A four-day festival affair, IceFest is held annually during late
January. Be sure to check out IceFest's website for all the details,
including pictures of the awesome ice sculptures!

IceFest is brought to you by Council for the Arts In collaboration with Downtown Business Council and Downtown Chambersburg, Inc.

Sponsored by:

IceFest 2010 Schedule of Events:

Thursday, January 28 | 5pm-8pm
• Official IceFest opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony with M& T Bank (the square)
• Live giant sculpture carving (throughout downtown)
• “Summer on Ice” and custom designed ice sculptures on display (throughout downtown)
• 40’ Ice Slide OPEN (brand new event- come take a ride on the slide)
• Festival food vendors (the square) $
• Popcorn Giveaway (sponsored by M&T Bank, 55 South Main St.)
• Participating businesses offer specials and extended hours (throughout downtown)

Friday, January 29 | 10am-4pm
• Exhibit “Summer in Winter at the Old Jail” presented by Franklin County Historical
Society at the Old Jail, King & Second Street

Friday, January 29 | 5pm-6pm
• Book Signing: “The Ready Writer” featuring local author Kelli S. Martin and her newly published book, Beach Glass: Collecting Our Stories of Sandy Treasure, Kaleidoscope Gallery/Council for the Arts, 264-6883, councilforthearts.net.

Friday, January 29 | 5pm-8pm
• 40” Ice Slide OPEN (brand new event- come take a ride on the slide)
• Live giant sculpture carving (throughout downtown)
• Festival food vendors (the square) $
• Popcorn Giveaway (sponsored by M&T Bank, 55 South Main St.)
• Complimentary hot chocolate booth (sponsored by F&M Trust, the square)

Friday, January 29 | 7pm
• Snowfall Ball (Central Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, the square) $
• “The Gift of the Magi” performed by Chambersburg Ballet Theatre Company
(Capitol Theatre, 159 South Main St.) $

 

Saturday, January 30 | All day
• Frontier District, Keystone Area Council, Boy Scouts of America’s Klondike Derby

Saturday, January 30 | 8-11am
• all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast (Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 South Second St.) $

Saturday, January 30 | 8am-4pm
• Frontier District, Keystone Area Council, BSA will be in handing out information for
IceFest (on the square, in front of Central Presbyterian Church)

Saturday, January 30 | 9am-4pm
• 3rd Annual ArtFest, artist demonstrations, (Historic Preservation Services,
252 E. King St.)

Saturday, January 30 | 10am-1pm
• Popcorn Giveaway (sponsored by M&T Bank, 55 South Main St.)
• complimentary hot chocolate booth (sponsored by F&M Trust, the square)

Saturday, January 30 | 10am-4pm
• Festival food vendors (throughout downtown) $
• Exhibit “Summer in Winter at the Old Jail” presented by Franklin County Historical
Society at the Old Jail, King & Second Street

Saturday, January 30 | 10am-8pm
• 40’ Ice Slide OPEN (brand new event- come take a ride on the slide)

Saturday, January 30 | 11am-2pm
• Chili cook-off (sponsored by American Community Federal Credit Union),
Located in the North Square parking lot $ vote with donation

Saturday, January 30 | 1pm
• Hot pepper eating contest (North Square parking lot) entry $

Saturday, January 30 | 1-3pm
• Photo souvenir on the Royal Throne ice sculpture (sponsored by Tower Bank,
the square)

Saturday, January 30 | 3pm
• “The Gift of the Magi” performed by Chambersburg Ballet Theatre Company (Capitol Theatre, 159 South Main St.) $

Saturday, January 30 | 3-6pm
• Crafts for Kids / Raffles / Giveaways - free glow sticks (while supplies last), sponsored
by Southgate Shopping Center (Southgate Shopping Center, West Washington St.)

Saturday, January 30 | 6:30pm
• Fireworks extravaganza (sponsored by Franklin County Visitors Bureau and Southgate Mall, optimal viewing from Southgate parking lot, West Washington St.)

 

Sunday, January 31 | 12:00-4:00pm
• 40’ Ice Slide OPEN (brand new event- come take a ride on the slide)
1:30 & 4:00pm

• "Surf’s Up" on the big screen (sponsored by Comfort Keepers, Capitol Theatre,
159 South Main St.) 1:30 showing in English, 4:00 showing in Spanish $, 2:00-4:00pm

• Reception for “Summer in Winter at the Old Jail” presented by Franklin County Historical
Society at the Old Jail on Kind & Second

The Council for the Arts and Kaleidoscope Gallery & Gifts
hours of operation during IceFest (Jan. 28-31):
Thursday & Friday: 11am-8pm, Saturday: 10am-8pm, Sunday: 1-4pm.