{"id":881,"date":"2022-04-04T18:56:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T22:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/?p=881"},"modified":"2022-04-04T18:56:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T22:56:58","slug":"canadas-wonderland-announces-exciting-festival-and-event-lineup-ahead-of-opening-day-april-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/canadas-wonderland-announces-exciting-festival-and-event-lineup-ahead-of-opening-day-april-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Wonderland announces exciting festival and event lineup ahead of opening day April 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>VAUGHAN, ON (April 4, 2022) <\/strong>\u2013 Canada\u2019s Wonderland opens this month and today it released the full lineup of exciting events and entertainment returning for the 2022 season. The park opens to the public on April 30 and this summer it will feature seven festivals, including three new food festivals \u2013 Portugal, Ireland and The Caribbean \u2013 plus the return of long weekend fireworks. The seasons of fun continue through fall and winter with Camp Spooky, Halloween Haunt and WinterFest. \u201cWe\u2019re really pleased to be able to provide our guests with a full season of fun once again,\u201d said Norm Pirtovshek, general manager. \u201cWith more than 200 attractions at the park, we\u2019re known for thrills, but the return of our summer events really enriches the park experience, offering something for guests of all ages through spring, summer, fall and winter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 event lineup includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Fireworks (May 22, July 1, July 31, Sept. 4) <\/strong>\u2013 Witness spectacular fireworks display of <i>explosive<\/i> light and colour high over the park skyline choreographed to a lively soundtrack.<\/li><li><strong>Splash Works Opening (May 28) <\/strong>\u2013 Get back to poolside fun at the 20-acre water park, with 17 slides, cliff jumping, water playgrounds, the Lazy River and more!<\/li><li><strong>Brew &amp; BBQ (June 24-26) <\/strong>\u2013 The annual BBQ festival returns with foot-stomping live music, dozens of craft beers and ciders, plus a mouth-watering summer menu featuring ribs, gourmet burgers and BBQ chicken.<\/li><li><strong>Celebration Canada (July 1-17)<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s Canada\u2019s biggest birthday celebration! Join us for lively music, street entertainment and see the impressive skills and antics of the West Coast Lumberjacks. Then indulge in Canadian foods like beef sliders, poutine, mac\u2019n cheese and more.<\/li><li><strong>KidZfest (July 23-Aug. 7) <\/strong>\u2013 This party is perfect for families and kids with special guest appearances, dance parties with the PEANUTS gang, interactive games, activities, live entertainment and more.<\/li><li><strong>NEW! Taste of Portugal (Aug. 13-14)<\/strong> \u2013 Step into a festival celebrating the time-worn charm of Portugal, with lively street entertainment and traditional foods including succulent roast chicken and the sweet, rich and perfectly crisp Portuguese custard tarts.<\/li><li><strong>NEW! Taste of Ireland (Aug. 20-21)<\/strong> \u2013 The flavours and spirited culture of the Emerald Isle arrive at Canada&#8217;s Wonderland with lively Celtic music and dancers and hearty Irish fare featuring Guinness BBQ Pork Ribs, Irish Shepard&#8217;s Pie and sweet desserts like Chocolate Guinness Cake and Butterscotch Apple Cake.<\/li><li><strong>NEW! Taste of the Caribbean (Aug. 27-28)<\/strong> \u2013 Enjoy island flavours from jerk chicken to specialty seafood, rum cake and coconut sweets, plus fruity summer drinks while the sounds of steel drum music fill the air.<\/li><li><strong>Oktoberfest (Sept. 10-11, 17-18)<\/strong> \u2013 For two weekends, guests will be treated to German-themed food, drink specials and traditional festival bands in the castle courtyard of Medieval Faire. Enjoy classic sausage, schnitzel, Bavarian pretzels, and a tall stein of refreshing lager.<\/li><li><strong>Camp Spooky (weekends Sept. 24-Oct. 30)<\/strong> \u2013 This family-friendly Halloween event returns with trick-or-treating, costume parades, live shows with The PEANUTS gang, interactive games, rides and more!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All events noted above are included with park admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Halloween Haunt<\/strong> returns this fall on select nights Sept. 23 to Oct. 30 with hundreds of monsters, scare zones, mazes and terrifying live entertainment. Then the park transforms into a world of holiday magic for <strong>WinterFest<\/strong>, running select nights Nov. 18 to Dec. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these events, Canada\u2019s Wonderland will also feature world-class live entertainment through the summer, including Tundra: A Cirque Experience, a new dive stunt show called \u201cFall Out\u201d, the Victoria Falls High Divers, Woofjocks and performances with Snoopy and the PEANUTS gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests can get unlimited access to all four seasons of fun with a Gold Pass, which is on sale now for seven easy payments of $15.71. For more information on events, hours of operation or park safety protocols, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadaswonderland.com\" title=\"www.canadaswonderland.com\">www.canadaswonderland.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release from Canada&#8217;s Wonderland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-canadas-wonderland-2","post_format-post-format-quote"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":884,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions\/884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}