Where it is
Confederation Park Golf Course. The display runs along 14 Street NW, north of 24 Avenue. Park on a side street and walk in, or take it in from the car.
Calgary · Confederation Park · Free every night
Forty winters of light on 14 Street.
Calgary Lions, IBEW #254 electricians and neighbours from across the city bend the frames, string the bulbs and stand it all up in the snow. Then it runs every night until January.
Lit nightly
5:30 pm – midnight
Season
Nov 21, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027
Opening night
Sat Nov 21, 5:00 pm
Admission
Free, always
Nov 21
Opening night, and the Mayor has been invited to throw the switch.
The first lighting is Saturday, November 21 at 5:00 pm. From the following evening on, everything comes on at 5:30 and stays lit until midnight, right through to January 8.
Confederation Park Golf Course, seen from the path off 14 Street NW
Plan your visit
Drive it slowly, or walk the whole thing.
When to come
Every night from November 21 to January 8, 5:30 pm until midnight. No tickets, no time slots, no admission. Weeknights before the holidays are the quietest.
On the road
14 Street backs up on December weekends. Watch for slow-moving vehicles and for people crossing in the dark, and give yourself extra time through the stretch.
Why we do it
Calgary gives to the Lions all year. This is the thank-you.
Besides giving everyone in Calgary some Christmas cheer, we do this to give back to our city. Calgarians donate time and money to the Lions each and every year, and this is one of our ways of saying thank you.
The Lions Festival of Lights Society has run the festival for forty years. Lions from Calgary and area, members of IBEW #254, and people from the community at large donate their time to build the displays and set them up. Sponsors cover the materials. Volunteers do the rest.
Can I help?
Yes. Bring gloves.
Every display is bent, wired and stood up by hand at the Shack — on the bike path just west of the Confederation Golf Course, off 24 Avenue NW. Coffee and lunch are supplied. Bring a friend to any workshop.
Fabrication · October
Sat Oct 3, 10, 17 and Sun Oct 18
9:00 am at the Shack. Coffee and lunch supplied on Saturdays.
Oct 13–15, 19–22 and 26–28
7:00 pm at the Shack. Evening sessions.
Installation · October – November
Thu Oct 29
8:00 am early start at the Shack.
Oct 29, 30 and Nov 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21
9:00 am at the Shack. Coffee and lunch supplied each day.
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