Distillery Winter Village Nov. 13, 2025

Distillery Winter Village

Long before LED lights and Instagram shots, Christmas markets were places for neighbours to gather—steaming mugs in hand, carols in the air and crafts laid out on wooden stalls. Originating in Germany in 1434, these open-air fairs brought warmth to cold winters. Canada soon embraced that same spirit, turning snowy evenings into celebrations that felt both old-world and wonderfully local. Today, cities from Montreal to Vancouver—with stops in Quebec City, Edmonton, Banff and Toronto—keep the tradition glowing with their own festive markets.

© Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images

palette

Today in History

An oasis in the desert
Nov. 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
Nov. 13, 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb. 10, 2024Happy Lunar New Year!
A future built on the past
Winter at Valley Forge
Feb. 23, 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Oct. 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Mar. 4, 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
Feb. 21, 2024Firefall at Yosemite
Dec. 1, 2025Antarctica Day
Nov. 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Dec. 21, 2024Happy winter solstice!
Apr. 9, 2024World Ski and Snowboard Festival
Something to ‘bee’ thankful for
Commemorating Indigenous Peoples
Happy Mothers Day!
How’s the air up there?
Dec. 20, 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
Mar. 10, 2024Daylight Savings
Come on, guys, this way!
The ‘potato chip bird’
Dec. 19, 2025Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
Huddled and hunting
May 12, 2024Mothers Day
Jun. 23, 2024Dhaka, Bangladesh
Oct. 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
You can take a refreshing dip here any day of the year
Oct. 8, 2025World Octopus Day
Feb. 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
Mar. 20, 2025Spring equinox
Lighting the world