Celebrate the joys of winter at Winterlude over three fun-filled weeks in February. Canada's favourite winter activities are featured across Ottawa and Gatineau at this annual event. To mark Latvia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Embassy of Latvia in Canada, in partnership with the Winterlude festival, is involved in the creation of an ice sculpture called The Sun Bearer. This sculpture has been designed by Kārlis Īle and will be exhibited in Confederation Park. It will be crafted by two experienced ice sculptors from Latvia: Kārlis Īle and Maija Puncule. The park is open to the public during the day.

Following the opening of The Sun Bearer sculpture on 30 January, a Latvian team will also compete in a three-day ice sculpting competition. At play is the theme of this year’s competition. Skate on the world's largest skating rink, check out the ice sculpture competitions or play at North America's largest snow playground! There’s fun for the entire family, and all sites are open on Family Day.