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Plymouth Ice Festival

2020 Plymouth Ice Festival Official Hours of Operation:
Friday, Jan. 10 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. • Saturday, Jan. 11 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. • Sunday, Jan. 12 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The Plymouth Ice Festival
Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting Ice Playground
7 p.m. - Friday, Jan. 10 Bring the kids for countless photo opportunities at
The 2020 Plymouth Ice Festival will be officially the all-new attraction at the Plymouth Ice Festival.
opened by members of the Plymouth City The Ice Playground is packed full of interactive ice
Commission who will help cut the ice ribbon with carvings. This is simply a "must see" at the festival
a chainsaw. David Ryall from DFCU will also be this year.
on stage to light the ice and open the 2020 Ice Family Petting Zoo
Festival celebrations.
Presented by Michigan First Credit Union
Located next to the Ice Playground, our friends at
Genisys Credit Union Collegiate Carousel Acres will be offering a hands-on experi-
Ice Carving Competitions ence with horses, donkeys, goats. sheep, alpaca and
The 2020 Plymouth Ice Festival is proud to partner even a baby calf . This activity is great for kids or
with local colleges and universities to present the those that are young at heart. This year the Petting
Collegiate Ice Carving Competition in Kellogg Park. Farm will also feature pony rides.
Watch live carvings by talented college students as Friday 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
they compete to win first place in their sculpture cat- Saturday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
egory. All judging is done by experienced and pro- Sunday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
fessional judges.
Saturday, Jan. 11 Interactive Ice Sculptures
College Individual Carving Competition Get your picture taken with some of the most amaz-
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Awards at 2 p.m. ing ice creations around. There are a number of
Sunday, Jan. 12 opportunities to take a "selfie" with some remarkable
College Team Carving Competition and unique ice sculptures.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Awards at 3 p.m.
RunDTP's
DTE Energy Foundation Tubing Run Plymouth Ice Festival 5K
Plymouth Ice Festival will feature more than 100 feet Saturday Jan. 11 at 8 a.m.
of pure tubing fun. Located on Main Street, this fam- Kellogg Park start
ily fun attraction is sure to be one of the most popu- (kitty-corner from Panera)
lar events at the festival this year.
DTE Energy Foundation Tubing Run Hours: Community Financial Main Stage
Friday: 6 until 9 p.m. The Community Financial Main Stage features live
Saturday: 11a.m. until 6 p.m. entertainment, awards ceremonies, presentations
Sunday 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. and music throughout the weekend of the festival.
Dueling Chainsaws Fire and Ice
Competition See two basic elements of
Saturday, Jan 11 at 7 p.m. our world light up the night
Back by popular demand. sky in downtown
The Dueling Chainsaws Plymouth. Fire and ice are
Competition will take place combined to create a daz-
again this year. In this great zling display on Friday,
competition ice carvers are Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan.
given 15 minutes, one block, 11 that is sure to wow.
and their chainsaws to cre- Towers are lit at approxi-
ate some of the most amaz- mately 7:30 p.m. each
ing ice carvings in the festi- evening and will burn for
val. approximately 2 hours.