IMAGINATION ON ICE STAR ANNOUNCED - Downtown Kingston!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      Friday, January 10, 2020

                        IMAGINATION ON ICE STAR ANNOUNCED!!!

In just a few short weeks, the 16th annual downtown winter celebration, Feb Fest will take over
downtown for the entire month of February stocked full of winter fun for the entire family. The major
components of the festival will be held on each weekend with lots of new and exciting additions!

It all begins on Saturday February 1st with the opening of the Winter Park in Boucher Park- fingers
crossed for lots of snow to keep it going all month long! Award-winning ice sculptor and snow carver,
Peter Vogelaar, will be once again building ice slides for children to enjoy and you will find him carving
his fantastic ice sculptures in Springer Market Square.

Imagination on Ice takes centre stage on Saturday, February 1st at 1pm. Feb Fest is delighted to
announce that Canada’s most decorated female figure skater, Kaetlyn Osmond, will be headlining the
show. She brings a combination of elegance and strength to the ice that few can match. In 2014 she
earned a spot in Canadian skating history as a member of the Olympic team that captured silver in the
inaugural team event. She is a three-time Canadian champion, a bronze and gold Olympic medalist and
the first woman to win gold at the World Championship (2018) since Karen Magnussen in 1973. Age
twenty-two at the time, she won the women's singles crown in Milan, Italy, scoring 150.50 points for her
Black Swan routine (choreographed by Canadian, and former Feb Fest Skater, Jeffrey Buttle) to finish
with 223.23 points overall. Osmond stood fourth following the short program and skated a near perfect
routine. She announced her retirement from competitive skating in May of last year.

Feb Fest will be an entire month of fun, fantastic, flurry-filled (fingers crossed) activities for the entire
family. Events (weather permitting) will continue through the 2020 Tim Horton’s Brier and end with it on
Sunday, March 8th.
To keep up with the latest additions, check out www.downtownkingston.ca/events and follow us on
social media.

Our generous sponsors this year include City of Kingston, Tourism Kingston, Gabriel Pizza, Taylor
AutoMall and MacKinnon Development.

Feb Fest is produced by the Downtown Kingston! BIA, an association comprised of, and funded by 700+
downtown businesses. The association is dedicated to the maintenance and promotion of a vibrant and
health downtown.

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For more information please contact:

Jan MacDonald
Senior Projects Manager Marketing
613-542-8677
jan@downtownkingston.ca

or

Michèle Langlois
General Manager and Director of Marketing
613-542-8677
michele@downtownkingston.ca

or

Marilyn Doherty
Projects Manager Marketing
613-542-8677
marilyn@downtownkingston.ca

All month long:
Winter Park            Boucher Park (Clarence Street) and Market Square – ice slides and ice sculptures
                       (weather permitting)
Toast to Tapas         Every week different restaurants and different themes – 3pm – 6pm daily
Every Tuesday          Theme Skate Nights – 6pm – 9pm
Every Friday and Saturday (beginning Saturday February 2nd)
                       Live DJ at Springer Market Square from 6pm – 9pm beginning on February 1st
Warming Stations       Look for Muskoka chairs and fire pits in Springer Market Square
Selfie Wall            Share a photo from Feb Fest – Springer Market Square
Every Saturday & Family Day Horse-drawn wagon rides 11am – 2pm
Every Sunday           Learn to Skate (16 years +) 10am – 11am

Daily Details (as of January 9, 2020)

Saturday February 1
9am – 10am              Rink closed for Imagination on Ice practice
1pm                     Imagination on Ice starring Kaetlyn Osmond!
6pm – 9pm               First Live DJ at Springer Market Square
6pm – 9pm               2020 Bridal Show at Symphony Spa with a rooftop Ice Bar all month long!
7:30pm                  Africville Stories at the Grand Theatre

Sunday February 2
10am – 11am             Rink closed for Learn to Skate
11am                    Polar Plunge at Crawford Dock in support of Special Olympics
6:30pm                  The Super Bowl!

Monday February 3
7:30pm                  We Will Rock You The Musical at Leon’s Centre

Wednesday February 5
7pm                  Kingston Frontenacs vs Peterborough Petes at Leon’s Centre

Thursday February 6
7:30pm                  Carr-Harris Cup at Leon’s Centre

Friday February 7
7pm                     Kingston Frontenacs vs North Bay Battalion at Leon’s Centre

Saturday February 8
8:30am – 12:30pm     Hockey Day in Kingston
1pm – 3:15pm         Annual Historic Hockey Series
11am – 12pm & 1:30-2:30pm
                     Autograph signing with our Hockey Legend at Springer Market Square
4pm – 5pm            Skate with the Fronts
2pm & 6pm            Mini Pop Kids Live at the Grand Theatre

Sunday February 9
10am – 11am           Rink closed for Learn to Skate
2pm – 3pm             Sledge Hockey at Springer Market Square
2:30pm                Kingston Symphony at The Grand Theatre
7pm                   Kingston Frontenacs vs Mississauga Steelheads at Leon’s Centre

Thursday February 13
7:30pm               Romeo and Juliet at the Grand Theatre

Friday February 14
6pm – 10pm            Valentine’s Day Skate Night Date Night
7pm                   Kingston Frontenacs vs Windsor Spitfires at Leon’s Centre

Friday February 15
7pm                   Kingston Frontenacs vs London Knights at Leon’s Centre

Sunday February 16
10am – 11am           Rink closed for Learn to Skate
1pm – 4pm             An Artsy Afternoon in participating downtown businesses

Monday February 17
11am – 2pm            Horse-drawn Wagon Rides at Springer Market Square
2pm                   Kingston Frontenacs vs Barrie Colts at Leon’s Centre

Thursday February 20
7:30pm               Old Dominion at Leon’s Centre
7:30pm               The Irish Rovers at The Grand Theatre

Friday February 21
pm                    Curling Demo at Springer Market Square
7pm                   Kingston Frontenacs vs Oshawa Generals
7:30pm                New Orleans Jazz Orchestra at the Grand Theatre

Saturday February 22
pm                   Curling Demo at Springer Market Square

Sunday February 23
10am – 11am           Rink closed for Learn to Skate
1pm – 2:30pm          Come try Ringette!

Monday February 24
8pm                   The Beaches at The Ale House

Tuesday February 25
7:30pm                Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal at The Grand Theatre

Thursday February 27
7:30pm               Murray McLachlan at The Grand Theatre

Friday February 28
8pm                   Gerry Dee at The Grand Theatre
                      Wild Card Game for The Tim Hortons Brier at Leon’s Centre

Saturday February 29
am                   New! Ice sculptures at Springer Market Square
2pm                  Tim Hortons Brier opens at The Leon’s Centre
7:30pm               Shaun Majumder at The Grand Theatre

+ much more fun to come! Check our website www.downtownkingston.ca regularly for updates!