The all-new Illumi Christmas Market in Laval is going to have a tree of lights as tall as the Statue of Liberty! The market will be adjacent to the massive Village of Lights, an illuminated world the size of 30 hockey rinks. Get the what, when, where down below! Visit MTLBlog for more headlines. We announced a couple months ago that the Illumi Village of Lights in Laval was also going to have a huge Christmas Market, with merchants and food vendors and bonfires and... well all the stuff that makes the winter season magical. At Illumi, the magic is being brought to the Montreal area by the same imaginative group that brought us Cavalia. This newest venture is being called Illumi, and not only does it promise to be the biggest village of lights in the world, it's also going to star the largest Christmas tree made of lights in the world, as well. The tree will reach 47 metres tall and will be made up of over 28,000 tiny sparkling lights (which they note are also interactive... mysterious). This massive tree will sit right in the centre of the Christmas market, where there will be food vendors, merchants and artisans. With a tree of lights this tall, Montreal will essentially have its own Statue of Liberty, only made of lights and in the shape of a festive sapin. The giant tree can be seen in the image below at the top right. The huge space is essentially made up of two parts, the Village of Lights and the Christmas Market. View this post on Instagram Illumi - Féerie de Lumières est composé de 8 mondes fantastiques: . 🐧Les Pôles à l'Infini❄️ 🦒La Savane multicolore🐘 🎠La Grande Place du carrousel🎠 🎅🏻La vraie maison du Père Noël☃️ 🌟Décrocher l’étoile🌟 🏘Le Boulevard en folie💡 🐊Feliz Navidad🕷 🏮Les Lanternes magiques A post shared by Illumi (@illumicavalia) on Aug 23, 2019 at 11:32am PDT The section to the left of the tree is the Village of Lights, also the largest in the world, featuring eight different and immersive sections to explore. View this post on Instagram Là où on perd le Nord …et le Sud. Lorsque les frontières se brouillent dans ces mondes glaciaux. Là où coexistent les pingouins, les baleines, les igloos au milieu d’une forêt infinie de stalagmites. ❄️ This is where the boundaries between North and South are lost. In these frozen landscapes, penguins mix with whales and igloos inhabit an infinite forest of stalagmites. #illumi #illumicavalia A post shared by Illumi (@illumicavalia) on Sep 1, 2019 at 1:41pm PDT The illuminated village will reach 40,000 square metres, the size of 30 hockey rinks, all full of beautiful, twinkling LED lights that will transform Laval into a festive dream. READ ALSO: All-New Kit Kat Drinks & Treats Are Now Available For A Limited Time At Tim Hortons In Quebec The Christmas Market will host artisans and merchants so that you can get some of your Christmas shopping done while you explore the magical and festive experience. View this post on Instagram Illumi met également en lumière marchands, artisans et gastronomie gourmande avec son Marché de Noël qui sillonne les abords d’un arbre de lumières gigantesque. Notez que l’admission pour le Marché de Noël est gratuite! 🎁 Illumi is also a Christmas Market; a gathering of merchants, craftspeople and gourmet delights grouped around a gigantic tree of sparkling lights. Note that admission to the Christmas Market is absolutely free! . . #illumi #illumicavalia #christmasmarket #laval A post shared by Illumi (@illumicavalia) on Sep 3, 2019 at 10:43am PDT Food vendors you can expect to see include a cabane à sucre, Chez Nancies, La Panthère Verte, Mignon Mtl, Promenade en raclette and more. View this post on Instagram Deux rennes fiers de leur bois vous accueillent dans l’univers de l’homme à la barbe blanche et au bedon dodu. Traversez une ribambelle de cannes de bonbons et serrez la pince des bonhommes de neige pour enfin rencontrer le personnage le plus connu des petits et grands. 🎄 Two reindeer proudly bearing antlers welcome you to the world of the jolly old man with the long white hair and a big belly. Walk through a multitude of sugar canes and shake the snowman’s hand, then meet Santa, the favourite of kids and grown-ups alike. A post shared by Illumi (@illumicavalia) on Sep 1, 2019 at 1:43pm PDT Of course, you'll want to make sure you want to leave enough time to explore the whole of Illumi, so dress warm and get there early... with the village, the market, and a hot chocolate next to the fire... you may never want to leave. The crew is hard at work, right now, putting Illumi together so that we can begin to enjoy this magical world at the beginning of November. Full what, when, where all down below. View this post on Instagram EN CHANTIER – UNDER CONSTRUCTION Nos travailleurs s’affairent à monter les milliers de structures monumentales qui composeront les mondes fantastiques d’Illumi. Préparez-vous à être éblouis! Our staff members are hard a work assembling thousands of colourful light structures that will make up the fantastical worlds of Illumi! Be prepared to be wowed! A post shared by Illumi (@illumicavalia) on Sep 13, 2019 at 2:43pm PDT Illumi Village of Lights & Christmas Market What: The largest village of lights and Christmas tree made of lights in the world. When: November 1st - January 5th, 2019 Where: 2805 boulevard du Souvenir, Laval Cost: $19.50 - 26.50 depending on age (student prices available). Website.
