Christmas lights · Edmonton
Christmas lights in Edmonton 2026
Glow Edmonton, Candy Cane Lane, Magic of Lights Edmonton. 2026 dates are added as organisers announce them.
3 displays · checked October 2026
- Glow Edmonton2026: December 3–31, 2026From $17.99 per adult (2026)
- Candy Cane LaneLast season: December 12, 2025 – early January 2026Free (donations to the holiday fundraising campaign; sleigh rides ticketed)
- Magic of Lights EdmontonLast season: November 20 – December 5, 2025Per vehicle (see organiser)
🧒 With kids
- Glow Edmonton · Edmonton
- Candy Cane Lane · Edmonton
- Magic of Lights Edmonton · Edmonton
✨ Date night
- Candy Cane Lane · Edmonton
Light festival
IllustrationLight festival · Edmonton
Glow Edmonton
An indoor Christmas light festival filling about 80,000 square feet of the Edmonton EXPO Centre — lights, interactive displays and a stage, all out of the cold.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Indoors — no frostbite
- Light gardens and interactive displays
- Stage shows and theme days
- Merry Makers Market
The best cold-night option in Edmonton with young children.
- 2026
- December 3–31, 2026
- Last season
- December 4–31, 2025
- Cost
- From $17.99 per adult (2026)
Getting there and parking
- Coliseum LRT station is next to the EXPO Centre
- Paid parking at the EXPO Centre
Worth knowing
- Check the stage schedule for theme days
- Evening hours, about 6–11 pm on many dates
Christmas street
Christmas street · Edmonton
Candy Cane Lane
Edmonton's most famous Christmas street: a whole Crestwood block of houses decorated for the season, drive-by or on foot, run as a holiday fundraiser.
🧒 With kids✨ Date nightWhat's there
- Dozens of decorated houses along 148 Street
- Car-free Open Streets walking nights
- Sleigh rides (ticketed)
- ETS $5 Holiday Lights bus tours include it
An Edmonton must — go on a car-free walking night or take the ETS lights tour to skip the traffic.
- Dates
- December 12, 2025 – early January 2026
- Cost
- Free (donations to the holiday fundraising campaign; sleigh rides ticketed)
Getting there and parking
- 148 Street NW in Crestwood, west of downtown
- Drive-through traffic is slow at peak times — walking nights are car-free
Worth knowing
- 2025 car-free walking nights: December 13 and 23, 5–11 pm
- ETS Holiday Lights Tours ($5) ran December 12 and 14, 2025
Drive-through
IllustrationDrive-through · Edmonton
Magic of Lights Edmonton
A 2.7 km drive-through of more than two million LED lights at Rad Torque Raceway.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- 2.7 km route
- 2 million+ LED lights
- Stay warm in the car
Good for families with small kids on a cold night.
- Dates
- November 20 – December 5, 2025
- Cost
- Per vehicle (see organiser)
Getting there and parking
- By car only — Rad Torque Raceway
- Tickets per vehicle
Worth knowing
- Short season — check dates