Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival

Celebrate the Winter Solstice– the return of light after the longest night of the year– at Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival on Dec.21st at Corktown Park. There will be performances by dancers and musicians, installations by video artists, and a parade featuring everyone in attendance – including you!

There will be fire!

Light up your clothes, shoes, walking poles, bikes, strollers, mobility devices.

Wear glowing crowns, tiaras, bracelets, necklaces.
Create lanterns, lamps, lances, and any other portable artworks made with lights that you can come up with!

Refreshments will be available, bathrooms will be open.

In addition to engaging professional artists and cultural workers, the festival is organized by volunteers.

Performances & interactive activities include:

Performance by Hamilton Aerial Group

Interactive dance performance by Sound Effect Crew

Play Cosmic Basketball, created by Surprise! Hamilton

Light show by Todd Murray and Darryl Gold

Hamilton Fire Circle performance by Billy Bones

Fire finale sculpture created by Melanie Skene

For more information, to sign up to volunteer, or sponsor the festival, please contact RedTreeArtistsCollective@gmail.

Supported by the City of Hamilton Enrichment Fund.

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