This year’s forecast for the Family Day long weekend calls for fresh air and frosty fun at PolarFest.
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PolarFest Centennial Park Activities
Feb. 14-16, 2026
FREE
Bundle up, grab your crew and head to Centennial Park for three jam-packed days of winter wonder!
Event Highlights:
❄️ Tasty treats and eats from local food vendors (we know the FREE maple taffy will sweeten anyone’s day)
❄️ A heated beer garden where you can grab a drink and listen to live music
❄️ A dazzling Geomatrix fire show to light up the night
❄️ Real-time ice sculpting by a trained artist
❄️ A chance to pass the puck around or practice your spins on the ice rink
❄️ Racing down the sliding hill or gliding along the tree-lined ski trails
❄️ Playful nuzzles from the fuzzy alpacas
❄️ A song-inspiring FREE horse-drawn wagon ride
❄️ Snow-packed games and friendly competitions for all ages
❄️ Cozy moments sipping hot chocolate by a crackling fire
Winter is what you make it, and we make it fun in Moncton, so join in and let the memory-making begin!
❄️ 2026 PolarFest Schedule ❄️
SATURDAY, FEB. 14 • PolarFest at Centennial Park
Open all day until closing:
🧣 Centennial Park Sliding Hill
🧣 Kaboom Hockey Rink
🧣 Muskrat Skating Trail
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.:
❄️ Llama-zing Adventures
❄️ Pressure Printing with Andrea deBruijn
❄️ Free hot chocolate
❄️ Activity led by Resurgo Place:
🔸Rocket Bowling & Stomp Rockets: Discover the amazing things that can be done by creating powerful “invisible” forces using AIR!
🔸Prize wheel quiz: Fun facts about winter and local history with little giveaways and keepsakes!
❄️ Activities led by Scouts Canada:
🔸Snow sculpture activities: Scouts Canada will create a base of snow out of 20-litre pails and will be on site to assist the public in creating their sculptures. Safe dyes will be provided to colour everyone’s creations.
12 p.m. – 8 p.m.:
❄️ UNI inflatable igloo
🔸 With contests and kids' activities
❄️ Horse-drawn wagon rides
❄️ Cozy Beer Garden with Happy Craft Brewing
❄️ Food trucks on site: Mama K’s and Fusion Express
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Free snowshoe and cross-country ski rentals with Camp Centennial. No registration required.
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Ice sculpting demonstration
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Live music in the Beer Garden with André Saulnier
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Free maple taffy on a stick by Briggs Maples
6 p.m.: Geomatrix Fire Show
Other PolarFest activities in Moncton on Feb. 14:
❄️ At the Moncton Public Library: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
❄️ At Resurgo Place: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEB. 15 • PolarFest at Centennial Park
Open all day until closing:
🧣 Centennial Park Sliding Hill
🧣 Kaboom Hockey Rink
🧣 Muskrat Skating Trail
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.:
❄️ Llama-zing Adventures
❄️ Pressure Printing with Andrea deBruijn
❄️ Free hot chocolate
❄️ Activity led by Resurgo Place:
🔸Rocket Bowling & Stomp Rockets: Discover the amazing things that can be done by creating powerful “invisible” forces using AIR!
🔸Prize wheel quiz: Fun facts about winter and local history with little giveaways and keepsakes!
❄️ Activities led by Scouts Canada:
🔸Snow sculpture activities: Scouts Canada will create a base of snow out of 20-litre pails and will be on site to assist the public in creating their sculptures. Safe dyes will be provided to colour everyone’s creations.
12 p.m. – 8 p.m.:
❄️ UNI inflatable igloo
🔸 With contests and kids' activities
❄️ Horse-drawn wagon rides
❄️ Cozy Beer Garden with Happy Craft Brewing
❄️ Food trucks on site: Mama K’s and Fusion Express
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Free snowshoe and cross-country ski rentals with Camp Centennial. No registration required.
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Live music in the Beer Garden with Ivan Daigle
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Free maple taffy on a stick by Briggs Maples
6 p.m.: Serpentine Studios Light Show
Other PolarFest activities in Moncton on Feb. 15:
❄️ At the Moncton Public Library: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
❄️ At Resurgo Place: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
❄️ At the Crossman Community Centre/Kay Arena: FREE PUBLIC SKATE from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ⛸️
MONDAY, FEB. 16 – FAMILY DAY • Centennial Park
Open all day until closing:
🧣 Centennial Park Sliding Hill
🧣 Kaboom Hockey Rink
🧣 Muskrat Skating Trail
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.:
❄️ Llama-zing Adventures
❄️ Pressure Printing with Andrea deBruijn
❄️ Free hot chocolate
❄️ Activities led by Scouts Canada:
🔸Snow sculpture activities: Scouts Canada will create a base of snow out of 20-litre pails and will be on site to assist the public in creating their sculptures. Safe dyes will be provided to colour everyone’s creations.
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Free snowshoe and cross-country ski rentals with Camp Centennial. No registration required.
12 p.m. – 6 p.m.:
❄️ UNI inflatable igloo
🔸 With contests and kids' activities
❄️ Horse-drawn wagon rides
❄️ Cozy Beer Garden with Happy Craft Brewing
❄️ Food trucks on site: Mama K’s and Fusion Express
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Greater Moncton Scottish Association Kilt Skate at the Muskrat Skating Trail
