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Celebrate: Christmas in Edmonton
Experience: Winter in Edmonton
Welcome: 2015 New Years Eve in Edmonton
I. Family Activities
1. 11th Annual Santa Claus Parade – Leduc
Perfect way to start your X-mas Holidays. Don’t miss Leduc Country Christmas Lights if you are in Leduc.
When?
Friday, December 19, 2014 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where?
2 Ave and 50th St (City Centre Mall lot) Travels South on 50th St, then East on 50th Ave. and Disperses at 47th St. Leduc
How much?
Free
2. Christmas Light Ups, Displays & Related Events
Go on a drive and enjoy Christmas lights across Alberta Capital Region. – Christmas lights in and around Edmonton.
Candy Cane Lane
December 12, 2014 – January 4, 2014 , midnight.
& Nativity Display at North End of Candy Cane Lane – December 18, 19, 20.
Celebrate the Season light-up @ Alberta Legislature Building
Thursday, December 4 – 23, 2014
ETS 2014 Christmas Tours
Fri – Sun, Dec 12 – 14 & Dec 19 – 21, 2014 | Multiple start times.
Enchanted Forest
Friday, November 28, 2014 – Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ Fort Saskatchewan
Country Christmas Lights
December 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2014 | 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM @ Leduc
3 . Christmas / Winter Events This Weekend
Cinderella: A Traditional Christmas Pantomime
December 10, 2014 – January 3, 2015 – Matinee & Evening Show @ Fort Edmonton Park
Christmas Reflections
December 12 – 14, 19 – 23, 27 – 31, 2014 & Jan 2 & 3, 2014 | 03:00 PM – 07:00 PM @ Fort Edmonton Park
A Christmas Carol
November 29 – December 23, 2014 @ Maclab Theatre
II. Adult & Youth (older kids) Activities
1. Christmas Carols & Concerts
A Lightly Classical Christmas
Thursday, December 18, 2014 | 08:00 PM @ Winspear Centre, Edmonton
Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree
December 18 – 21, 2014 @ Northern Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 — 87 Avenue Edmonton
Music at Muttart: Holiday Glow
Thursday, December 18, 2014 | 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM @ Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
December 19 – 21, 2014 @ Winspear Centre, Edmonton
Christmas Bureau Caroling Sing
Friday, December 19, 2014 | 12:00 PM @ Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, Edmonton
A HEEBEE-JEEBEES X-Mess
Friday, December 19, 2014 | 8:00 PM @ McDougall United Church, 10025 – 101 Street, Edmonton
Christmas Concert on Church Street
Friday, December 19, 2014 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM @ Studio 96, 10909 – 96 street, Edmonton
Christmas Memories
Saturday, December 20, 2014 | 07:30 PM @ Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove
Hearth & Fire
Saturday, December 20, 2014 | 7:00 PM @ McDougall United Church, 10025-101 St, Edmonton
2. Christmas Theatre
It’s A Wonderful Life Radio Show
December 18 – 23, 2014 @ Fort Edmonton Park
Cinderella: A Traditional Christmas Pantomime
December 10, 2014 – January 3, 2015 – Matinee & Evening Show @ Fort Edmonton Park
The Christmas Carol Project
December 19 & 20, 2014 | 08:00 PM @ Westbury Theatre, Arts Barns building, 10330 – 84 Avenue, Edmonton
The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant…Ever!
December 18 – 22, 2014 7:30 PM @ Varscona Theatre 10329 83 Avenue, Edmonton
A Christmas Carol
November 29 – December 23, 2014 @ Maclab Theatre 9828 – 101 A Avenue, Edmonton
3. West Side Story
The world’s greatest love story takes to the streets of New York in what is considered one of theatre’s finest accomplishments. Based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story’s Tony Award winning choreography by Jerome Robbins and sophisticated score by Bernstein and Sondheim includes such favourites as “Maria”, “One Hand, One Heart” and “Tonight”.West Side Story
December 18 – 23, 26 – 30, 2014 | 07:30 PM
December 20, 21, 27 & 28 | 02:00 PM
Where?
Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park.
How much?
Adult: $37.00
Child: $24.00
III. Sports & Related Events
1. Edmonton Oilers vs Dallas Stars
When?
Sunday, December 21, 2014 | 04:00 PM
Where?
Rexall Place, Edmonton
How much?
IV. Exhibitions & Other Events
1. #YEGlongnight
Join us for #YEGlongnight,a one-day crowd-sourcing experiment that asks Edmontonians to submit tweets, narratives, pictures, videos and posts that will help shed some light on what it means to live the longest night and the shortest day in one of the most northern cities in the world.
When?
From sunset Saturday, Dec 20 – sunset Sunday, Dec 21 (4:16 pm to 4:16 pm), 2014
Where?
Online
How much?
Free
2. Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Experience the beauty, fragility, and array of life on our planet through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Royal Alberta Museum.
When?
November 28, 2014 – April 12, 2015 | 09:00 – 05:00 PM
Where?
Royal Alberta Museum
How much?
Regular Admission
3. “WHITE” Photo Exhibit by Karen H Lee
Karen H Lee is presenting her first solo exhibition WHITE. The series explores the graphic elements and atmospheric qualities of the winter season: a season not to be dreaded but to be embraced.
When?
November 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014 | Open Daily from 10 am to 8pm
Where?
Blue Curve Gallery, Main Floor Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, 10230 11 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton
How much?
Free