Clarington is home to five Christmas parades. It has more Santa Claus/Christmas parades than any other town-sized municipality in Canada . The parades are run in: Bowmanville, Newcastle, Courtice, Orono, and Enniskillen/Tyrone. The latter parade is organized by "T.H.E.E. Farmer's Parade of Lights", which is a special Christmas parade put on by the farmers from the communities of Tyrone, Haydon, Enniskillen and Enfield. Enniskillen, which is located in the northern part of Clarington, was the birthplace of
Samuel McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin started the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. in 1904 and was one of the first major automobile manufacturers in Canada, which evolved into General Motors of Canada. Enniskillen is home to the Enniskillen General Store which opened in 1840 and stills operates today. Clarington is home to
Jungle Cat World. Clarington Museums & Archives is the local museum in the municipality. Clarington is home to
Camp 30, a
World War II Prisoner-of-war camp, and located on Lambs Road, in Bowmanville. Clarington is also home to Brimacombe, a ski resort located near Kirby, Ontario. Clarington is home to
Darlington Provincial Park, which is located in Darlington.
Bowmanville Zoo Clarington was home to the
Bowmanville Zoo, until its closure in 2016. The Clarington Family Outdoor Adventure Park occupied the same property as the former Bowmanville Zoo lands for several years under the same ownership, until closure. As of 2022, the Township is working with volunteers at Valley 2000 to convert the Zoo grounds into a town park, with trails connecting the surrounding housing areas.
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park A major attraction in the municipality is the
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park), a multi-track facility located north of Bowmanville that features a 2.459-mile (4.0 km), 10-turn road course; a half-mile paved oval; a 2.4 km advanced driver and race driver training facility and a 1.4 km kart track (Mosport International Karting). It was also a host of the
Canadian Grand Prix of
Formula One before the event was moved to a
circuit in
Montreal in the 1970s. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) was also the location of three major music festivals held between 1970 and 1980. The
Strawberry Fields Festival held August 7–9, 1970 featured
Alice Cooper,
Jethro Tull,
Grand Funk Railroad,
Procol Harum,
Ten Years After,
Lighthouse,
Crowbar and
Sly and the Family Stone.
John Lennon was to be the headline act, bidding to gain exposure for his peace campaign, but after months of planning he backed out due to differences with the show's promoter. However, the event still used the title of
The Beatles' 1967 single of the same name.
Led Zeppelin were booked to play but also backed out.
Canada Jam was held August 26, 1978 and the
Heatwave Festival was held August 23, 1980. CTMP was home to Republic Live's
Boots and Hearts Music Festival, which first opened in the summer of 2012. In 2015, the event was abruptly moved to
Burl's Creek Event Grounds, near Barrie. ==Notable residents==