Entering its twenty-third year, the Silver Skate Festival is the longest running winter festival in the City of Edmonton.
The festival is rooted in the Dutch tradition of a love of the outdoors
and the pleasure of experiencing the cultural and aesthetic beauty of
winter but in recent years the festival has exploded into an
extravaganza of art, culture, recreation and sports programming. This
is no small feat and would not be possible without the support of our
sponsors and in-kind contributors. Take the time to visit our sponsor
page and support the businesses that support the Silver Skate Festival.
It is amazing what we can accomplish together as a community.
Festival
Programming will include a wide variety of free events and activities
to include free programming by River Valley Programming, our epic ice
slide, family snow sculpting, figure skating demonstrations, roving
performers, horse drawn sleigh rides, the Cessco Snow Sculpture Garden,
Night Works in the Park: a multimedia extravaganza, the Silver Skate
Folk Trail, two evenings of fire sculptures and our Heritage Village
will feature a rich tapestry of heritage performers.
This year's
sporting and recreation events will include the Edmonton Winter
Triathlon, long blade skate races and the Kortebaan, a traditional Dutch
long blade sprint race.
(courtesy of http://www.silverskatefestival.org/homepage/the-festival)
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