Kids & Family Day, Presented by Securian Financial

This fun & FREE event, hosted at the Landmark Center, known as Kids’ and Family Day, presented by Securian Financial, will be filled with fun and interactive activities for kids of all ages! Kids will be able to dance to music by DJ Ola, watch performances by local groups, hear educational presentations including by the Midwest Peregrine Society and participate in arts & crafts activities! Including a special craft by Art Start!

Vendors will also be selling their wares and food will be available for purchase.

Click here to apply to be a vendor.

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Make your own Queen or King crown and wand with ArtStart out of funky reuse materials from the ArtStart ArtScraps Materials Reuse Center in St. Paul.

    

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Individual Block Ice Carving Competition, Artisan Division

The 2024 Individual Block Ice Carving Competition, Artisan Division, starts on January 28 at 9 AM.

Each artisan team will be given 6 suspenseful hours and a couple blocks of ice to bring their frozen masterpieces to life. The Individual Block Ice Carving Competition is guided by a strict set of rules, requiring artists to utilize their best creative thinking and remain incredibly attentive to every detail. Judging immediately follows the completion of the contest.

Be sure to check out the live carvings and the completed designs, which will be on display in Rice Park for the duration of Winter Carnival (weather carnival)!

 

Multi-Block Ice Carving Competition

The 2024 Multi-Block Ice Carving Competition starts Thursday, January 25 at 7 pm and ends Saturday, January 27 at 7 pm.

Each team will be given 48 suspenseful hours and several blocks of ice to bring their frozen masterpieces to life. The Multi-Block Ice Carving Competition is guided by a strict set of rules, requiring artists to utilize their best creative thinking and remain incredibly attentive to all details. Judging immediately follows the completion of the contest.

Be sure to check out the live ice carving and the completed designs, which will be on display in Rice Park for the duration of Winter Carnival (weather permitting)!