The City of Thornton’s annual winter festival is in full swing and after a chilly start Friday, the weather for the rest of the events looks to be much milder.

Santa Claus arrives safely last night and as always, the city has a full slate of events surrounding WinterFest at the Multipurpose Fields at 108th Ave and Colorado Blvd.  Residents can ice skate all day long and into the night, the ice carving demonstration is underway and of course Santa’s Village is open.

• Get the complete schedule of events on the City of Thornton’s website

Tonight the Thornton Community Band will take to the stage at 7:00pm showcasing our community’s musical talent.  After the concert, Thornton will put on a fireworks show at 8:30pm, one of the few in Colorado during the winter and always the best.

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Sunday features the wide variety of fun in Santa’s Village. Tomorrow night the Thornton Community Chorus will raise their voices in celebration of the season.

For the weather, today we’re heading for a high of 45 degrees with just a light wind.  It will dip to right around the freezing mark by 7:00pm when the band concert takes place and then down to 28 degrees for the fireworks at 8:30pm.

Tomorrow will be even warmer with plenty of sun above as we head for a high of 48 degrees with light winds.  When the chorus takes to the stage at 6:30 it will be around 32 degrees.

Check out some of the photos we took of WinterFest last night below – then head on down and join the fun!

A full day of events highlights Thornton’s annual WinterFest on Saturday and the weather should cooperate for the most part.  It will be a bit cool and windy but there is nothing weather-wise to keep everyone from coming out to this great event.

The outdoor activities start at 9:00 with a community walk around the multipurpose fields (108th & Colorado Blvd).  Temperatures will be right around the freezing mark at the start with northwest winds at 5 mph creating a wind chill of 28 degrees.  It will be chilly but certainly tolerable. 

WinterFest gets started in earnest at 10:00 with a full slate of events.  By then the mercury will have climbed to 35 degrees with light winds of 7 mph.  Skies overhead will be partly cloudy today but there should at least be intermittent sun to help warm things up. 

As the day progresses the thermometer will rise but the winds will also be picking up.  The high today will hit 41 degrees by about 1:00pm and hold steady there through 4:00pm when the sun starts to go down.  Winds will gradually increase through the morning peaking by 2:00pm at 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 25 mph.  After that they should start to die down and by 7:00pm they will be mostly calm.

Fireworks will close out today’s events at 8:30pm and the weather will be chilly but otherwise it should be a great display.  Temperatures by then will be down to 30 degrees but the winds will be calm. 

The City of Thornton has plenty of activities for the whole family today.  From the community walk to Santa’s village, ice skating, food and a concert from the Thornton Community Band.  Be sure to come out and join your Thornton neighbors!

You can get more details including a complete schedule of events on the city’s website.