Frost & Fire Winter Festival

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Thank you for joining us for the Frost & Fire Winter Festival!

We're so happy to see so many people enjoying the various activities that took place over the weekend. From Perth Tourism, Town of Perth, our businesses, entertainers, and vendors, thank you!

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Be sure to RSVP for our next event - Perth Night Market (Saturday, May 28) - here.

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Frost & Fire Winter Festival is back! Everyone had a blast at the inaugural event in February 2020 and we're finally ready to do it again (in a Covid-safe way!). Spend your long Family Day weekend in Perth this February for a mix of indoor and outdoor activities for people of all ages.

Ready to plan your trip to Perth? Visit perth.ca/planyourtrip to find out how to get here, where to stay and who to talk to when you want some good input.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, February 19

Time	Activity	Location
10a.m.-2p.m.	Hangout with Perth Fire Services (come skate, visit the Firefighters, and enjoy hot chocolate and soup from The Table Community Food Centre)	Perth Fire Services (1881 Rogers Road)
10a.m.-3p.m.	Vendor Marketplace	Crystal Palace
10a.m.-6p.m.	Outdoor Picnic Area with Fire Pits - open	Crystal Palace (outside)
11a.m.-12p.m.	Skate with Sparky	Perth Fire Services (1881 Rogers Road)
12p.m.-5p.m.	Axe Throwing Competition (presented by The Axe Shop. $5 for 10 throws, and hourly prizes to be won!)	Crystal Palace (outside)
12p.m.-8p.m.	Beavertails Food Truck	Crystal Palace (outside)
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Free Public Swim (sponsored by the Perth FireDawgs)	Perth & District Indoor Pool
2p.m.-4p.m.	Snowshoeing - Child & Teen sizes available (sponsored by the Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club)	Stewart Park
4p.m.	Fire Performance	Crystal Palace (outside)
5p.m.-8p.m.	Luminary Walk	Crystal Palace (outside)
5:30 p.m.	Perkins Neon Sign Lighting & Fire Performance	Perkins Building
6:40 p.m.	Fire Performance	Crystal Palace (outside)
7p.m.-8p.m.	Free Public Skate (sponsored by Norwood & Co.)	Perth & District Community Centre
7p.m.	Fireworks	Crystal Palace (outside)
7:30 p.m.	Taking Care of The Browns (Tickets available here)	Studio Theatre
All day	Outdoor Skating (Visit the Outdoor Ice Rinks page to check the rink status)	Stewart Park Daines Park 1881 Rogers Road
All day	Climbing Hill	Stewart Park
All day	Tobogganing	Conlon Farm Recreation Complex

Sunday, February 20

Time	Activity	Location
10a.m.-3p.m.	Vendor Marketplace	Crystal Palace
10a.m.-7p.m.	Outdoor Picnic Area with Fire Pits - open	Crystal Palace (outside)
11a.m.-6p.m.	Beavertails Food Truck	Crystal Palace (outside)
11:30a.m.-2:30p.m.	Horse and Wagon Rides by Red Gate Arena Farm	Crystal Palace (outside)
11:30a.m.-2:30p.m.	Matt Dickson performs	Crystal Palace
12p.m.-1p.m.	Fan Skate with the Perth Bluewings	Perth & District Community Centre
12p.m.-5p.m.	Axe Throwing Competition (presented by The Axe Shop. $5 for 10 throws, and hourly prizes to be won!)	Crystal Palace (outside)
1p.m.-2p.m.	Free Public Skate (sponsored by the FireDawgs)	Perth & District Community Centre
1p.m.-4p.m.	Bowling (sponsored by the Town of Perth. Call 613-706-7090 for reservations)	Spare Room Bowling
2p.m.	Taking Care of The Browns (Tickets available here)	Studio Theatre
2:30p.m.-5:30p.m.	Perth Bluewings vs. Brockville Tikis (Tickets available at the door - $10/adult, $5/child. Cash only)	Perth & District Community Centre
5p.m.-8p.m.	Luminary Walk	Crystal Palace (outside)
All day	Outdoor Skating (Visit the Outdoor Ice Rinks page to check the rink status)	Stewart Park Daines Park 1881 Rogers Road
All day	Climbing Hill	Stewart Park
All day	Tobogganing	Conlon Farm Recreation Complex

Participating Businesses & Vendors

Participating Businesses

Name	Address	What's Happening
Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn & Spa	80 Peter St.	Special non-refundable rate over the 3-day long weekend, starting at $149.99* on either: Friday Feb 18^th,Saturday Feb 19^th and/or, Sunday Feb 20^th. Reservation can only be made over the phone and guests must mention the promo code Frost & Fire.
Concave Gallery	53 Herriott St., Suite 201	Grand opening of our Community Art Space! This is a room in our gallery set aside specifically for those in the area who; Don't have room in their home to paint, Want to be surrounded by amazing art while they create, Don't have access to art supplies, Want to try a new art style without having to go out and buy all the products Whatever your reason for not making art, we want to remove that hurdle from your creative path! Our goal is to provide a healthy, happy safe space where everyone and anyone from the community can come and express themselves! It is not a huge space, so creator spots are on a first come first serve basis. We will also be capping visitors to 10 at a time, masks required. We're also asking artists to come in and donate new and used art supplies (financial donations will also be accepted). While you are here we will have a large canvas for you to sign however you wish, promote your business, sign your name or the name of someone you are donating on behalf of...or donate anonymously with a little heart or happy face. That canvas will become a permanent piece that hangs in the space for future donators to add to.
Mariposa Design	32 Gore St. E.	On Saturday, Feb. 19 and Sunday, Feb. 20 at Mariposa Design, our shoppers will have a chance to win a $5.00 gift certificate from one of our local 'Sweet Shops' AND you will be given a $5.00 Mariposa Design gift certificate to pay-it-forward to a family member, friend, neighbour, or perhaps a stranger on the street... Open Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm for the festival. Frost & Fire Pop-up Sale Saturday & Sunday - details will be announced on our Facebook page on Feb. 18, 2022. We will be closed on Family Day, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.
Mex&Co.	55 Gore St. E.
Miss Penny's Closet	32 North St.	Week-long sale leading up to the Frost & Fire Festival - 40% off all Ladies and Men's winter clothing.
Penny's Place	23 Dufferin St.
pine & patchouli	39 Foster St.	All crystals 15% off Tarot reader offering intuitive readings
Strévé Design	64 Gore St. E.	Streve Design Studio Boutique and Gallery has a wonderful new exhibit running in the loft gallery called Transitions! This extremely interesting exhibit features six Perth and Ottawa area artists all working in different styles and media. The artists are : Fred Fowler who is the winner of the MERA Award for 2021 in fine art. Fred primary paints in oil and has everything from perspectives of canoes to landscapes. Fred lives in the Perth area. Karen Mackay is an Ottawa artist who paints beautiful abstracts. Ginny Fobert is a photographer who creates unusual and evocative double imagery in her work and resides near the Ottawa River which she features in her work. Janis Miller Hall is an Ottawa painter who creates beautiful portraits from her travels to such places as India. Janis is also an accomplished landscape painter. Judi Miller is a textile art creating the most extraordinary works of fields of wildflowers and gardens using free motion embroidery. Caroline Evans is an accomplished oil painter residing near Glen Tay near Perth. Caroline has lived in many different places in the world and she uses these landscapes as inspiration as well as her love of animals to create her original works of joyful art! This exhibit certainly has something for everyone with all prices points and sizes ! We are open Saturday from 11-5 pm in the beautifully restored Dodds and Erwin Feed Mill behind the TD Bank.
Studio Theatre	63 Gore St. E.
The Golden Arrow Pub & Eatery	70 Foster St.	$8 beer flights, 6 4oz samples $9 lunch specials $2 hot chocolate or hot cider TO GO $5 slice and pop $9 late night menu 8PM LIVE MUSIC feat. JOEL BROWN
The Hungry 7	34 Dufferin St.
The Plaid Cow	2 Wilson St. W.	Open late on Saturday (10am-7pm) and open on Sunday! Shop and save the tax!
The Rideau Candy Shoppe	73 Foster St.	Sucker pull - Free for those 18 and under. If you pull a sucker with a black dot at the end you get entered into a draw to win a candy basket. You keep the sucker. One sucker per participant for the weekend. Candy and caramel apples for sale during Frost & Fire. Come and get 'em!
The Stone Cellar	70 Gore St. E.	We'll be opening our back patio - stay cozy with fire pits and patio heaters while you enjoy our special menu and drink features!
Weatherhead Brew Co.	29 Beckwith St. E.	Drink specials all weekend
Where Dragons Fly	61 Gore St. E.	In-store Frost & Fire sales and promotions, including bath & beauty "What's your frost, what's your fire" contest Connecting You to the Universe - Intuitive tarot readings with Bri from Flowing Soul Designs Intuitively designed gemstone bracelets and rings, pendants, pendulums, crystals and more, bringing you love, light and all the positive energies you need
Ground Waves	51 Foster St.	Our waves will put out the flames! Some items up to 60% off.
Fashion Envy	47 Foster St.	We're in the winter festival spirit and to celebrate we are having a 40% off sale on all fall/winter items!
Shadowfax	67 Foster St.	Warm up to half price savings on ALL our winter clothing and winter accessories!
Aprikose Childrens Boutique	94 Gore St. E.	40% off all Autumn/Winter clothing for kids ages 0-10
Balderson Kidz	43 Foster St.	Sound the fire alarm! Save the tax storewide and shop our $5 clearance section.
Fawn & Fox	38 Gore St. E.	Make a purchase and enter our gift card raffle!
Flint & Honey	42 Gore St. E.	Make a purchase and enter our gift card raffle!
North Folk Cafe	1 Gore St. E.	Chase the chill with out BBQ ham apple panini & s'more latter! Cinnamon buns will be available hot and fresh out of the oven. We've also go carrot cake! Available all weekend.

Vendor Marketplace @ the Crystal Palace

Name	Date	Details
23&co.	Sunday	23&co is a gourmet small batch chocolate chip cookie company that originated on Lake Opinicon. The cookies are chocolate chip and fudge chocolate chip based. They aren't ordinary; they are extraordinary. They are the game day ritual pre-game treat of retired NHLer Todd Gill.
billy billie baby	Saturday	Billy Billie Baby is a stylish teething accessory brand! Our pacifier clips and teething rings provide relief and soothe sore gums during the teething stage of life.
C. Brown Custom Lures	Saturday	Here at C. Brown Custom Lures, we hand make custom crankbaits from scratch using select balsa wood. Each lure colour pattern is available in 4 different swimming depths. All lures are through wire design using 18ga. hardened Stainless Steel wire tested to 60lb pull out. Each lure is hand fitted with custom carbon fibre bill, belly weights specific to each lure and we use Mustad KVD short shank 2x strong trebles exclusively on all lures.
Chipmunk Stéphanie	All weekend	I am passionate about herbs and plants used in the past by our ancestors, and what are the traditional recipes. I do my best to recreate some recipes based on our researches and current knowledge. Some herbs I use come from my garden, some others from the wild. I have been participating in craft shows since 2012.
Cree Stones Jewelry	All weekend	Cree Stones Jewelry features handcrafted, wire-wrapped stone jewelry with a focus in sustainability and ethicality. As the maker (Leah), I am absolutely in love with creating my pieces and watching them find homes to beautiful people, and I thank everyone who shows support for me and my small business.
Daydreams by Dani	All weekend	Dani likes to play with fire! Dani is a self trained pyrography artist. She uses hot styluses and torches to create her original artwork in cork, wood, leather and more. She is inspired by a combination of nature and fantasy. When not in her studio, Dani can be found teaching theatre arts or just hanging out with her hubby and their two big floofers.
hlkmacarons	All weekend	Hlkmacarons is a small, independent business located in the heart of Perth. We strive to make memorable flavour experiences out of bite sized moments.
Jiny's Kimchi	All weekend	Hi everyone! I know your kimchi jars are almost empty...no worries, I will bring a lot! Can't wait to see you again! See you all at the Frost & Fire!
John Shea Fine Art	Sunday	Original landscapes in watercolour with a focus on the rural stone architecture of 19th c. eastern Ontario
Kanata Trade Co.	All weekend	Kanata Trade Co. sells items with Indigenous Artwork. Our high quality face masks, journals, patches and art cards are beautiful. Royalties are paid to Indigenous artists for every item sold and proceeds support Indigenous students attending universities and colleges. Please visit our website to see the many items we have to offer.
Lockdown Crafting	Sunday	I am a university student who has been working from home and took up crafting during the first lockdown. I have found a passion in using my business knowledge from school and applying it with my small business. I love making a wide variety of items and being able to share my hobbies with others.
Mermoiselle Creations	Saturday	As a first-year Secondary Teacher and first-year Small Business Owner, 23-year old Julia Yorke has been busy creating and sharing! Mermoiselle Creations specializes in custom and personalized gifts. After 8 months in business, Julia has participated in various local markets and has even launched her first ever website: mermoisellecreations.ca! Julia loves to support local and is proud to be part of the wonderful and welcoming Perth community!
Michelle's Filipino Food	All weekend	At Michelle's Filipino Food, I serve authentic and ready to eat filipino food. These recipes are cooked with passion. These are some of my family's favourite that I love sharing with everyone. Try it today!
Palmer's Playhouse	Sunday	Birds, Bees and a whole lot of chickpeas! We specialize in infant toys and handmade gifts that focus on open ended play. Sensory boxes, wooden teethers, 100% wool baby mobiles, and witty candle holders will make the best gift for that new parent or child in your life.
Rocket Scone	Saturday	From our home to yours, our scones are hand made in small batches. We are looking forward to meet and serve good people of Perth.
Sandra Wales Photography	All weekend	Born and raised in the Ottawa Valley, I'm a local girl at heart and I'm constantly touring in and around the countryside looking for new things to photograph. My husband first introduced me to photography and bought me my first camera more than 20 years ago and I've been hooked ever since. I believe patience is the key to nature photography and love the peaceful time I spend waiting quietly waiting for that perfect shot!
Shards of Time	All weekend	Carol Mitchell of Shards of Time uses stained glass as her creative outlet. "Shards" of glass as well as other elements including barn board, brick, stones and old, reclaimed windows are part of her signature design. Living on a hobby farm outside Lansdowne, ON, Carol draws inspiration from her country surroundings. Whether it is horses, cats, cardinals, chickadees or simple flowers such as daisies each piece of art is unique and suited for everyone.
SOULFULL	Sunday	SOULFULL creates handmade jewellery from previously loved silverware. Upcycling antique cutlery into wearable adornments of art. Inspiring one to walk through life with an open heart and mind to find fulfilling ways to nurture the seeds of your soul.
Stevens Pottery	All weekend	We at Stevens Pottery are a pair of full time potters who work from our home studio in Madoc, ON. Jeff makes incredible crocks, bowls and mugs on the wheel while I (Nora) hand build most of my pots. We both love texture and colour and find we're constantly evolving. The more we make, the more inspired we become. Our pots are sought after because of our quirky product line and fabulous colours. A well made mug for your first coffee or tea in the morning, sets up your day beautifully.
The Firelight Farmgirl	Saturday	The Firelight Farmgirl is an artist who creates beautiful palm free soaps as a form of useful art, and handpainted wooden magnets that look just like your favourite big rig, tractor, farm animal, or pet.
Windblest Apothecary	All weekend	Windblest Apothecary crafts nourishing bath and body products made with all natural ingredients and home grown botanicals. Their traditional soaps and salves are made with triple rendered tallow, making them extremely nourishing for all skin types, especially for those with sensitivities. Windblest apothecary offers a wide range of products that are extremely long lasting, and sustainably made. . Handmade with love in small batches in beautiful Lanark county.
Woodland Tradition	All weekend	Woodland Tradition refers to the Woodland family heritage in Canada as lumber mill owners in the Ottawa area during the early logging days of the 19th century. We honour our past today as makers of woodcraft and home décor products made with new and reclaimed materials.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I park?

There are several public parking lots in Perth (bonus - parking is free on weekends!);

Wilson Street (located just south of Foster St.)
Herriott Street (two lots located on either side of Drummond St.)
Tay Basin (limited parking will be available)

Parking is free for two hours on Town streets within the BIA. Side streets are available for parking as well unless otherwise marked.

We recommend arriving early, and if you live in Town, we recommend walking/cycling if you can.

Need more info? Check the map at perth.ca/parking.

Where can I find washrooms?

Town Hall - open daily 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Perth Museum & Visitor Information - open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
The Perth & District Union Public Library - open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Seeking a change table, gender neutral washroom or other additional info? Visit perth.ca/washrooms.

What should I pack?

Warm clothing
Appropriate footwear
Snowshoes
Skates
Mask
Hand sanitizer

Most events are being held outdoors, so be sure to dress accordingly! Equipment rentals are not available in Perth, so if you'd like to partake in skating or snowshoeing, please bring the right equipment (limited quantities of child and teen snowshoes will be available on Saturday, courtesy of the Tay Valley Cross Country Ski Club).

I'm coming from out of town. Where can I stay?

Best Western Plus Perth Parkside Inn & Spa and Nevis Estate as well as additional motels along HWY 7. Several independent vacation rentals are available both in and near Perth as well.

You can find the complete list and booking links here: perth.ca/accommodations

Are Covid protocols in place?

Yes, Covid protocols are in place. Most events are being held outdoors. A hand sanitizer station will be located at the entrance of the Vendor Marketplace. We ask that you wear a mask and stay socially distanced from those around you. All stores and restaurants will be enforcing Covid protocols at their establishments, so please read the signage on the doors, listen to staff, and be patient. The proof of vaccine requirements will be enforced at all required venues. For more information, please visit perth.ca/visitsafely

I'd like to make it a weekend trip. Can you help?

Yes! Check out these pages when planning your trip:

What to Do

Attractions

Eat & Drink

Patios in Perth

Shopping and Stores

Plan Your Trip

Bring the Kids

Visitor Information Centre

Accommodations

I still have questions. Where can I find more information?

Visit the Perth Museum & Visitor Information Centre during the event. You'll find event info, Perth info, maps, brochures, and friendly faces to help you find what you are looking for. Even a first aid kit! There is a defibrillator inside Perth Museum as well.

Wondering what other events are happening in Perth this year? Save the date for Festival of the Maples, Perth Night Markets, Stewart Park Festival and more by visiting Perth Tourism's Festivals and Events page and the online event calendar.

Frost & Fire Winter Festival

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