Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12
Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225-118 Ave)
Let your imagination take you places wintery! Stop by the Edmonton Public Library zone for winter paper modelling. Try your hand at making a working paper model tram or decorate a paper house for your very own winter village. Come on by the EPL station for paper-making fun for the whole family!
Saturday, January 11 | Noon – 6pm
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (9225 118 Ave)
NEW to Deep Freeze this year, we are proud to welcome Hannia Tarasiuk to the festival! Hannia Tarasiuk has taught at many dance schools across Manitoba. She is a former member and instructor of the Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Winnipeg, where she also served as Chairperson, and special projects coordinator. Hannia was also the former Artsitic Director of the Troyanda Dance Ensemble.
Hannia also taught in the Ukrainian Bilingual program for many years, and now enjoys spending some of her time sharing her stories and other Ukrainian traditional stories with children.
At Deep Freeze, Hannia will be telling the story of Anton. Anton, a nine year old boy, is given a traditional Carpathian Hutsul vest called a keptar from his Baba. Anton wears the vest and goes outside to play. He meets a lost sea creature, a Rusalka, and helps her find her way back to the sea. On the way, they have a few adventures, and Anton finds out his vest has magical power.
Hannia will also be leading art activity workshops.
Saturday, January 11th
On the Street, @Noon-5:45pm
Sunday, January 12th
On the Street, @Noon-5:45pm
Who says street hockey is only for the Summer? Round up a group of 4-7 of your friends and help us take over 118th Avenue for the Deep Freeze 3x3 Street Hockey Tournament. The tournament is played over both days of the festival and teams are guaranteed a minimum of 5 games. Take home a championship or one of the many other prizes available to tournament participants.
Register for the Street Hockey tournament here! Registration deadline is noon on January 8, 2020. Sign up now as space is limited to 16 teams!
*All tournament players must be 18+ years old.
Saturday, Noon – 6:00pm | New Moon Pavilion
Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival is thrilled to be able to present four of the region's premier Ukrainian Dance Troupes on the New Moon Pavilion Stage throughout the day on Saturday.
12:00-12:30pm Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
12:45-1:15pm Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company & School
1:30-2:00pm Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
5:30-6:00pm Shumka School of Ukrainian Dance
DO NOT Miss The Giant Ice Slide on 118 Avenue & Kids’ Ice Slide South Side of 118 Ave on West Side of 92 St – Giant Ice Slide Kids’ Ice Slide in Tom Fools Ice & Snow Kingdom Behind Community Hall Tom Fool’s Ice & Snow Kingdom is still located behind the Alberta Avenue Community League, and there is a great, smaller child-sized ice slide there too – but an amazing Giant Ice Slide is located on 118 Avenue at 92 Street for even more fun and crazy thrills!! A slide experience for everyone!!
Saturday, 6:30pm – 10:30pm at The Hearth, The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse, Northern Lights Family Beer Garden, and Big Bear Yurt Stage
After a busy festival day enjoying the many delights of Deep Freeze, get ready to enjoy a lively evening focused on Latin and French Canadian flavoured rhythms on the four World Music Stages open until 10:30pm. Some of the exciting acts this year include Jason Kodie & Le Fuzz, Rumba Caliente, Esquina Latina, Mariaichi Loco, Marco Claveria and more.
Saturday, Noon – 10:00pm; Sunday, Noon – 6:00pm
91 St & 118 Ave
Tansi, Tawow! Welcome to Treaty 6 Territory – enter Pipon Village and enjoy fresh bannock and jam, try snowshoeing, learn a traditional craft, check out the artisans, explore a Métis Trapper’s tent and an Inuit Tupik, and enjoy some amazing musicians , dancers and drummers in the Big Bear Yurt.
Saturday & Sunday, Noon – 6:00pm | West of Igloo on 118 Avenue
All weekend long at Prairie Homestead you can learn from over 10 makers and crafters of yesteryear as they demonstrate some of the old time techniques for spinning, weaving, wood carving.
