Drive-Through Christmas Lights in Calgary 2026

For decades, the answer to “where can we see Christmas lights from the car?” was Spruce Meadows. That changed in 2025, when the Spruce Meadows drive-through was replaced by the walk-through Enchanted Festival. Here’s where to drive instead.

Lions Festival of Lights

Calgary’s best drive-by display: 40 years of lights along 14 Street NW in Confederation Park, free every night from November 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027, 5:30 PM to midnight. See Lions Festival of Lights.

George Lane Park, High River

High River’s park is lit nightly from 4:30 to 11 PM from December 4 into January, and you can view it by car or on foot.

Neighbourhood Displays

Use the Lighten Up Calgary map to plan a route past the city’s best-decorated homes, including the Legacy community in the southeast. See Calgary neighbourhood Christmas lights.

Why Did Spruce Meadows Stop the Drive-Through?

Spruce Meadows said the drive-through’s popularity created traffic and safety problems beyond what its roads and the neighbouring communities could handle, so it moved to a ticketed park-and-walk event.

Related: Christmas lights in Calgary, free things to do.

Part of: Calgary Christmas Guide 2026 › Christmas Lights in Calgary 2026