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:
Jump Around, A Disco Game Show
by BluHeron Collective with Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow - Mohawk, Bear Clan
Performance by Hamilton Aerial Group
Interactive dance performance by Sound Effect Crew
Play Cosmic Basketball, created by Surprise!
HamiltonFire circle performance by Craig Leonard and Hot Carl
Fire finale sculpture created by Melanie Skene
Light & video installations by Luke Mistruzzi, Hitoko Okada, Ingrid Mayrhofer, Edgardo Moreno
Musical performances by: Tony Vieira, Cesar Cordoba, Todd Murray, and Sarah Good and the Bads
With MC Eva Salinas, Executive Producer at CBC Hamilton.
For more information, to sign up to volunteer, or to make a donation, please contact RedTreeArtistsCollective@gmail.
Supported by the City of Hamilton Enrichment Fund.
