WINTER LIGHT 2010

JANUARY 6 - MARCH 13, 2010
THE GREAT CITY OF EDMONTON

WELCOME BACK TO WINTER LIGHT 

Based on a theme of ‘light’, Winter Light is a new celebration that showcases Edmonton as a beautiful and interesting winter city, taking joy in our unique sense of place, climate and environment.

The festival deals with the reality of Edmonton’s winter, the climate, the atmosphere, the urban scale. It recognizes winter as a time of both darkness and light – with elements of joy and survival, of isolation and gathering together, of fire and warmth, story telling and celebration.

The Winter Light festival will support the already active spirit - and spirited activities – that thrive in Edmonton - Silver Skate, Ice on Whyte, and Deep Freeze are just a few of the highlights of our 10 week winter season.

The Winter Light Festival will also spark a new series of winter experiences. These events will ignite a new perspective on Edmonton’s winter spirit and festival culture: a bright string of community gatherings and celebrations – welcoming, all-ages events that invite us to meet winter’s challenges with creativity and joy.

By pointing to the ‘light’ of winter in Edmonton, the festival offers a healthy, enjoyable alternative to the dark, potentially isolating aspects of Edmonton’s long urban winter.

Winter Light encourages us to share winter’s beauty, the fire’s warmth and our shared humanity.