In the unlikely event that the show must be canceled due to extreme circumstances, you will be notified by email and your ticket can be transferred to a different date.

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Many clear plastics rotate the polarization of the light that passes through them. The amount of rotation depends on both the thickness of the plastic and the colour of the light.

Guests are reminded that Coca-Cola Park is a cashless venue. Heated Igloos, Santa’s Polar Express and all food/beverage items require additional purchases (advance purchases highly suggested).  All other activities are included in the ticket price.  Parking is FREE for Illumination!

No, Illumination is a walk-thru experience. Make sure to dress cozy, so you can enjoy the festival in comfort. The concourse at Coca-Cola Park is wheelchair accessible. However, the field access – which includes the Santa’s Polar Express and Igloos features – is not accessible, unfortunately.  The entire Illumination event including all lights are visible from the ballpark’s 360-degree concourse.

Light carries energy as an electromagnetic wave, which can wiggle up-and-down, side-to-side, or anywhere in between. The direction the wave is called its polarization.

Want to bring a group or host a party? We have options for many different group sizes. From your group of carolers to a corporate party, come spend the Holiday’s at Illumination

When you looked at your monitor through your sunglasses, you likely saw that it was completely blacked out. As you rotated your head, the image re-appeared again. This is because the light that comes out of an LCD monitor is polarized, most often horizontally. This means the light wave wiggles side-to-side. Polarizing sunglasses absorb light depending on the polarization. Most commonly, they absorb all horizontally polarized light and let all vertically polarized (up-and-down) light pass through. If the LCD monitor emits horizontal light and the sunglasses absorb all of it, theres no more light to see.

Guests will be able to roast s’mores at fire pits located around the ballpark concourse and enjoy special holiday food creations and winter cocktails.  Children will have the opportunity to meet and have their photos taken with Santa and Elsa.  In addition, kids can write letters to Santa, participate in coloring games and visit Santa’s Workshop. Kids can also ride Santa’s Polar Express train or visit the playground while adults visit our Christmas Vendor Village to holiday shop or visit the heated Winter Oasis bar for a holiday cocktail, hot toddy or any of our seasonal specials.

Be mesmerized by synchronized light shows where dazzling lights dance to festive music, creating a magical and immersive holiday spectacle!

Illumination is a walk-thru Holiday Lights experience with over ONE MILLION lights, where you'll be immersed in a winter wonderland featuring dazzling themed light displays, synchronized shows, and festive activities.

Our Igloo’s can be added during the ticket purchasing process online for an additional charge. Igloos have a capacity of 10 guests total. Igloos include a carafe of hot cocoa & assorted holiday cookies. Additional food & beverage options will be available after your rental is confirmed. For more information you can visit the Provident Bank Ticket office in-person or by calling (610) 841- PIGS.

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.

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Unfortunately, pets are NOT allowed. We will host our Lights & Leashes Nights, where dogs are allowed into the ballpark on Nov. 17th, Dec. 3rd, Dec. 16th and Dec. 30th.

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Illumination opens November 15th, 2024, and runs select dates through January 4th, 2025. The event hours are 6pm – 9pm. Check back for our events calendar for specific promotions.

Tickets for Illumination are on sale now and may be purchased at IlluminationLV.com. Pre-purchased admission is $11 for November Illumination dates and $13 for Illumination dates in December and January. Tickets purchased during the same day for that night’s event are $13 for November and $15 for December and January. Kids, 2 and under, are free. A limited number of tickets are available for each Illumination event – advance purchases are encouraged. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Provident Bank Ticket Office or by calling (610) 841-PIGS.

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Polarizing filters can be used to block light depending on its polarization. They are used in LCD monitors to control which pixels we see and in polarized sunglasses to reduce road glare.

The polarization of light can be used to encode quantum information. Light is made up of indivisible particles called photons. Quantum researchers can create photons one-at-a-time and encode quantum bits of information into their polarization. By sending polarization-encoded photons from one person to another, we can build secure quantum networks. Labs studying quantum light can even entangle the polarizations of many photons.

Yes, The concourse at Coca-Cola Park is wheelchair accessible. However, the field access – which includes the Santa’s Polar Express and Igloos features – is not accessible, unfortunately.  The entire Illumination event including all lights are visible from the ballpark’s 360-degree concourse.

Many plastics respond to polarization in a different way than the sunglasses. Rather than absorbing light, the plastics actually rotate the light. This property is called birefringence. By layering the tape, we can increase the amount of rotation. This effect is used to test for stress points in certain materials and when studying mixtures of minerals.