Celebrate culture, recreation and winter sports!
Celebrating over 30 years, Edmonton’s beloved Silver Skate Festival is a thrilling 10-day extravaganza of arts, culture, recreation, sport, and winter joy, absolutely free for families! Whether you’re reliving the magic of your first snowfall or discovering it anew, there’s something for everyone.
The Silver Skate Festival is a free 10-day family-oriented festival that combines culture, art, education, sport, and recreation. We invite everyone to rediscover the joy of that first childhood snowfall or discover that joy for the first time.
Feel the breeze on your face as you glide along the city’s free public skating surfaces. Marvel at the artistic talent on display in the Snow Sculpture Garden. Be dazzled by roving performers on the Folk Trail and experience renewal by writing out a fear or a wish to be added to the nightly Fire Sculpture burn. Visit the Indigenous pavilion in the Heritage Village which includes installations, stories, and a Winter Walking Ceremony. Push yourself, or a team comprised of family and friends, to frosty victory in the Ice Duathlon or Mammoet Winter Triathlon. All types of skate blades and skill levels are welcome!
We challenge you to embrace your environment. Winter is magic, and the outdoor experiences in our city are limitless.
The Silver Skate Festival, Edmonton’s longest running winter festival, has been creating winter experiences in Edmonton’s River Valley for over 30 years! What began as a small annual skating event rooted in Dutch winter traditions has blossomed into an all-embracing celebration of winter sport, art, music, and recreation. Each year, attendees have enjoyed a mosaic of winter fun for the entire family. Whether gliding along a pristine skating pond, marveling at the artistic talent on display at the snow sculpture demonstrations, cheering on the athletes in the winter triathlon, or cooking bannock and learning about indigenous oral histories and traditions in a Cree winter camp, friends and families enjoyed activities that are as diverse as the people who call our Northern community home.