If you want to watch world-class figure skating without the tension of a scoring panel, Calgary has a festive option this winter. The Stars on Ice Holiday Tour stops at the WinSport Event Centre on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026, with a 4 p.m. show at 88 Canada Olympic Road SW — fittingly, the same complex that hosted speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The cast is the real draw here. Headlining are Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, the Canadian ice dance pair who are five-time national champions, five-time world medallists and fresh off a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They'll share the ice with Kaetlyn Osmond, who left the 2018 PyeongChang Games with team gold and women's singles silver, then added the world title later that year.

The rest of the lineup leans international and impressively deep. Two-time Olympian Keegan Messing and two-time Canadian champion Roman Sadovsky represent the home country, while Japan's Satoko Miyahara — a two-time world medallist and four-time national champion — brings her signature consistency south. American skaters Gracie Gold and Jeremy Abbott are on the bill too, along with Ekaterina Gordeeva, the pairs legend with two Olympic golds. It's a rare chance to see this many champions in one arena outside of competition, performing show routines designed to entertain rather than chase points.

Tickets start at $79.20 through Ticketmaster, and there's a group deal worth knowing about: buy 10 or more tickets and you save $5 per ticket, though floor seats are excluded. If you want the full fan experience, $60 meet-and-greet passes get you face time with the entire cast after the show. Two catches: the pass doesn't include show admission, so you'll still need a ticket, and they're only on sale until Monday, Dec. 7 — or until they sell out.

For travellers, this slots neatly into a pre-Christmas Calgary trip. An afternoon show leaves your evening free, and WinSport's Canada Olympic Park location means you can pair the skating with a wander around a venue that's a piece of Olympic history in its own right.December in Calgary also tends to come with proper snow and a festive city atmosphere, so it works as a winter city break rather than just a single event ticket. Just book early — holiday shows with Olympic names on the poster rarely linger.