Come celebrate the new year in Padmore Park! After hiccup after hiccup repairing the sinkhole damage—and ensuring such a thing would not happen again!—it was early December by the time things were properly shored up. At that point, Those In Charge decided they might as well wait until the new year, and even had a local architecture firm install a small (but delightful!) botanical garden where the sinkhole once loomed.

Activities include:

• Guided tours of the new botanical garden. Each plant (none of which are dangerous, don't worry!) bears a plaque noting which botanist, herbologist, or organization donated it.
  
• Ice skating on the pond. Skates are available to rent for 1k, though the magically inclined can simply spell blades to their boots.
  
• Snow sculpture competitions! Enter the magical or non-magical competition. The winner of each will earn a gift basket with items from Hogsmeade merchants.
  
• Explore the winter market. Booths have been set up with hot beverages, ice cream (in winter?!), and trinkets to appeal to those of all classes.
  
• Dance the night away! A (heated) gazebo dancefloor will be erected for a working class dance the night of January 1st.