After a very successful first year, the Alpena Ice Fest is kicking off for it’s 2^nd annual event on Saturday, February 11^th, 2023. This event, while very cold last year, was incredibly fun and busy. It will be starting at Michekewis Park where there will be kids activities, a bonfire, s’mores, Elsa singing, ice carving, and more from 11am-3pm. After that, the activities will move to Downtown Alpena for the Fire & Ice portion of the event where there will be sculptures, cocktails, an ice bar, an ice luge, and more from 4pm-9pm! We are so excited to have the community come and celebrate the winter season in Downtown Alpena.

For the Fire & Ice portion of the event, 2^nd Ave will be closed in Downtown Alpena from 3pm on through the evening. During the closure, you will be able to sip on your cocktails on the street and throughout downtown as part of the social district. Along that street there will also be solo stoves for people to warm up at. There will also be gorgeous sculptures in Culligan Plaza and outside of businesses. Part of the fun of Fire & Ice will include an Ice Sculpture Scavenger Hunt where you will take the clues and use them to find the different ice sculptures that each business will have. The winner of the scavenger hunt will win $100 in Downtown Dollars that they can use like cash to make purchases at any of the downtown locations that accept them. The scavenger hunt will be posted to our social media and website early next week!

List of ice sculptures that can be found throughout Downtown Alpena:

Alpena Agency	Bay Urban
Lappan Agency	Thunder Bay Winery
Alpena Furniture	Local Basketcase
Cabin Creek Coffee	Nucleus Ice Bar
Sweet Baby James	Art in the Loft
PRATTScape Antique & Gift Shop	Besser Museum
Ton O’Suds	Northland Credit Union
Glik’s	Real Estate One
Cedar & Threads	HPC Credit Union
Salon 125	Mango’s
Ice Throne	Black Sheep Pub
Fire & Ice	Reflections
Nicolet Bank	Rusty Petunias Marketplace
SOME CPA’s	Thunder Bay Arts
United Way	Bolenz Jewelry
Victim’s Services	Lasting Expressions
McDonald Collision	Myer’s Fashions Etc.
Wolverine Credit Union	Wallace Law Firm & The Rabbit Hole
State Farm	All Saints Parish

There will also be live music performed in businesses by the Alpena Street Performers during Fire & Ice in downtown. The performers will be playing from 5pm-7pm in the businesses during the event. The list of performers and which business that they will be performing at can be found below.

List of Street Performers with Location:

Erinn Pagen playing from 3pm-5pm at Soaps and Such

Joe Thomas playing at Art in the Loft

Bill Immekus playing at Hopside Brewery

Lee Kitzman playing at Glik’s

Steve and Brenda playing at Red Brick Tap & Barrel

The Brandons playing at The Fresh Palate

For any questions regarding the Alpena Ice Fest or the schedule of events, please visit our website or our Facebook event page.