Festivales y eventos

Free outdoor holiday concert on a stage built into the lit up CPKC Holiday Train. Where: 50 Street and 47 Avenue, Ponoka. Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling perform on the Alberta and British Columbia stops. Bring non perishable food or a money donation for the local food bank if you can. Arrive early: the show lasts about 30 minutes. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Mountain time).

Free outdoor holiday concert on a stage built into the lit up CPKC Holiday Train. Where: Len Thompson Fish Pond, Lacombe. Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling perform on the Alberta and British Columbia stops. Bring non perishable food or a money donation for the local food bank if you can. Arrive early: the show lasts about 30 minutes. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM (Mountain time).

Free outdoor holiday concert on a stage built into the lit up CPKC Holiday Train. Where: CPKC tracks on Gregg Street, between Broadway Avenue and Womacks Road, Blackfalds. Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling perform on the Alberta and British Columbia stops. Bring non perishable food or a money donation for the local food bank if you can. Arrive early: the show lasts about 30 minutes. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM (Mountain time).

Free outdoor holiday concert on a stage built into the lit up CPKC Holiday Train. Where: 50 Avenue and 47 Street, Leduc. Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling perform on the Alberta and British Columbia stops. Bring non perishable food or a money donation for the local food bank if you can. Arrive early: the show lasts about 30 minutes. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 8:30 PM to 9:00 PM (Mountain time).

Free outdoor holiday concert on a stage built into the lit up CPKC Holiday Train. Where: 50 Street railway pedestrian crossing, Millet. Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling perform on the Alberta and British Columbia stops. Bring non perishable food or a money donation for the local food bank if you can. Arrive early: the show lasts about 30 minutes. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Mountain time).

Free outdoor holiday concert on a stage built into the lit up CPKC Holiday Train. Where: 4009 50 Street, Wetaskiwin. Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling perform on the Alberta and British Columbia stops. Bring non perishable food or a money donation for the local food bank if you can. Arrive early: the show lasts about 30 minutes. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 5:45 PM to 6:15 PM (Mountain time).

Jersey Nights plays a free concert of classic hits. Saturday, December 12, 2026, 8:00 PM, in the Musik Haus tent at Christkindl Market, Carl Zehr Square, Kitchener City Hall. The City of Kitchener lists it as free admission.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. A Christmas show for children 2 to 8, Le chat du Père Noël (Santa's Cat), at Bibliothèque Adélard-Berger on Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Free for Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu library members ($10 for non members); registration required with the city library.

A free graduating recital by violinist Ehrentraud Moser with harpist Honoka Shoji, from The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory. Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM in Mazzoleni Hall. The Conservatory says its student recitals are free and open to the public. Programs can change, so check the page on the day.

Santa Claus comes to Shawinigan on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with the parade leaving at 11 am. The parade is watched for free from the street; last year it featured lit floats, mascots and music in downtown Shawinigan. The organisers have not yet posted the 2026 route, so check their page before you go.

Important: free for Trois-Rivières residents and library members only, and you need to register first. A Christmas show by Le Baluchon magique: Guirlande, a playful cat who loves anything that sparkles, has a special job every year, turning on the Christmas Light. For ages 4 and up, Saturday, December 12, 2026, 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Register through the Trois-Rivières library catalogue; library membership is free for residents.

Blainville's evening Santa Claus parade, with illuminated floats travelling along boulevard Céloron. It leaves from école Lucille-Teasdale at 5:30 PM on Saturday, December 12, 2026. Free for everyone, just come and watch along the route.