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‘Christmas with Wildlife’ runs Nov. 22–Dec. 21, 2025 at 6706 Gibbs Road

Justin Barber

11 Dec 2025 — 1 min read

Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue will host evening sessions of its Christmas with Wildlife program at 6706 Gibbs Road in Clarington on select dates in November and December 2025. Admission is $15 plus HST per person age 2 and up, with attendance limited to two-hour time slots.

This is the third annual edition. The organization says the event supports its wildlife hospital, which it describes as Durham Region’s only wildlife rehabilitation hospital.

December dates are Friday, Dec. 12; Saturday, Dec. 13; Friday, Dec. 19; Saturday, Dec. 20; and Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. On those dates, sessions run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Visitors may stay for up to two hours.

Two earlier sessions are scheduled for Saturdays, Nov. 22 and Nov. 29, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Planned activities include live animal presentations, light displays, a campfire, baked goods and encounters with the organization’s “animal ambassadors.”

Event details are posted on the Municipality of Clarington events calendar.

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