2023 Lake Chelan Winterfest Schedule

All Winterfest Long:

NOVEMBER 25, 2022 12PM

  • Winterfest Buttons go on sale in person. $10 each.
  • Visit us at our two locations: 216 E Woodin Ave Chelan OR 10 Wapato Point Parkway, Unit D Manson.

JANUARY 13-22, 2023

  • Welcome to 2023 Lake Chelan Winterfest!
  • Winterfest Button Offers Active
  • Find Tsilly Scavenger Hunt
  • Ice Sculpture Tour


JANUARY 13, 2023  5pm-10pm 

  • Ice Slide on Emerson next to Riverwalk Park *
  • Ice Bar Open
  • sponsored by North Cascades Bank 5pm-10pm *
  • Live Music on the Wapato Point Resort Stage
    • 5pm-7pm Jacob Simms
    • 7:30pm-10pm Chrissy Alexander and the Fred Bauer Band

JANUARY 14, 2023 11am-10pm

  • Snow-Ga! Snowshoe Yoga + Wine with YogaUncorked
  • Ice Slide on Emerson next to Riverwalk Park *
  • Live Ice Carving at 12pm- Corner of Woodin & Emerson
  • Ice Bar Open sponsored by North Cascades Bank 12pm-10pm *
  • Bloody Mary’s from the Bloody Good Co. at the Ice Bar 12pm-2pm *
  • Winterfest Wine Walk featuring the newest wineries in the valley 12pm-6pm **
  • Live Music on the Main Stage sponsored by Wapato Point Resort
    • 12:30pm-2pm Jim Basnight
    • 2:30-3:30pm Glenn Snyder
    • 4pm-6pm Chrissy Alexander and the Fred Bauer Band
    • 6:30pm-10pm DJ Indica
  • Winterfest Vendor Market 11am-5pm
  • Apple Bin Rides * 12pm-6pm
  • Lady of the Lake Winterfest Fireworks Cruise 5:30pm-7:30pm
  • Polar Bear Plunge & Bonfire at Don Morse Park 6pm
    • Drop off your REAL Christmas trees at the Lakeshore Marina parking lot prior to this date to help build the fire!
    • Listen for the official horn from the Lady of the Lake to sound off for the Polar Plunge!
  • Firework Display at Don Morse Park 6:30pm

JANUARY 15, 2023  11am-3pm

  • Kid Activities with Historic Downtown Chelan 11am-3pm
    • Hot Cocoa Crawl:
      1. Lake Life: salted caramel cocoa
      2. Chelan Toys & Sweets: milk chocolate with sprinkles
      3. Lush Boutique: peppermint cocoa
      4. Whaley’s General Store: unicorn cocoa
      5. Shirt Shop: classic cocoa

      Carnival Games:
      Candy prizes will be provided.
      – Corn Hole
      – Ring toss
      – Snowball toss
      – & more!
      Other:
      – Coloring Table
      – Chelan Shindigs Photo Backdrop

  • Ice Slide on Emerson next to Riverwalk Park *
  • Apple Bin Rides *
  • Ice Bar Open sponsored by North Cascades Bank 11am-3pm *
  • Bloody Mary’s from the Bloody Good Co. at the Ice Bar 11am-1pm
  • Live Music on the Main Stage sponsored by Wapato Point Resort
    • 11am-12:30pm The Skiffs
    • 1pm-2:30pm Aaron Crawford
  • Bubble Brunch 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm **


JANUARY 20, 2023  5pm-10pm

JANUARY 21, 2023  11am-10pm

  • Guided Snowshoe Orchard Trek at Rootwood Cider 11am-11:30am
  • Bubble Brunch 11am-1pm**
  • Winterfest Vendor Market on Wapato Way 11am-5pm
  • Kids Activities:
    • Find Tsilly Scavenger Hunt
    • Mitten Walk
    • Kids Ice Cave at North Shore Bible Church 12pm-4pm
    • Face Painting at the Manson Chamber of Commerce 12pm-4pm
    • Meet Elsa & Olaf 12pm-4pm
    • Cocoa & S’more Crawl in Manson at participating locations:
      • Skagit Cellars
      • Rio Vista Wines
      • WineGirl Wines
      • Wapato Point Cellars
      • Lake Chelan Winery
  • Ice Bar Open sponsored by North Cascades Bank 12pm-10pm *
    • Pick up & Purchases at the Ice Bar
    • Bloody Mary’s from the Bloody Good Co. at the Ice Bar 12pm-2pm *
  • Live Music on the Main Stage sponsored by Wapato Point Resort
    • 3:30pm-5pm Jacob Simms
    • 7pm-9:30pm Joel Gibson Jr.
  • Live Ice Carving- Flaming Tower
    • Carving begins at 10am
    • Lighting after fireworks
  • Lady of the Lake Winterfest Fireworks Cruise 5:30pm-7:30pm
  • Firework Display at Manson Bay Park 6:30pm

JANUARY 22, 2023 

  • Viki Downey Polar Bear Plunge & Bonfire 1pm: Proceeds go towards Swim Lessons for all!

Key:

*Winterfest Button Required

**Tickets Required

Thank you to our Lake Chelan Winterfest Sponsors!

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