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FrostFest

Love winter outdoors FrostFest

Celebrate the start of winter at FrostFest. Get together outdoors with your family, friends and the whole community for exciting evenings in two beautiful parks over two weekends.

FrostFest is a free event with no tickets or registration required.

Locations and dates

For information on how to travel to each site using public transit, visit calgarytransit.com.

Valleyview Park

Friday, Nov. 19 to Sunday, Nov. 21

Hours:

4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Address: 3224 26 St. SE
Parking:

Onsite at Valleyview Park and limited parking at the East lot.

Sacramento Park

Friday, Nov. 26 to Sunday, Nov. 28

Hours:

4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Address: 10404 Sacramento Dr. SW
Parking:

At the Southland LRT Station parking lot.

Family fun at FrostFest

Kids and parents will have fun playing carnival games, making crafts and watching fabulous ice sculpture carving. Get a family photo at the selfie station and then warm up with hot chocolate by the fire.

Night out at FrostFest

FrostFest isn’t just for kids. Enjoy an evening outside with friends listening to a DJ spin tunes while you check out dazzling light art displays. Grab a snack from YYC Food Trucks and enjoy a drink at the licensed Warming Café too. 

Events, activities and amenities

  • Carnival games and crafts
  • Ice sculpture carving
  • Photo at the FrostFest selfie station
  • Hot chocolate by the fire
  • Fire pits, warming huts and play forts
  • DJ playing tunes throughout the evening
  • Sobercrew/AIM drum group
  • Stilt walkers
  • Forest Guides light art display
  • The DOOR(S) light art display
  • YYC Food Trucks
  • Licensed Warming Café - All visitors to the FrostFest Warming Café (aged 12 years and older) must provide the Alberta vaccine record with QR code, recent negative COVID-19 test or a valid medical exemption letter to gain entry.
  • Washrooms (including accessible washrooms), hand washing stations and sanitizer stations
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We want you to have fun this winter. There are so many reasons to love winter in Calgary.

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