Toronto’s WinterCity Festival
City-Wide
January 29 to February 11, 2010

Toronto’s seventh annual WinterCity Festival will celebrate culture, creativity and cuisine with a series of free spectacles at Nathan Phillips Square, specially-created indoor entertainment at Toronto’s cultural venues, and a series of one-of-a-kind culinary events with some of the city’s most revered chefs and restaurants.

“From ancient mid-winter festivals in Greece and Rome to mid-winter festivals across the world today, common themes are found: feasting, fire, parades, processions and performing arts,” said Rita Davies, Executive Director of Culture, City of Toronto.

WinterCity is three festivals in one:
1) the WOW! Series at Nathan Phillips Square;
2) the Warm Up! Series at Toronto's cultural venues; and
3) the ever-popular culinary event series, Winterlicious.

The WOW! free outdoor performances at City Hall’s Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W., will feature dramatic theatrical productions, fire art performances and installations, themed skating parties and ice carving on selected dates.

The Warm Up! Series encourages Torontonians to stay warm indoors at several venues while experiencing WinterCity performances and activities featuring some of the city’s best loved entertainers.

Winterlicious will offer two delicious ways to experience Toronto’s culinary diversity. The popular prix-fixe restaurant promotion returns with 150 participating restaurants from January 29 to February 11. Reservations for the general public begin January 14. American Express Cardmembers can book early reservations on January 12 and 13.

The Winterlicious Culinary Event Series features one-of-a-kind ticketed gastronomic experiences hosted by some of Toronto’s finest restaurants and venues.

For more information about the three streams of WinterCity programming visit www.toronto.ca/special_events or phone 311.

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