Renew your sense of wonder, reconnect with family and experience the joy of the Christmas season in a winter wonderland.
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White Christmas Attractions & Entertainment
December in Alberta brings a scene from a Canadian Rockies Christmas card to life – mountain lodge with smoke curling up from the chimney, thick layer of snow on the roof, eaves and evergreens hung with festive lights, set against a backdrop of dazzling white peaks. Find a festive event, there’s plenty to choose from. Take in a traditional Christmas parade and follow the carolers. Hop on a horse-drawn wagon or a one-horse open sleigh. Find that perfect gift. Warm up in front of a blazing fire with a mug of hot chocolate. Indulge in the magic of Christmas. Here, it’s around every corner.
The River Cafe during Christmas
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
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Banff Trail Riders
Banff, Alberta
Experience the thrill of wild west in the Canadian Rockies. Banff Trail Riders offers a host of exciting horseback excursions for all ages and abilities. Saddle up for a scenic trail ride along the Bow River. Dig in to a delicious barbeque lunch at an authentic cowboy cookout. Hit the trails for an overnight horseback adventure and sleep in a backcountry lodge. Or, take a horse drawn sleigh ride through a magical winter wonderland.
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Brewster Sleigh Rides
Banff, Alberta
Brewster Adventures brings a Christmas card image to life at Lake Louise with a sleigh ride that follows the lake-side trail beneath Victoria Glacier. Enjoy views of the Ice Falls at the end of the lake by day, or the glow of the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise on evening rides. There is no better way to spend time together than drinking in the beauty of sparkling snow and blue sky, bundled beneath a blanket together on a horse drawn sleigh! The season for sleigh rides starts mid-December and goes to early April, weather and snow cover permitting.
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Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures
Banff, Alberta
Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures is a Banff based, locally operated business offering custom designed tours, workshops and seminars in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We are knowledgeable and super enthusiastic about developing your photography skills and enjoyment of our amazing scenery in this world-class travel photography destination. We are passionate about the wider photography community and actively engage in educational, environmental and wildlife events and projects, both independently and through partnerships. Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures is a proud sponsor of the iconic Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.
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Events
Cochrane Santa Claus Parade
Cochrane, Alberta
2017-12-09 to 2017-12-09 MST
The 2017 Cochrane Santa Claus Parade is part of Cochrane's celebrations to mark Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation. Started in 2014, the Santa Claus Parade has grown to be one of Cochrane's premier events and has that magical feeling of seeing 'The Big Man in Red on his Sleigh' as he travels through Cochrane. The theme for the 2017 Parade is Past, Present & Future of Canada
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Christmas At The Hive
Okotoks, Alberta
2017-12-02 to 2017-12-02 MST
This annual event at Chinook Honey Company offers family fun and fundraising for the Foothills Country Hospice Society. Visit with the donkeys, enter draws, taste mead and learn all about bees and honey. Show off your skills in the honey baking contest and you could win some sweet prizes. Admission to this event is free! For $2 per activity (proceeds to charity) you can partake in: - beeswax candle making - s'mores by the fire - honey taffy making - honey hot chocolate - mulled mead.
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