Community Connections Society of Southeast BC is proud to host the second annual Family First Night Cranbrook taking place New Year’s Eve from 6-9 p.m. at Western Financial Place.

The event is equivalent to a New Year’s Eve celebration but is designed to be family friendly.

Last’s year’s inaugural event was a huge success, selling out all 500 tickets and seeing people of all ages from Cranbrook and surrounding areas participating in the many family friendly activities. The feedback was also very positive and spurred the addition of a few more activities to be added to this year’s event.

This year’s celebration will include open swimming, open skating, face painting, a photo booth, crafts, carnival games, and live entertainment. The new activities to be added this year are live ice sculpture demos, ice slide and horse drawn sleigh rides. There will also be food vendors.

Safire Dance will be one of the headline entertainers at this year’s event, returning again from last year. The Alberta-based circus performer is world renowned and has appeared in 14 different countries around the world and delivers a variety of acts including fire dancing, staff spinning, contact juggling and hoop dancing.

There is also a special countdown celebration during the last part of the evening. This is the event finale and gives families with young children a chance to participate in the excitement of a New Year’s Eve celebration.

One of the big draws to this event is the reasonable pricing; tickets are $5 per person (ages three and under are free) and the maximum cost to any family is only $25. There are special rates for those that hold a Leisure Program Access Card. Tickets can be purchased at Leisure Services in Western Financial Place. This event is provided for residents and their guests to enjoy, for a minimal cost thanks to the generous donations from sponsoring businesses and organizations.

Community Connections Society of Southeast BC (CCS) is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services to Cranbrook and the East Kootenay. Since incorporation in 1982, Community Connections Society has provided integrated, accessible social services to individuals and families throughout the East Kootenay.

For more information about CCS, you can visit their website at https://www.ccscranbrook.ca/.

For more information about Family First Night Cranbrook, please visit the website at www.familyfirstnight.ca.

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