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- The Polar Express Train Ride at Aspen Crossing 2026
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- Christmas Stores & Decoration Shops in and Around Calgary
- Calgary Christmas & Holiday Market at the BMO Centre 2026
- Airdrie Christmas Show 2026
- University of Calgary Holiday Market 2026 at the Olympic Oval
- A Charlie Brown Christmas Live in Calgary 2026
- Jeunesse Classique Ballet’s The Nutcracker 2026 at the University of Calgary
Browsing: Santa in Calgary
Christmas shopping at Calgary’s big malls in 2026: extended holiday hours, Santa photo sets, and parking tips for CF Chinook, Market Mall, Southcentre and CrossIron Mills.
Granary Road’s Christmas Market runs November 28–29, December 5–6 and 12–13, 2026, 10 AM to 4 PM, with carols, trees, and photos with Santa and the alpacas.
Where to have breakfast or brunch with Santa in Calgary for 2026: Heritage Park, the Stampede Christmas pancake brunch, hotels and community halls.
Skate with Santa at the University of Calgary’s Olympic Oval, paired with the university’s holiday market. 2025 details and what to expect in 2026.
Planning Christmas with kids in Calgary? The best family events for 2026 by age, with Santa, light shows, shows, free fun and indoor options for cold days.
Where to see Santa in Calgary in 2026: nightly at ZOOLIGHTS, at the Christmas markets, Holiday Wonder, Heritage Park and Banff. Dates and costs.
Once Upon A Christmas at Heritage Park is listed for December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2026: wagon rides, Santa, carollers, a breakfast buffet and a Christmas market.
Holiday Wonder returns to the BMO Centre December 3–30, 2026, with a million lights, a new European Christmas Village and Santa, all indoors. Tickets from $17.18.
ZOOLIGHTS runs Nov 13, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 for its 30th anniversary. Hours, ticket options, Santa, axe throwing, Wonder Wednesdays and parking.