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The Disability Holiday Festival
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[Image Description: A light blue poster for The Disability Collective’s Holiday Festival, featuring white snowflakes and winter floral decorations in the top corners. The centre reads “The Disability Holiday Festival,” with illustrations of people shopping at market stalls, food stands, and enjoying winter activities. The poster lists Crafts, Food and Drinks, Gifts, and Free Admission. The event takes place Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 11 AM to 5 PM at Wychwood Barns. The website is thedisabilitycollective.com/holidayfestival. Accessibility icons for ASL Interpretation, Mandatory Masking, and Audio Description appear at the top. Sponsor and funder logos along the bottom include Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, the City of Toronto, TD Ready Commitment, and ArtHubs Events]
Join us for the fifth annual Disability Holiday Festival! The Festival will feature work created by disabled artists while celebrating the diversity of the holiday season in Toronto. Stop by to shop arts and crafts made by local disabled artists, participate in multiple community-building events such as a free photo booth and a card making station, listen to live music from disabled musicians, and enjoy food & drinks from community vendors to keep you warm and cozy!
The Disability Holiday Festival will allow disabled artists to showcase and sell their work in a fun and community-driven environment, while celebrating the holiday spirit. This family-friendly event will be a fun and festive opportunity for the community to come together, experience and engage in art, and enjoy the holiday season.
In celebration of the fifth anniversary of our festival, the first 50 attendees will receive a complimentary Disability Holiday Festival tote bag!
Join us for FREE on Sunday, December 6 at Wychwood Barns!
Artist Vendors
A. Moritsugu Art
Artfully Painted
Beadstore Cowboy
Buckle N' Shackle 3D Shop
Bug and Sloth Bits and Bobs
Calida Creates
carodoodles
Dust Bunny Jewellery
Half Hip Studios
Hear Glam
ICANTHEARYOU
Kat's K9 Creations
Knots and Clay
LittleBookWyrm
Lola's Label Knitting Co
Lynn Bremner
Mango Lillie
Rad Habits
Roots and Raven
School's Out Crochet
Seymour's Print Shop
Sick Stories
Solaire Sprout
Spathe Botanicals
The Pink Pooch
Undivided Productions
WillowArts
Yanspoems
Community Vendors
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Performance Schedule
INDOORS
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Sejal Manjrekar
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM: Kathryn Henzler
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Signing Elsa: ASL Lesson & Storytime
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: Sage Garland
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Tiffany Luvv
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Emma Moissen and Jo February March
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Tessa Kayleen
OUTDOORS
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM: Free Flow Visual Artistry
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: McGregor Carollers
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Sweet Osmanthus
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM: Choir Sing-A-Long with Common Thread in the Streets
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: ASD Band
Community Stations
COZY CORNER
Relax, grab a hot drink and a snack, and take in the festive winter ambiance of the festival. We invite you to come by with a friend (or make a new one!) and play a board game or grab a book from our little collection to read at our cozily decorated and inviting little nook.
CRAFT CORNER HOSTED BY GTA CRAFT CLUB
Join us for holiday card-making with our friends at GTA Craft Club! Make festive cards for family and friends, or donate your handmade card to someone in need of holiday cheer!
HOLIDAY COOKIE DECORATING HOSTED BY SWEET AND SHY CAKES
Join our friend Shai from Sweet and Shy Cakes for some holiday cookie decorating! Each participant will be given a kit with 2 delicious cookies in the shape of a snowman and snowflake, an icing bag, and some festive sprinkles.
3 sessions of cookie decorating will take place at 11:30 AM, 12:00 PM, and 1:00 PM. A maximum of 15 participants will be permitted at each session.
Pay-What-You-Can! Suggested donation is $5.
THE DISABILITY HOLIDAY RAFFLE
Stop by our raffle table, purchase a ticket, and drop your stub in the box of your choosing for the chance to win cool prizes donated by our generous community donors.
Prizes include a Denver guitar and gift bag from Long & McQuade, 2 tickets from Mirvish Theatre to the upcoming run of Tell Tale Harbour, 4 tickets to Ripley's Aquarium, a spot in the 6-Week Online Cakes & Buttercream Course from La Dolce Vita Culinary School, a $200 gift certificate from Miik, and so much more!
Tickets cost 1 ticket for $5, 3 tickets for $10, or 10 tickets for $20.
Winners will be drawn at 5 PM and will be contacted after the Festival. You do not need to be present at the draw.
HOLIDAY PHOTO BOOTH HOSTED BY TORONTO PHOTO BOOTH COMPANY
Grab a festive prop and pose for a picture at our free, open air photo booth, hosted by Toronto Photo Booth Company!
FIRE PIT AND S'MORES
A fire pit will be set up to cook up some delicious S’mores! Grab your kit from our concessions bar and gather around the fire.
TDC INFO & MERCH TABLE
Come on by to learn more about The Disability Collective and grab some cool merch for the holidays while you're at it!
Access Measures:
A sensory friendly hour will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Sunshine Therapy Dogs, an incredible organization that brings qualified dogs and volunteers to help with stress, anxiety, and, of course, holiday cheer, will be on site during this hour.
Audio described tours will take place at 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM, and 3:00 PM, hosted by JJ Hunt. A podcast primer episode will be available closer to the Festival to prepare folks for the experience.
Sighted guides will be available to offer described tours of the Festival.
ASL interpreters will accompany all of our Deaf vendors and be available throughout the Festival to greet and support community members as needed.
Personal care attendants from Whimble will be available through the Festival to any guests who require assistance with activities of daily living, such as washroom breaks, eating/drinking, or gear changes. Please contact Whimble directly (hello@whimble.ca) if you have any specific questions regarding your needs.
A quiet space will be available for folks to take a break from the Festival. Sensory and fidget toys will be provided.
COVID-19 Policies:
The safety of our attendees, artists, volunteers, and staff is our number one priority.
The Disability Holiday Festival is an indoor/outdoor event. All Festival attendees heading inside the Barns will be asked to wear a mask. As the Barns are a public space with folks living and working in the building, we will unfortunately not be able to enforce masking for those who are not there specifically for this event; however, additional air purifiers will be on throughout the space.
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Free KN95 masks will be available at all Barn entrances.
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