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Schedule

Ongoing Events

  • “IceFest, Past, Present & Future” custom designed ice sculptures on display (throughout downtown)

All events are free unless otherwise indicated by a dollar sign ($).

Thursday, January 31st

5:00pm

  • Official IceFest opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony with M&T Bank (the square)

5:00-7:00pm

  • “Prints & Drawings by Penn’s Woods Printmakers” at 51 South Main Street refreshments will be served. Penn’s Woods Printmakers is a group of area artists who create etchings, monotypes, collagraphs, and other hand-pulled prints. For more info, call 717-816-7568.

5:00-8:00pm

  • Live giant sculpture carving (throughout downtown)
  • Ice Slide OPEN (in parking lot next to Gartenberg Jewelry)
  • Festival food vendors (the square) $
  • Popcorn giveaway (sponsored by M&T Bank, 55 South Main St.)
  • Participating businesses offer in-store specials and extended hours (throughout downtown)

Friday, February 1st

7:00am-4:30pm

  • “Paintings  by Jean Strike”, On What Grounds, 162 Lincoln Way East, 264-4443

10:00am-4:00pm

  • Public opening of the recently acquired Chambers Family Collection at the Old Jail, 175 East King

10:00am-8:00pm

  • “Shades of Black and White: Artworks by Barbara Randall and Adam Wilson”, Council for the Arts, 159 S. Main Street, Free, 264-6883

12:00pm-8:00pm

  • IceSlide will be OPEN! (located in the parking lot next to Gartenberg Jewelrey)
  • Market on Main, 183 S. Main St., jewelry, glass, chimes, photography, raffle quilt & food!

4:00-8:00pm

  • “Prints & Drawings by Penn’s Woods Printmakers” at 51 South Main Street refreshments will be served. For more info, call 717-816-7568

5:00-8:00pm

  • Live giant scupture carving (throughout downtown)
  • Festival food vendors (on the square) $
  • Complimentary hot chocolate booth (sponosored by F&M Trust, on the square)
  • Popcorn Giveaway (sponsored by M&T Bank, 55 South Main St.)
  • Smores!! Rhodes Grove Camp & Conference Center will be making smores near Kerrstown Square on south Main. Donations will be accepted to help fund Summer Camp Programs
  • CAMS South 8th Grade Art Exhibit, and art-themed crafts and games for children of all ages, PA Counseling Services, 75 S. Main St., 717-926-7806

6:00-7:00pm

  • Snowfall Ball Tango Dance Workshop with Frank Hancock (Central Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, the square)

7:00-10:00pm

  • Snowfall Ball with spotlight dance (The Cha-Cha) at 8:30pm by Frank & Maureen Hancock. Presented by Kelly Rife, Certified Health Coach – Take Shape for Life. Music sponsored by Susquehanna Bank. (Central Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, the square) $

Saturday, February 2nd

8:00am-11:00am

  • PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Scrambled eggs, bacon, all you can eat pancakes and beverages. Adults- $5.00, children under 10- $2.00,Trinity Episcopal Church in parish hall to the rear of the church. 58 S. Second St.

8:00am-1:00pm

  • “Paintings by Jean Strike”, On What Grounds, 162 Lincoln Way East, 264-4443

9:00am-4:00pm

  • 6th Annual ArtFest at IceFest, Historic Preservations Services, 252 E King Street, Chambersburg: regional artists creation works of art from 9am-4pm, followed by auction of works created that day. Admission is free. For more information, or to participate as an artist, call 717-377-3093

9:00am-5:00pm

  • “Shades of Black and White: Artworks by Barbara Randall and Adam Wilson”, Council for the arts 159 S. Main Street. Admission is free, 264-6883
  • Market on Main, 183 S. Main St., jewelry, glass, chimes, photography, raffle quilt & food!

10:00am-4:00pm

  • “Prints & Drawings by Penn’s Woods Printmakers” at 51 South Main Street refreshments will be served. For more info, call 717-816-7568
  • Public opening of the recently acquired Chambers Family Collection at the Old Jail, 175 East King

10:00am-8:00pm

  • aerotek logoWorld Class Cake Decorators Compete in “Icing on the Cake” held at the Capitol Theatre Wood Center. Amateurs and Professionals are invited to enter a carved or stacked cake that represents this year’s theme “Children’s Literature”. Participants will bring their favorite book, story, or poem targeted to or enjoyed by children. Prior to the fireworks the doors will be closed for final voting.  Don’t forget to return following the fireworks for free cake which will be served to the public for everyone to enjoy.
  • Smores!! Rhodes Grove Camp & Conference Center will be making smores near Kerrstown Square on south Main. Donations will be accepted to help fund Summer Camp Programs
  • CAMS South 8th Grade Art Exhibit, and art-themed crafts and games for children of all ages, PA Counseling Services, 75 S. Main St., 717-926-7806

10:00am-1:00pm

  • Complimentary hot chocolate booth (sponosored by F&M Trust, on the square)

10:00am-4:00pm

  • Festival food vendors (on the square) $

10:00am-8:00pm

  • IceSlide OPEN

11:00am-1:00 pm

  • Polar Dunk Plunge (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chambersburg) $
  • Complimentary hot chocolate booth (provided by William F. Sellers Funeral Home, Inc.)

11:00am-2:00pm

  • Chili cook-off (sponosored by Dr. Paul D. Orange), Located in the North Square paring lot, $ vote with donation

11:00am

  • “Swan Lake Fantasy”, excerpts from Chambersburg Ballet Theatre’s dramatic new production, plus jazz ballet “Stratus”: Special IceFest Short Performances: Capitol Theatre, all seats $5, general admission, 709-1800

1:00pm

  • “Swan Lake Fantasy”, excerpts from Chambersburg Ballet Theatre’s dramatic new production, plus jazz ballet “Stratus”: Special IceFest Short Performances: Capitol Theatre, all seats $5, general admission, 709-1800

1:00pm-2:30pm

  • Duo Claritare, clarinetist Mike Hoover and guitarist Candic Mowbray, will be playing at On What Grounds on Lincoln Way East. 264-4443

1:30pm

  • Hot pepper eating contest (North Square parking lot) entry $

3:00pm

  • “Swan Lake Fantasy”, excerpts from Chambersburg Ballet Theatre’s dramatic new production, plus jazz ballet “Stratus”: Special IceFest Short Performances: Capitol Theatre, all seats $5, general admission, 709-1800

4:00pm-6:30pm

  • Project: TEAM will provide activities for kids in the Southgate parking lot prior to the fireworks.

4:00-8:00pm

  • 11/30 Block Party: Drinks and Live Music – must be 21 and have photo ID (North Square parking lot) $

5:00pm

  • “Swan Lake Fantasy”, excerpts from Chambersburg Ballet Theatre’s dramatic new production, plus jazz ballet “Stratus”: Special IceFest Short Performances: Capitol Theatre, all seats $5, general admission, 709-1800

6:30pm

  • Fireworks extravaganza (sponsored by Franklin County Visitors Bureau and Southgate Mall, optimal viewing from Southgate parking lot, West Washington St.)

Sunday, February 3rd

12:00pm-3:00pm

  • Scavenger Hunt (register on the square near F&M), sponsored by MedExpressmedexpress

12:00pm-4:00pm

  • IceSlide OPEN
  • Market on Main, 183 S. Main St., jewelry, glass, chimes, photography, raffle quilt, & food!

1:00pm

  • Join the Chambersburg Evening Lions Club for the Downtown StoryWalk®. You will meet at Coyle Free Library and stroll downtown while enjoying the children’s book, “The Berenstain Bears”, which will have pages up in the various store windows. It’s a great way to get out and walk while enjoying a great children’s story.

2:30pm

  • Join the Chambersburg Evening Lions Club for the Downtown StoryWalk®. You will meet at Coyle Free Library and stroll downtown while enjoying the children’s book, “The Berenstain Bears”, which will have pages up in the various store windows. It’s a great way to get out and walk while enjoying a great children’s story.