Once Upon A Christmas at Heritage Park
It’s that time of year once again at Heritage Park! Festive wagon rides, caroling, cookies and cocoa, log fueled fire pits, mazes, crafts and of course visiting with jolly old Saint Nick himself. Experience the magic of an old-fashioned Christmas right here in Calgary at Heritage Park. Some of the historical family homes and buildings open their doors to share their Yuletide traditions. They’ve got things to see and do for all ages. Contest below!
- When: Saturdays and Sundays, Nov 23 – Dec 22, 2019
- Where: 1900 Heritage Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2V 2X3 (parking is $3 to $6)
- Getting there: Take bus 502 from Heritage LRT station.
- Tickets: $5.70 – $11
- Buy tickets here
Admission is free for annual pass holders!
Special Holiday Activities
- Map: PDF Map/Info
Hands-on activities and entertainment are sure to delight guests of all ages. Come and get your fix of wholesome holiday cheer! Highlights include:
- 1950’s Storybook Christmas in Gasoline Alley Museum
- Holiday play in the Canmore Opera House
- Santa visits (with optional professional photo*)
- Santa’s Critters petting zoo, courtesy of Butterfield Acres
- Performances by Vintage Bronze Handbell Choir
- Wagon rides (weather dependent)
- Christmas carols
- Antique photo parlour*
- Select historical homes and buildings open
- Children’s crafts
- Unique shopping, including the ‘Kids Only’ Store. Find great gift ideas!
- Freshly baked goods from Alberta Bakery
- Gingerbread cookie decorating*
- Hot chocolate bar
Click here for all dates/times.
*Additional fees apply
Dining and Concessions
The Railway Cafe, Wainwright Hotel Bar Room and Club Cafe are serving up a yummy range of lunch dishes, baked goods and snacks. The Alberta Bakery offers a spread of freshly baked holiday treats and Shepard Station has hot drinks and snacks. For a special treat, the Selkirk Grille offers an elegant dining, lunch and dinner service.
Heritage Park Ticket Giveaway! (CONTEST ENDED)
We want to send you and the family to experience the magic of Heritage Park’s Once Upon a Christmas so we’re giving away a 4 pack of tickets to Once Upon a Christmas! To help when the kids are begging for a delicious bakery treat, we’re throwing in a $50 gift card for Heritage Park! Lastly, we’re SO excited for Calgarians to experience the restored Dingman No. 1 Discovery Well along with the newly-restored coal mine in the upcoming season, that we’re including a 4 pack of single day admissions to Heritage Park to use in the spring!
- 4 pack of tickets to Once Upon a Christmas
- A $50 gift card for Heritage Park
- 4 pack of single day admissions to Heritage Park to use in the spring
How To Win
This is a quickie 24 hour contest!
Facebook
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Twitter
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Contest runs from December 14th 2019 until December 15th 2019 at 10:00 PM MST. We’ll pick a semi-finalist winner from each platform, then randomly pick the final winner from those 3. Goodluck!
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