Winter Carnival Returns To Wilton

**News Release Submitted by Wilton Chamber of Commerce**

Jan. 11, 2023

Wilton Center will once again be transformed into a winter wonderland for our annual Winter Carnival! Proudly sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, the Winter Carnival will be held on Sunday, February 5 from 12:00-4:00pm at the Town Green with other exciting festivities simultaneously taking place around Wilton Center. Start off the event with a whimsical horse drawn wagon ride around the Town Center presented by Kimco Realty, watch a live ice sculpting demonstration by the Gazebo and win prizes for our scavenger hunt by finding the beautiful ice sculptures throughout town!

Additional festivities will include a magic show performance by Tony the Jester, character meet and great with your favorite “winter princess and snowman”, and carnival performers engaging adults and young ones at the Town Green! A selection of food and beverage options will be available from our local food trucks such as Bubble & Brew and Cousins Maine Lobster, and activities to keep the kids busy will include face painting, sand art, crafts, meet mini ponies from Rising Starr Horse Rescue, and so many more fun activities provided by our local organizations participating in the event.

There’s more! The Wilton Library will open its doors one hour early, at noon. Visitors of all ages are invited to warm up inside where tweens and teens in grades 6 to 12 can stop by the Teen Department to learn how to make fun and easy decorative paper snowflakes, while supplies last. Children in kindergarten to grade 5 can visit the Children’s Library to create a wintery craft project and pick up a winter bookmark. Then make sure to head over to Schenck’s Island for some marshmallow roasting sponsored by the Wilton Rotary Club (children must be accompanied by an adult).

New this year, we have partnered with Wilton Go Green to work together to make our Winter Carnival a little more green! The local organization will be sponsoring a sorting station to collect and divert food to a composting facility as well as collect recyclables. So after you enjoy treats and food from our vendors be sure to come by the sorting station!