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<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nNovember 14, 2025, to January 4, 2026 | <\/strong>It\u2019s sparkling and magical \u2014 and there\u2019s nothing like it for festive, family joy! ZOOLIGHTS, presented by Olympia Trust Company, is bringing you cool nights and warm lights at the Wilder Institute\/Calgary Zoo this holiday. The award-winning tradition will light up your nights. Delight in an enchanting, family-friendly evening at this holiday extravaganza.<\/p>\nRead more about it\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nAirdrie Festival of Lights<\/a> | December 1 – 31, 2025<\/strong>
\nHead out to Airdrie for the city\u2019s annual festival of lights. The event features beautiful Christmas lights, miniature train rides, hot chocolate, bonfires, and much more. Santa will visit on select dates, and there will be other special events as well. Nose Creek Pond is located within the festival area and is a great place to skate outdoors when conditions permit.<\/p>\nBanff: In Search of Christmas Spirit<\/a> | Select Days, November 13 – December 31, 2025<\/strong>
\nHead to the mountains this winter, In Search of Christmas Spirit, as<\/em> Banff is bringing you an outdoor lighting experience for a magical evening. Be sure to get your free tickets before heading out for this 45-minute walking story journey, told by the illuminated wildlife of Banff National Park. This event fills up quickly.<\/p>\nLegacy Christmas Light<\/a> | December 1, 2025 – January 11, 2026
\n<\/strong>The community of Legacy, in Calgary\u2019s SE, will be a bright spot in our city this holiday season, literally! From December 1, 2025, to January 11, 2026, Legacy will light up its annual Christmas light display with more than a million Christmas lights. It\u2019s one of Calgary\u2019s largest free light displays!<\/p>\nLions’ Festival of Lights<\/a> | November 22, 2025 \u2013 January 8, 2026<\/strong>
\nThe Lions\u2019 Festival of Lights is normally the largest free drive-by Christmas light showcase in Calgary. For over three decades, Calgarians have enjoyed this spectacular light display at the SE corner of Confederation Park. Whether you drive by it every day or only occasionally, it\u2019s a Calgary Christmas tradition that never fails to delight. The lights are on beginning November 22, 2025, until January 8, 2026<\/p>\nSpruce Meadows Christmas Lights<\/a> | December 5 \u2013 7, 12 \u2013 14, and 19 \u2013 24, 2025
\n<\/strong>Spruce Meadows at Christmas is magical! In past years, they have hosted a drive-through light experience, but there\u2019s something new this year — mark your calendars for the Enchanted Festival! Every evening, this Christmas lights walk-through will feature fire pits, vendors, indoor activities, family movies, and of course, the sparkling magic of millions of lights! This event is ticketed.<\/p>\nStrathmore Ag Society Celebration of Lights<\/a> | November 29, 2025 – January 1, 2026<\/strong>
\nEnjoy the Celebration of Lights at the Strathmore & District Agricultural Society! The park is open nightly, starting November 29, 2025. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Families will enjoy visits with Santa right before Christmas and a Kids\u2019 New Year\u2019s Eve party.<\/p>\nTomkins Park Let’s Glow<\/a> | December 1 – 31, 2025<\/strong>
\nHead to 17th Ave \u2014 Let\u2019s Glow this holiday season! Tomkins Park will be lit up all of December with a beautiful display of lanterns and lights by local artist, Dylan Toymaker. If you visit, tag @17thAveSW for a chance to win gift cards.<\/p>\nMore Lights!<\/h2>\n
Lighten Up Calgary<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Do you have the most spectacular light display in your neighbourhood? If you want the whole city to know about it, add it to this website:\u00a0www.lightenupcalgary.ca<\/a>.\u00a0It has a map showing the locations of\u00a0some of the best private light displays in the city (and some public ones), or you can see the information in list form. More sites get added over the season.<\/p>\nAtlas Coal Mine Christmas in the Coulee<\/a>
\n<\/strong>With 40,000+ lights across 12 acres at the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site, Christmas in the Coulee is a sparkling, festive event that will amaze you! Twenty minutes southeast of Drumheller, you\u2019ll find holiday lights set against the dark Badland skies, crafts, music, treats, train rides,\u00a0and<\/em> Santa Claus!<\/p>\nCanmore Rotary Festival of Trees<\/a>
\n<\/strong>The Rotary Festival of Trees is a magical event happening all December in Canmore for the whole family. Imagine an indoor forest of Christmas trees decorated and twinkling all in one place, all created and donated by local businesses. There will be extra events and activities happening, too, like a FREE Kids’ Holiday Extravaganza.<\/p>\nDiscovery Wildlife Park Light the Night<\/a><\/strong>
\nDiscovery Wildlife Park has over 90 acres of open parkland and is home to dozens of species of animals, from local animals to exotic creatures, for a cool day trip. But if you\u2019re in the area at Christmas, stop by for Light the Night! It\u2019s a drive-through light experience, with a gift shop and a concession.<\/p>\n
Read more about it\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Airdrie Festival of Lights<\/a> | December 1 – 31, 2025<\/strong> Banff: In Search of Christmas Spirit<\/a> | Select Days, November 13 – December 31, 2025<\/strong> Legacy Christmas Light<\/a> | December 1, 2025 – January 11, 2026 Lions’ Festival of Lights<\/a> | November 22, 2025 \u2013 January 8, 2026<\/strong> Spruce Meadows Christmas Lights<\/a> | December 5 \u2013 7, 12 \u2013 14, and 19 \u2013 24, 2025 Strathmore Ag Society Celebration of Lights<\/a> | November 29, 2025 – January 1, 2026<\/strong> Tomkins Park Let’s Glow<\/a> | December 1 – 31, 2025<\/strong> Lighten Up Calgary<\/a> Atlas Coal Mine Christmas in the Coulee<\/a> Canmore Rotary Festival of Trees<\/a> Discovery Wildlife Park Light the Night<\/a><\/strong>
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\nHead out to Airdrie for the city\u2019s annual festival of lights. The event features beautiful Christmas lights, miniature train rides, hot chocolate, bonfires, and much more. Santa will visit on select dates, and there will be other special events as well. Nose Creek Pond is located within the festival area and is a great place to skate outdoors when conditions permit.<\/p>\n
\nHead to the mountains this winter, In Search of Christmas Spirit, as<\/em> Banff is bringing you an outdoor lighting experience for a magical evening. Be sure to get your free tickets before heading out for this 45-minute walking story journey, told by the illuminated wildlife of Banff National Park. This event fills up quickly.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The community of Legacy, in Calgary\u2019s SE, will be a bright spot in our city this holiday season, literally! From December 1, 2025, to January 11, 2026, Legacy will light up its annual Christmas light display with more than a million Christmas lights. It\u2019s one of Calgary\u2019s largest free light displays!<\/p>\n
\nThe Lions\u2019 Festival of Lights is normally the largest free drive-by Christmas light showcase in Calgary. For over three decades, Calgarians have enjoyed this spectacular light display at the SE corner of Confederation Park. Whether you drive by it every day or only occasionally, it\u2019s a Calgary Christmas tradition that never fails to delight. The lights are on beginning November 22, 2025, until January 8, 2026<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Spruce Meadows at Christmas is magical! In past years, they have hosted a drive-through light experience, but there\u2019s something new this year — mark your calendars for the Enchanted Festival! Every evening, this Christmas lights walk-through will feature fire pits, vendors, indoor activities, family movies, and of course, the sparkling magic of millions of lights! This event is ticketed.<\/p>\n
\nEnjoy the Celebration of Lights at the Strathmore & District Agricultural Society! The park is open nightly, starting November 29, 2025. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Families will enjoy visits with Santa right before Christmas and a Kids\u2019 New Year\u2019s Eve party.<\/p>\n
\nHead to 17th Ave \u2014 Let\u2019s Glow this holiday season! Tomkins Park will be lit up all of December with a beautiful display of lanterns and lights by local artist, Dylan Toymaker. If you visit, tag @17thAveSW for a chance to win gift cards.<\/p>\nMore Lights!<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>Do you have the most spectacular light display in your neighbourhood? If you want the whole city to know about it, add it to this website:\u00a0www.lightenupcalgary.ca<\/a>.\u00a0It has a map showing the locations of\u00a0some of the best private light displays in the city (and some public ones), or you can see the information in list form. More sites get added over the season.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>With 40,000+ lights across 12 acres at the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site, Christmas in the Coulee is a sparkling, festive event that will amaze you! Twenty minutes southeast of Drumheller, you\u2019ll find holiday lights set against the dark Badland skies, crafts, music, treats, train rides,\u00a0and<\/em> Santa Claus!<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Rotary Festival of Trees is a magical event happening all December in Canmore for the whole family. Imagine an indoor forest of Christmas trees decorated and twinkling all in one place, all created and donated by local businesses. There will be extra events and activities happening, too, like a FREE Kids’ Holiday Extravaganza.<\/p>\n
\nDiscovery Wildlife Park has over 90 acres of open parkland and is home to dozens of species of animals, from local animals to exotic creatures, for a cool day trip. But if you\u2019re in the area at Christmas, stop by for Light the Night! It\u2019s a drive-through light experience, with a gift shop and a concession.<\/p>\n