Meltdown
Winter Ice Festival

January 30th – February 1st, 2025

Ice Sculpture Festival

Become a Frosty Friend

Do you love the Meltdown as much as we do? Become a Frosty Friend and enjoy knowing that you helped make this amazing free event possible!

 Frosty Friends sponsor our talented carvers with a gift of $250. You’ll be thanked on the big screen leading up to the Meltdown Throwdown on Saturday night. You’ll also take home a set of four Meltdown tumblers to keep your Meltdown memories alive all year long!

Need more details? Message us on Facebook or email alzajdel@gmail.com if you’re interested

The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival

The Meltdown Winter Ice Festival is your chance to enjoy a wintery weekend in Richmond, Indiana.

Professional ice carvers and artists transform over 20,000 pounds of ice into amazing ice sculptures throughout Richmond’s city center.

This free festival has activities for all ages!

baby yoda made from ice at the meltdown winter ice festival

Meltdown Throwdown

Watch as two teams of skilled ice carvers battle it out on stage and create sculptures right before your eyes!

These professional competitors with years of experience will transform literal tons of ice into an artistic masterpiece.

Meltdown Events

30 January
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
31 January
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
01 February
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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