{"id":547512,"date":"2026-03-19T20:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547512\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:48:14","slug":"wintercity-festival-ushers-in-end-of-the-season-in-downtown-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547512\/","title":{"rendered":"WinterCity Festival ushers in end of the season in downtown Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is just around the corner but there\u2019s still a chance to celebrate the winter season with ice sculptures, hot chocolate and free family-friendly fun at the downtown Brampton WinterCity Festival this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Brampton Downtown BIA, the festival starts at 4 p.m. with music, live performances, a vendor market and much more, giving kids and families lots of activities to take in before the end of March Break on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Down to just one day from the three-day festival last year, WinterCity 2026 will feature ice sculptures, smores and marshmallow roasting stations, a maple taffy booth, family-friendly mascots, and inflatable axe throwing in Garden Square.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a giant 27-foot inflatable bounce house, free hot chocolate courtesy of Ice Cream Cafe, a photo booth, and a silent disco inside The Rose Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGather around the fire, snap photos with friends, and soak in the festive atmosphere that makes downtown shine all winter long,\u201d the Downtown BIA says.<\/p>\n<p>For a full line-up of events and to see all the vendors at this year\u2019s market, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/downtownbramptonbia.ca\/event\/wintercity-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.downtownbramptonbia.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773953293_208_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 33,767 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,262,417 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    252 VOTES<br \/>\n    Will Pierre Poilievre\u2019s Joe Rogan appearance help or hurt him?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spring is just around the corner but there\u2019s still a chance to celebrate the winter season with ice&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-547512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}