Noel Holiday Light Festival and Market

The Noel Holiday Light Festival brings Christmas cheer to Surrey’s Cloverdale Fairgrounds with Bright Nights light displays, market vendors, rides and more.

Returning bigger and brighter in 2025, the second annual Noel Light Festival introduces new light installations, an expanded indoor market, and more interactive displays throughout the Cloverdale Fairgrounds in Surrey.

For ticket and full details about the event, visit noelfestival.com.

Noel Holiday Light Festival in Surrey

The Noel Holiday Light Festival is a massive Christmas celebration in Surrey. It takes place at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds located at 17905 62 Avenue in Cloverdale. In 2025, the Noel Holiday Light Festival takes place on most dates between November 28th and December 28th.

The festival spans 30,000 square feet and features a large indoor area with a bar, food options, a stage for live music and entertainment, and Christmas decorations, including a huge lit tree. Indoors, there are also kids’ games, roaming festive characters, and a whole Christmas market with many artisans.

Outside visitors will find covered seating areas to eat and enjoy food trucks, sweet treats, and drink vendors. There’s a Ferris Wheel and a new Jack Frost-themed bar. There are also fire pits to warm up around and plenty of festive photo opportunities.

Bright Nights Christmas Lights at Noel

This year, the festival also hosts Bright Nights, which used to take place at Stanley Park. Over 800 firefighters and volunteers put together the display and it is quite spectacular. There are over a million holiday lights to admire in the display that follows a walkway around a large pond. Bright Nights is donation-based, and the proceeds go to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.

Noel Holiday Light Festival

Hours and Admission

In 2025, Noel Surrey opens most days from November 28th to December 28th. It’s closed on the Mondays of December 1st and 8th, as well as on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Tickets for the 2025 event are available online and must be booked for specific timeslots. Partial proceeds benefit the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund. It’s an excellent charity that supports victims of fires and helps keep people safe.

Parking at Noel Surrey is included with admission. The Cloverdale Fairgrounds are near the intersections of multiple highways, making it easy to reach. It takes about 40 minutes to get there by car from downtown Vancouver.

Admission prices to Noel Surrey in 2025 (before taxes and other fees) are listed below. Drinks and food are extra, as is the donation to walk around the bright night lights loop. Firemen are there to collect donations at the entrance to Bright Lights.

Weekday Prices

Tickets for Noel Surrey on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays cost the following:

Adults (19-64) – $22
Seniors (65+) – $17
Youth (7-18) – $17
Kids (under 7) – Free

Weekend Prices

Prices for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are as follows:

Adults (19-64) – $25
Seniors (65+) – $19
Youth (7-18) – $19
Kids (under 7) – Free

Click Noel Holiday Light Festival for tickets and full event details.

Noel Holiday Light Festival

What to Expect

There’s quite a lot to explore at Noel Surrey. New in 2025, the indoor Noel Village has been expanded with more dining areas and a larger Christmas Market. There is extra space to warm up, eat, shop and relax between exploring. The biggest part of the festival is the light displays. There are millions of lights in all sorts of configurations, ranging from animal shapes to massive light tunnels.

There’s live music, opportunities to take pictures with Santa and Mrs Claus, and dance performances, alongside roving character actors, like fairy princesses and the Grinch. Also for kids, there’s a candy cane slide, balloon twisting, face painting, crafts, games, and illuminated see-saws in the indoor area. The event also features a 50-foot-tall Ferris Wheel and bumper cars. Unlimited rides are included with admission.

Food and Drink Options

For food and drinks, there are several food trucks outside with covered dining areas and several fire pits. Food trucks include everything from Greek and Mexican food to donuts to coffee.

Noel Surrey is a licensed event, which means people over age 19 can buy alcoholic beverages. There are numerous bars throughout the grounds where you can buy liquor, but the best place is the new Jack Frost bar. The new bar is set up in a giant tent near the festival entrance.

For tickets and full event details, visit noelfestival.com.