The holiday season will get a kick-start Friday with the annual Snowflake Festival and Light Up St. Albert event in downtown St. Albert. The event, organized by the chamber of commerce, brings holiday cheer to four St.
The holiday season will get a kick-start Friday with the annual Snowflake Festival and Light Up St. Albert event in downtown St. Albert.
The event, organized by the chamber of commerce, brings holiday cheer to four St. Albert streets: Perron Street, St. Michael’s Street, St. Anne Street and St. Thomas Street. The highlight will be the lighting of the big spruce tree that stands in front of the St. Albert Community Hall at 6:30 p.m. The entertainment continues in the downtown area until 9 p.m.
“We have a few new things. This year we will have a vendor roasting nuts, and we will have a theme that relates to the popular Disney movie Frozen,” said Debbie Grant, from the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce.
Grant explained that the number of attendees varies according to the weather, but last year, when temperatures were mild, an estimated eight to 10,000 people came to the evening festival. Parking will be available in the Grandin mall lot as well as by the Little White School House on Seven Hills. St. Albert Transit will also have a Park and Ride bus that
Snowflake Festival highlights:
Perron Street:
6:30 p.m. Deputy Mayor Cam MacKay will turn the lights on at the St. Albert Community Hall.
Meet Santa inside the community hall and have a cup of hot chocolate.
Outside there will be carolling with glo sticks.
Art Gallery of St. Albert will feature Guilded – Let nature stun you, with art provided by local guild members. Create a snow angel in the Holiday Art Workshop.
Mail a letter to Santa at the post office.
St. Albert Place:
Reign of Fire will juggle fire batons.
Inside there will be storytelling in the library and cookie decorating. Vote for the favourite gingerbread house and visit the Musée Heritage Museum to see the photos by local students.
Let It Go Princesses will be face painting.
The St. Albert Kinettes will accept donations for Christmas hampers.
St. Michael’s Street
Shinny Hockey takes place with sticks and pucks provided by Servus Credit Union Place.
Santa’s Reindeer are stationed here.
St. Thomas Street
Catch a ride on a horse-drawn wagon
