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 nights! Brighten your holidays 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 check our Family Fun Edmonton Holiday Event Guide featuring all the best family-friendly activities and events this season!
INDOOR FEATURED Glow Edmonton
Step into sparkling magic when you enter the Enchanted Forest at Glow Edmonton this holiday season! From December 4 – 31, 2025, your family will delight in seasonal activities, holiday lights, and heart-warming Christmas traditions. This spectacular indoor lights experience is an annual holiday tradition for many Edmonton families, with over 100,000 sq ft of twinkling holiday displays to discover in the warmth of the Edmonton Expo Centre!
Find out more here.
OUTDOOR Alberta Legislature Grounds
When: Opens December 3, 2025
Location: 10800 97 Avenue NW, Edmonton
Marvel at the 200,000 twinkling lights and the 40-foot 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 Canadian Tire Magic of Lights
When: November 20, 2025 – January 3, 2026
Location: RAD Torque Raceway | Highway 19, Nisku
Take a “Slow Ride On a Fast Track” with this magical route along the racetrack. The 2.7-kilometre route is fully decorated with the latest LED technology, moving animations, and dazzling lights that will have the whole car exclaiming. Delight in themed holiday scenes that can run several hundred feet long and stand as high as 32 feet tall!
OUTDOOR Central Park in Spruce Grove
Date: Daily after November 29, 2025
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: Thursday to Sunday from November 29 – December 21, 2025
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
Date: November 28, 2025 – January 7, 2026
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
Date: November 24 to December 28, 2025
Location: Southgate Mall (Located next to Crate and Barrel)
Enchanted Illumination returns to Southgate Centre from November 24 to December 28, 2025! This FREE festive display features twinkling lights, lots of photo opportunities and interactive activities for families to enjoy together.
OUTDOOR Festival Place LED Tree
Date: Daily after November 15, 2025
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 All is Bright Festival
When: November 15 – November 22, 2025
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! Illuminated art installations will transform the windows along 124 Street with dancing light projections, immersive artwork, and illuminating innovation.
OUTDOOR Greenland Garden Centre Lights in the Park
When: November 7 – December 30, 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
Date: November 29 – December 31, 2025
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 McIntyre Park in Old Strathcona
Date: Daily after November 29, 2025
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: Winter Wonderland
When: November 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026
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 22 to January 4, 2026, to enjoy Winter Wonderland – the pyramids make the perfect escape from the cold!
OUTDOOR Zoominescence Festival of Light
Date: December 5-7, 12-22, 26-31, 2025 & January 1-4, 2026
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 Lighting Up Ada Boulevard
Date: December 6, 2025
Location: Concordia University of Edmonton Main Campus (7128 Ada Boulevard) and Magrath Campus (6240 Ada Boulevard)
Bundle up and 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, including fun seasonal activities such as carolling and sleigh rides!
INDOOR Tinsel Town
Date: December 12, 2025 – January 3, 2026
Location: 5225 52 Ave, Vegreville
Be sure to add Tinsel Town to your holiday plans this year! Alberta’s newest indoor light display promises an unforgettable, magical adventure for all ages that might just become your family’s newest holiday tradition. Just an hour outside of Edmonton, in Vegreville, this Christmas Wonderland features dazzling interactive light displays in 20 custom-designed themed rooms.
OUTDOOR Millet’s Festival of Lights
Date: December 6 – 14, 2025
Location: Millet Lions Campground, located North of Millet Recreation Centre, 45 Avenue & 54 Street
The very first Festival of Lights will brings nine days of festive cheer to the Millet Lions Campground, including dazzling lights, balloon art, bonfires, and a magical Candyland. Families can celebrate the magic of Christmas with holiday treats, cozy shopping, and visits from Santa, Frosty, the Grinch, and other beloved characters throughout the event!
OUTDOOR Candy Cane Lane
Date: December 12, 2025, – January 2, 2026
Location: 148 Street between 99 Avenue and 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 November 8, 2025, 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 13 and 23 to enjoy a stress-free stroll down the lane.
OUTDOOR Lights for Larry
Date: November 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Location: 4220 124 Avenue NW, Edmonton
Lights for Larry is an impressive display featuring more than 135,000 lights, both inside and out, in honour 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.
Visitors are invited to bring non-perishable food or monetary donations for the Veterans Association Food Bank. There will also be a raffle for some fantastic prizes and free hot chocolate!
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 the Summerside neighbourhood.
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 creator’s 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 for the 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 of 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.
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.
Glow Edmonton
Step into sparkling magic when you enter the Enchanted Forest at Glow Edmonton this holiday season! From December 4 – 31, 2025, your family will delight in seasonal activities, holiday lights, and heart-warming Christmas traditions. This spectacular indoor lights experience is an annual holiday tradition for many Edmonton families, with over 100,000 sq ft of twinkling holiday displays to discover in the warmth of the Edmonton Expo Centre!
Each year, Glow Edmonton presents a new and exciting holiday theme!
This year’s Enchanted Forest is a magical place where nature sparkles with wonder. Don’t forget your enchanted field guide, because you’ll discover special surprises along the way, from curious flora to fantastical fauna.
There is so much to enjoy at Glow Edmonton. Kids will love the interactive Kids’ Fun Zone and having an indoor snowball fight. The festival favourite, Glen the Glow-comotive, will also return, offering trackless train rides to kids and kids at heart. Meet the Glow Princesses or dance the night away at the Rockin’ Reindeer Dance Party. Check out the schedule so you don’t miss anything!
And, of course, no visit to Glow is complete without Santa Claus! Enjoy a visit with the big man himself, and step into the warmth of Mrs Claus’ kitchen. You can even take a ride on Santa’s virtual reality sled!
Get your tickets for Glow Edmonton’s Enchanted Forest this holiday season! With sparkling backdrops for the best photo ops and family memories waiting to be created, you don’t want to miss it!
