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Snap Dance Studios Presents - The Nutcracker
2025-12-06 | Rockpointe Church
Don’t miss this treasured, holiday classic! Come see our full scale production of the Nutcracker…Snap Dance Studios style. Our show features talented local kids, sparkling costumes, a full professional set, and not just ballet…but tap, jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance.
Tickets go on sale Oct 6, 2025. Click here to grab yours!
Show Information:
Friday, December 5 – 3:30pm – Red Cast
Friday, December 5 – 7:00pm – Green Cast
Saturday, December 6 – 1:00 – Green Cast
Saturday, December 6 – 5:00pm – Red Cast
Location: Rockpointe Church, Bearspaw

It's a Wonderful Life
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-06 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-12-07 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Edmonton) | Bow Valley Baptist Church, 54 West Aarsby, Cochrane, Alberta
Are you interested in local live productions?
Check out the play “It’s a Wonderful Life” at Bow Valley Baptist Church on Dec 5, 6, and 7. Run time is about 2 1/2 hours which includes intermission.
Join us as we follow George Bailey, a man who has sacrificed much for his family and the townspeople of Bedford Falls. Eventually he is faced with a very difficult challenge. Believing that people would be better off had he never been born, he is given the rare gift of seeing what life would have looked like for those he cares about.
Cost is $15 (includes all fees). All proceeds from the play will be donated to 2 local charities.
Food for the Cochrane Food Bank will also be accepted at the door.
Hope to see you there!!

Cochrane & District Horticultural Society Christmas Centerpiece Workshop
2025-12-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Frank Wills Memorial Hall, 405 1st Street E, Cochrane, Alberta
Join us as Staci and Brad from Little Daisy Florals lead the group through a hands-on workshop producing a winter greenery inspired centerpiece. The centerpiece will be made up of natural materials with some artificial accents included.

Santa at A&W
2025-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | A&W WESTSIDE DRIVE
Join us on Saturday, December 6th from 2–5pm for a magical afternoon filled with holiday cheer. Kids can take photos with Santa, listen to Christmas stories, and go home with a fun goodie bag!Plus, we’re donating $2 from every Kids Pack sold all day to support local families in need. Let’s make this holiday season brighter together!

Winter Celebration Concert
2025-12-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Cochrane Alliance Church, 902 Glenbow Drive, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Join Cochrane Music Society Saturday, December 6 at 7pm at the Cochrane Alliance Church as we celebrate the magic of this time with a vibrant program of fantastic music! We’re eager to entertain our audience with repertoire from Schubert to modern Christmas, and genres from classic to jazz and folk to rock-gospel-spiritual blend.

Holiday Wreath & Porch Pot Workshop
2025-12-07 09:30 - 11:30 | Found Book Shop, 206 1st Street W, Cochrane, AB
MULTIPLE DATE & STYLE OPTIONS AVAILABLE! Click HERE for more details 🙂

NOVEMEBER 17 – WREATH & PORCH POT, 7PM
NOVEMBER 30 – GRINCH TREE, 930AM
DECEMBER 2 – WREATH & PORCH POT, 7PM
DECEMBER 3 – WREATH & PORCH POT, 7PM
DECEMBER 5 – WREATH & PORCH POT, 7PM
DECEMBER 7 – GRINCH TREE, 930AM

Christmas at the Farm
2025-12-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Cheshire Farm, 280255 Range Road 54, Rocky View County, Alberta, T4C2W1, Canada
A magical holiday experience for the whole family!
Explore our beautifully decorated Christmas barn, meet our rare breed farm animals up close, and let the kids enjoy festive hands-on crafts. Warm up around the fire with a delicious hot beverage and a tasty treat available for purchase. Hour-long timeslots keep the experience cozy and personal. Tickets must be prepurchased—visit our website to reserve your spot.

Bragg Creek's Spirit of Christmas Indoor Market
2025-12-07 10:00 - 16:00
The Bragg Creek Community Association and the Bragg Creek Chamber are teaming up to share one of our favourite local traditions – the Spirit of Christmas Indoor Market!

Dec 5 (4–8pm) | Dec 6 (10–5) | Dec 7 (10–4)
Shop 45+ small and local vendors for handmade gifts, tasty treats, and Bragg Creek charm.
Mark your calendars, grab your mittens, and get ready to feel the magic, because the Spirit of Christmas lives right here in Bragg Creek!

Cochrane Lions Club Christmas Market
2025-12-07 10:00 - 17:00 | The Lions Event Centre, 109 5th Avenue, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada

SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS PARADES
2025-12-07 17:00 - 19:00
The Share Your Christmas Parades are coming to your neighbourhood!
This is a great opportunity to donate non perishable food and unwrapped toys for the Cochrane Activettes ‘Share Your Christmas’ Hamper Program.
Each parade is scheduled to start at 5pm and will run until 7pm.

2025 SHARE YOUR CHRISTMAS PARADES
NOVEMBER 27 – HEARTLAND, HERITAGE HILLS, COCHRANE HEIGHTS & SUNTERRA
NOVEMBER 28 – SUNSET RIDGE
NOVEMBER 30 – ALL RIVERSONG COMMUNITIES AND FIRESIDE
DECEMBER 2 – RIVERVIEW, GLENBOW & GREYSTONE
DECEMBER 3 – WEST TERRACE & WEST VALLEY
DECEMBER 5 – BOW MEADOWS, BOW RIDGE & JUMPING POUND
DECEMBER 7 – EAST END, GLENEAGLES
PARADES WILL START AT 5PM AND RUN UNTIL 7PM

Christmas Cookie Decorating Class
2025-12-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Cochrane Baking Company, 101 Sunset Dr #4101, Cochrane, AB, T4C0W7, Canada
Come join the fun and learn the art of cookie decorating!
Leave with recipes and 6 beautifully decorated cookies!
Think Christmas music and an amazing evening learning something new!

Airdrie-Cochrane Christmas Open House
2025-12-12 10:00 - 12:00
You’re Invited to Our Christmas Open House!
Join us for holiday cheer, community connection, and festive fun. Stop by to meet MLA Guthrie and celebrate the season together.
We look forward to seeing you there!

A Stoney Christmas
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:00 | The Lions Event Centre, 109 5th Avenue, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Join the multi-generational Smalleyes Family of Stoney Nakoda as they bring their reimagined Christmas tale featuring traditional Indigenous dance, song and storytelling to Cochrane for the first time. A perfect holiday event for the whole family!

The Smalleyes Family is an extended family of performers, artists and community leaders who bring along their Stoney culture wherever they go. It’s both enlightening and deeply compelling – not just given their diverse talents and abilities, but because they share it with such courage and generosity of spirit. (shared from artsPlace Canmore)

A Grinchy Christmas Morning
2025-12-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Cochrane Movie House
Join us at the Cochrane Movie House on December 13th for a showing of The Grinch (2018 movie) and meet the Grinch in person! We will also have a raffle, bake sale, and hot chocolate station. Come when the doors open to save your seats and be first in line to meet the Grinch. Before the movie starts we will be having a Christmas sweater contest, a Christmas carol sing-a-long, and game show style trivia game. So wear your most festive sweater and really get into the Christmas spirit. All proceeds will be going towards the playground replacement at the Mitford School.
Door open at 9:00am the movie and games start at 9:45am.
Tickets available at:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/grinchy-christmas-morning
Did you know that school playgrounds expire and 100% of the cost to remove, purchase, and install playground equipment must be fundraised; usually by a parent group! A section of the Mitford Playground is about to be decommissioned the Mitford Playground Committee needs to raise $300,000 so that the children of the school and the community at large have a playground to learn and grow on.

2025 Cochrane Christmas Farmers Market
2025-12-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre, 800 Griffin Road, Cochrane, AB
Cochrane Christmas Farmers’ Market – the market you wait all year for – our LARGEST Farmers’ Market of the 2025 season!

Dates and Times:Saturday, December 13: 10:00 am to 4:00 pmSunday, December 14: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

TWO days ~ TWO floors ~ FOUR market zones! It’s a unique shopping experience you will not find at any other venue! The Christmas Market is overflowing with your favourite vendors from the summer Market by the Bow +plus+ seasonal vendors selected to make this a ‘must attend’ event! Shop & support an exciting lineup of local ‘make, bake and grow’ vendors while you check off the items on your holiday shopping list. Find unique handcrafted gifts and décor for gift giving as well as a wide range of items from our producers, food artisans & beverage vendors that are perfect for your entertaining and holiday pantry.

Admission & parking are free of charge; a donation to support local food banks and food security organizations is welcomed.

Christmas Market Information & Vendor Gallery: https://cochranefarmersmarket.ca/christmas-market-2/

Winter Wonderland
2025-12-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Cochrane Public Library, 405 Railway Street W, Cochrane, Alberta
Mark your calendars… Winter Wonderland is at the Cochrane Public Library December 13th!
Join us from 1-4pm for the grand finale to our 75th anniversary year! With music, crafts, activities, and a special visitor from the North Pole, this event is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit!
For more information, visit our website at cochranepubliclibrary.ca/events/winter-wonderland!
#cochranepubliclibrary #somethingforeveryone #wherewillittakeyou #75yearsoflibrarymagic #winterwonderland #cochraneab

Holiday Pop-Up Market 2025
2025-12-19 17:00 - 21:00 | Cochrane Lions Club Event Centre, 109 Fifth Avenue, Cochrane, Alberta, T4C 0A4, Canada
‘Tis the season for our 6th Annual Holiday Pop-Up Market! More than just shopping, it’s an evening out to enjoy the season and support local. Sip on a festive cocktail, enjoy live music, and discover one-of-a-kind, locally made, gifts while supporting makers & small businesses in our own community.
✨ Nov 14 – First Stop for Holiday Finds: Get ahead of the rush and shop unique holiday treasures early.
✨ Dec 19 – Last Stop Shop: Find those final treasures for stockings and under the tree.
📅 Fridays | 5 to 9 pm
📍 Cochrane Lions Event Centre, 109 Fifth Ave, Cochrane, AB
🎁 The first 100 attendees each night will receive one of our ever-popular swag bags!
💲 Entry is just $2.
Gather your friends, soak in the festive vibes, and celebrate local creativity while checking everyone off your list.

MERRY CHRISTMAS MARKET AT F45
2025-12-21 11:00 - 16:00 | F45 Cochrane Training

JINGLE MINGLE
2025-12-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Frank Wills Memorial Hall, 405 1st Street E, Cochrane, Alberta
If you do not have friends or family to share Christmas with, join us for Jingle Mingle … where no one eats alone on Christmas Day.
Everyone is welcome to join for a FREE soup lunch (vegetarian option available) from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Frank Wills Community Hall, 405 – 1 St. E.
Registration (CISCcochrane@gmail.com) is preferred but not necessary.

New Year's Eve Family Celebration
2025-12-31 16:00 - 19:00 | Spray Lake Sawmill Family Sports Centre, 800 Griffin Road, Cochrane, AB
Join us for NYE at SLS Centre for a FREE family event from 4-7pm – finishing the evening off with a bang!
Fireworks at 7pm so the whole family can enjoy them.

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
Wagon Rides (4-6pm)
Fire pits, hot chocolate
Face Painting, Craft tables, Roving Performers
Climbing Wall, Public skating, Swimming, Bouncers & soft play
Dance Party with balloon drop at 6pm
Be sure to tune into CochraneNow to hear the music associated with the fireworks show.
Patsy’s Place will be serving a limited menu, and there will be two cash only food carts outside
serving hot dogs and freezies!
Sign up to volunteer here: volunteersignup.org/MKPY8
Thanks to SLS Centre for hosting us, and thank you to our sponsors:
Interpipeline
Cochrane Activettes
Leah Real Estate Group
Cochrane Nissan
West Fraser Cochrane
Maverick Law
Two Pharmacy
Town of Cochrane
Home Treasures
Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Bow Valley Boot Stomp Holiday Concert
2026-12-12 - 2026-12-13 | The Lions Event Centre, 109 5th Avenue, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Fundraiser concert – more information to come!
