Burlington Culture Days – RE:IMAGINE Online Sept. 24-Oct. 24
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.
Burlington, Ont. — Sept. 21, 2021 — The City of Burlington is inviting residents to join interactive online events and activities during the 12th annual Culture Days.Culture Days is building on its success last year and will continue to offer an interactive four-week schedule of activities. Kicking off Sept. 24 and running until Oct. 24, Culture Days invites everyone to participate in and show appreciation for arts and culture in their own community and nationwide.This year’s theme RE:IMAGINE, explores new ideas and innovation in arts and culture while committing to building tangible change in the sector and society. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Ontario Culture Days Festival will offer a hybrid of in-person events as well as digital and self-guided programming. The Culture Days website showcases thousands of virtual and in-person activities. Visitors can find small-gathering or self-guided events near them, while going digital allows participants to virtually cross the country and discover live-streamed performances and other online presentations.If you would like to find a Culture Days event, visit burlington.ca/culturedays or culturedays.ca.
"As we offer our second year of Culture Days in the pandemic, it is even more important to recognize and thank those who made Culture Days Burlington 2021 possible: our arts and culture community; the Burlington Performing Arts Centre; Royal Botanical Gardens; Museums of Burlington; Art Gallery of Burlington and Tourism Burlington. For many years, including these ongoing challenging times, our cultural partners continue to play a key role in providing various activities for residents and our visitors to enjoy and experience arts and culture in Burlington." -- Chris Glenn, Director of Recreation, Culture & Community, City of Burlington"As Burlington’s Culture Days continues to look different again this year due to COVID-19, I encourage Burlington residents to discover artists and cultural organizations in our community and across Canada virtually. This is a great opportunity for residents to support, enjoy and appreciate the Burlington arts and culture community for another successful Culture Days in 2021." -- Angela Paparizo, Manager of Arts & Culture, City of Burlington
About Culture DaysCulture Days has become the largest cultural event in Canada, attracting an estimated 2.5 million annual attendees to thousands of free activities and performances hosted by artists, cultural organizations and municipalities in hundreds of communities across Canada. Visit culturedays.ca for more information.Links and Resources:
--*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor's Media and Digital Communications Specialist