SnowDays Festival 2024
At the beginning of each year Banff and Lake Louise comes alive with the SnowDays celebration. This festival is created and executed by Banff & Lake Louise Tourism.
The event includes five key elements: The Play Zone, Snow Sculptures, Ice Magic, Bear Street programming and Skijoring.
Full event details can be found at: banfflakelouise.com/events/snowdays
This festival requires some road closures to make it successful. Please see the affected areas below and plan ahead.
We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Road & Parking Closures
Friday, January 12
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Beaver Street Fire Hall parking lot full closure.
- Alleyway vehicle access closed between Parks Canada parking lot entrance and Caribou Street.
*Access to the Parks Canada parking lot from Wolf Street will be open with intermitted traffic delays (flaggers).
Monday, January 15 - Monday, February 5
6:00 a.m. Jan 15 - 6:00 p.m. Feb 5
- Bear Street 200 block between parkades at Bear Street Mall and Brewster's Mountain Lodge closure.
- Bear Street surface parking lot will remain open and retain access from the alley (except Feb 5, 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.).
*Access to resident and hotel parkades open, with intermittent traffic delays (flaggers).
Wednesday, January 17
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Bear Street 100 block closure.
* Access to above ground and underground parkades open, with intermitted traffic delays (flaggers).
Friday, January 19 - Sunday, January 21
6:00 a.m. Jan 19 - 5:00 p.m. Jan 21 inclusive
- 100 block Banff Avenue, between Caribou Street and Buffalo Street
- Caribou Street 300 Block, closed to alley
- Caribou Street 100 Block, open to traffic. Please note that only the turn to/from the 200 Block of Banff Avenue will be open
Saturday, January 20
6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- 100 & 200 Block Banff Avenue, between Wolf Street and Buffalo Street
- Mount Royal Hotel Town of Banff parking lot closure
- Buffalo Street, westbound lane tapered from Banff Avenue to west alley lane
- Caribou Street is closed from Banff Avenue to alley on both sides
Monday, February 5
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Bear Street surface parking lot closure.
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Beaver Street surface parking lot by fire hall closure.
- Bear Street 100 block between parkades closure.
If your front-line teams need support on sharing information about SnowDays or answering visitor questions about the festival, all information about each event can be found here: https://www.banfflakelouise.com/events/snowdays#snowdays-events-grid
