Edmonton 
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I. Family Events & Activities
1. Christmas / Holiday Events
Christmas / Holiday Events
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
“Practically perfect in every way!” The iconic book and movie blend into a musical treat that will delight theatre goers of all ages. Jane and Michael Banks have driven away just about every nanny that comes to the door, until Mary Poppins flies in! Along with the lovable chimney sweep Burt, she helps the Banks family find love and value in one another. Details
Jack and the Beanstalk
2. Jack and the Beanstalk
Join us for a musical comedy production and experience raucous, boisterous entertainment for the whole family this festive season.
3. A Christmas Carol
Join for this holiday theatre tradition in Canada and watch Ebenezer Scrooge being visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
4. Christmas Reflections
Step back in time to a Christmas’ past. Gather your friends and family for some quality time in celebration of the season and unwind at Fort Edmonton Park’s winter wonderland.
5. The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant…Ever!
The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant….Ever! is seemingly a dull task for Mrs. O’Brien, who has been put in charge when the original leader, Mrs. Armstrong, breaks her leg. What could be so hard? The Herdmans are “the worst kids in the world” who don’t know anything about Christmas, beyond the hamper they get every year, and have only showed up because they heard there were free refreshments. What has the potential to be the worst Pageant ever turns out to be the best one as everyone learns the true meaning of Christmas.
6. Candlelight Christmas
Traditions weave people together through a common experience. For more than twenty years, the McDades have participated in this wonderful Christmas tradition at John Walter Museum. Join us for evenings of music, good cheer, seasonal treats and enjoy the simple beauty of these 19th century homes.
A short list of suggestions for family Holiday Activities.
2. Christmas Displays
Christmas/Holiday Lightups & Displays
1. Celebrate the Season light-up
Enjoy the lights & skating skating on the south grounds. Over 70 choirs and musical ensembles will grace the Legislature Rotunda’s grand staircase during Celebrate the Season.
Performances in the Legislature Rotunda, at noon and 6:30 p.m. daily.
2. Candy Cane Lane 2015
Join in Edmonton tradition and revel in the spectacle of colourful light displays and unique decorations installed at the Candy Cane Lane.
3. Country Christmas Lights
Enjoy a winter wonderland of Christmas lights from November 27 until January 3, 4-10 PM, 7 days a week. Santa and free hot chocolate will be on-site November 27-29, December 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, and 22-23, 4 – 9 PM. Details
4. Enchanted Forest – Fort Saskatchewan
Come enjoy the splendor of the holiday season as we transform The Dow Centennial Centre, The Shell Theatre, City Hall and Fort Saskatchewan Public Library into Enchanted Forests.
II. Adult/ Youth Events
1. Christmas/Holiday Concerts
Christmas Carols & Holiday Concerts
1. Candy Cane Family Christmas
“For kids from 1 to 92,” celebrate the season with a Candy Cane Family Christmas, featuring lots of your holiday favourites! Sing along with “Santa Claus is Coming To Town”, “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Frosty the Snowman” and “Jingle Bells”.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 | 07:00 PM @ Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, Edmonton | $15 – $29
2. Mel Tillis Country Christmas
3. The Acoustiholics & Friends
A Maclab Centre Christmas tradition, The Acoustiholics, Fintan Murphy, Vince Anderson and Richard Dmytryshyn, return to play your favourite songs from Country to Pop, Celtic to Blues and a traditional Christmas Sing-a-long too!
4. A Perfectly Frank Christmas
Joined by award winning guest artists Tommy Banks and Johnny Summers, this special program will also feature the release of Johnny Summer’s newest album, “When It’s Christmas Time”. From the holiday favourites of the Sinatra inspired to the styles of Harry Connick Jr., the music of “ A Perfectly Frank Christmas” has something for the whole family to enjoy!
2. Opus 36 Christmas Fund Raising Concert
The Anne Burrows Music Foundation will stage its 36th annual holiday recital including a scholarship alumni and eight current scholarship recipients, all of whom have since garnered world-class credentials as performers. Details
10037-84 Ave, Edmonton
2. Performing Arts & Theatre
Performing Arts & Theatre in Edmonton.
Dinner Theatre Events
Star Warz: A Galactic Rock Comedy @ Jubilations Dinner Theatre
It is a period of galactic civil war!! There are rebels with spaceships, Jedi with lightsabers… there is a princess, a smuggler, and robots, the Evil Darth Vador and singing… yes you heard me… singing of your favorite galactic rock tunes of the 70’s and 80’s.
Back to the 80s: A Most Excellent Musical Adventure @ Mayfield Dinner Theatre
This year we invite you to take a Quantum Leap as we blast back to the 80’s! Amongst all the bad movies, hairdos, fads and faux pas of this much maligned decade some of the greatest pop tunes of all time were realized! From Phil Collins to Hall & Oats, Madonna to Bon Jovi, there is so much material here to celebrate and spoof, you may have to come back a second time to see what you’ve missed!
III. Sports & Related Events
1. Edmonton Oilers
2. Harness Racing
Edmonton
IV. Exhibitions & Other Events
1. Hip Hop on the Ave 8
Hip Hop on the Avenue is an annual tradition celebrating Hip Hop culture and the 118 Avenue in support of 630 CHED Santas Anonymous.
9210 118 Avenue, Edmonton
2. Magna Carta: Law, Liberty & Legacy
See and experience the iconic document that changed the course of law, justice and human rights. The Magna Carta is one of the most significant historical documents in the world. It embodies principles that have underpinned the development of parliamentary democracy and the legal system in Canada, much of the Commonwealth and across the world.