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Winter festivals by location
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| Africa |
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| Middle East |
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| Asia |
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| Oceania |
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| Australia - Eastern (Queensland, New South Wales,
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| Australia - Central (Northern Territory & South Australia) |
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| Australia - Western Australia |
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| New Zealand |
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| Europe |
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| North America & the Caribbean |
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| North America |
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| Canada - Alberta |
- Calgary Winter Festival - February 8 - 18, 2008; annual city-wide celebration involving sporting events, art and cultural
presentations and community carnivals
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| Canada - British Columbia |
- 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games - in Vancouver; begins February 12, 2010; Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard and ice sports such
as Hockey, Figure Skating, Curling, Speed Skating, and Short Track Speed Skating. Whistler will showcase Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Bobsleigh, Luge
and Skeleton
- Winter in the Wilderness Festival - in Elkford; sponsor: Elkford Chamber of Commerce; January 16th, 17th & 18th 2004; Event: A variety of events for the whole family!
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| Canada - Manitoba |
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| Canada - Newfoundland |
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| Canada - Ontario |
- Ontario Winter Carnival - BonSoo - in Sault Ste. Marie; February 1 - 10, 2008
- Snowarama - various locations; benefits Easter Seals; ride 100+ km of picturesque, OFSC groomed snowmobile
trails across Ontario
- Winterlude - in Ottawa - Gatineau; February 1 - 17, 2008; the continent's
largest winter festival, including a 4-mile-long skating "rink" on the Rideau Canal
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| Canada -Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick |
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| Canada - Quebec |
- La Fete des Neiges de Montreal - [cancelled in 2008] annual winter festival featuring ice sculpture, dog sledding, workshops, tube
slide, snow playgrounds, and the Château de Boule de Neige, a fairy realm ice castle
- Quebec Winter Carnival - February 1 - 17, 2008; Since 1955, recognized as the World's biggest winter celebration, and is the third largest
carnival (after those in Rio and New Orleans)
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| Canada - Saskatchewan |
- Bust the Winter Blues Festival - in Denare Beach; includes dog races, wrestling, snowmobile events,
horse-drawn sleigh rides, native events and crafts, entertainment
- Prince Albert Winter Festival - in Prince Albert; February 8 - March 2, 2008; snow sculptures, children's carnival,
arts and crafts, senior Mr. and Mrs. Winter Festival, fiddlers championships, dog races, snowmobile races, king trapper event, arm wresting tournament
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| Canada - territories |
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| USA - Alabama |
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| USA - Alaska |
- Anchorage Fur Rendezvous aka Rondy! - in Anchorage; February 22 - March 2, 2008; It's wild. It's wacky. It's a truly Alaskan way to
have fun every February. Fur Rondy is one of the largest winter festivals in North America, and packed with more than 120 uniquely Alaskan activities and events that range from outrageous to serious;
features: Folk Dance Festival; Antique Auto Show; Fur Rondy Carnival; Rendezvous With Wine; World Championship Dog Weight Pull; World Championship Key-Off; World Championship Sled Dog Race;
"Take the Chill Off” Volunteers of America Chili Feed; ACVB Torchlight Ski Parade; Ten Key Key-Off; Salute to the Military; Fur Rondy Talent Competition; Reptile Rendezvous; Alaska
Junior Theater Benefit; Alaska Stamp Show & Sale; Alaska Territorial Cavalry Motorized Car Show; All Imaginarium Science Center; Antique Tractor & Equipment Display & Farm Toy Show;
AT&T Fireworks Extravaganza; Aurora Science Demo; Beyond Playdough; Cabin Fever Bon Spiel; Chugach Express Dog Sled Tours; Dogsled Science Demo; Eero Volkswagen of Anchorage presents: Rondy Grand
Parade; Eskimo Blanket Toss; Frostbite Footrace; Fur Ball; Fur Fashion Show; Fur Rondy 5K & 10K Volkswalk; Fur Rondy Chess Tournament; Fur Rondy Ice Bowling; Fur Rondy Magic!; Fur Rondy Pool
Tournament; Fur Rondy Prospector’s Ball; Fur Rondy Sno-Cross; Fur Rondy Storytelling Competition; Fur Rondy Table Tennis Tournament; GCI Snow Sculptures; Great American Thrill Show; Helicopter
Rides; Horse Drawn Carriage Rides; Jim Beam Jam; JorRondy Skijoring Race; Jr. World Championship Sled Dog Race; Martial Arts Expo; Masque Ball; ML&P Family Nightskate; Model Railroad Open House;
Native Arts & Crafts Show; Native Musicale; Official Rondy Fur Auction; Opera Karoke; Original Men’s Snowshoe Softball; Oyster Shucking Contest; Pioneer Pancake Feed; Pioneer Stories
& Dinner Theater; Pony Rides; Purr Rendezvous; Roaring 20's Dance; Rondy Amateur Photo Contest; Rondy Bingo; Rondy Crafts & Exhibits Show; Rondy Medallion Minting Tour; Rondy On Ice;
Rondy Snowboarding Competition; Senior Billiards Tournament; Senior Bridge Tournament; Senior Canasta Tournament; Senior Center Art Show; Senior Cribbage Tournament; Senior Dominos Tournament; Senior
Party Bridge Tournament; Senior Pinochle Tournament; Senior Scrabble Tournament; Snowshoe Softball; Spirit in Snow; State Bear Hide & Horn Auction; The Great Train Show; USHA Professional Handball
Tournament; Viking Roots & Lore & More; Women’s World Championship Sled Dog Race
- Nenana Ice Classic - in Nenana (South of Fairbanks); in March; Alaska's largest guessing game and the oldest tradition in the
State of Alaska (since the early 1900's). Guess when the ice will break on the Tanana River; games, contests and entertainment for the entire family
- Homer Winter Carnival - in Homer; February 8 - 10, 2008; activities for the whole family, including a
parade on Saturday
- Snow Rondi - in Anchor Point; February 21 - 24, 2008; fun activities for the whole family
- Winter Solstice Festival - in Fairbanks; December 21, 2008; riverfront lighting, sleigh rides, caroling, music
and winter fun
- Willow Winter Carnival - in Willow; weekends January 25 - February 3, 2008; dogsled racing, snowmachine racing,
x-country ski event and talent show
- Winterfest - in Talkeetna; December; weekend and holiday events with parade, music, plays, slide shows
- World Ice Art Championships - in Fairbanks; February 26 - March 23, 2008; international ice sculpting event featuring over 180 sculptures
- Yukon Quest Fest - in Fairbanks; February 9, 2008; culmination of International Sled Dog Race
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| USA - Arizona |
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| USA - Arkansas |
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| USA - California |
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| USA - Colorado |
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| USA - Connecticut |
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| USA - Delaware |
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| USA - District of Columbia |
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| USA - Florida |
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| USA - Georgia |
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| USA - Hawaii |
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| USA - Idaho |
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| USA - Illinois |
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| USA - Indiana |
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| USA - Iowa |
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| USA - Kansas |
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| USA - Kentucky |
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| USA - Louisiana |
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| USA - Maine |
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| USA - Maryland |
- Chestertown Christmas Parade & other holiday events in Kent County
- Winterfest of Lights - in Ocean City; November 20, 2008 – January 1, 2009; dazzling lights, Tunnel of Lights, Avenue of Trees
along Baltimore Avenue on your way to Northside Park where you can board the Winterfest Tram to get a close look at the magnificent displays. A heated tent at Northside Park houses Santa for a
photo, Yukon Cornelius Gift Shop and delicious goodies at Boosters’ hot chocolate stand.
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| USA - Massachusetts |
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| USA - Michigan |
- Snowfest - in Frankenmuth; January 23 - 28, 2008
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| USA - Minnesota |
- Frostbite Festival - in Fergus Falls; February 1 - 3, 2008
- St. Paul Winter Carnival - in St. Paul; January 23 - February 3, 2008; one of the oldest festivals of its kind in the US; features
an ice palace, giant snow slide, ice and snow sculptures, snow shoeing, skiing, parades
- Winter Crazy Days - in Fergus Falls; January 17 - 19, 2003; at WestRidge Mall
- Winter Medallion Hunt - in Henning; February 7 - 8, 2003
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| USA - Mississippi |
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| USA - Missouri |
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| USA - Montana |
- Blizzard Ball Invitational Softball Tourney - in Missoula; February 9 - 10, 2008; costume required
- Frost Fever - in Missoula; January 26, 2008; Snow volleyball, snow football, ice skating, dog sledding, ice fishing clinic,
events for kids, Doggie Winter Olympics, Frozen 5K Frolic
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| USA - Nebraska |
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| USA - Nevada |
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| USA - New Hampshire |
- Frostbite Follies Winter Carnival - in Littleton; February 7, 2003
- Winter Solstice
- in Portsmouth; many restaurants, coffee shops and other stores located in downtown take part in the celebration; also a tree lighting ceremony
- Special Olympics New Hampshire Penguin Plunge - in Hampton Beach; February 5, 2006
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| USA - New Jersey |
- Polar Bear Plunge - Sea Isle City; February 15, 2003
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| USA - New Mexico |
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| USA - New York |
- Ice Breaker Winter Festival
- Old Forge Winter Carnival and Snowflake Derby - in Old Forge; February 8 - 10, 2008
- Olmsted Winterfest - in Buffalo; February 14 - 17, 2003; A winter celebration, featuring music, children's activities, fireworks and a chili cooking contest; at Delaware Park
- Winter Carnival - in Glenwood; March 8 - 9, 2003; treasure hunts, costume contest, on-snow mountain bike racing, and more
- Saranac Lake Winter Carnival - in Saranac Lake; February 1 - 10, 2008
- St. Regis Falls Winterfest - in St. Regis Falls
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| USA - North Carolina |
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| USA - North Dakota |
- Fort Ransom Retro Ride In - in Fort Ransom; January 10, 2009; antique and vintage snowmobiles
- North Dakota Winter Show - in Valley City; March 4 - 9, 2008; the World's Largest Crop Show, livestock shows, women's events, a
wide variety of youth events, commercial exhibitors
- Ransom Retro Vintage and
Antique Snowmobile Ride - in Fort Ransom; February 9, 2008
- ShiverFest - in Devils Lake; February 15 - 17, 2008; style show, home based trade show, woodcarvers, sleigh
rides for kids, golf on the ice, ice fishing tournament for youth, Vintage Snowmobile oval races, and kite flying
- Snowball Festival - in Valley City; November 2008
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| USA - Ohio |
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| USA - Oklahoma |
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| USA - Oregon |
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| USA - Pennsylvania |
- Fire & Ice Festival - in Somerset; January 16 - 18, 2009; ice carving, food vendors, winter games
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| USA - Rhode Island |
- Jamestown Penguin Plunge - in Jamestown; January 1, 2006 (New Year's Day); at noon in Mackerel Cove; beneftis Special
Olympics Rhode Island
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| USA - South Carolina |
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| USA - South Dakota |
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| USA - Tennessee |
- Smoky Mountain Winterfest - in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Sevierville; November - December; with local business like
Dollywood and Ripley's Aquarium, we bring you the most festive Christmas light displays in East Tennessee; festival, parade, chili cook-off, sidewalk sales and more!
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| USA - Texas |
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| USA - Utah |
- Bryce Canyon Winter Festival - in Bryce; February 16 - 18, 2008 (President's Day weekend); at Ruby's Inn; ski waxing
clinics, archery clinic, kayaking demos, photography clinics, snowshoe tours and races, cross country ski tours and races, snow sculpture contest, entertainment, people-powered sled race and more
- Snow Goose Festival - February 29 - March 2, 2008
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| USA - Vermont |
- Special Olympics Vermont Penguin Plunge - in Bennington, Newport and Burlington, VT
- Winter Carnival - in Ludlow; February 1 - 3, 2008; Classic ski movie, Lumberjack Dance, parade (with a plow decorating
contest and human "dog sleds", snow sculpting, fireworks, races, scavenger hunt on Okemo Mountain
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| USA - Virginia |
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| USA - Washington |
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| USA - West Virginia |
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| USA - Wisconsin |
- Flake Out Festival - in Wisconsin Dells; January 17 - 18, 2009; features a snow-sculpting competition,
fireworks, ice skating, hot air balloon glow, snowman-making competition, horse-drawn sleigh rides, music and plenty of food
- Iola Winter Carnival - in Iola; February 1 - 2, 2008; craft sale, raffle, Badger State Ski
jumping (Badger State Games), ice sculpture contest, ice fishing contest for kids, Ludefest Supper (on Sat.), arts & crafts fair (at High School), cross country ski races
- Winterfest - in Lake Geneva; February 4 - 8, 2009; Ski and Snowboard competitions, fireworks, treasure hunt, chili
cooking contest, torchlight ski parade, entertainment; at Grand Geneva Resort
- Winter Carnival - in Lake Geneva; February 4, 2008; at the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa; includes ski school, ski
patrol demonstrations, snow boarding and ski competition, children's games, snow activities, and concludes with a torch light parade and a Grand Fireworks display
- Winter Festival - in Cedarburg; February 9 - 10, 2008; bed and barrel races, ice carving contest, dog weight
pulls, pancake breakfast, chili cooking contest, kids games, hayrides
- Winter JanBoree - in Waukesha; January 23 - 25, 2009; art festival, fireworks, polka music, ice sculpting, a snow angel contest, a Snow
Ball
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- Winter Festivals - as researched by first grade students at Riverdale Grade School in Portland, Oregon
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