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🖤 ✨ A Dark Solstice Masquerade : Winter Fantasy NYE Party ❄
December 31st, 2025 • 8PM – 2AM
Hargrave Street Market, Winnipeg MB
🕯 Invitation
When the longest nights of year end, gives way to the promise of dawn, the ancient halls of The Midwinter Masquerade shall open once more.
Step through the frost laden gates into a realm of flickering candles, whispering music, and faces half hidden behind jewelled masks. Under stars and snow, the fae, witches, and dreamers alike will dance in celebration of the turning year.
Join us for an evening woven from winter’s magic. This is where every glance carries mystery, every toast a promise, and every heartbeat echoes through the frozen air.
❄ What Awaits:
🕯 The Great Hall of Winter - waltz beneath snowflakes candles and evergreen garlands.
🎁 Vendors - peruse a selection of the most enchanting and spellbinding wares. Anything from jewelry to scents to crystals, to tarot readers. An amazing array of varying costs as well.
🍷 The Solstice Feast - a banquet of warmth and wonder, from roasted delicacies to sweet confections.
🎻 Live Orchestra & DJ - from haunting strings to jubilant midnight revelry.
🎭 Masquerade Contest - for the most regal, ethereal, and unforgettable attire.
🕰 The Midnight Rite - as the year turns, a breathtaking ritual of light, snow, and renewal fills the the room.
Divination, readers, runes and more 🃏
🌌 Attire
Formal masquerade dress in the colours of winter: Deep emerald, plaid, browns, silver, ivory, black, and midnight blue. Masks encouraged. Cloaks, crowns, and velvet are encouraged. Channel your inner Winter Monarch, forest spirit, or enchanted noble. NOTE this is just a guideline. Please wear what you are comfortable in. Other colours are accepted. Dress. Suit. Skirt. Costume. Handmade. Store bought. Thrifted. All of it. A masquerade mask is highly encouraged.
Donation drive in support of Mutual Aid Society. More info to come on this.
$125 all in including taxes. This includes coat check, passed appetizers, late night snacks and desserts, one glass of sparkling wine and the most spell binding entertainment a witch or fae could experience. More features to come.
Schedule of events:
8pm for VIP ticket holders ($125) They will receive a VIP reception with passed appetizers and access to vendors first.
9pm for General Admission ($60) and when doors officially open.
8:30pm Luminous String Quartet
9:30pm Knot your Peach and crew rope performance
10pm DJ Nathan and Kelly Zahn
11:30pm Midnight Rite Ceremony starts
11:59pm COUNTDOWN to midnight
12:05am Knot your Peach and crew rope performance
12:30am late night snack
1:30am last call
2:00am party is over
Roaming entertainment performances from Batty Belle Burlesque, Mr Strange, Style Hunter Fox and Astral Rabbit
Accessibility: As we descend into the longest night of the year, our Dark Solstice event remains committed to ensuring that every guest can take part in the experience with comfort, dignity, and ease.
This is a standing party with limited seating however there will be seating available. If you need a seat please email us when purchasing your ticket.
Our venue is fully accessible, with gendered accessible washrooms as well as a universal all-gender washroom for anyone who prefers additional privacy or support. The space features step-free access throughout, including elevator and escalator routes to the taproom’s lower level. Ample seating is available to rest and relax.
The main event takes place on the second floor, which is served by six elevators, each equipped with touch-pad call systems and push-button disability access options, supporting guests with low mobility, low vision, or blindness.
To support a range of sensory and neurological needs, our entertainment and lighting systems have been vetted for their suitability for guests with neurological conditions, including those sensitive to strobing, flashing, or intense visual effects. Care has been taken to ensure a safe, comfortable environment without surprise sensory triggers.
A quiet space will also be available in the lobby/foyer, offering a low-stimulus area for guests who may need a break from sound, light, or crowds at any point during the evening.
(In addition, we offer Described Audio and ASL interpretation upon request. Guests can indicate these needs directly during the ticket-booking process, allowing us to prepare in advance and ensure an inclusive, immersive experience for all who join us for the turning of the season.)
If you have any access needs not listed here, please reach out, we are committed to making this night accessible to everyone who wishes to gather with us in the dark and turn the wheel into the new year.
