SPONSOR LEVELS WINTER 2026/27

$25,000

• All the Gold benefits, plus:
• Exclusive branding as “Season Sponsor” across all event materials
• Top billing with a tailored sponsor recognition package
• Featured as season sponsor at all festival locations
• VIP recognition (in lights!) throughout the festival
• Opportunity to participate in our opening ceremony

$10,000

• All the Silver benefits, plus:
• Primary sponsor recognition (in lights!) for a specific festival location (Market Square, Tom Patterson Island, shuttle buses, …)
• Recognition in press releases and media coverage
• Dedicated social media recognition

$5,000

• All the Bronze benefits plus:
• Featured on advertisements and marketing
• Lighted sponsor recognition at each festival location

$2,500

• Community Sponsor benefits, plus:
• Featured on festival signage
• Recognition on social media

$1,000

• Acknowledgement on the Lights On Stratford website
• Featured on a dedicated social media post on your hot chocolate night
• Sponsor a Friday or Saturday night throughout the festival

$750

• Acknowledgement on the Lights On Stratford website
• Featured on a dedicated social media post on your silent disco night
• Sponsor a Friday or Saturday night throughout the festival

$500

• Acknowledgement on the Lights On Stratford website

2025/26 SPONSORS
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PARTNERS

This festival is not possible without Stratford’s amazing community support. Interested in becoming a sponsor? You’re in good company!

Light is a powerful symbol. From darkness comes light.

Lights On Stratford is an award-winning annual festival that delights thousands of local residents and visitors from far and wide.

“Lights On Stratford in all its magical glory certainly provides a great destination for visitors looking for a getaway during the winter season. It also delights our local residents. From a child’s first experience using public city transit on the free Lights On Stratford shuttle bus, to the joyful laughter emanating from the interactive light installations across the city, this winter festival excels at making our community shine.” – Stratford Mayor Martin Ritsma

Please visit the Lights On Stratford 2025/26 Report for full details including attendance, marketing, budget and community feedback.

Free to the public and designed to be safely enjoyed with on-site staff, the 7th annual Lights On Stratford will light up next winter starting mid-December with a CANADA: NORTHERN LIGHTS theme. More details will be announced soon!

Stratford is home to some of the world’s best artists, lighting designers, props builders and creative minds. Lights On Stratford harnesses this precious resource of local talent to craft a truly unique experience that can’t be found anywhere else.

The beacons of Stratford-made light sculptures, displays, exhibits and projections attract and amaze both residents and visitors, who in turn strengthen and grow a robust and diversified year round tourism economy. This provides much-needed support to the myriad of Stratford businesses that help define the character of our city.

As both an economic resiliency initiative and a cultural attraction, Lights On Stratford is an impactful sponsorship opportunity with integrity, prestige and unique exposure for you and/or your organization.

Become a sponsor and help bring light and joy to Stratford this winter. Contact Lindsey for more details.