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Winterlude kicks off its 40th year Friday with a few new highlights, along with some small changes, to Ottawa’s beloved winter festival.
The theme of this year’s event, which runs from Feb. 2 to 19, is “I Love My Winterlude.” The idea is for people to post their favourite Winterlude moments on social media with the hashtag #IloveMYWinterlude
Here are a few things to know about this year’s festival and perhaps a forecast of the types of things you may end up seeing in your social media feeds:
The Snowflake Kingdom
This year, the popular Snowflake Kingdom at Jacques-Cartier Park — which includes ice slides, snow sculptures and many activities for families — has moved to the north end of the park, about half a kilometre from the regular site, to make room for Mosaïvernales, which includes a collection of 30 gigantic illuminated snow sculptures based on mythical icons, fairies and Gods. The park will feature tube slides for the first time, and plenty of cultural, educational and artistic performances, including the return of the circus-style “trampo-wall” that features acrobats bouncing on trampolines up against a wall. The public can enter the park at 350 Laurier St. in Gatineau.
What’s new, what’s returning
There will be a special ice sculpture in the Crystal Garden in Confederation Park that celebrates a past event called Trotting on the Canal that once involved horse races on the ice in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Returning is the second annual Ice Dragon Boat Race, which is happening on Feb. 10 at Dows Lake; the 38th annual Accora Village Bed Race for Kiwanis on Feb. 17 from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; the 35th annual Winterlude Triathalon is on Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and the Waiters’ and Waitresses’ Race on Ice is back and will be held on Feb. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Also new is Face at Confederation Park, an interactive event that will feature a 10-foot sculpture of a white head that will illuminate a variety of animations. Visitors can also have their faces projected onto the sculpture as part of the experience. Hours: Friday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 19, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Olympic Fever
Visit the Go Canada Zone at Confederation Park to cheer on Canada’s winter Olympic athletes. A viewing lounge with a dome will be set up where there will be a live CBC/Radio-Canada broadcast taking place. There will also be Olympic-themed games and photo opportunities. In the CBC/Radio-Canada tent, you can also write a good luck message to Canadian athletes. Hours: Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, and on Monday, Feb. 19 — the final day of the festival — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
40th anniversary celebrations
There will be a special anniversary ice sculpture at the entrance across from Marion Dewar Plaza. The SubZero Concert series will kick off the festival Friday evening at the plaza with renowned comedian and impressionist André-Philippe Gagnon taking the stage at 7:30 p.m.
Locations
Entry is free to get into all three official sites, which include Jacques-Cartier Park, Confederation Park and the Rideau Canal Skateway. There is a fee to get into Mosaïvernales at Jacques-Cartier Park, which is $10 and free for children 12 and under.
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The theme of this year’s event, which runs from Feb. 2 to 19, is “I Love My Winterlude.” The idea is for people to post their favourite Winterlude moments on social media with the hashtag #IloveMYWinterlude
Here are a few things to know about this year’s festival and perhaps a forecast of the types of things you may end up seeing in your social media feeds:
The Snowflake Kingdom
This year, the popular Snowflake Kingdom at Jacques-Cartier Park — which includes ice slides, snow sculptures and many activities for families — has moved to the north end of the park, about half a kilometre from the regular site, to make room for Mosaïvernales, which includes a collection of 30 gigantic illuminated snow sculptures based on mythical icons, fairies and Gods. The park will feature tube slides for the first time, and plenty of cultural, educational and artistic performances, including the return of the circus-style “trampo-wall” that features acrobats bouncing on trampolines up against a wall. The public can enter the park at 350 Laurier St. in Gatineau.
What’s new, what’s returning
There will be a special ice sculpture in the Crystal Garden in Confederation Park that celebrates a past event called Trotting on the Canal that once involved horse races on the ice in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Returning is the second annual Ice Dragon Boat Race, which is happening on Feb. 10 at Dows Lake; the 38th annual Accora Village Bed Race for Kiwanis on Feb. 17 from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; the 35th annual Winterlude Triathalon is on Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and the Waiters’ and Waitresses’ Race on Ice is back and will be held on Feb. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Also new is Face at Confederation Park, an interactive event that will feature a 10-foot sculpture of a white head that will illuminate a variety of animations. Visitors can also have their faces projected onto the sculpture as part of the experience. Hours: Friday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 19, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Olympic Fever
Visit the Go Canada Zone at Confederation Park to cheer on Canada’s winter Olympic athletes. A viewing lounge with a dome will be set up where there will be a live CBC/Radio-Canada broadcast taking place. There will also be Olympic-themed games and photo opportunities. In the CBC/Radio-Canada tent, you can also write a good luck message to Canadian athletes. Hours: Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, and on Monday, Feb. 19 — the final day of the festival — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
40th anniversary celebrations
There will be a special anniversary ice sculpture at the entrance across from Marion Dewar Plaza. The SubZero Concert series will kick off the festival Friday evening at the plaza with renowned comedian and impressionist André-Philippe Gagnon taking the stage at 7:30 p.m.
Locations
Entry is free to get into all three official sites, which include Jacques-Cartier Park, Confederation Park and the Rideau Canal Skateway. There is a fee to get into Mosaïvernales at Jacques-Cartier Park, which is $10 and free for children 12 and under.
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