Edmonton loves its winter festivals, and the start of Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival is just under a month away!
Step into Alberta Avenue District with the festival set to transform the winter landscape with this year’s theme, Barnyard Blitz, an exploration of “Alberta’s agricultural roots with a community celebration like no other.”
Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Fête is a free family event uniting Ukrainian, French Canadian, Franco-African, Indigenous (Métis, Inuit, Cree), Latin American, and Asian influences.
Enjoy tons of free activities, including stopping by Pipon Village and throwing on a pair of snowshoes, gathering around an open fire for bannock, tea, and cultural teachings, and joining in the festivities celebrating the Olde New Year.
There will also be plenty of light installations to marvel at, ice sculptures, and street hockey matches.
From Deep Freeze to the Flying Canoë Volant and Winterruption, we love the sheer abundance of winter festivals in Edmonton that help to break up the winter months. Here’s to a ton of fun in 2025!
When: January 18 and 19, 2025
Where: Alberta Avenue District
Cost: Free
With files from Laine Mitchell