Luminaria

The essential Luminaria returns this December

In a return to Luminaria’s simple, natural roots, the University of Alberta Botanic Garden is unplugging (most) of the electric lights and celebrating the elemental – candlelight, starlight and firelight – during the darkest nights of the year.

Three weekends only:

• December 13-15, 2024
• December 20-22, 2024
• December 27-29, 2024

Slow down and share a moment of serenity with the people you love as you stroll along the candlelit pathways of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden. Warmed by fires and hot apple cider, take in the sounds of a capella singers, light a candle in memory of a loved one, and mark the essence of the season in a ritual of peace and beauty. We welcome you to the feeling that’s inspired by nature’s embrace – at the essential Luminaria.

Tickets must be booked in advance. It is anticipated that Luminaria will sell out quickly this year!

Note: To maintain a peaceful and unrushed atmosphere and to ensure adequate free parking at the Garden, they are offering a limited number of tickets. By comparison, in previous years, they offered up to 30,000 tickets - this year they are limiting capacity to 8,100 guests over the course of nine evenings.