Join us for the 2025 Fire & Ice Winter Festival

It’s the ultimate celebration featuring the Coolest Ice Carving Competitions and Sizzling Fire Shows!

Saturday, February 22nd (11am-5pm)

  • Comfort in a Cup Beverage Trail: 11AM (Tickets on sale for $5/Person starting at 11AM until sold out)

  • Best of Canandaigua’s Chefs’ Challenge: 11AM-3PM (Tickets on sale for $10/Person, 11AM til 3PM or until sold out)

  • Professional Ice Carving Competition: 11AM-3pm

  • Wildlife Rockstars Animal Encounter: 11-3PM

  • Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides: 12PM-3PM

  • World Record Holder - The Fire Guy Fire Show - 1PM & 3PM on Maxion Stage

  • World Record Holder and Food Network’s - Eric Jones - Professional Snow Sculptor

  • Ultimate Reindeer Experience with Hanggi Farm

  • Lazy Acre Alpacas - Alpaca Experience & Merchandise

  • Adirondack Kennel Dog Sled Team Meet & Greet

  • Elly’s Acre Farms - Bottle-feed & Cuddle Baby Lambs

  • Face Painting by Canandaigua Pain & Rec

  • Sheriff’s Department K9 Demonstration at 12PM on Maxion Stage

  • Fireman Experience - Canandaigua Fire Department

  • Opening of Gallery 32 (32 S Main St.) -Meet the Artists and Create Your Own Artist Trading Cards 12-5 PM

  • Juggling Jeff Stilt Walker: 1-3 PM

  • FLCC Logging Team Fire Build Competition: 1:30PM-3:30PM

  • Speed Carving Competition: 4PM on Maxion Stage

  • Ice Carving, Chef's Challenge, and Fire Build Awards: 4:45PM on Maxion Stage

  • Candle Making and Glass Flaming: Cinderella Glassworks

  • Stroll the Streets of Downtown Canandaigua for Come out of Hibernation Specials and explore the many ice carvings

  • Peacemaker Live Music: 6-9PM

  • Lincoln on Main Live Music: 6-8PM

  • 6 PM Dinner at Downtown Restaurants and After Dark Viewing of Lit Up Ice Sculptures

Sunday, February 23rd (11am-4pm)

  • Comfort in a Cup Beverage Trail: 11AM (Tickets on sale for $5/Person starting at 11AM until sold out)

  • Horse & Wagon Rides: 12-3

  • Lore LaFae Fire Shows: 1 PM & 3 PM

  • Reindeer Experience with Hanggi Farm

  • Adirondack Kennel Dog Sled Team Meet and Greet

  • Sheriff’s Department K9 Demonstration at 12PM on Maxion Stage

  • Elly’s Acre Farms - Bottle-feed Baby Lambs

  • Candle Making and Glass Flaming: Cinderella Glassworks

  • Canandaigua Fire Dept. Fireman Experience

  • Live Music at Peacemaker Brewing 2-5 PM

  • Live Jazz Music & Wine at Acquilano Wine Cellars: 6PM-8PM

…And Much More!

Stop by all weekend long and support multiple Community Groups from the Rotary Club of Canandaigua, RMSC Cummings Nature Center, the City of Canandaigua Republican Committee, Girl Scouts, and More!