Welcome to Icefest 2012!
“Celebrate IceFest” seems to be the appropriate theme for the 10th Annual event. Every year, the festival has grown and this year is no exception! We are now the second largest IceFest festival in Pennsylvania. The guys from DiMartino ice are busy carving new and exciting single sculptures
and will have their torches and chain saws ready to “WOW” you when they carve this year’s giant sculptures on Thursday and Friday night.
Chili Cookoff
Saturday, January 28, 2012 : 11am – 2pm
North Square Parking Lot (under heated tent)
Cost
$5.00/Adult and $3.00/child under 12
Entry Form (Download)
More Information
- Party Theme for 10th Anniversary of IceFest
- Professional and Amateur chili cooker divisions
- $200 grand prize for best professional entry and 1st place in the amateur division.
- $100 for 2nd place and best booth (team spirit)
- Live music by Voxology
- Hot pepper eating contest at 1:30pm: $1 to enter, $25 cash prize
Sponsored By, Dr.Paul D. Orange, MD
40′ Ice Slide
Located in the parking lot to the south of Gartenberg Jewelry.
Once again the Borough of Chambersburg’s Recreation Department and the Ice Fest committee are thrilled to present the ICE SLIDE. Come one, come all and enjoy a chilling ride down the 40 foot carved slide absolutely FREE. The Ice Slide is quickly becoming the most popular thing to do at Ice Fest for both children and adults.
The Chambersburg High School Boys Lacrosse team and many other volunteers help operate the Ice Slide. The Lacrosse team also volunteers to pick up trash and cleans up after the fireworks. A big thanks goes out to them and all our volunteers for their support.
Ice Slide Hour of Operation:
- Thursday 5-8pm
- Friday 5-8pm *can open earlier for school/children’s groups if notified in advance
- Saturday 10am-8pm
- Sunday 12-4pm
Fireworks
Who says “fireworks” are just for the summer months? This will be the 6th year that Schaefer Pyrotechnics of PA will light up our winter skies with a dazzling show on Saturday at 6:30pm. The best viewing is from the Southgate Shopping Center parking lot. Tune your radio to 103.7 during the show-they will be playing all Patriotic Music from 6-7pm.
Thanks to Southgate Shopping Center and The Franklin County Visitors’ Bureau for sponsoring the show!
Don’t forget to stop at the Woods Center (in the Capitol Theatre Complex) after the show for FREE CAKE!! This is thanks to the Icing on the Cake event, brought to you by the Council for the Arts!
Scavenger Hunt
This year’s scavenger hunt will include two different categories broken down by age groups. Forms and registration for the hunt will begin at 12pm on January 29, 2012. Forms must be completed and turned into the registration table by 2:45pm. Drawings for great prizes will take place at 3:00 at the Kerrstown Square parking lot. Age groups will be as follows: 11 and under, and 12-18. Great prizes will be awarded to all age groups. Hot coca will be served for everyone, and face painting will be available to all children. Face painting will take place across the street in the Council for the Arts building.
First 50 kids will receive a gift bag & a chance for the following grand prize:
Free Registration and Two Adult tickets to attend Missoula Children’s Theater
Rehearsals run: February 27th – March 3rd
Final Public Show: March 3rd
$55 Value (not exchangeable or redeemable for cash)
Free Registration towards Children or Teen Art Classes
Beginning in January 2012 The Council for the Arts will offer Art Classes for Kids and Adults
Call the Council for class schedules 717-264-6883
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Polar Dunk Plunge
New events are added to make each Ice Fest better than the last, to continue with the growth of the Chambersburg community. In addition to the world-famous ice sculptors making blocks of ice into crystal art, this year’s Ice Fest visitors can see local personalities make a whole new splash in the Polar Dunk Tank. On Saturday, January 28, 2012, Ice Fest patrons will be able to try their hand at dunking local personalities, such as municipal and county politicians, like Mayor Pete and Sheriff Dane Anthony, as well as representatives of the Chambersburg Area School District administration. Some of them include Dr. Michael, assistant superintendent, Mr. Yohn, head of FCCTC, Mr. Ocker, assistant principal, Mr. Hostetler, assistant principal, and Chris Ardinger, Board member of the Tuscarora School District, radio broadcaster Aj Silver from station 104.7. Although the Polar Dunk Tank event will be free of charge, donations will be accepted for the Boys and Girls Club of Franklin County, Downtown Business Council, Council for the Arts & Downtown Chambersburg Inc. With a variety of family friendly events to choose from, we hope that the first ever Polar Dunk Tank will be such a success that it becomes one of the local traditions associated with Ice Fest.
1st Ever Polar Dunk Plunge
Saturday, January 28th from 10 am – 12pm
Come dunk the following and support a great cause!
Mayor Pete, Sheriff Dane Anthony, Dr. Michael, Mr. Yohn, Mr. Ocker, Chris Ardinger, AJ Silver, Coach Flohr, Dr. Orange, Dave Secor, Mr. Hostetler, Joy Kuntz, Matt Swanger, Eric Fleming and Jeramy Culler
