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Culture Days 2019 - Creativity, the Arts and Well-being.
The City of Burlington participated in Culture Days on Sept. 27 to 29, 2019, with free arts and cultural events across the city. As part of its 10-year anniversary, Culture Days celebrated arts and culture through the lens of “Creativity, the Arts, and Well-being.” This theme highlights the many ways arts and culture are connected to the well-being of individuals and the vitality of our community.
Culture Days is the largest collective public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in Canada. Residents are invited to get hands on and behind the scenes as they discover the world of creativity and culture featuring visual art, dance, theatre, music, storytelling and crafting to raise awareness, engagement, and participation in arts and culture.
Culture Days is hosted by the City of Burlington, independent Burlington artists, the Arts and Culture Council of Burlington, the Art Gallery of Burlington, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington Public Library, Museums of Burlington and Tourism Burlington.
Burlington's Culture Days Ranked in the Top Ten Across Canada
Culture Days, a national, non-profit organization celebrating arts and culture has ranked Burlington’s 2018 Culture Days weekend seventh overall and third among cities with a population between 50,000-500,000. Hundreds of cities and towns of all sizes have embraced Culture Days to showcase their local talent, cultural assets and to come together in creative expression.
Burlington’s Culture Days celebrations feature local creative organizations, venues, professionals and businesses that host free events throughout the weekend for the community. Culture Days is hosted by the City of Burlington, independent Burlington artists, the Arts and Culture Council of Burlington, the Art Gallery of Burlington, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington Public Library, Museums of Burlington and Tourism Burlington.
Culture Days is a nationwide weekend to celebrate arts and culture. It has become the largest cultural happening in Canada, attracting more than 2.5 million attendees to thousands of free activities and performances hosted by artists, cultural organizations and municipalities in 800 communities across Canada. Culture Days highlights and amplifies the diverse arts and cultural life of our community.