Two weekends of wintry fun on Main Street, Ice at Carter Green
The city’s annual winter events are back-to-back in January starting with the Festival of Ice presented by Allied Solutions and the Carmel Winter Games.
FESTIVAL OF ICE, Jan. 17 – 19
Top ice carvers from around the country will be in Carmel Jan. 17-19 for demonstrations, the People’s Choice sculpture competition and, of course, the fan favorite: speed carving. The 2025 Festival of Ice weekend will begin Friday, Jan. 17 in the Carmel Arts & Design District, with carvers creating incredible ice masterpieces from 4 – 8 p.m. On Saturday, Jan. 18 the ice carving begins at Carter Green from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Watch sculpting professionals create unique ice masterpieces then participate in the People’s Choice sculpture voting from noon – 5 p.m. Are you a fan of chili? Taste-test and vote for your favorite chili from one of the participating Carmel Fire Department crews during the cook-off from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday. On Sunday, Jan. 19 the competition kicks into high gear with the ice carvers returning for the grand finale speed carving competition from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The People’s Choice sculpture competition winners will be announced at the end of the event.
CARMEL WINTER GAMES, Jan. 24 & 25
It is time once again to bundle up and head to Carter Green for ice-cold competition and fun at the Carmel Winter Games on the city’s ice rink, brought to you by Allied Solutions. Whether you are signed up to compete or are a spectator, you won’t want to miss two days of non-skating competition Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 at The Ice at Carter Green.
What kind of competition? “Human curling” on inner tubes, an ice trike relay and “human hungry hippo” using laundry baskets to fetch hundreds of bouncing balls! The annual event kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with the Hometown Hero-Olympics featuring good-spirited competition among a number of City departments including team members with the Fire Department, Police Department, Information and Communication Services and more. On Saturday, the skate-less competition on ice begins at noon and will feature corporate teams and teams consisting of family and friends. In addition to Saturday’s action on the ice, The Ice at Carter Green will feature a ‘Meet the Mascots’ session on the ice from 1 – 3 p.m.
For more information visit: www.carmel.in.gov
