The Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce will present the 9th annual Keene Ice and Snow Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, February 6, in downtown Keene. This family-fun event features ice carving, snow sculpting, snowboarding rail jam competitions, musical performances, bonfore, wagon rides and much much more! The Festival is free and open to the public.

The main venues for activities are Central Square, Railroad Square, and behind the skate park on Gilbo Ave. New activities added to the Festival this year are the Lil’ Tot Snow Slide, Downtown Scrabble, character photos, and child ID making.

SCHEDULE:

10-10:30 a.m.-

Ice carving & snow sculpting competitions start with ringing of Church bells

Ice Carver locations: Keene Fresh Salads, Good Fortune, Hannah Grimes, Lindy’s Diner, Computer Solutions of Keene, Timoleon’s, Pedraza’s Mexican Restaurant, Fritz, Sak’s Thrift Avenue, TD Bank, Monadnock Imaging, and Marriott and Luca’s Mediterranean Café carvers on Central Square.

Railroad Square: Snow sculpting competitors

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Central Square

-Non-profit food vendors: MRHS Interact & Jonathan Daniels Ecology Camp

-Snowman Central cookie decorating (while supplies last) provided by Price Chopper

-Ice art activities

-Monadnock Travel Council information booth

Railroad Square

-Non-profit food vendors: KHS Interact & Westmoreland School

-Lil’ Tot Snowslide at Railroad Square

-Bonfire and s’mores (while supplies last) at Railroad Square

Gilbo Ave

-Non-profit food vendor: Kiwanis of Keene

10:30-12:30

Central Square

-Mad Science demonstrations

10-2 p.m.

Main St.

-Downtown Scrabble-Pick up letters at participating businesses (Report to Margarita’s 1-2 p.m. to build your words)

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Gilbo Ave (behind skate park)

-Rail Jam provided by Ted’s Shoe and Sport and Granite Gorge

11-11:30 a.m.-Practice

11:30-12 p.m.-Elimination

12-1 p.m.-Competition & Awards

-Swampbats Snowball Throwing Clinic

12 – 2 p.m.

-Hearts Accord Barbershop Quartet strolling Main Street

12 – 3 p.m. Railroad Square

- Horse Drawn Wagon Rides provided by Cheshire Medical Center /Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene and Stonewall Farm

-Firetruck Display provided by the Keene Fire Department

1-2 p.m.

Margarita’s (Build Scrabble words on game board)

-Downtown Scrabble provided by the Keene Downtown Group

1-3 p.m.

-Character Photos (Look for Mr. Snowman and Ms. Penguin strolling Main Street) provided by New England Studios, Monadnock Imaging, and Costume Ladies

12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

-Entertainment at Gazebo on Central Square featuring:

12:30-Zombie Beat Down

1-Selections from Moco Art’s “Wizard of Oz” and “Anything Goes”

1:30-

Lion’s Club preview of “Kiss Me Kate”

2-Acting Out

3:00 p.m.-

Central Square

-Ice carving and snow sculpting award presentations

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