Chill out at the 30th Annual Plymouth Ice Festival, Jan. 20-22.
Plenty of activites are planned. A day-by-day breakdown:
Friday, Jan. 20:
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- 3 p.m.: The festival opens at Kellogg Park. Food vendors, Greenhills School Hot Spot Tent, merchants, displays, Metro PCS Ice Throne and sculpting will go on all day.
- 3-5 p.m.: McDonald's Winter Fun Zone, presented by Sun & Snow Sports is open.
- 4-8 p.m.: The Salvation Army will be on site to collect clothing for those in need.
- 6:30-8 p.m.: Meet the Plymouth Whalers at Sun & Snow Sports.
- 7 p.m.: Opening ceremonies at the Don Massey Cadillac Main Stage, with presentations by the board of directors, ribbon-cutting, an appearance by Super Grover of Sesame Street Live! and a show by the Shawn Riley Band will follow.
- 8 p.m.: The lighting of the MGM Grand Detroit Fire & Ice Torch.
- 9 p.m.: The festival closes for the day.
Saturday, Jan. 21
- 10 a.m.: Festival opens.
- Kellogg Park: Food vendors, Greenhills School Hot Spot Tent, merchants, displays, Metro PCS Ice Throne and sculpting will go on all day.
- Forest Avenue Family Area: Businesses will hold sales; ice carving along the street; meet the Plymouth Whalers mascot, Shooter the Whale, at Sun & Snow Sports
- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: McDonald's Winter Fun Zone, presented by Sun & Snow Sports, is open.
- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: The Renewal by Anderson Petting Farm, near Forest Avenue and Ann Arbor Trail)
- Noon-3 p.m., Kellogg Park area, Genisys Credit Union Individual Carving Competition
- Noon-3 p.m., Don Massey Cadillac Main Stage: Radio Disney Live!
- Noon-3 p.m., Greenhills School Hot Spot, Home Depot "Little Builders" kit construction project
- Noon-4 p.m., Greenhills Hot Spot: Salvation Army collecting clothes for the needy.
- 3-4 p.m., Kellogg Park area: Judging and scoring for Genisys Credit Union College Individual Carving Competition
- 4:30 p.m., Don Massey Cadillac Main Stage: Genisys Credit Union College Individual Carving Competition ceremony
- 7-8 p.m., Don Massey Cadillac Main Stage: World-Famous Genisys Credit Union Dueling Chainsaws Speed Carving
- 8 p.m., Kellogg Park area: Lighting of the MGM Grand Detroit Fire & Ice Torch
- 9 p.m.: Festival closes for the day
Sunday, Jan. 22
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- 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Kellogg Park area: Festival opens, with food vendors, street merchants, sculpting and more going on all day.
- 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Forest Avenue Family Area, with special sales, ice carving and more.
- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: McDonald's Winter Fun Zone, presented by Sun & Snow Sports, is open.
- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: The Renewal by Anderson Petting Farm, near Forest Avenue and Ann Arbor Trail)
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Kellogg Park area: Genisys Credit Union College Team Carving Competition.
- Noon-3 p.m. Greenhills School Hot Spot: Home Depot "Little Builders" kit construction project
- Noon-4 p.m.: Greenhills Hot Spot: Salvation Army collecting clothes for the needy.
- 3-4 p.m., Kellogg Park area: Judging and scoring for Genisys Credit Union College Team Carving
- 4:30 p.m., Don Massey Cadillac Main Stage: Genisys Credit Union College Team Carving Competition Awards Ceremony.
- 6 p.m.: Festival closes.
Admission to the festival is free, and ice sculptures are available for viewing 24 hours a day, if the weather permits.
