Big Winter Festival With Ice Palace & Fireworks Just 2.5 Hours From St. Cloud

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota celebrates the winter in a big way with their annual Polarfest event. Its about a 2.5 hour drive from St. Cloud, underway now through February 16.

The ten-day winter festival features an ice palace, fireworks, ice fishing derby, a Minne'soda' Hotdish Challenge & Dinner, chocolate fantasy, snowmazing adventures, freeze your buns run, polar fest plunge, live music, cross country skiing and more.

Check out the event listings below!

Wednesday

• 8:30 a.m. : Sweetheart Grams
• 11:30 a.m. : The Polar Putt
• 12 p.m. : Brown Bag Lunch & Speaker
• 5 p.m. : Polarpalooza Tubing Races

Thursday

• 4:30 p.m. : The Polar Fest Break-A-Thon
• 4:30 p.m. : Chocolate Fantasy
• 4:30 p.m. : Snowmazing Adventures

Friday

• 10 a.m. : Snowmazing Adventures
• 12 p.m. : Ice Tee Golf
• 2 p.m. : Lake Superior Helicopter Rides
• 4 p.m. : The Ice Box H2I
• 7:30 p.m. : Comedian Tom Papa at the Holmes Theatre

Saturday

• 7 a.m. : ULTRA Vintage Snowmobile Rally and Swap Meet
• 8 a.m. : Freeze Your Buns Run
• 9 a.m. : Lake Superior Helicopter Rides
• 12 p.m. : The Ice Box H2I
• 12:30 : Fat Bike Demo
• 1 p.m. : 24th Annual Polarfest Plunge
• 2 p.m. : Beer Quaffing Competition
• 7 p.m. : Frozen Fireworks
• 8 p.m. : Backstage at the Holmes Presents Stovepipes

Sunday

• 12 p.m. : Kids Pan Fish Derby
• 5 p.m. : Live at the Lodge: Deb Jenkins Band
• 6 p.m. : Candlelight Cross Country Ski Night