of Filipino events in Toronto will help you eat, sing, and celebrate your way through the holidays—para talagang Pasko sa Pinas.
The following events and their descriptions are from their social posts or websites.
Kainan at Kultura, Saturday, Dec. 6 & 7, 2025
Kainan Na Incorporated invites you to join us at Kainan at Kultura: A Holiday Edition
Join us for a festive weekend celebration filled with the rich flavours of Filipino food, a vibrant selection of holiday gifts, and plenty of family fun.
What to expect:
Meet Santa Claus on site for photos and holiday cheer
Holiday activities for kids – workshop, games, and festive fun
Special surprises & KNI’s pamasko for the community
Location: Global Kingdom Ministries, 1250 Markham Rd, Scarborough
Dates: December 6 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. & Dec. 7 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission & parking. Come enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of the season at our holiday market, where community and Christmas spirit come together in one joyful space.
Filipino Voices @ KCCC, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025
Remember Lola Basyang – the legendary keeper of Filipino tales?
Her spirit lives on in many Filipino-Canadian storytellers including Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez.
Meet Clarissa, along with two other featured authors at Filipino Voices @ KCCC and step back into a world of wonder, memory, and magic.
Date: December 6, 2025 3 p.m.
Location: Kalayaan Centre, Mississauga
Call 905-602-0923 to reserve your spot
Watch a Filipino movie: meet, greet & bye
“Meet, Greet & Bye” follows Baby, a mother of four who credits her favorite Korean dramas for helping her survive cancer.
When her illness returns, she refuses treatment unless her children can help her fulfill one final wish: to meet the K-drama idol who gave her hope.
As they struggle to make it happen, the siblings rediscover love, forgiveness, and the unbreakable bond that holds a family together.
Director: Cathy Garcia-Sampana
Cast: Piolo Pascual, Joshua Garcia, Belle Mariano, Juan Karlos, Maricel Soriano
Showing at various theatres, including Cineplex in Mississauga
Pasko sa Kultura: Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
Hosted by Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture
Pasko sa Kultura is a Filipino winter arts festival celebrating Filipino/a/x Canadian identity, arts and culture.
Pasko sa Kultura marks this generation’s arts and culture movement, championing the Filipino/a/x community, forging new pathways for Filipino/a/x creatives to rise up in the Toronto scene.
After a brief hiatus, Pasko sa Kultura returns in an intimate, heart-forward way.
This year’s festival features Kislap ng Kapwa (Spark of Shared Humxnity), a parol installation created through community workshops led by multidisciplinary artist Maria Patricia Abuel, alongside curated performances, a cozy vendor market, and specialty foods from all your favourites.
Seeds of Solidarity: Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025
From the website:
In case you missed it, we invite you to celebrate the holidays with us, in solidarity with Filipino farmers.
Hosted by Pinay Collection & Kanto, this pop-up brings together Filipino food, art, and education to honor the struggles of peasant communities who feed the Filipino people while facing land dispossession, climate disasters, and state repression.
In this one of a kind Filipino holiday pop-up, enjoy a curated menu by Kanto, featuring dishes inspired directly by the stories of Filipino farmers; shop Pinay Collection’s unique Filipino merch dedicated to Filipino peasant communities and more.
Experience an exhibit by @kamalayankonsciousness on land exploitation and peasant resistance.
Kababayanihan, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025
Toronto, let’s come together to support Filipino communities in the Philippines who are still recovering from Typhoon Tino and Super Typhoon Uwan.
Kababayanihan, a fundraising concert, is happening on December 19, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Its OK Studios, 468 Queen St. West, Toronto.
All proceeds will go directly to relief and rebuilding efforts in the hardest-hit areas.
Kababayanihan blends three Filipino words: kababayan (fellow Filipinos), bayani (hero), and bayanihan (community solidarity and collective effort).
The event celebrates community, solidarity, and the power of coming together to help those in need.
Expect live performances, local vendors, a silent auction, and more.
