{"id":205747,"date":"2025-12-26T07:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/?p=205747"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:39:40","slug":"winter-city-weekends-at-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/winter-city-weekends-at-city-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter City Weekends at City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"334\">City Hall Plaza is the place to be this winter with the return of Edmonton Art Council&#8217;s Winter City Weekends! Every weekend in January and February, enjoy free skate rentals, skating lessons, live music, and DJ dance parties in the heart of Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"561\"><strong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"475\">\u26f8\ufe0f Free Skate Rentals<br \/>\n<\/strong>Most days, first-come, first-served. 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