Thousands will head down to the Square to say goodbye to '09 and welcome 2010! What: Edmonton New Year's Eve 2010 Party When: Thursday, December 31, 2009 (9PM-) Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square (downtown) A LL adjacent roads to Churchill Square will be shut down to allow Edmontonians to celebrate the end of 2009, one of the most challenging years for many locals who were affected by the "Great Recession." But it's almost time to put that all behind us, share some cheap champagne, and clock out all inhibitions to ring in 2010! The annual celebration is free of cost and is family-friendly, which means there will be plenty of things to do for the kids, including live music, face painting, wagon rides, clowns & magicians, a snowball-throwing contest, skating, concessions, and, of course, a 12-minute pyrotechnics display at midnight. Amongst the acts that will perform during the festivities are Hanson Jeans , Joe Nolan , Catalyst , All the Range in Dallas , ...