2 events in Oakville, Ontario

Join us for our annual #WinterSolstice vigil of welcoming back the sun over Lake Ontario!

The 2025 winter solstice is at 10:03am EST on Sunday, December 21st, so we'll be getting in the water to welcome the sun before the actual solstice this time, with sunrise along the western shore of Lake Ontario at 7:49am EST.

We'll see you bright and early at GLOW beach, or if you can't make it to Oakville, come out to your local #SwimDrinkFish spot on #OurGreatLakes to welcome the sun, and join us virtually on the socials with #GreatLakesOpenWater #WinterSolsticeSwim2025 #OurGreatLakes

The small print disclaimer stuff (but still really important!) ... we are open-water, cold-water, and winter swimmers who regularly swim, surf, and paddle in Lake Ontario all year-round.

This is not any sort of sanctioned or otherwise organized event. We're just a bunch of friends, old and new, enjoying our home waters.

As aways: know your limits and swim well within them.

Openwater activities, and especially coldwater and winter swimming, are inherently dangerous activities, and are always pursued at your own risk.

Look out for yourself, and each other!