A frozen river for skating, elaborate light displays, Santa's Workshop, hot chocolate, rides, and tons of festive spirit are set to infuse Vancouver this holiday season with the arrival of a new winter festival.
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Aurora Winter Festival mapped out their plans for the epic debut event earlier this year, and it included details about all the activities and amenities they'll have on hand for attendees young and young at heart.
For activities, Aurora Winter Festival hopes to bring midway rides, including a 36-seat ferris wheel, a Circus Train, and a carousel. T
hey also plan to have a “tube slide” structure, and a frozen river for ice skating (with an ice skate rental shack, too). And this is where guests can see the planned light dome, “a 50 ft wide (25 ft high) LED dome formed by trussing arches and programmed with the Aurora lights flowing over it,” according to planning documents submitted this spring to the City of Vancouver
Previously:
- Vancouver could have a winter festival with a frozen skating river, tube slide, carnival and more
- This epic harvest-themed lights display will be Vancouver’s biggest indoor fall festival
There will be live entertainment, food vendors, and the jolly man in red himself on hand.
The specifics about Aurora are still under wraps, but the festival is promising a September 27 announcement date for Vancouver; they're also organizing a Toronto event for this winter, too.
The bid for Aurora was for the fest to go into Concord Pacific Place from November 22 to December 30, 2018. Capacity would be 6,000 people, and the fest would be open late afternoons to 10 pm weeknights and mid-afternoon to 10 pm weekends.
You can follow Aurora Winter Festival on Instagram for announcements, or sign up to their mailing list through their website.
And if you can't wait to see some sparkling lights and celebrate the chillier season, you might want to check out the new Harvest festival heading to the 'burbs this fall.
