When: Saturday Nov 21 and Sunday Nov 22, 2026, 12 pm – 8 pm
Where: Surrey Civic Plaza (Surrey City Centre)
Cost: Free admission. Market food and shopping are paid.
The 15th annual festival has a new free outdoor ice rink, photos with Santa, a holiday market, kids’ activities, a roving Grinch and live performers all weekend.
What’s there
- Free outdoor skating (new this year)
- Photos with Santa
- Holiday market: local artisans and crafters from Surrey, the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley (e.g. YVR Cookie, Moonlight Wolf, Anotheronedream Craft Shop)
- Enchanted Eats food vendors
- Kids’ area and a roving Grinch
- Live music: Sat Nov 21 Good Noise Gospel Choir, The Mighty Chorus, Down n’ Dirty; Sun Nov 22 Big Bone Brass Band (full lineup on the official site)
- Accessible washrooms, parking and a sensory-friendly space
Plan it
- Free, so the only real planning is timing. Weekend afternoons are busiest; the festival site has an RSVP button.
- Check the official site for skate-rental/skate-time details before you go (not stated on the home page): https://www.surreytreelighting.ca/welcome
- Want Santa photos somewhere else too? See our Santa photos in Metro Vancouver 2026 guide for dates, prices and booking.
Source: City of Surrey, surreytreelighting.ca (checked Nov 10, 2026).
