alt="Poster with the headline 'Christmas in Birmingham', then a picture of a mother and children, looking at toys, with the words 'Come for the shopping, stay for the day'. Below that, in smaller type, the Birmingham City Council and Winterval 1998 logos."|thumb|right|1998 'Christmas in Birmingham' poster, with the Winterval logo in smaller type than the word 'Christmas'

Winterval was a season of public events in Birmingham, England, organised by Birmingham City Council in each of two consecutive winters: first from 20 November to 31 December 1997,

See also

  • Christmas controversies
  • Christmas and holiday season
  • List of winter festivals
  • Winterlude – a winter festival held annually in the Canadian National Capital Region

References

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  • Winterval: the unpalatable making of a modern myth
  • 'Winterval debunked' QI clip on their official YouTube Channel