{"id":42470,"date":"2026-01-19T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/toronto\/?p=42470"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:33:11","slug":"winterista-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/toronto\/winterista-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Winterista Festival","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Winterista Festival is a new festival of ice, light and community that transforms Leaside&#8217;s Motorista Studio into a magical world of beauty and creativity. Families can enjoy free activities, such as an ice slide, wintery bouncy castle, ice throne photo zone and carving displays, cozy winter lounges, daytime music and lights, evening projection mapping, plus extra (paid) activities include the Fire &amp; Ice Closing Party and an ice carving experience.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Winterista Festival<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Date: <\/strong>January 23 \u2014 February 13, 2026<b><br \/>\n<\/b><strong>Time:<\/strong> January 23-31: Friday-Sunday 12:00 PM \u2013 12:00 AM (Opening Night 12:00 PM \u2013 2:00 AM), February 1-13: Daily 12:00 PM \u2013 12:00 AM<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Motorista Studio<br \/>\n<strong>Address: <\/strong>25 Commercial Road, Toronto<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/winterista.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.winterista.ca<\/a>, Free tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/winterista-festival-tickets-1980334926073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Celebrate life in the GTA with our full list of Festivals in Toronto and surrounding areas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/toronto\/category\/festivals\/\"><span class=\"s2\">here<\/span><\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Winterista Festival is a new festival of ice, light and community that transforms Leaside&#8217;s Motorista Studio into a magical world of beauty and creativity. 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