Annandale Christmas House

12/15/2025

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Please keep your children off the decorations/ displays. No climbing on top of the roof of the train, riding the reindeer, getting in the sleighs, or climbing on the nativity display. This is NOT a playground and children should be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

Thank you!

11/26/2025

Good morning. Please note that we will not be conducting tours this year. You are invited to stroll through the yard and enjoy the display. We would like to wish you a joyous holiday season, including a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

12/26/2023

https://globalnews.ca/video/10188324/annandale-christmas-house-gearing-up-for-holidays/

Watch Annandale Christmas House gearing up for holidays Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

12/13/2023

Some amazing photos from Robert Kruk Photography.

12/09/2023

12/09/2023

House tours have always been a highlight of our Christmas season, and since we're unable to do them this year, we're excited to present a short virtual tour of the Annandale Christmas House hosted by Garfield Bland! This is dedicated to his late wife, Diane Bland, who put the magic into Christmas. Please enjoy and share with friends and family. Merry Christmas!
🌟☃️🎄🎁❄️🎀🎉💝

11/30/2023

Good day, everyone! Well the 2023 season is upon us. This year has seen a few significant changes to Annandale. Annandale is now under new ownership, Garfield’s daughter, Amanda, purchased the house and is now taking over with its care and upkeep. The insurance policy was rewritten and currently we are not covered to host home tours. We hope something can be worked out by next year, so we can resume offering private tours.

Also, Diane, Garfield’s wife, of 64 years passed away in August. Christmas was her favourite season and turning Annandale into the beautiful home and Christmas display was so important to her. All year she and Garfield would be planning and this year was no different. So this year we are doing our very best to make Christmas at Annandale spectacular. The family has been hard at work for a few months, and things are finally coming together.
We hope you enjoy the exterior display and it helps brighten your Christmas/ Holiday season.

We’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, a safe holiday season, and a Happy New Year!

Love,

The Blands (Garfield, Diane and Amanda),
Also the other children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren!

12/11/2022

Good afternoon. We've been receiving message and calls regarding private tours for this year. Unfortunately, our household has been hit with COVID, and we will be unable to offer tours this year. We're sad, but we hope to be back for next year. We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas season and all the best in the New Year.

12/02/2021

This was in yesterday’s Herald, and I thought you might find it interesting. Someone donated some of those deer to our display. Neat!

10/18/2021

Good Morning Lethbridge People!

We are sad to announce that we will not be having house tours this year. Due to the ongoing COVID situation, we feel it best to forego tours this year. Garfield and Diane are sad, but their health is the most important thing to consider. Honestly, from this time forward, we are unsure of the future of house tours.

We will be allowing people into the yard this year, and we hope you enjoy the display. It makes The Bland’s so happy to see everyone enjoying themselves while visiting.

We appreciate all the love and support from everyone in the community.

It seems premature to wish you a happy holiday season, so for now, we wish you a HAPPY FALL SEASON! We hope you have a safe Halloween. We’ll see you in December!

11/16/2020

Hello, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, private home tours will not be offered this year. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please feel free to come and enjoy the outdoor display! On behalf of Garfield and Diane Bland, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe during this holiday season!