Saturday, January 11th
On the Street, @Noon-6pm
Sunday, January 12th
On the Street, @Noon-6pm
Keep your eyes open all festival long to see red noses and fun antics in the snowy streets from the fools from Girl Clown.
Jack Axe Knife-Throwing
Saturday, January 11th
On the Street, @Noon-6pm
Sunday, January 12th
On the Street, @Noon-6pm
Try your hand at knife throwing with Jack Axe! Knife throwing is a practice that has been around for centuries and is relatively easy to learn.
Emily Elf
Saturday, January 11 @ 12:00 pm
Sunday, January 12 @ 12:00 pm
On The Street
Watch for the exuberant and playful Emily Elf around the festival streets! One misfit elf and amazing feats of strength is a recipe for an action packed and hilarious show to thrill audiences of all ages. Join Emily and her unsuspecting team as they embark upon an acrobatic adventure. With a combination of breathtaking stunts and hilarious comedy, Emily’s quirky antics charm and delight her audiences.
Odin's Ravens Viking Encampment
Saturday, January 11 @ 12:00 pm
Sunday, January 12 @ 12:00 pm
Odin's Ravens have become a festival tradition! At their Viking Encampment on the Avenue you can learn how the real Scandinavian Vikings from history actually lived and worked - food preparation, spinning and weaving -- and family life.
AWN Caribou Patrol
Saturday, January 11 @ 12:00 pm
On The Street
Sunday, January 12 @ 12:00 pm
On The Street
The Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada (AWN) also know as the Rocky Mountain People, created this unique program to contribute to local recovery efforts for endangered woodland caribou herds in west-central Alberta. The Caribou Patrol operates within a 100 kilometre radius of Grande Cache, and patrols are focused on areas that have a higher risk of vehicle collisions. It is the goal of the AWN to increase awareness of caribou management by engaging the public in the conservation of this iconic Canadian species.
Jasper National Park & Elk Island National Park
Saturday, January 11 @ 12:00 pm
On The Street
Sunday, January 12 @ 12:00 pm
On The Street
Jasper National Park returns to Deep Freeze and will be presenting the history of fur-trading, and wildlife in the park in the winter. Visitors will able to dress up as voyageurs, see and touch various types of fur pelts and connect with wildlife and winter activities like snowshoeing and cross country skiing on Jasper’s winter trails.
Elk Island National Park is also back at Deep Freeze and will share with festival-goers how Elk Island is not only an important refuge for bison, elk and more than 250 bird species, but is also an oasis where one can gaze at the starry sky undiluted by city light or follow the footprints of a bison.
Website: Jasper National Park and Elk Island
The Trollsons & The Walrus
Saturday, January 11th
On the Street, @Noon-6pm
Sunday, January 12th
On the Street, @Noon-6pm
The Trollsons are magical and comedic family of Trolls from the Canadian forest. Watch this hilarious roving family of Trolls as they mingle with the crowd, tell jokes, match-make, sing songs, dance play music, read rune stones, ride down the giant ice slide and generally cause mischief and merriment all weekend long.
National Stiltwalkers of Canada
Saturday, January 11 @ 12:00 pm
Sunday, January 12 @ 12:00 pm
For 17 years the National Stiltwalkers of Canada have been bringing high spirited entertainment to the city, province, county and the world. It is hard not to love this innovative team of enthusiastic stilt walkers, always eager to bring joy and warmth to our annual winter festival.