December 1
The annual Festival of Trees Breakfast with Santa at the Edmonton Convention Centre lets you celebrate the season with your loved ones while supporting the University Hospital Foundation.
December 1
It’s one of Edmonton’s most celebrated holiday music events. The Alberta Baroque Ensemble will have a single performance at the Robertson-Wesley United Church including compositions by Bach, Manfredini and Buxtehude.
Sundays (ongoing)
Every Sunday at 1:30 p.m., the Stanley A. Milner Library shows movies in the Muttart Theatre. December showings include Balto, The Santa Clause, Jingle All the Way, A Muppet Christmas Carol and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
December 2 to 6
City Hall Lunchtime will be filled with holiday magic. You can see choral and handbell performances in the City Room through the first week of December.
Tuesdays in December
Start the night sipping hot mull haskap with Spilt Mocktail Bar where it’ll share holiday zero-proof drink making methods.
Various Dates Through December
The Salisbury Greenhouse at the Enjoy Centre hosts a series of DIY workshops with projects like Outdoor Whoville, Gnomes and Holiday Centrepieces. It wants you to bring some handmade magic home!
December 4 to 8
The classic ballet is back for another wonderful season at the Jubilee Auditorium, with both matinee and evening performances of The Nutcracker.
Saturdays and Sundays in December
The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald has created a special Nutcracker Afternoon Tea to be enjoyed from within the snow-covered castle on the hill.
December 4 to 31
The Glow Christmas Festival brings a holiday-themed carnival to the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Try the scavenger hunt, toddler play area, or the LED dance floor surrounded by thousands of lights.
December 6 to 8
A Very Indigenous Holiday Market sets up again in the Alberta Aviation Museum, to display stunning handmade gifts and cultural items from over 170 vendors.
December 7 to 10
Listen to a Candlelight Christmas, a concert in the Muttart feature pyramid decorated for the holidays. The conservatory transforms in the dark to an intimate, cozy venue for an enchanting musical performance.
December 8
A Holiday Brunch and Skate, photos and fun will be had at Rogers Place. Skate on the same ice as the Edmonton Oilers, then have a brunch and let Santa know your wish list!
December 9 and 10
Enjoy Christmas with Johnny Reid and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at the Winspear where he’ll share “personal favourites and cherished classics.”
December 12 to 16
It’s the Singing Christmas Tree, at the Edmonton EXPO Centre, reimagined with an orchestra, choir and millions of lights.
December 13 to 29
Whether or not you think Die Hard is a Christmas movie, Grindstone Theatre’s Die Harsh is definitely a Christmas Musical, told from the perspective of Hans Gruber and his international gang of terrorists in a show Grindstone says is “as stupid as it sounds.” Don’t miss what’s becoming an Edmonton holiday tradition.
December 13
The Windermere Town Centre hosts a festive musical night where you can Sing–a-Long in the Square and cozy up by the fire pits.
December 13 to January 3
Bring a food bank donation, grab a hot cocoa, and wander down Candy Cane Lane to see all the magic the neighbourhood has created this year!
Until December 15
Immerse yourself in a winter wonderland at the Edmonton Christmas Market in Fort Edmonton Park, open weekly Wednesday to Sunday for eats, treats, gifts and entertainment.
December 19 to 21
A naughty take on the classic, a comical spectacular at the Varscona Theatre featuring some of Edmonton’s finest burlesque performers.
Until December 24
A take on an old classic, set in the 1950s and featuring carols like “White Christmas” and “I’ll be Home for Christmas,” David van Belle’s rendition of A Christmas Carol hits all the nostalgic notes at the Citadel.
Ongoing
The Mayfield Dinner Theatre is turning 50, and to celebrate it’s got it all in Flashback Fever — from ABBA to Adele, from Kiss to Queen and everything in between.
Ongoing
Rabbit Hill Snow Resort wants you to embrace winter in a new way — on a tube, flying down the hill! No training necessary and everyone is welcome. Available Fridays through Sundays as long as the snow lasts.
December 21 to 24
L’OCA is doing all the work for you with a take away Prime Rib Dinner through the week leading up to the holidays. Make it easy on yourself and savour roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, mashed potatoes, carrots and turnips, cauliflower, broccoli and cheese gratin, with au jus and baguettes.
December 31
New Year’s Eve is ball at the West Edmonton Mall Waterpark, with a foam pit, fire breathers, buffe, and indoor fireworks show. It’s family friendly, with a beach ball drop at midnight!
December 31
Grab your skinny jeans and black eyeliner to celebrate NYE like an Emo kid at the Starlite Room’s Emo Night Edmonton, with your favourite emo anthems.
