Wondering what to do on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 2026 in Edmonton?
This guide for celebrating New Year’s Eve in Edmonton lists the best events, activities, and parties happening in and around the city.
Whether you’re looking for family-friendly fun, dazzling fireworks displays, elegant galas, or vibrant nightclubs, Edmonton has something for everyone. Get ready to ring in the new year with style and excitement as we explore the top spots for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration in the Capital Region of Alberta!
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Contents:
- New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Family Activities
- New Year’s Eve Galas and Special Events for Adults
- New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance Events for Adults
- New Year’s Eve In-Person Restaurant Dinner Specials for Adults
- New Year’s Eve Parties for Adults
- New Year’s Day Events
I. New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Family Activities
New Year’s Eve Fireworks and Festival Edmonton
Bundle up the family and head to Sir Winston Churchill Square and City Hall Plaza to usher in 2025 with free family-friendly programming, including music, roaming performers, holiday activities and free skate rentals. This year’s New Year’s Eve Downtown Festival and Fireworks celebration will feature two fireworks shows.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6 PM – midnight
Fireworks: 8 PM and midnight (10 minutes in length)
City Hall Plaza & Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Free
New Year’s Eve @ ICE District
The performances will begin with Owen Riegling taking the stage after the Edmonton Oilers-Boston Bruins matchup at Rogers Place, followed by a special midnight set from Vavo featuring giant countdown screens and fireworks.
Wednesday, December 31 at 6:00 PM – 1 AM
Fireworks: Midnight
ICE District Plaza, 10360 102 St NW, Edmonton
Free
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.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Fireworks will be held at 8 p.m.
Broadmoor Lake Park, Sherwood Park
Donations for the Strathcona Food Bank will be collected at the New Year’s Festival.
Family Fest – Stony Plain New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with your neighbours at Heritage Park. Sleighrides, skating, a family dance, bonfires, BBQ, hot cocoa, and a firework show at 9 p.m. to close the evening – it’s going to be an amazing night! Activities will run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with the exception of sleighrides packing up at 8:45 p.m. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6 PM to 9 PM; Fireworks: 9 PM
Heritage Park, 4204 – 50 Street, Stony Plain
Free
St Albert New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Bring your whole family and join us as we welcome 2025! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 8:30 PM
Launched from Meadowview Ball Diamonds 1 Meadowview Drive, St. Albert; View from nearby areas.
Free
Citadel Theatre – NYE
Join Citadel Theatre for an evening of music, activities, and festive fun for all ages! Folks can enjoy a Family DJ Dance Party with DJ Seaglass, a roving balloon artist, face painting, art activities, free cookies and glowsticks, and indoor viewing of the fireworks launched off the Stanley A. Milner Library.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Avenue, Edmonton
Free
World Water Park’s Family Beach Ball – Fireworks
Celebrate the new year at World Waterpark, where the fun is endless, and the weather is always warm. Bring your family and friends to enjoy a foam pit party, delicious buffet, character appearances, roving entertainment—including a fire breather—and more. Cap off the night with a massive beach ball drop and the city’s largest indoor fireworks show for an unforgettable start to 2025!! Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM
World Water Park, WEM
$69 & up
Muttart’s New Year’s Bloom
Get a jump start on the New Year during our annual, family-friendly celebration at the Muttart Conservatory! Say goodbye to the old year under our glass pyramids and welcome the new one. This all-ages event transforms our beautiful botanical gardens into a dynamic space for discovery, music, and hands-on fun.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 10 am-2 pm
Muttart Conservatory, 9626 96A Street NW, Edmonton
General admission
Ice Castles Edmonton
Ice Castles is an awe-inspiring, must-see winter phenomenon that brings fairy tales to life. Let your imagination run wild as you explore caverns and tunnels made entirely from ice. Race down an ice-carved slide and squeeze through crawl spaces and slot canyons to discover new experiences around every corner. With fountains, thrones, wishing wells, snow tubing, and more, you’ll be mesmerized by this unique, and family-friendly attraction. Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic! Details
Credit: Ice Castles Edmonton
December 31, 2025 | 11 AM to 10 PM
Fan Park, 10104 104 Ave NW, Edmonton
$15 to $24
Woodcroft Community League New Year’s Eve Skating and Fireworks
Ring in the New Year with a free community celebration for Woodcroft, Dovercourt, Sherbrooke, and Inglewood! Join us for hot dogs, marshmellows, and warm drinks by the fire on NYE! No registration needed, just come on by. The night concludes with a spectacular fireworks display at 9:00 PM. Open to community league members and guests, with a cash bar available. Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 |8 PM – 9:30 PM
9:00 pm: Fireworks
13915 115 Ave NW, Edmonton
Free for community league members and their guests
Noon Year’s Eve
Bring your family! Bring your friends! Ring in the “noon year” together at the science centre, featuring a countdown and the science centre’s special twist on fireworks! Join us as we herald the New Year with a bang! Details
December 31 | Noon
TELUS World of Science – Edmonton 11211 142 Street
Regular Admission
A Pro Coro Canada New Year’s Eve
Ring in the new year with Pro Coro Canada and enjoy light classical and popular music and a glass of bubbles! Details
Wednesday December 31, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral, 10035 103 St NW, Edmonton
$50 +fees
Edmonton Oilers
vs. Boston Bruins Details
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Rogers Place, 10220 – 104 Avenue, Edmonton
$68 & up
Holiday Light Displays
- The Magic Of Lights @ RAD torque Raceway, 50342 Range Rd 253 Edmonton International Airport Leduc County
- Country Christmas Lights @ Leduc West Antique Society, 49541, Range Rd 260, Calmar
- Zoominescence @ Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road, Edmonton
- Celebrate the Season @ Alberta Legislature Building, 10800 – 97 Avenue, Edmonton
- Candy Cane Lane @ 148 Street between 100 Avenue to 92 Avenue Edmonton.
II. New Year’s Eve Galas and Special Events
III. New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance Events
IV. New Year’s Eve Parties
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I was so used to celebrating new years day at midnight. Not 9:00 pm. For the fire works. So does this mean we celebrate new years on Nova Scotia time???
Fort Saskatchewan
New Year's Eve in the Fort
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Ring in the New Year with your family at our first annual New Year's Eve in the Fort.
Outdoor activities include mini sno-golf, bean bag toss, snow painting and don't forget bring your skates. Mix 107 will be providing the music to skate to. Make masks and noise makers to ring in the New Year, use the photo booth and enjoy treats at the warming stations. Dennis of Fort Sight and Sound is donating his services for an outdoor dance in the fort's courtyard. Our grand finale is a Parade of Light. Join the volunteers and march around the Fort wearing your mask and glow in the dark prizes. We end up in the courtyard for a traditional New Year's Eve countdown. And that's not ALL we have planned !