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Snow sculptures, fishing derby, fireworks and more part of 2022 carnival

The South Porcupine Winter Carnival is back, but will look a little different than in the past
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An annual tradition is returning next month. 

The 2022 South Porcupine Winter Carnival runs from Feb. 18-20, although with COVID-19 restrictions it will look a little different than usual.

A number of virtual and in-person events are planned.

There will be window decorating, snow sculptures, a scavenger hunt, a fishing derby and a story walk. Virtual events include a magic show, sip and paint and Pound session. The weekend will cap off with fireworks.

All of the events can be down alone or with your bubble, said the East End Community Pride Association's Joanne Hagger-Perritt. All the prizes are cash so there's less contact as well. 

Last year, Hagger-Perritt said the committee was devastated to cancel the carnival. 

Needing something to look forward to, their mission this year was to bring back the popular event.

“If we couldn’t do anything else we were at least going to do fireworks. But we put our heads together and we came up with a few activities that we could include in our carnival,” she said.

The list of activities is growing.

“We’re really, really working hard to make sure that people can still have fun and be safe,” she said.

Information on all of the activities will be available on the South Porcupine Winter Carnival Facebook group. If people aren't comfortable leaving their address publicly for events such as window decorating or snow sculpture, they can private message the details.

Organizers are also open to new ideas.

“If we can build our carnival with more activities, then great. This whole pandemic has caused everybody to be more creative and to think outside the box. If anybody has any great wild and wonderful ideas where people can still stay safe, then get a hold of us and we’ll see if we can put it together,” said Hagger-Perritt.

Donations are still be accepted. 

“The fireworks are about $1,000 a minute so the more we raise, the better fireworks display we’re going to have,” she said.

To donate or for more information, reach out to Hagger-Perritt at [email protected].


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