In 2024, Thunderbird Show Park, the equestrian venue in Langley, launched Christmas in the Country: a mostly indoor holiday market with light displays, a North Pole with Santa and an elves’ workshop, a cozy beer garden, food and live entertainment. It ran through most of December.
It hasn’t been announced for 2025 or 2026. Here’s what it offered, and the best Langley Christmas outings confirmed this year.
What Christmas in the Country Offered (2024)
- Dates: December 5 to 29, 2024.
- Where: Thunderbird Show Park, 6975 248th Street, Langley.
- A North Pole experience with Santa and crafts in the elves’ workshop.
- Light displays around the grounds.
- An indoor holiday market and a beer garden.
- Live entertainment and photo spots.
Christmas in Langley This Year
- Glow Gardens Langley: a big indoor-outdoor light festival with markets and entertainment, November 19 to January 2.
- Merry & Bright at Martini Town: a decorated film set with Santa, a heated market tent and falling snow, November 20 to December 31.
- Holiday Lights in Williams Park: a drive-through light show (2026 dates to come).
- Zoo Lights at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, if it returns.
For an indoor Christmas market with lights and Santa, Noël Surrey in Cloverdale is the closest match this year. See every market in our Christmas markets in Vancouver calendar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Christmas in the Country at Thunderbird happening in 2026?
We haven’t seen an announcement since its 2024 debut.
When was it held?
December 5 to 29, 2024.
What’s similar this year?
Merry & Bright at Martini Town and Glow Gardens in Langley, and Noël Surrey in Cloverdale.
Part of: Vancouver Christmas Guide 2026 › Christmas Lights in Vancouver 2026
