Silver Skate Festival Folk Trail and Sculpture Burn - Sun, Feb 8 2026

Silver Skate Festival Folk Trail and Sculpture Burn (2/8/2026)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Adventure

Event Location:

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Feb 8 2026 5:30 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Sun, Feb 8 2026 4:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

3 -4 hours approximately

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Beata
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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:

4 (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 6-16th. 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 near the skating area near the heated bathrooms at 5:30 pm.

We will 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. 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.”

We will join the procession to the BURN which leaves the Lantern Making tent at 7:30 on burn nights. The procession travels across the whole festival site in a captivating spectacle of light.

The procession is accompanied by the wonderful Vagabond Drummers (including Della Letnes, Kirsten Oates, and Anne Vimtrup) plus guests.

*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.

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Fire-Sculpture

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

Join Beata 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 heated bathroom at the skating area:

Notes:

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

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