The Enchanted Forest has become a holiday tradition for many in Saskatoon. Every year from late November until early January, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority hosts the Christmas light display out at the Forestry Farm park.

Eleven Pipers Piping
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Stretching throughout 2.5 km, dozens of displays with tens of thousands of LEDs light up the night sky. Every year it seems as though one or two new displays are added while familiar favourites return. Some displays are animated such as penguins doing a ski jump and a huge Christmas tree with ringing bells. Oddly enough, some of my favourite of the lights are the huge fir trees lit up with tons of lights, glistening in the snow. When I lived in Silverspring next to the park, I could see these trees as I drove home every night. You can’t help but feel the Christmas spirit when you look at a scene like that.

Noah’s Ark
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Profits from the Enchanted Forest are shared between the Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation and the Saskatoon Zoo. So come out to get in the Christmas spirit as well as support a couple of worthy causes.

Candy and Presents
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The Enchanted Forest
Forestry Farm Park