Embrace the winter weather at Vaughan’s two-day Winterfest celebration!
Feb. 7 and 8 at Vellore Village Community Centre
Mayor Steven Del Duca and Members of Council invite you to bundle up and join them at the City of Vaughan’s 36th annual award-winning Vaughan Celebrates Winterfest. This beloved annual event is taking place tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 7, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Vellore Village Community Centre (1 Villa Royale Ave.).
Enjoy FREE family-friendly activities, music, entertainment and more – so good they’re sure to give you the chills!
Saturday, Feb. 7
Mayor Del Duca and Members of Council will take the stage at 3:30 p.m. to provide an official welcome to Winterfest. Enjoy stage entertainment for people of all ages, including Gabby’s Dollhouse Dance Party, the Wicked 2 Live Show, music with DJ Monaco and an interactive Zumba class to keep you warm!
Additional outdoor activities on Saturday include:
- food vendors
- free midway rides
- Jumping Kids Gym and Sensory Bus
- meet and greet with Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse
- meet and greet with Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked: For Good
- The Hockey Circus Show
- live ice sculpting
Sunday, Feb. 8
Fuel up for a full day of winter festivities starting with a free pancake breakfast from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., while quantities last. Mayor Del Duca and Members of Council will take the stage for the Day 2 kick-off at 11:45 a.m. You can also take part in a free indoor swimming and lifeguard skill activity from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Not your speed? Then we invite you to enjoy a full day of free entertainment with:
- Blue’s Clues Storytime show
- Frank Moyo
- Kreative In Dance Styles
- SEAgalz
- Simply Spice: Tribute to the Spice Girls
- Zumba
Additional indoor and outdoor attractions on Sunday include:
- Applefun puppetry show
- airbrush and glitter tattoo station
- Astronomy in Action Dome
- Chess Drop-In
- Cicco Aroma candle making workshop
- Earth Rangers
- food trucks
- free midway rides
- FREE mini hockey sticks giveaway *while quantities last
- horse-drawn wagon rides
- ice throne selfie station
- interactive sports games
- Jumping Kids Gym and sensory bus
- LEGOLAND
- Mad Science slime station
- meet and greet with SpongeBob SquarePants
- nail painting with Glama Gals
- skating
- snowshoeing (weather dependent)
- vendors
- and so much more!
Shuttle information
There is no parking onsite. Shuttle buses will be running on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from:
- Vaughan City Hall (2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.)
- Emily Carr Secondary School (4901 Rutherford Rd.)
- Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Library (200 Apple Mill Rd.).
You can also park and walk to the event from:
- Fossil Hill Public School (2 Firenza Rd.)
- 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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