Vaughan’s award-winning Winterfest returns in-person!

Jan. 16, 2023 1:00 p.m.
City of Vaughan
​Join in the fun on Feb. 5 at Vellore Village Community Centre

The City of Vaughan’s 33rd annual award-winning Vaughan Celebrates Winterfest, presented by TD and event sponsor Tim Hortons, returns in-person this year for the first time since 2020 on Sunday, Feb. 5. Join in the fun at this free, family-friendly winter celebration from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Vellore Village Community Centre (1 Villa Royale Ave.).

The day will feature an official welcome from Mayor Steven Del Duca and Members of Council and will be emceed by YTV’s Melony and Spencer. Indoor and outdoor attractions will include:

  • Animal demo/education session with Earth Rangers
  • Engineering for kids’ workshop
  • Fabulous feud 
  • Family entertainment by TEAM T&J
  • Fire pits and Muskoka chairs 
  • Food trucks
  • Free pancake breakfast and giveaway, while quantities last
  • Giant games
  • Great Canadian lumberjack demo
  • Hey teacher … leave those kids alone!
  • Horse-drawn wagon rides
  • Interactive LEGO building
  • Interactive performance by Kreative In Dance Styles (K.I.D.S.)
  • Mad science fun station
  • Meet and greet with Bluey
  • Midway rides
  • Photobooth
  • Recreation programs (dance, fitness, karate)
  • Recreational swim (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
  • Roaming/strolling entertainers and performers
  • Snowshoeing, skating and more

For more information, visit vaughan.ca/winterfest or email vaughancelebrates@vaughan.ca.    

QUOTE
“Vaughan’s Winterfest is a fun annual tradition for residents from Vaughan and beyond. This festive event brings together family, friends and neighbours to share in the beauty of winter. It also offers the opportunity for lasting memories through a celebration that is uniquely Vaughan. There’s something for everyone at Winterfest, with a midway, children’s activities and an Ice Zone. So whether you’re coming for the free pancake breakfast or the professional entertainment on our outdoor stage – or both – you’re guaranteed to have fun. While this might be the coldest time of the year, Winterfest is sure to bring warmth to everyone who attends.”
- Mayor Steven Del Duca 

ACTS
  • There is no on-site parking at Vellore Village Community Centre. To accommodate all event attendees, shuttle buses will run on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Vaughan City Hall (2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.) and Emily Carr Secondary School (4901 Rutherford Rd.).
  • Off-site parking locations include 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.).
  • Founded in 1989, Vaughan Celebrates Winterfest has grown to become a popular and much-anticipated City of Vaughan tradition.

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