Fire And Ice Winter Festival
3 Days Of Arts And Athletics In Nevada’s Best Mountain Town
History
Nevada’s Most Creative Winter Festival
How We Got Started
Fire and Ice began in 2003 and has been a long standing winter tradition in White Pine County. Regardless of weather we invite everyone to get out of their cabins and join the community in fun, festivities, and fireworks every 3rd weekend in January during MLK Holiday.
The Arts
Fire and Ice started out as an arts festival with it’s annual Ice Sculpting competition. Teams compete for thousands in prize money and have 3 days to create mind blowing creations on the ice at Cave Lake State Park. But that’s not all, community art projects are going on throughout the town. Nobody wants to miss the fireworks train or the burning of the sculpture after. We are always adding and welcoming artistic participation.
The Athletics
Winter is the perfect time to recreate in the mountains. Fire and Ice host competitions like the Ely Birkenbeiner, which has has XC ski, snowshoe, and fat bike events. This year NO EVENTS will be held at Cave Lake State Park. But on normal years, we do guided hikes and have an ice skating rink. We also have Ice Bowling, Ice Horseshoes, and Ice Disc Golf. For those wanting to compete indoors we have bowling, darts, billiards, and more.
The Party
After a day of events, the party is always in downtown Ely. Warm your spirits downtown with drink specials, live music, and karaoke.
Schedule Of Events
Fire and Ice Winter Festival
January 17-19, 2025
The Fire and Ice Winter Festival is a celebration of all that White Pine County offers during the winter months. The community-wide festival features multiple events throughout the area for people of all ages. Locations include Nevada Northern Railway, Downtown businesses, Ward Mtn Recreation Area. Bring the entire family down for activities around sports, arts, food and drink, tournaments, live music and more. Snow Sculptures are entirely dependent on the weather. TEAMS INTERESTED IN COMPETING IN EVENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE CONVENTION CENTER at (775) 289-3720. Interested in hosting an event or tournament? Contact Us!
Friday January 17th –
9am-4:30pm, Desert Rose Ceramics: Open Ceramics Painting
11am-4:30pm: White Pine Public Musuem is Open!
3:30pm-4:30pm, Downtown Ely: Mural Walking Tour, Meet at Economy Drug
6:30pm, Bristlecone Convention Center: FREE Concert, feat. Blu Egyptian
Saturday, January 18th –
8am, Ward Mtn. Recreation Area: Ely Outdoor Enthusiasts Bristlecone Birkebeiner Winter Fest
9am-4:30pm, Desert Rose Ceramics: Open Ceramics Painting
11am-4:30pm: White Pine Public Musuem is Open!
12:00pm-5:00pm, Shooters Bar & Grill: Pool Tournament
1:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Steam Train Excursion through Robinson Canyon
1:00pm-4:00pm, Sunset Lanes Bowling Center: Bowling Tournament
1:30pm, Ely VFW Post: Darts Tournament
2:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie, showing Homestead
4:30pm-8:00pm, Outpost Bar: Pool Tournament
6:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Fireworks Off the Back of the Train
7:00pm, Nevada Northern Railway: Art Sculpture Bonfire, A Food Truck Will Be Parked & Open
7:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie, showing Homestead
8:00pm, Outpost Bar: Karaoke!!!
Sunday, January 19th –
8:00am, Broadbent Park: Art Contest Begins!!!
9:00am, Cave Lake State Park: Morning Hike
9am-4:30pm, Desert Rose Ceramics: Open Ceramics Painting
11am-4:30pm: White Pine Public Musuem is Open!
11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: A Food Truck Will Be Parked & Open
11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: Ice Horseshoe Tournament
11:00am-3:00pm, Broadbent Park: Cornhole Tournament, Must Register Before Event, Call (775) 289-3720
2:00pm, Broadbent Park: MASSIVE Art Contest Ends & Displays Are Ready For Judging!
2:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie, showing Homestead
5:30pm, Broadbent Park: Fireworks Display presented by Great Basin Pyrotechnics
6:30pm, Veterans Park, Ely: Nighttime Glow Disc Golf Tournament, Sign-Up in Advance, Call (775) 289-3720
7:00pm, Ely Central Theater: Feature Length Movie, showing Homestead
8:00pm, 2053 Campton St, Ely: Beautiful Losers Free House Concert Party
Team
Event Coordinators
White Pine County Tourism and Recreation Board
Community Organizers