Winterfest is your family-friendly way of ushering in the New Year. Free! With Fireworks! And Ira!

If you're in the thick of family life, you might be prone to ringing in the New Year on maritime time... which makes Winterfest 2018 your friend... A decade-old festival, that began in the lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pemberton's Winterfest has experienced many iterations, in its mission to celebrate the spirit of winter … Continue reading Winterfest is your family-friendly way of ushering in the New Year. Free! With Fireworks! And Ira!

The ongoing Winterfest schedule: a season-long line-up of wintery fun

Winterfest did a little pivot this year, and focussed its core efforts on a family-friendly New Years' Eve celebration. But the season isn't over, by any means. And as such, the Winterfest Committee is here to remind you to get outside, get together, and celebrate the season. Explains Winterfest Chair, Carlee Cindric: We wanted to … Continue reading The ongoing Winterfest schedule: a season-long line-up of wintery fun

UPDATED: Winterfest is coming. (With fireworks! And the Hairfarmers!) But NO POLAR BEAR PLUNGE. It’s too treacherously slick at One Mile Lake.

Well, I admit I was wondering how the Polar Bear swim was going to go, back when everything, including my eyelashes, were frozen solid. Pineapple Express seems to have taken care of that... The genius organizers (I'm talking to you, Carlee Cindric), got a jump on the weather changes by hosting last weekend's pop-up Winterfest at … Continue reading UPDATED: Winterfest is coming. (With fireworks! And the Hairfarmers!) But NO POLAR BEAR PLUNGE. It’s too treacherously slick at One Mile Lake.

Shout Out: Winterfest Volunteers, Organisers and Sponsors

A big Thank You to the many volunteers and sponsors who made the 2013 Pemberton Winterfest possible. It was incredible to see young and old out to enjoy shinny, curling, ice skating, ice fishing, Polar bear plunge, fireworks….the list goes on and on with these quintessential Canadian treasures. The sun was shining, bon fire ablaze. … Continue reading Shout Out: Winterfest Volunteers, Organisers and Sponsors