Glow Christmas Langley

Christmas Glow is a Metro Vancouver winter holiday attraction with music, artisan vendors, light sculptures and illuminations in Langley.

Christmas Glow ran from November 23rd until December 30th in 2023. It’s a terrific attraction and highly recommended! Last year’s event had a carnival theme! Dates for the event in 2024 will likely be similar.

For full details about the event, see the Glow Christmas website.

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Glow Langley Christmas Attraction

Glow is one of the Lower Mainland’s most popular Christmas attractions. It happened in a drive-through-style format for a couple of years because of COVID-19, but returned to its usual walkthrough format in 2022. It was back again as a walk-around in 2023!

At the event there is an outdoor maze full of beautiful displays and over a million lights. There are also a number of indoor venues where visitors can find market vendors, live entertainment and the holiday train. The place features a massive collection of Christmas lights and festive displays. Last year, the event introduced something new – carnival games, a kids scavenger hunt and a craft corner.

For the event’s official website click Christmas Glow.

Glow Langley Light Displays

Glow Dates, Hours and Location

Christmas Glow ran on select days between November 23rd and December 30th this past holiday season. In November the event ran on the weekend of November 23rd to 25th and then again on the 29th and 30th. In December the event took place most days. After November, it was only closed on Sundays, a few dates in early December and on Christmas Day. In other words, it was open on the following dates:

November 23rd, 24th, 25th, 29th & 30th, 2023
December 1st and 2nd, and 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th
December 11th to 30th every day except for the Sundays of December 17th and 24th as well as December 25th (which is Christmas Day).

Hours of operation in the 2023 season varied. Depending on the day, the attraction opened at either 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm and closed at 9:00 pm or 10:00 pm. The hours will likely be similar in 2024. Exact dates for this year’s event are to be confirmed.

The festival takes place at the Milner Village Garden Centre at 6690 216th Street in Langley.

For the event’s official website click Christmas Glow.

Glow Admission Prices

Admission rates for the 2023 season (including online fees) are listed below. Exact details, however, were subject to change. Prices in 2024 are likely to be similar.

Adults (ages 13+) – $24
Children (ages 4 to 12) – $18.50
Seniors (ages 65+) – $18.50
Little Kids (ages 3 and under) – Free
Families (two adults and three children or seniors) – $79.50

Notes: November 23rd and December 12th, 14th, 18th and 19th were Free Snack Nights where attendees could a coupon for a free treat (with each date being a different featured item). Also, on December 6th, seniors received $6 off regular admission. On that day there was also special live entertainment and reduced ticket sales (to enhance the comfort and accessibility for attendees.)

For the event’s official website click Christmas Glow.

What to Expect

Glow features numerous Christmas light displays and child-friendly activities. There is also an artisan market with local vendors as well as kids’ activity areas, a miniature train and live music.

Glow Carnival Train

Glow Christmas

In 2023 the theme of the festival was “Christmas Carnival” thanks to some of its newest festive activities and decorations. Last yearm, there were carnival-themed mini games and a new craft tent. All activities are included with admission.

Glow Christmas also features food trucks, live music and interactive play zones. The popular train ride returned for another year and there’s a market with more than 20 vendors as well.

For the event’s official website click Christmas Glow.

Christmas Glow Video

For an idea of what Glow Christmas looks like, check out the following video.* The footage was filmed at the event in 2023. As you can see, there are tons of lights to admire. The structures are big and impressive, and there’s a carnival theme.

Tips & Advice

Check out the following suggestions to make your Christmas experience especially memorable.

TIP #1: If you’ve been to Christmas Glow before, don’t skip it this year thinking that it’ll be the same. It isn’t! The theme is totally different and much of what you’ll see is different too!

TIP #2: About half of the attraction is indoors and the other half is outside. This is great because you’re out in the fresh air for a lot of the time, but there are also lots of things to do and see indoors on rainy days.

TIP #3: Last year, the event featured a number of Free Snack Nights. On those dates ticket holders got a voucher for a complimentary treat. Free Snack Nights dates and their corresponding goodies were the following in 2023. This may be the same in 2024:

Thursday, November 23rd – Popcorn
Tuesday, December 12th – Churro (which is a Mexican donut)
Thursday, December 14th – Cotton Candy
Monday, December 18th – Hot Chocolate, Latte or Coke
Tuesday, December 19th – Mini Donuts

TIP #4: Guests are encouraged to bring a new toy to donate to the Surrey Christmas Bureau in the last weekend in November.

Lights at Glow Christmas

About Christmas Glow

Glow is the creation of the owners of Milner Village which is a garden centre and greenhouse facility in Langley. They have a large garden centre store and farming operation. The main crop is poinsettias, but the garden centre also grows tomatoes and a few other products. The place is famous for its poinsettias (which is why so many people buy them at the Christmas Glow event)!

Milner Village Garden Centre has massive greenhouses. Mid-winter is slow season for the garden industry and so between late November and the beginning of January they don’t need all the indoor space. So in 2017, the family-owned business decided to turn one of its giant greenhouses into Glow.

In 2019, due to zoning issues at its location in Langley, Christmas Glow had to move to a new Lower Mainland venue. That’s why the festival took place in both Vancouver and Abbotsford. Christmas Glow isn’t just a Lower Mainland event, however. Due to its tremendous initial success, in recent years it has had locations in Edmonton, Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Saskatoon, Pittsburgh, Seattle and even Odense Denmark!

In 2020 the event returned to Langley, and the 2021/2022 event happened in Langley once again. Both those years Glow Christmas was a drive-through event because of COVID-19. In 2022 it was back as a live, in-person event, but this time with half the activities indoors and the other half outdoors. The same was the case in 2023.

Glow Gardens is a fabulous “made-in-the-Lower-Mainland” success story!

For the event’s official website click Christmas Glow.

Glow Langley at Christmas