Winter Festival
Fish Creek Winter Festival Celebrates 25 Years
February 3-5, 2012
WEEKEND CALENDAR OF EVENTSFriday, February 3
Noon – 5pm Blood Drive at Northern Door YMCA
1– 4pm Ice Sculpture Carving at Clark Park
6:30 – 10pm Rock & Roll Art Night at Hands on Art Studio
Saturday, February 4
10am – 5pm In and around the large, heated tent in Clark Park (all proceeds from Saturday’s event benefit Door County non-profit organizations. Thank you for your support!):
GAMES INSIDE the TENT - minnow racing, sasquatch ball toss, bean bag cannon shoot, kid’s fishing pond, pie tin toss, marshmallow shoot out & wheel of fortune
GAMES OUTSIDE the TENT - toilet seat toss, snowshoe obstacle course, ice bowling, football toss, crazy golf, bike toss, hockey shot, basketball shot, wheel of meat & hunter’s darts
BEER & BRATS - brats, hot dogs, pork sandwiches, popcorn, s’mores, chili, beer, glogg, hot chocolate, hot cider, baked goods
LIVE DJ and STAGE EVENTS - fun music all day and entertaining stage events (noon – 5pm)
RAFLLE TICKETS – just $5 per ticket for your chance to win $2,500 in Sunday’s drawing (need not be present to win).
WHEEL OF FORTUNE – prizes and giveaways throughout the day in the “paddle raffle”
WINTER FEST MERCHANDISE – shirts, hats, sweatshirts and mugs for sale, featuring our retro “Winter Games” logo this year
10am – Noon Ice Sculpture Carving at Clark Park
10am – 5pm Human Foosball Tournament, on the ice behind the tent (800) 577-1880
10am – 5pm Gibraltar Historical Assoc. presents “Ice Harvesting of Yesteryear” at Old Town Hall
10am – 3pm Chainsaw Carver, Dave Bartels at Hide Side Corner Store
10am – 5pm Winter Wine & Cherry Festival at Orchard Country Winery
10:30am Winter Festival Parade down Mainstreet - all are welcome to participate (800) 577-1880
10:30 – 11am Chili cook-off participants to bring their crockpots to the tent (800) 577-1880
10:30 – 11:30am “Body Pump” at Northern Door YMCA
11am – 5pm FREE Trolley Rides throughout town
11am – 3pm “SOUP!” Homemade Soup and Bowls at Peninsula School of Art
Noon “Ski the Door” Peninsula State Park leg – cross-countyr ski across the ice to Peninsula ski trails (920) 868-3258
Noon Chili Cook-off Judging at the tent, with $5 bowls for all to sample
1pm Four-person Tandem Ski Race, on the ice north of the tent
3pm Snow Shoe Dance in the tent
5:30 – 8pm Candlelight Ski at Peninsula State Park – Candle Light Hike if not enough snow (920) 868-3258
5:30pm FIREWORKS DISPLAY – outside the tent, over the frozen bay
7 – 9pm Peninsula Players presents “Baby Wants Candy” improvised musical at Door Community Auditorium
9:30pm – 12:30am Live music by Big Mouth and the Power Tool Horns at Alexander’s
10:30am 3rd annual Fruit Loop – 1/2-mile costumed fun run beginning and ending at the tent
11am Winter Fest Grand Prize Drawing of $2,500 cash
