Kick off your holiday season with these family-friendly parades and light displays. Experience all the fun and magic, including special appearances from Santa to bring extra Christmas cheer. Bundle up and get into the holiday spirit this November and December with the Family Fun Edmonton Ultimate Guide to Holiday Light-Ups and Santa Parades!
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald Tree Lighting Ceremony
The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony is open to the public and will include live musical performances by a local children’s choir, plus free homemade cookies and hot chocolate.
When:Â Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Where:Â Fairmont Hotel Macdonald (lobby) | 10065 100 Street NW, Edmonton
Crossroads Business Association Light Up the Night Festival
The community of Inglewood will be filled with Holiday Cheer during this fun evening event that includes horse-drawn carriage rides, face painting, live bands and festive carolers, a winter night market, and visits with Santa AND Winter Princesses!
When:Â Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Multi-site event in Inglewood | 12315 118 Avenue NW, Edmonton
Stony Plain Road Light Up the Park 2024
Join The Stony Plain Road Business Association to Light Up the Park! Be in Butler Memorial Park as the holiday lights are activated and merriment is shared through roaming entertainment, a musical performance from Gateway Chorus, and free hot chocolate for all.
When: Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where:Â Butler Memorial Park | 15715 Stony Plain Road, Edmonton
Leduc Light-Up the Park
The City of Leduc is kicking off its annual Light-Up Leduc program with a Holiday Light-Up event in Alexandra Park. Be there to celebrate the festive season with free hot chocolate, visits with Santa, live music and sing-alongs, and crafts at the library!
When:Â Friday, November 15, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Alexandra Park | Just off 50th St right, adjacent to the Civic Centre, Leduc
Strathcona County Celebration of Lights
Be there as Festival Place in Sherwood Park gets lit up for the holiday season! This fun event includes an LED tree show, winter carnival, wagon rides with Santa, campfire cooking, cookie decorating, hot chocolate, letters to Santa, crafts, face painting, and a special appearance from the Grinch!
When: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Festival Place, Sherwood Park
All is Bright on 124th Street Winter Festival
The 124 Street business community throws a party like no other with immersive light installations, live music, Santa, light-up street performers, ice carvers, maple taffy, crafts, cookie decorating, s’mores around the fire pit, food trucks, beverage gardens, and much much more! The highlight of the event is the Light Up The Night Ceremony at 5 pm!
When:Â Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: 124th Street between 107th Avenue and 109th Avenue, Edmonton
Lighting the Way at Foyer Lacombe Hospice
This holiday season the St. Albert Sturgeon Hospice Association will once again light up the trees atop Mission Hill and on the Foyer Lacombe Hospice grounds to create a beacon of hope and remembrance for hospice residents and their families. Be there for the official lighting of this brilliant display to take a walk through the sponsored lit trees, enjoy light refreshments, and create a memorial paper lantern for a loved one.
When: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where:Foyer Lacombe Grounds | 1 St. Vital Ave, St. Albert
Calmar Christmas in the Park
Make plans to be in the Town of Calmar for Christmas in the Park! This free event includes sleigh rides, pictures with Santa, beautiful Christmas lights including an impressive light tunnel, music, hot chocolate, and treats.
When: Friday, November 22, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Woodland Park |  50 Avenue – 51 Street, Calmar
Downtown Winterval
Downtown Winterval on historic 104 Street will features a full range of deals, giveaways, FREE activities like live concerts, sleigh rides, glowing art installations, ice carving lessons, photos with Santa, maple taffy, roaming carolers, and more!
When: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Time: 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: 104 Street Block | 104 Street, North of Jasper Avenue, Edmonton
Devon Christmas in the Park
Come celebrate the holiday season with twinkling lights, a kids zone with petting zoo & ice slide, vintage firetruck rides, horse drawn sleigh rides, maple taffy, Christmas carols, warm food & drinks, and visits with Santa & the Grinch.
When: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Devon Lions Society Campground, Devon
St. Albert Snowflake Festival
Kick off the Christmas season in style with this family fun event that includes rides on the Polar Express mini train, sleigh rides, street hockey, a petting zoo, craft stations, and the chance to meet surprise guests including Santa! Don’t forget to bring a donation for the food bank.
When: Friday, November 29, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where:Â Perron District, Downtown St. Albert
Lights Up! Fort Saskatchewan
Enjoy the light displays, listen to a special reading of T’was the Night Before Christmas, snack on delicious cookies and hot chocolate, meet roaming characters, and get your photo with Santa Claus!
When: Friday, November 29, 2024
Time: 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Fort Saskatchewan City Hall
A Very Vegreville Christmas
Join the Town of Vegreville for the annual Light Up at Rotary Rendezvouz Park, a Holiday Light Parade down Main Street, a FREE public swim, photos with Santa, plus the chance to cheer on the Vegreville Rangers hockey team.
When: Friday, November 29, 2024
Time: Events from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Where:Â Various locations in Vegreville
Lighting Up Ada Boulevard
Join Concordia University of Edmonton for the Lighting Up of Ada Boulevard. Be there for the lighting ceremony at both the Main campus and Magrath Campus, and celebrate with fun seasonal activities like caroling, crafts, and horse-drawn wagon rides!
When: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Time:Â 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Concordia University of Edmonton Main campus (7128 Ada Boulevard) and Magrath Campus (6240 Ada Boulevard)
Light Up in Central Park Spruce Grove
Enjoy free hot chocolate and hot dogs, cookie decorating, family activities, crafts, and live choirs, then join the countdown for the Light Up at 5:30 pm! Afterwards, join in the outdoor disco party in the park and free public skating in the Agrena!
When: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Time: 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Where: Central Park, Spruce Grove
Winter Whyte Light Up in Old Strathcona
“Ooo” and “Ahh” as the gazebo is lit up and McIntyre Park is transformed into a winter wonderland. This family-friendly event promises an exciting evening of lights, music, shopping, and free entertainment including cozy winter fires, pop-up vendors from the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market, and roving entertainers.
When: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Wilbert McIntyre Park | 8303 – 104 Street NW, Edmonton
Stony Plain Winter Light Up
Join the fun at the Stony Plain Winter Light Up! On Sunday, December 1, 2024, the switch will be flipped, and the lights will go on, including the giant tree on Mainstreet. Enjoy photos with Santa, festive music from the live DJ, and a treasure hunt for free treats and goodies downtown.
When: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Downtown Stony Plain | 50 Street and 51 Avenue, Stony Plain
Light Up the Legislature Ceremony
The official Light Up The Legislature ceremony will take place on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 and everyone is invited to be part of the incredible time-honoured tradition. Come early for festive fun at the Visitor Centre including live music performances, family activities, and hot chocolate (by donation), then be outside at 6:30 pm when the switch will flip on the spectacular display and BIG Christmas tree!
When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time:Â 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where:Â Violet King Henry Plaza | 99 Avenue and 108 Street, Edmonton
Currents Windermere Light Up The Square
Join Currents Windermere in Town Square (beside Canadian Brewhouse) for this free light-up event that includes dancing light displays, holiday stories read by a special guest and hot chocolate served by gingerbread girls.
When: Friday, December 6, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Town Square at Currents Windermere | 6103 Currents Drive, Edmonton
2024 CP Holiday Train
The festively lit CP Holiday Train is back on track in 2024 with live performances from Sofia Camara and Magic! Make it part of your annual Christmas tradition with your choice of concert stops in Edmonton, and the nearby towns of Wetaskiwin, Millet, Leduc, and Josephburg.
When:
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | Stops in Wetaskiwin (5:45 pm ) Millet (7:00 pm ) & Leduc (8:30 pm)
- Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Stops in Josephburg (5:15 pm ) & Edmonton (8:15 pm)
Locations: See event post for full address details
Brighten Up Beaumont
Head to Beaumont’s Four Seasons Park for a stroll through the Couloir des Arbres/Corridor of Trees, wagon rides, live ice sculptures, roving entertainment, hot chocolate, carolers, and special character guests!
When: December 14, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Four Seasons Park | 5417 – 43 Avenue, Beaumont
Kingsway District Holiday Parade
Brighten your holiday season with the Kingsway District Holiday Parade. The parade will make its way from the east Airport Road entrance to Kingsway Mall, where Santa will be waiting!
When: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm start
Where: Kingsway Avenue Service Road, Edmonton
Town of Millet Santa Parade
Head to the Town of Millet for the 2nd annual Santa Parade! Watch a festive parade through the streets, then head to the Millet Lion’s Hall to get your photo with Santa and the Grinch, plus enjoy hot chocolate, hot dogs, treats, and giveaways.
When: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: 5128 50 Avenue, Millet
Firefighters’ Santa Claus Parade in Wetaskiwin
Sound the alarms! The 13th Annual Firefighters’ Santa Claus Parade is coming to Wetaskiwin. Bundle up and find your spot along 50 Avenue to enjoy all the floats, lights, music, and Santa riding a Firetruck!
When: Saturday, November 29, 2024
Time: 6:45 pm start
Where: Downtown Wetaskiwin, along 50 Avenue
Morinville Lite Up the Nite Christmas Festival & Parade
The Town of Morinville is celebrating their annual Lite Up the Nite Festival on November 29 to December 1, 2024. The Saturday is jam packed with festive activities including a parade, tree lighting and fireworks!
When: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Time: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Where: Morinville
Leduc Santa Claus Parade
The man in red is coming to town for the Leduc Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 30, 2024! The Downtown District invites you to join in the fun and festive cheer with hot chocolate and popcorn in hand.
When: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: 50 Avenue & 50 Street, Leduc
Fort Saskatchewan Santa Claus Parade
The Fort Saskatchewan Santa Claus Parade is back winding through the downtown streets with a new FRIDAY evening event. Celebrate the season with exuberant marching bands, beautifully decorated floats, and Santa riding aboard his magical sleigh!
When: Friday, December 6, 2024
Time: Parade Starts at 7:00 pm
Where: Traditional parade route through Downtown Fort Saskatchewan starting at the corner of 101 Avenue and 101 Street
Leduc Country Christmas Convoy
The young and young at heart are going to love seeing big wheelers decked out in festive Christmas lights during the annual Leduc Country Christmas Convoy! The trucks will be meeting at Blackjacks Roadhouse and will roll out at 4:30 pm to make their way through the streets of Leduc, and on to the Leduc Country Lights.
When: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Starting at Blackjacks Roadhouse | 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku
