Dazzling lights and photo opportunities

Enjoy exploring the plaza, which will be decorated in dazzling festive lights along with spectacular light art displays – we’ll even have a roving photographer to snap & share pics of you and your crew. Featuring:

• The DOOR(S) and The ARRAY by Big Art
• Forest Guides by Ken Hacke
• Prairie Fire, and Koda and Aurora by True North Absurdities
• Light-up igloos for the kids to explore  
• Roving photos from Hip Image
• Selfie photo station 

Battle of the Buskers

On each of the first three Saturdays of the event from 5 – 9 p.m. watch some of Calgary’s best local buskers take part in a friendly “battle” on the Plaza Palooza stage. The Battle of the Buskers winner will be announced at 8 p.m. on the final event Saturday and will take home the ultimate title prize – a spot performing at The City’s 2025 Canada Day celebrations!

The details:

• 10 local buskers a night will have 20 minutes each to show their stuff on Nov. 30, Dec. 7, and 14th. 
• Competitors will be judged by a panel of local professionals within the Calgary’s Arts & Culture scene.
• The three highest scoring buskers from each qualifying night will compete for the title prize during finale night, on Saturday, December 22.
• The competition is open to anyone with a City of Calgary standard or transit busking ID.

Full details on rules, application deadline, requirements (including how to obtain a busking ID) and the registration form are available at calgary.ca/busking. 

Carnival games

Test your skills and challenge your fam and besties to our onsite games:

• Hockey Boxes
• Cornhole
• Mini Golf

Staying warm

Winter evenings can get chilly, stay warm and cozy at Plaza Palooza:

• Enjoy onsite fire pits to warm your hands and toes.
• Craving’s Bistro will be open from 5 – 9 p.m. and Huggabowl will be open from 4 – 9 p.m. each evening where you can purchase warm food and drinks.