Strathcona County New Year’s Eve Festival

Ring in the new year with free family-friendly activities and entertainment. Finish the night off with our annual fireworks show at Broadmoor Lake Park!

Donations for the Strathcona Food Bank will be collected at the New Year’s Festival.

• Family activities, games and performances
• Hot chocolate and s’mores stations
• Ice sculptures and holiday displays
• Fire dancer and aerial artist performances
• Fireworks show at 8 p.m.

Who is it for?

All ages – Family

Free

Donation for the Strathcona County Food Bank appreciated.

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Activities schedule

Fireworks will be held at 8 p.m. | Broadmoor Lake Park

Indoor activities

• 6 to 7:45 p.m. | Festival Place
  • • Lego display
      Information booth and glow stick handouts
      Aerial artist shows at 6, 6:45 and 7:30 p.m.
• 6 to 7:45 p.m. | Sherwood Park Arena and Sports Centre
  • • Lost Child Station and glow stick handouts
      Sin Bin hockey shootout
      Recreational skating from 6 to 7:50 p.m.
      Sherwood Park Skating Club performance from 6:50 to 7:50 p.m.
      Joburg Aggregates LTD. Winter Fun Zone
• 6 to 7:45 p.m. | Pease Park and Festival Place parking lot
  • • S’mores and hot chocolate
      Snowshoeing
      G&J Construction Group Winter Fun Zone

6 to 7:45 p.m. | Broadmoor Lake Park Plaza

• Cabane à Sucre
  Holiday games
  Ice sculptures
  Warming zone

Fire dancer shows at 6:15 and 7:15 p.m.

Venue :

Broadmoor Lake Park, Sherwood Park

 

Free Park ‘N Ride service is provided by Strathcona County Transit.

Departures start at 5:30 p.m. from Bethel Transit Terminal (650 Bethel Drive).
Return trips begin at 5:45 p.m. from Festival Place.
Shuttles run every 15 minutes.
The last shuttle departs at 8:30 p.m. from Festival Place.
The bus stop is directly outside, in front of the Festival Place main entrance doors.

 

Free parking available:

• Sherwood Park Arena / Sports Centre
• Kinsmen Leisure Centre
• Salisbury High School east parking lot
• Broadmoor Public Golf Course

Road closure:

Festival Way will be closed from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Restricted parking along Oak Street:

Please note that parking on Oak Street, from the Broadmoor Public Golf Course south to Sherwood Drive, will be for residents only from 5:30 pm. to 8:30 p.m.

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