An exciting wintertime event invites Canberra region locals to experience all the fun of the (smaller) snow field without having to leave the city, at Wonder in Glebe Park on 6-21 July.

“We’ve got a magnificent snow field, mega snow slide for tobogganing, snowball makers, buckets and shovels for all to enjoy. Surrounding the snow field is our free-to-enter cosy winter village offering a tasty selection of food & beverage stalls,” says Josh Williams, event spokesman.

Created with children in mind, the team behind Wonder wanted to provide parents with an affordable option to take their kids to play and get messy with snow.

“We know that this time of year, the kids would love nothing more than to play around in the snow, but for the parents, it can often be far away and expensive so it’s just not feasible to take them up to the mountains,” says Mr Williams.

The snow field at Wonder was created by Copper Live, while the ice-skating rink is part of Winter in the City, hosted by the City Renewal Authority. Although unable to package up and deliver the snow on the mountain tops to our doorstep, the machine-crafted substance is just as good as the real thing.

“Most snow machines use foam or liquid to make a snow-like substance or effect. Instead, we have these fantastic machines that use real ice and blitz it into a fine powder to distribute around our event site, creating our ‘real’ snow,” says Mr Williams.

Mr Williams, who has been part of the local events scene for many years, says that there aren’t enough events in general happening in Canberra, much less ones like this; an event created by Canberrans for Canberrans.

“So, we took it upon ourselves to create this unique and exciting event to share with our fellow Canberrans and next year travel it to other cities as well.”

In 45-minute allotments, attendees can select to frolic in the snow, slide on a toboggan and make snow sculptures, or jump on the outdoor ice rink designed with both beginning and experienced skaters in mind. Snow enthusiasts under five must be accompanied by an adult, but those with older children who don’t want to jump into action can enjoy the village.

“Perhaps one of the best things we have to offer is our warm fire pit tables where patrons can buy a few marshmallow sticks and toast them over the open fires,” says Mr Williams.

Having this much fun, you are sure to work up an appetite – organisers have that covered too, and have invited a number of local favourites to bring their offerings to the snow field. These include Tikka Stand, Phat Boy Burgers and The Original Fairy Floss Company.

“You can’t beat the Canberra cold, so you might as well get out and enjoy it,” says Mr Williams.

Experience the magic of winter in Wonder in Glebe Park on 6-21 July; feverup.com

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