Sturgeon County invites you to join them in Cardiff Park on January 19, 2024 for Winterfest 2024. This free family event will include horse & wagon rides, winter fun activities, s’mores and hot chocolate around the fire, music and entertainment, and prizes! Sturgeon County Winterfest: When: Friday, January 19, 2024
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Celebrate World Snow Day with the Strathcona Wilderness Centre on January 20 & 21, 2024! Family-friendly activities include a scavenger hunt on skis/snowshoes, snow painting, snow fort building, colour ice gems/totems and hot chocolate! World Snow Day at Strathcona Wilderness Centre: When: January 20 & 21, 2024 Time: 1:00 pm
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City of Edmonton FREE drop-in Winter Recreation programs are back at several River Valley parks to help your family enjoy time together outdoors this winter. Join program leaders on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons for FREE recreational programming at Castle Downs Park, Rundle Park, Victoria Park, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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The kids are off school and it is time to relax and have some Christmas break fun! Since kids aren’t always the best at simply relaxing, we have come up with a list of great family activities to get out and enjoy when the kids (or you!) start to get
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Celebrating it’s 35th year, the Silver Skate Festival is Edmonton’s longest-running outdoor winter festival! Celebrate your love of the outdoors with snow sculptures, live music, folk stories, and more. Don’t miss the free fun in the Recreation Zone, the impressive snow and fire sculptures, fantastical tales along the Folk Trail,
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Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Fête returns this January 20 & 21, transforming the Alberta Avenue District into an enchanted wonderland “Under the Toad Stools” with mystical creatures, vivid blooms, and woodland creatures sculpted by world-renowned ice, balloon, and lantern artists. Celebrate the coming together of Ukrainian, Métis, French Canadian,
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Embrace the cold and see stunning works of carved ice art at the Chiseled International Ice Carving Competition by Activate Arts Alberta! Be at ICE District to watch as the 7 teams of internationally acclaimed ice carving artists carve their sculptures January 18-20, 2024, then view and vote for your
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Winter temperatures means outdoor ice skating in Edmonton and surrounding areas. Our Winter City is full of great locations to skate from neighbourhood rinks to unique experiences like ice trails. You can even venture outside the city to find more rural skating locations. While we do our best to keep
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Enjoying time on the ski hill with the family doesn’t have to break the bank. In Edmonton, we are blessed to have access to four fantastic local hills that make it easy to ski and snowboard any day of the week, while taking advantage of some great savings! Close proximity,
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With a healthy dose of snow on the ground, it’s officially ski season in Edmonton. Sure, heading to the Rockies may be the preferred location for skiing, but when time’s a constraint, there are some great ski options right here in the city.  Most locations offer online reservations for lift
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