Presenting Sponsor: IG Wealth Management

We are looking forward to welcoming you once again to our annual fundraiser for the Garden, our Merry & Bright Holiday Light Festival. This year the festival will run December 3 - December 22. Tickets can be pre-purchased online to guarantee your spot, but on nights we are not sold out, tickets will be available for purchase at Visitor Services. You can call ahead to see if there are tickets available. Tickets will go on sale for the general public on Thursday, November 26, at 10:00am. Pre-sale for 2026 Season Pass holders  begins Monday, November 23, at 10:00am.

Please read our Frequently Asked Questions for details and restrictions for our event.

Pricing

Tickets will be offered in five time blocks: 5:00-6:00, 5:30-6:30, 6:00-7:00, 6:30-7:30, 7:00-8:00pm.
All ticket prices are +HST:
$18.00 - Adult (19-59)
$13.00 - Senior (60+)
$10.00 - Youth - Ages 12-18
$6.00 - Child - Ages 3-11
Children 2 and under are free (no ticket required)

Visit early and save!

Special pricing will be in place for the following nights:

Monday Dec 7, Tuesday Dec 8, Wednesday Dec 9

 All tickets will be discounted by $2 each for these nights only!

Can I return my tickets?
All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable. If you can no longer attend for whatever reason, including illness, you may choose to gift or sell your tickets to friends or family.

Can I change nights?
No, exchanging already purchased tickets for another evening is not possible. Please be sure of your dates and times before you make your purchase. 

Groups

We are happy to be able to offer a group discount to youth and non-profit community groups to assist them in bringing their members to enjoy the Festival. Please contact Visitor Services at garden@mun.ca for more information.

Corporate Groups

For information on corporate group bookings, please contact us at garden@mun.ca.

Choirs

We are delighted to welcome community choirs to fill the festival with their beautiful music. Have a choir interested in performing? Please contact us at garden@mun.ca.

Choir Schedule

Parking

Other than limited blue zone parking in our main lot, there is no visitor parking available at the Garden during Merry and Bright and no parking allowed along the side of Mt. Scio Road. Patrons are asked to park at the Marine Institute and take advantage of the free shuttle service provided. The shuttles will run continuously, on a load and go basis during the event. There is some limited parking available at another Memorial property at 297 Mount Scio Rd, a short walk from the Garden. Please note that there are no sidewalks on Mount Scio Rd., and it is quite dark. 

 Food Bank

We are delighted to once again support the Food Bank during the Festival by accepting donations of non-perishable food items on their behalf. Guests visiting Merry & Bright are encouraged to bring along a donation to drop off, as they are able. Please note that we are unable to accept monetary donations for the Food Bank. Thank you for your support!