Christmas Tour of Homes Presented by the Volunteers of the Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives
The 21ˢᵗ Annual Christmas Tour of Homes
The volunteers of the Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives are pleased to announce that the Annual Christmas Tour of Homes will be returning for its 21ˢᵗ season in November of 2025. We’re so excited to show you what we have in store!
The 2025 Christmas Tour of Homes is scheduled to take place from Friday, November 14ᵗʰ to Sunday, November 16ᵗʰ. Tickets will be for sale in advance on this website, at 14 East St., or through participating retailers, and for sale during the tour itself at 14 East St. and at each of the four participating homes. Tickets will be for sale for $25 each.
Please be aware that the homes are not within walking distance this year.
The Tour of Homes Committee kindly asks that tour-goers remove their shoes while in the homes. In an effort to reduce single-use plastic, we ask that you bring your own reusable shoe bag.
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 15ᵗʰ
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Sunday, November 16ᵗʰ
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
$25 each
Available at select retailers and the tour stops
Pre-order through this website
$25.00Add to cart
About the Tour of Homes
The Aylmer-Malahide Museum Volunteers' annual Christmas Tour of Homes began in 2002. This fundraiser was developed to benefit the museum's operation and raise awareness of local businesses. It is now a Christmas tradition for many locals and visitors from all over Ontario and beyond. Four unique, interesting and/or historical homes are chosen in the Aylmer Area. These homes are decorated for Christmas and then opened for participants to tour. This is a major fundraiser for the museum. Many volunteer hours and support from homeowners and local businesses go into making this an annual success.
Tickets to the 2025 Christmas Tour of Homes are $25 each. Please find your tickets at one of the sources below!
Before the Tour
Local businesses have kindly partnered with the museum to sell Tour of Homes tickets on our behalf.
Please note that volunteers will collect all tickets from these locations on Wednesday, November 12. Tickets will be available at the museum after this point and at each of the homes on the tour when the tour begins.
Tickets will be available at:
The Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives
14 East St., Aylmer
Through this Website
Please note that these are physical tickets. Tickets purchased through this website will be ready for their respective tour-goers at the Aylmer-Malahide Museum at 14 East St. Your purchase will not be available at any other stop on the tour. We do not deliver Tour of Homes tickets. Please stop by the museum before the tour to pick up your tickets, or start your tour at the museum to retrieve your tickets and enjoy the refreshments on offer!
$25.00Add to cart
During the Tour
During the tour, tickets will be for sale at the museum or at each of the four participating homes.
49819 John Wise Line
Built in 1989 by the homeowner’s parents, she and her husband purchased the home in 2015. Since then, the family has renovated the kitchen and all four bathrooms, opened up the kitchen and living room for a more family-friendly space, and refinished the original hardwood floors and staircase. Summers are often spent hosting friends and family, while Christmas brings its own warmth to the home.
8490 Imperial Road
Constructed by DeSutter Homes in 2022 to be the homeowners’ retirement residence, this lovely modern-country-style home features a large front porch, office and reading area, open family room, primary bedroom with attached ensuite and walk-in closet, kitchen with large island, and finished basement. One of the homeowners’ favourite areas of their home is the rear covered porch, where they watch beautiful sunrises and harvest moons.
1 Hemlock Crescent
Trentwood Presentation Centre, courtesy of Hayhoe Homes
Hayhoe Homes welcomes you this holiday season to their debut model home in Aylmer. This new-build bungalow includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a great room, a kitchen, and a dining room on the main floor, with a finished family room in the lower level. This home features hardwood and tile flooring, custom cabinetry, an elegant gas fireplace, and an abundance of natural light. Designer Shale Gauthier, alongside tour volunteers, have decked these halls in a sophisticated, modern Christmas style.
36 Victoria Street North
This Victorian home has a blend of historic character with modern updates. Original features like wide trim, tall ceilings, pine floors, and a wrap-around porch showcase its timeless appeal. As you step inside, the naturally lit living room and spacious dining area give you a sense of welcoming charm. With every season, 36 Victoria Street has a new way of showing its character.
St. Paul’s United Church
5 Queen Street North
Originally a Wesleyan Methodist congregation, St. Paul’s had its beginnings in the 1840s, with the construction of a wood-frame church on the southeast corner of Queen Street and Sydenham Street. The building was used until 1873, when a lot was acquired from James Finnie on the northeast corner of Talbot Street and Queen Street, and construction on the present church began. The new church was dedicated in October 1875 by Rev. Egerton Ryerson. The church seated over 700 people and boasted a 156-foot steeple.
St. Paul’s has kindly offered their property to be decorated by the Tour of Homes Committee and toured by ticket holders. Please stop by to take a peek!
The Museum
14 East Street
Visit the museum for the chance to win a free door prize!
Gift Basket Raffle
Six tickets for $5
Tickets for our gift basket raffle will also be available for purchase. Buy six tickets for $5 and put them toward any baskets of your choice! Consider trying your luck and treating yourself or a loved one to a wonderful gift.
From Farm to Factory
Exploring the histories of the Aylmer Canning Company, Carnation Milk, and Imperial Tobacco, and these companies’ impact on our local community and economy.
Warm beverages throughout the tour will kindly be provided by Kindred Credit Union.
November 14, 4 PM to 9 PM
Ryan’s No Frills
November 15, 1 PM to 4 PM
Spicer’s Bakery
November 15, 4 PM to 9 PM
Miller’s Your Independent Grocer
November 16, 1 PM to 5 PM
Aylmer McDonald’s
For each annual Tour of Homes, volunteers with the Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives assemble a series of gift baskets to raffle off to tour-goers. Buy six tickets for $5 and put them toward any baskets of your choice! Consider trying your luck and treating yourself or a loved one to a wonderful gift.
Check back here to find a list of the baskets on offer closer to the event!
The Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives relies on our community to support an event of this size. We are more than happy to accept sponsorships in the form of advertisements. Each advertisement will be printed in the Tour of Homes ticket booklet, which reaches approximately 700 tour-goers, and will be featured on this webpage (below) with a link to its respective business. Please note that ticket advertisements will be printed in black and white, and website advertisements will be featured in colour. We are pleased to offer two sizes of advertisements: a half-page ad (5.15" x 3.5"), a quarter-page ad (5.15" x 1.9") and an eighth-page ad (2.5" x 1.9"). Local businesses are welcome to fill out the below form to advertise with us, or to otherwise contact us at (519) 773-9723 or info@aylmermuseum.ca.
The deadline to confirm an advertisement with the 2025 Tour of Homes has been extended to September 1ˢᵗ, 2025.
The Aylmer-Malahide Museum & Archives is proud to showcase local merchants and businesses in each home on the Christmas Tour of Homes. Merchants who participate in the tour will have their merchandise prominently displayed in each home. Museum volunteers work with the merchants to select a series of products to borrow for the duration of the tour and will return those products to their respective merchants as soon as possible after the tour. Volunteers will provide merchants with a detailed loan form indicating agreed-upon pickup and return dates. The Tour of Homes ticket booklet will include explicit credit and thanks to each merchant, and each merchant is entitled to two complimentary tickets for their participation.
Merchants of the Aylmer, Malahide, or East Elgin areas are welcome to fill out the below application. Should museum volunteers be interested in using your merchandise for the Tour of Homes, committee representatives will be in contact.
The Tour of Homes relies on the generosity of local homeowners to operate. We would love to hear from you if you're interested in showcasing your home on the tour!
Please note that homes on the tour must be located within Aylmer or Malahide.
Homeowners work closely with the Tour of Homes Committee to ready their homes for the tour, and are entitled to two free tickets to the tour and a gift card to a local restaurant.
Should the committee be interested in partnering with you to showcase your home, a committee member will be in contact to discuss details and the next steps. Thank you for your time and consideration!
2025 Tour of Homes Sponsors & Supporters
Join the list here!
