What do you love about the holidays? One of our favourite things is the abundance of Christmas lights that help cast off the gloom of cold, dark days! Brighten your nights and warm your hearts with our handy list of the Best Christmas Light Displays in Edmonton & Area. Whether you like to view the lights from the warmth and comfort of your vehicle or prefer to take it in during a stroll in the cool winter air, there are plenty of fun and festive options for your family to discover!
PLUS find even more holiday fun with our guide to Holiday Light Ups & Santa Parades, and stay tuned for our Family Fun Edmonton Holiday Event Guide featuring all the best family-friendly activities and events this season!
INDOOR Glow Edmonton
When: December 4-31, 2024
Location: Edmonton Expo Centre | 7515 – 118 Avenue, Edmonton
Experience all the splendor of the big top with Glow Edmonton’s Christmas Carnival. Make plans to run away to the Edmonton Expo Centre for this magical mash-up of holiday lights and carnival fun! Glow Edmonton is a holiday tradition for Edmonton families, with more then a million twinkling lights to see and discover!
OUTDOOR Alberta Legislature Grounds
When: Opens December 3, 2024
Location: 10800 97 Avenue NW, Edmonton
Marvel at the 200,000 twinkling lights and the 40 ft Christmas tree at the Alberta Legislature! If you plan it right, you can also catch a Celebrate the Season live musical performance inside the Legislature Rotunda on your visit.
DRIVE-THRU Borealis Lights Christmas Drive-Thru Light Display
When: November 22, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Location: St. Albert Kinsmen RV Park | 47 Riel Drive, St. Albert
Start a new holiday tradition with the family as you enjoy close to 1 MILLION twinkling lights in this brilliant drive-thru display. The 25-30 minute driving loop has animated displays, magical tunnels of dancing lights, and a NEW 85′ Animated Christmas Tree of Light!
DRIVE-THRU Canadian Tire Magic of Lights
When: November 21, 2024 to Saturday, January 4, 2025
Location: RAD Torque Raceway | Highway 19, Nisku
Take a “Slow Ride On a Fast Track” with this magical route along the racetrack complete with over 1.5 MILLION twinkling lights, animated displays, and a stunning 200 foot light tunnel. It takes a Team of 8 Festive ‘Elves’ 6 weeks to set up the over 1.5 MILLION lights in this impressive drive-thru display!
OUTDOOR Central Park in Spruce Grove
When: Daily after November 30, 2024
Location: 450 King Street, Spruce Grove
See the trees in Central Park lit up with thousands of colourful lights! You can even bring your skates and enjoy gliding through the beautifully lit park.
OUTDOOR Edmonton Christmas Market
When: Wednesday to Sunday, November 28 – December 15, 2024
Location: Fort Edmonton Park | 7000 143 Street NW, Edmonton
Each Holiday Season Edmonton Christmas Market lights up Fort Edmonton Park with captivating light displays, local vendors, delicious food, live theatre, family-friendly workshops, live holiday entertainment and roving performers, carousel & trolley rides, and, of course, visits with Santa! It’s the perfect family outing or date night activity.
INDOOR Enchanted Forest Fort Saskatchewan
When: November 29, 2024 – January 7, 2025
Location: City Hall 10005 – 102 Street | Fort Saskatchewan Public Library 10011 – 102 Street | Dow Centennial Centre 8700 84 Street | Shell Theatre 8700 84 Street
Love twinkly Christmas lights but hate the cold and snow? Visit Fort Saskatchewan’s Enchanted Forest – an impressive indoor collection of uniquely decorated Christmas trees hosted in 4 great locations!
INDOOR Enchanted Illumination at Southgate Centre
When: November 18, 2024 – January 7, 2025
Location: Southgate Centre | 5015-111 Street NW, Edmonton (Next to American Eagle)
Enjoy a walk-through twinkling lights, hand-carved snow globes, ice sculptures, and more at this FREE Holiday Light display in Southgate Centre.
OUTDOOR Festival Place LED Tree
When: Daily after November 16, 2024
Location: 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park
You can drive by Festival Place throughout the holiday season to enjoy the LED tree and lights display set to a special holiday soundtrack.
OUTDOOR/INDOOR Glowscape 124: An Illuminated Art Experience
When: November 16, 2024 – December 1, 2024
Location: 124th Street between 107th Avenue and 109th Avenue, Edmonton
The 124 Street business community has something new up their sleeves this holiday season to extend the magic of the annual All is Bright Festival! Glowscape 124: An Illuminated Art Experience will transform 8 empty commercial spaces in the area with dancing light projections, immersive artwork, and illuminating innovation. Explore all 8 art spaces FREE!
OUTDOOR Greenland Garden Centre Lights in the Park
When: November 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Location: 23108 Highway 16, Sherwood Park
The botanical garden at Greenland Garden Centre will once again transform into a magical Christmas display from the movie Elf – complete with narwhals and polar bears! Come explore the pathways and shimmering lights during Lights in the Park – admission this year will be $5 per couple or $10 per family in support of the Strathcona Christmas Bureau and The Salvation Army. Well-behaved dogs on leash are also welcome and a food truck will be available on-site.
OUTDOOR Leduc Country Lights
When: November 30 to December 31, 2024
Location: Leduc West Antique Society | 49541, Range Rd 260, Calmar
Take a family stroll to enjoy some fresh country air at the popular Leduc Country Lights presented by the Kinsmen Club of Leduc. You can even bring along your beloved four-legged family member (as long as they remain on a leash!).
OUTDOOR Luminaria 2024 at the U of A Botanic Garden
When: December 13-15, 20-22 & 27-29, 2024
Location: University of Alberta Botanic Garden | 51227 AB-60, Spruce Grove
Brighten your night and warm your heart this winter with the return of Luminaria to the University of Alberta Botanic Garden! This year the winter light festival will return to its simple, natural roots by unplugging most of the electrical lights and focusing on highlighting the magic of nature by through candlelight, firelight, and starlight. Tickets to Luminaria must be purchased in advance.
OUTDOOR McIntyre Park in Old Strathcona
When: Daily after November 30, 2024
Location: 8303 104 Street NW, Edmonton
As the central part of Winter Whyte Light Up, McIntyre Park will be decked out in a beautiful display of lights for the holiday season.
INDOOR Muttart Conservatory: A Candy Cane Christmas
When: November 23, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Location: Muttart Conservatory | 9626 – 96A Street, Edmonton
The Feature Pyramid at the Muttart Conservatory will have a merry makeover just in time for the holiday season! Visit from November 30 to January 12, 2025 to enjoy A Candy Cane Christmas – the pyramids make the perfect escape from the cold!
OUTDOOR Zoominescence Festival of Light
When: Select days from November 29, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Location: 13315 Buena Vista Road, Edmonton
See the Edmonton Valley Zoo in a whole new light! Book your evening visit in December to see the zoo transformed into a magical and bright winter wonderland, complete with artistic light displays, roaming fairytale characters, and all your favourite zoo animals.
OUTDOOR Candy Cane Lane
Location: 148 Street between 99 Avenue to 92 Avenue, Edmonton
Take a festive stroll or drive down Edmonton’s iconic Candy Cane Lane… and don’t forget your food bank donation. Tickets for Festive Hayrides will go on sale Friday, November 22, 2024 at 12:00 pm and typically sell out fast!
Candy Cane Lane is also excited to offer three walking exclusive nights where vehicle traffic will not be allowed down the lane. Park the car and visit on December 14, 23, and 28 to enjoy a stress-free stroll down the lane.
OUTDOOR Summerside Grande Boulevard
Location: Summerside Grande Boulevard SW, between 88th Street and 70th Street, Edmonton
There are plenty of lights, decorations and fun inflatables to see all the way up and down this street in Edmonton’s Southeast neighbourhood Lake Summerside.
OUTDOOR Lights for Larry
Location: 4220 124 Avenue NW, Edmonton (map)
Lights for Larry is an impressive display is made up of more than 135,000 lights -inside and out- in honor of the homeowner’s family member who was diagnosed with ALS. There’s a train, a light tunnel, a moose, some reindeer, happy penguins, and much more! In 2022 they were chosen as the ‘Best Lit House’ in Alberta in the Direct Energy Light up for the Holidays contest.
OUTDOOR Maisie’s Magical Christmas House
Location: 9619-144 Avenue, Edmonton (map)
What started as a few strings of lights in 2004 has grown into a stunning tribute display to the creators mother, Maisie. You can see this house from blocks away with its huge trees decked out in lights, and the entire yard filled with beautiful Christmas displays! Donations are being accepted to Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) this year. PLUS check this post for the nights Mister Grinch will be there for photos!
OUTDOOR Stony Plain Lane – Home of the Famous Griswold House
Location: Briarwood Point, Stony Plain (map)
If you love National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, check out this house in Stony Plain decorated to pay homage to the Griswold family, complete with Uncle Eddie’s RV! The whole neighbourhood does a great job lighting up their homes for the holiday season, earning the title of “Stony Plain Lane”. Donations for the Food Bank are also being collected on site. The official Light Up Event will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024!
OUTDOOR St. Albert Candy Cane Lane
Location: Elliot Place, St. Albert (map)
The residents of Elliot Place in St.Albert are bringing the holiday spirit to their yards in their own version of “Candy Cane Lane”. Come walk through the lit arches and see how the neighbours in this crescent have tried to one-up each other’s holiday displays this season!
OUTDOOR Light-Up Leduc
Location: Throughout Leduc (map)
The Annual Light-Up Leduc is another great chance to get out and see some spectacularly decorated homes this holiday season. With 4 finalists chosen in each city quadrant, it is up to the public to choose the grand prize winner!
OUTDOOR Edmonton Area Christmas Lights
Location: Throughout Edmonton & Area
Check out this Facebook page to see user-submitted neighbourhood displays all around Edmonton.
Find more holiday activities here.
Run Away to Glow Edmonton’s Christmas Carnival
Experience all the splendour of the big top with Glow Edmonton’s Christmas Carnival. Make plans to run away to the Edmonton Expo Centre from December 4 to 31, 2024 to experience this magical mash-up of holiday lights and carnival fun! This festive experience has become a holiday tradition for Edmonton families, with over 100,000 sq ft of twinkling holiday displays to discover inside the warmth and comfort of the indoors.
This year’s Christmas Carnival theme includes an exciting quest to help the Head Ringmaster, an interactive Kids Fun Zone, Santa’s Sleigh VR ride, live entertainment, fun on the LED dance floor, and special character appearances. Be sure to check the full schedule to discover special events like a Swiftie-themed Red Christmas & Birthday Bash, Unicorn Wonderland Celebration, and the Glow without Limits sensory-friendly day.
Glow Edmonton offers something for everyone to brighten the Holiday Season! Bring your camera charged and ready to snap selfies in the light gardens, swing on the ever-popular moon-shaped LED swings, stroll through the brilliant light tunnel, and pose in one of the hanging picture frames. The kids will love riding the Glow-comotive, meeting Santa, and playing in the Snowball Fun Zone, while you shop the Merry Makers Market, indulge in treats and drinks from the food trucks, and enjoy live entertainment on the Glow Stage. Book your tickets now to enjoy all the fun, food, and festivities!
