Movie fans can get a taste of Tinseltown for the holidays at Martini Town, a picture-perfect film set in Langley owned by Martini Film Studios. Visitors to Merry & Bright, running December 1 through January 1, will have a rare opportunity to access a Hollywood-style film backlot, transformed into a holiday wonderland.
Martini Town, located on a 16-acre outdoor site, boasts building facades and filming streetscape that are unique to the region, making it a hugely popular location for filming television shows and movies. There is an entire small town, a New York-themed Brownstone Street, a movie theatre with a lit marquee, a coffee shop, an urban alley, a courthouse, a diner, a town square and much more to feed film fantasies.
Put yourself in a Hollywood holiday film by visiting the festive displays, enjoying live music, browsing an artisan market, noshing at food trucks – and even visiting with Santa.
All Merry & Bright event staff are from the film industry, which gives visitors another behind-the-scenes opportunity to engage with an industry that helps power the local economy. Visitors are welcome to ask staff wearing “I Work in Film” pins about their roles in BC film.
Merry & Bright will be powered using only clean energy, just one of the reasons Martini Film Studios was named a BC Hydro Clean Energy Champion earlier this year.
Pair your visit to Merry & Bright with a spot-the-set viewing of some of these new Martini Town-filmed movies, as it’s a popular filming location for holiday movies produced by the Hallmark Channel, broadcast on the W Network in Canada. Upcoming movies filmed at Martini Town that will be airing this season on the W Network include Sealed with a List on December 16, and Friends & Family Christmas on December 17.
To view the full Merry & Bright event schedule, visit martinievents.ca.
Martini Town Merry & Bright will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday every week throughout December. Address: 1123 272 Street, Langley.
Hours:
Wednesday – Friday: 4pm to 10pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2pm to 10pm
Tickets:
Priced at $22 for adults, $18 for seniors, $12 for children (ages 6 and under are free), tickets available for purchase online only at martinievents.ca/buy-tickets. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Langley Food Bank.
Please note: The event is fully outdoors. Visitors are asked to dress warmly for the weather.