Get in the winter spirit at the City of Vaughan’s two-day Winterfest celebration!
Feb. 1 and 2 at Vellore Village Community Centre
Mayor Steven Del Duca and Members of Council invite you to join them at the City of Vaughan’s 35th annual award-winning Vaughan Celebrates Winterfest, presented by TD and event sponsor Tim Hortons.
New this year, it will take place over two days – Saturday, Feb. 1 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – at Vellore Village Community Centre (1 Villa Royale Ave.). The official ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 11:30 a.m. Be sure to dress for the weather!
Saturday festivities include:
- fire pits
- food vendors
- free midway rides
- touch-a-truck
- live ice sculpting display
Sunday festivities include:
- dance performances by Dance Stream and Shari Talon
- Disney music and storytelling showcase by Echos and Icons
- emcee Joseph Motiki (known from Reach for the Top and Game Gurus)
- meet and greet with the Care Bears
- music performance by local bands Neel Dani and AV-OX
- Taylor’s Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
- free midway rides, including a Ferris Wheel
- free pancake breakfast, while quantities last
- touch-a-truck, including emergency vehicles, construction equipment and a mobile sensory space
Additional indoor and outdoor attractions on Sunday will include:
- animal demo/education session with Earth Rangers
- candle-making workshop
- Engineering for Kids Workshop
- fire pits and Muskoka chairs
- food trucks
- giant games
- giveaways
- horse-drawn wagon rides
- Mad Science Fun Station
- roaming/strolling entertainers and performers
- snowshoeing (weather dependent) and skating
- sports games
- the CN Little Obie Train
- vendors
- and so much more!
Parking and shuttle information
Shuttle buses will be running on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre area (200 Apple Mill Rd.), Emily Carr Secondary School (4901 Rutherford Rd.) and Vaughan City Hall (2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.).
Parking is also available at Fossil Hill Public School (2 Firenza Rd.) and St. Veronica Catholic Elementary School (171 Maria Antonia Rd.).
Accessible parking is available at St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School (2 Davos Rd.).
To learn more, visit vaughan.ca/winterfest.
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