Fete de Glace Ice Carving Festival

Saturday, January 26, 2019

More than a dozen ice carvers will fill two blocks of North Main Street in St. Charles and create works of ice art at this outdoor ice-carving festival, Fete de Glace (Festival of Ice.) Watch as skilled carvers turn blocks of ice into unbelievable creations. Each carver starts with a single block of ice weighing 260 pounds. Visitors can watch the sculptures as they are created.

Coffee, hot chocolate and fire pits keep the atmosphere cozy.

Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in historic downtown St. Charles (100 and 200 block of North Main Street). Winners will be announced at 3:30.

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