Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival

Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival A festival of lights celebrating the longest night of the year culminating in a spectacular fire finale

12/22/2025

Thank you to all our volunteers for making this a magical night!

12/21/2025

TONIGHT! Don't miss Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival at Corktown Park! It's the most magical night of the year ✨

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.

Cookie vendor:
Hot chocolate:

In addition to engaging professional artists and cultural workers, the festival is organized by volunteers.
Performances & interactive activities include:

Performance by
Music by
Interactive dance performance by Sound Effect Crew
Play Cosmic Basketball, created by cordobas AnimalKinetic, intricate kinetic sculpture
Video installation by Ingrid Mayrhofer
Pivot Centre for Collective Action and E4CS leading a participatory writing activity
Light show by Todd Murray and Darryl Gold
Video installation by
Hamilton Fire Circle performance by
Fire finale sculpture created by

Supported by the City of Hamilton Enrichment Fund.

Free Tickets to the festival at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hamilton-winter-solstice-festival-tickets-1971462739123 (LINK IN BIO)

See 's exciting fire finale with 's fire sculpture as the burning centrepiece, lighting up the longest night of the year...
12/21/2025

See 's exciting fire finale with 's fire sculpture as the burning centrepiece, lighting up the longest night of the year! It all happens TOMORROW Dec 21 from 5-7pm at Corktown Park.

There will be entertainment, music, activities, installations and a parade of lights with everyone in attendance. Wear your battery powered lights!

Free tickets at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hamilton-winter-solstice-festival-tickets-1971462739123 (li

12/17/2025

Experience the magic of dancing to drums in the dark during the longest night of the year! This Sunday December 21 from 5-7pm at Corktown Park, there will be fire, music, performances, and a parade of lights that includes you! Bring and wear battery powered lights and let's celebrate the return of the light.

Free tickets with info on the full lineup of activities at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hamilton-winter-solstice-festival-tickets-1971462739123

Join us at Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival this Sunday, December 21 at Corktown Park from 5-7pm to celebrate the longe...
12/16/2025

Join us at Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival this Sunday, December 21 at Corktown Park from 5-7pm to celebrate the longest night of the year.

There will be fire, entertainment and activities including Pivot Centre for Collective Action and Elders 4 Climate Sanity leading a communal expressive arts activity. Together, we will be wring-writing (wringing out feelings of grief, anxiety, anguish, overwhelm through repetitive writing) words, thoughts and messages for the solstice on a large scroll of paper. Our paper scroll will be incorporated into the sculpture that is burned in the fire finale of the festival.

Elders for Climate Sanity, a subgroup of Hamilton 350, is a group of climate activists currently challenging Canada’s “big banks” investments in “big oil”.

Get your free tickets for this event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hamilton-winter-solstice-festival-tickets-1971462739123

12/15/2025

Ingrid Mayrhofer's insightful video installation will guide you in the darkness of the Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival at Corktown Park this Sunday Dec.21st!

Bring your battery powered lights and lanterns and enjoy the fun lineup of performances from 5:00-7:00pm including dance and music, culiminating in a fire spinning + fire sculpture finale.

Full lineup details and free tickets at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hamilton-winter-solstice-festival-tickets-1971462739123

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