🎄 Ladysmith Festival of Lights – Light Up Night 🎄
📅 Thursday, November 27, 2025
📍 Downtown Ladysmith, BC
🕒 Starts at 3:00 PM | Admission: FREE!
✨ Celebrate the magic of the season at Vancouver Island’s most spectacular holiday event! Join us as downtown Ladysmith transforms into a winter wonderland with over one million lights, live entertainment, food trucks, and festive fun for all ages.
🎶 Event Schedule
3:00 PM – Christmas Craft Fair @ Aggie Hall
4:00 PM – Street entertainment & food concessions open
4:00–6:15 PM – Live performances by Doctors of Rock and Roll, NZR LED Robots, and more
6:15 PM – Light Up Ceremony with Santa & our contest winner
6:45 PM – Kinsmen Parade
8:30 PM (approx.) – 🌟 Spectacular Drone Show presented by LDCU
🎁 Highlights
Drone Show presented by Ladysmith & District Credit Union
🎥 CHEK News’ The Upside with Jeff & Ed broadcasting live
🤖 NZR LED Robots – back by popular demand!
🎅 Santa’s House, free photo booth, face painting & kids’ games
🍔 12 food trucks + local restaurants open late
🎨 Christmas Craft Fair @ Aggie Hall
🎟️ Special Light Up Night Raffle
Win 4 tickets to the Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Louis Blues game (March 21, 2026) + 4 Hullo ferry tickets!
🗓️ Raffle runs Nov 19–27
🎫 Tickets: 1 for $5 at rafflebox.ca/raffle/ladysmith-fols-canucks or at kiosks during the event.
🎉 Sponsored by Hullo Ferries & West Coast Factory Direct Hot Tubs
🚗 Parking & Road Closures
First Avenue closed 3:00–10:00 PM
Accessible parking via Buller Street (with pass)
Additional parking at:
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Bethel Tabernacle Church
Ladysmith Secondary School
🚫 No parking along the Trans-Canada Highway
🚍 No shuttle service this year
🔗 Stay Connected
Want to volunteer, donate, or learn more?
👉 Visit ladysmithfol.com/contact
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