Warm up to winter at the sixth annual Fire and Ice festival on Jan. 24 and 25 at the Alton Mill Arts Centre.
It’s time to rediscover Canadian winter traditions and enjoy spectacular ice carvings, a snow playground, skating on the millpond rink, and a spellbinding fire sculpture.
Try snowshoeing with experts from Caledon Hills Cycling, learn to build an igloo, or watch ice carvers Jim Menken and Winston Uytenbogaart create a crystal sculpture garden in the Annex Courtyard.
Chill out and warm up with hot drinks and treats from Shaw’s Creek Café, try a maple syrup snow pop from Love’s Sweetness Maple Syrup, or enjoy a beer and a bite hot off the Millpond barbecue.
Saturday only, experience a Canadian tradition: outdoor pond hockey. Cheer on teams competing in the Millpond Hockey Classic beginning at 9am Saturday. Junior, women’s and men’s games are scheduled on two historic ponds: the Alton Mill and the Millcroft Inn & Spa.
Things really heat up Saturday evening at dusk when Brian Oates ignites a brand new fire sculpture. This year’s creation features a circular ice lodge and symbolic tree of life.
Free daytime admission, parking and shuttle bus from offsite parking lots. Suggested donation: $5/person or $15/family. Activities are subject to change without notice. Weather conditions may affect outdoor programming. For full details, visit www.altonmill.ca.
