Visiting the Fort Edmonton Christmas Market feels like stepping into a real-life Christmas village, the kind you expect to see on screen but rarely get to walk through in Canada.

This year, I brought an international visitor along to experience some classic Canadian Christmas traditions, and she kept saying the same thing. It felt like being in a movie. Between the historic streetcars, glowing lights, live music, and the smell of mulled wine and fresh baking, it truly felt like a Hallmark-style Christmas movie brought to life.

Set inside Canada’s largest living history museum, the Fort Edmonton Christmas Market transforms the park into an immersive winter wonderland focused on shopping, sipping, eating, playing, and giving back. With over 120 local vendors, festive food, live performances, and interactive experiences, it is a place where Canadian holiday traditions come to life and feel truly authentic.