Back to SearchFree shuttle service from Playland Parking Lot during Burton Cummings and Blue Rodeo concerts will help ensure guests have a fun, worry-free concert experience
Wasaga Beach – The Town of Wasaga Beach is making it easier for residents and visitors to enjoy the Breaking the Ice Festival, which begins Saturday, February 10 with a sold-out NHL Alumni Game and a first-come, first-serve NHL Alumni autograph session at the new Wasaga Stars Arena and Wasaga Beach Public Library.
Winners of multiple Juno Awards and Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame inductees, Burton Cummings and Blue Rodeo, are also set to headline separate concerts as part of the show-stopping line-up that will kick off the Town of Wasaga Beach’s 50th-anniversary celebrations and mark the grand opening of the Town’s new twin-pad arena and library.
Throughout the Breaking the Ice Festival, there are over 20 free, age-friendly events, music shows, public skates and other activities catering to kids, families and citizens of all ages.
Town introduces free shuttle service
To make it easier for residents and visitors to enjoy the festival, all municipal parking lots will offer free parking. In addition, the Town has organized a free shuttle service on February 17 and 18 to move guests to and from the Wasaga Stars Arena during the live performances by Burton Cummings and Blue Rodeo. The free shuttle service will run between the Wasaga Stars Arena and the Playland Parking Lot, located near Beach Area 1.
Have fun, keep our air and water clean
The Town is also asking residents and guests to carpool while attending events, when possible, to help avoid traffic congestion near the venue and reduce the environmental footprint of the festival.
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Mayor Brian Smith, Town of Wasaga Beach
“The Town of Wasaga Beach is thrilled to welcome so many local heroes and iconic Canadians to Wasaga Beach during our Breaking the Ice Festival. As we prepare to kick off this celebration of the Town’s 50th anniversary and the grand opening of the new Wasaga Stars Arena and Wasaga Beach Public Library, we want to invite every family and every resident of Wasaga Beach to come out and help us celebrate,” said Mayor Brian Smith.
“Residents and guests will enjoy free parking throughout the festival, and be provided with free shuttle service during the live performances of Burton Cummings and Blue Rodeo. We encourage all guests who will be attending the Burton Cummings and Blue Rodeo concerts to familiarize themselves with the venue by visiting the Showpass website, where Town staff have updated it to include information about parking lots, our free shuttle service, bag restrictions, and more. Town Council and our special events team want to ensure everyone who is coming to enjoy Wasaga Beach’s Breaking the Ice Festival has a fun, worry-free experience," added Mayor Smith.
Additional resources
Learn more about free parking, shuttle service, bag restrictions and more by visiting:
View the full festival program at www.50YearsofSunshine.ca
Background
The Town of Wasaga Beach aims to be a place where people come to create memories that will last a lifetime. The twin-pad arena and library project – together with other large tourism and sport-related projects, including the Breaking the Ice Festival – supports this vision and Council’s priorities: to create opportunities to diversify the economy, create jobs and build a complete community. It’s part of the Town’s plan to become a leader in sustainability, creativity, innovation and fun – a place with thriving businesses and safe, inclusive and complete neighbourhoods where we celebrate our rich history, diversity of cultures and natural beauty, including the Nottawasaga River, Georgian Bay and the longest freshwater beach in the world.
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Media calls:
Sandra Watts
Director of Strategic Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
(705) 443-9248
Lisa Linhares
Special Events Programmer
(705) 429-3844 ext.2511
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