Sunnidale Winterama, the annual winter carnival in New Lowell, is happening Feb. 5-8.
In its 39th year, the event celebrates winter with a spaghetti supper, burning of the green, parade and sno-pitch tournament among other events.
The event kicks off Thursday, Feb. 5 with the Winterama Snow Court at New Lowell Central Public School from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. when contestants between the ages of eight and 12 compete for the title of snow queen or king.
Friday’s activities will wrap up with a comedy night at the New Lowell Legion, beginning at 9 p.m. with comedians Patrick Haye and Matt O’Brien.
O’Brien is a Toronto-based comedian who has been featured on MTV, CTV, Fuse TV, MuchMusic and The Comedy Network. He recently performed a live taping at Just For Laughs in Montreal, and was one of the prestigious 42 at JFL42 in Toronto. In 2014 he was nominated for Best Break Out Artist at the Canadian Comedy Awards and he has won the Best Standup award at the LA Comedy Festival and has also been named Sirius XM Radio’s Next Top Comic. He hosts and films his own late night talk show, and his six-second Vine sketches have garnered more than 17,000 followers.
Patrick Haye is definitely one of the new breed of comedians to keep your eye out for. His cool, smooth style, with hilarious observations and storytelling has him busy performing at campuses, clubs and corporate events all over the country.
He was a runner up for the prestigious 2007 Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, which was televised on the Comedy Network and a finalist in the 2010 $25,000 Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off, also on the Comedy Network.
Saturday’s events begin at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Legion and continue through the day at New Lowell Recreation Park and other venues. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. and opening ceremonies are planned for 11 a.m. Games begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday’s festivities will end with a dance at the Legion, beginning at 9 p.m.
Admission to many of the events is by purchase of a collectable Winterama button. Some events have set admission prices.
For more details visit the Sunnidale Winterama page on Facebook. To register for the snow court contest e-mail winteramasnowcourt@gmail.com.