21 photos of the firey winter solstice celebrations in Kensington Market | Daily Hive

Kensington Market was on fire last night.

The 27th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice celebrations took place in the evening, marking the darkest night of the year and to celebrate the return of the sun.

The celebration drew a massive crowd, especially for a cold cold night. The parade, presented by the Red Pepper Spectacle Arts, included lanterns, sculpture, and puppeteering. And of course, there was a lot of fire.

Check out some of the incredible displays below.

And with a jet of #flame the #serpent was #lit. 🔥🐉 #KensingtonMarket #2016 #WinterSolstice 🔥 #parade 🏮🎏🏮& #celebration #HappySolstice 🙏#LongestNightOfTheYear #Light 🕯 #loveandlight #fire #bonfire #puppets #love ❤#familyfun #solstice #Kensington #Toronto #yyz #the6 #4️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ #supportlocal #KensingtonMarketBIA www.KensingtonMarketBIA.com

A photo posted by Kensington Market (@kensington_bia) on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:14pm PST

Do more of what light your soul on fire…. Last nights Kensington Market 27th annual winter solstice event was a lot of fun! • • • • • #moodygrams #way2ill #illgrammers #fatalframes #agameoftones #artofvisuals #createcommune #heatercentral #theimaged #tonedimages #sonyimages #sonyalpha6000 #sonyalphateam #torontolibgram #torontolife #hypetoronto #6ixwalks #the6ix #6ixgrams #memoirsoftoronto #lovetoronto #toronto_insta #narcitytoronto #toronto_online #torontoclx #streetsoftoronto #weownthenight_to #visualizetoronto #imagesofcanada #explorecanada

A photo posted by J. Paterson (@patto.to) on Dec 22, 2016 at 7:08am PST

The gangs all here… at #wintersolstice in #kensingtonmarket with @redpepperspectacle , @kensington_bia n more

A photo posted by Augusta & Baldwin (@augustaandbaldwin) on Dec 22, 2016 at 7:43am PST

Warm souls on a cold night done right:) #kensingtonmarkettoronto #solstice #the6ix #firebreather

A photo posted by Pat James (@phorically.physical) on Dec 22, 2016 at 7:14am PST

#wintersolstice festival at #kensingtonmarket shining light on the darkest day of the year

A photo posted by Blake (@zac0501) on Dec 21, 2016 at 8:12pm PST

Winter Solstice Celebration #kensingtonmarket #yyz #fire #snake #wintersolstice #ringoffire #toronto #getoutside #walks #downtown #iphone6 #l4l #instafollowers #followme

A photo posted by K8410 (@exploreandgetlost) on Dec 22, 2016 at 6:28am PST

🔥🐍🔥

A photo posted by selena 🍦🌹 (@selmnop) on Dec 21, 2016 at 9:49pm PST

What a lovely night. #solstice #kensingtonmarkettoronto #the6ix

A photo posted by Pat James (@phorically.physical) on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:41pm PST

Kensington Market Winter Solstice 2016 #solstice #kensingtonmarkettoronto #the6ix

A photo posted by Pat James (@phorically.physical) on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:29pm PST

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. We welcome you longer days! 🙏 #KensingtonMarket #2016 #WinterSolstice 🔥 #parade 🏮🎏🏮& #celebration #HappySolstice 🙏#LongestNightOfTheYear #Light 🕯 #loveandlight #fire #bonfire #puppets #love ❤#familyfun #solstice #Kensington #Toronto #yyz #the6 #4️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ #supportlocal #KensingtonMarketBIA www.KensingtonMarketBIA.com

A photo posted by Kensington Market (@kensington_bia) on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:21pm PST

Celebrating Winter Solstice (and/or) a 2017 Dress rehearsal. #wintersolstice #letthelightin #kensingtonmarket #toronto

A photo posted by Ju_sti_n (@unionst) on Dec 21, 2016 at 6:44pm PST

Another year, another lovely solstice celebration. Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!

A photo posted by | carmen | (@faceted_heart) on Dec 21, 2016 at 6:07pm PST

#wintersolstice #toronto

A photo posted by Kevin G (@_kevin_gebhardt) on Dec 21, 2016 at 5:46pm PST

Wow… just wow

A photo posted by *Insert Edgy Sentence Here* (@aramsthings) on Dec 21, 2016 at 5:17pm PST

My pale skin celebrates the coming of light more than anyone else 🎏🏮🌞 #wintersolstice #kensington #winter #toronto

A photo posted by Robobirdy (@robobirdy) on Dec 21, 2016 at 4:39pm PST

Happy Solstice my friends. @redpepperspectacle thank you for inviting me again this year to help you welcome back the sun. This is an unedited shot of tonight’s festivities. #loves_canada_ #loves_canada #memoirsoftoronto #streetsoftoronto #pocket_canada #thankyoutoronto #wintersolstice #wintersolsticetoronto #kensingtonmarket #redpepper

A photo posted by ᴍᴀʀɪᴊᴀ ʙᴏɴᴀᴘᴀʀᴛᴇ (@marija_vs_potato) on Dec 21, 2016 at 11:49pm PST

Fire dancers. Despite the cold temperature, the guy in the front is not even wearing a shirt. #wintersolstice #kensingtonmarket #teampixel

A photo posted by jess (@perceneve) on Dec 21, 2016 at 10:30pm PST

First day of Winter ••• #firstdayofwinter #wintersolstice #kensingtonmarket #wintersolstice2016 #parade #burning @kensington_bia @kensingtonphoto_to @cityofto @redpepperspectacle #parade #celebration #solstice #winter #fire #kensington #rebirthofthesun #snake

A photo posted by A Great Capture (@agreatcapture) on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:39pm PST

#wintersolstice #kensingtonmarket #redpepperspectaclearts

A photo posted by キャシー (@torontogay69) on Dec 21, 2016 at 6:30pm PST

Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice celebration. Attempting to make the most out of the longest, darkest night of the year, and first day of winter. Can it be spring now? #wintersolstice #kensingtonmarket #toronto

A photo posted by stevie nevermore (@stevienevermore) on Dec 21, 2016 at 6:12pm PST

#winter #solstice #longestnight #parade #toronto #kensingtonmarket #nightphotography #street #streetperformer #performance #circus #firebreather #firebreathing #torontophoto #torontostreets #torontonights #nikon #d750 #nikond750 #blogto #ig_toronto @kensington_bia @redpepperspectacle

A photo posted by Jae Yang (@silentjae) on Dec 21, 2016 at 9:35pm PST

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