Silver Skate Festival Sculpture Burn and Pre Events - Sun, Feb 19 2023

Silver Skate Festival Sculpture Burn and Pre Events (2/19/2023)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Adventure

Event Location:

Hawrelak Park Concession

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Feb 19 2023 6:30 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Feb 19 2023 4:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

3 hours approximately

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Mark G
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 18 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

6 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

The Silver Skate Festival is the longest running winter festival in Edmonton, running this year from February 10- 20th. The Silver Skate Festival offers something for everyone: a winter triathlon, long blade skate races, snow sculptures, musical performances and fire sculptures.

We will meet in the Hawrelak Park pavilion near the concession at 6:30 pm.

We will check out the awesome snow sculptures, and tour around the festival. *See note below about optional skating after the fire sculpture burning event.
Actors will be animating the trail with two fables from 5pm-8pm. Join in a Silver Skate tradition by writing out a fear or a wish and leaving it in the basket in the Lantern Making Tent to have it added to the nightly Fire Sculpture Burn (also a great opportunity to warm up). This spellbinding spectacle of light serves as a grand finale to the Silver Skate Folk Trail story. Although the story for this year’s Folk Trail has yet to be finalized, artists were asked to consider and reflect on the following statement to inspire their builds:
“In our quest through life we all occasionally face a battle with darkness. Sometimes we become lost in the dark. Am I good enough? Can I conquer my fear of failure? This journey from darkness to light asks how we can regain our voice, to sing once again.”
*Join us for the BURN at 7:45pm on the day of each build to celebrate renewal and the release of thoughts that make us sad or any fear or regret that chases love from our hearts.

We will also be able to check out the Fun Zone with opportunities to try snowshoeing, go down a snow slide, and check out the Heritage Village which features a Cree Winter Camp, Dog Sledding Demonstrations and Blacksmithing Demonstrations.

We will finish the night with the giant fire burning pyre.

Join Mark afterwards for an optional skate around the lake for 40 minutes or so.

Required Items to Bring:
Warm clothes and boots.

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
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Skates

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

We will meet near the old concession/ inside the pavilion at Hawrelak Park. This is the same place next to the lake where you change to go skating.

Notes:

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in EOC events.
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- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
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