Schedule:

Wisconsin Snow Sculpting Championship Presented By Grande Cheese At Downtown, Outside Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
8 Am  – 10 Pm – Competition Site Open For Viewing

9:00 Am – 5:00 Pm Downtown Floor Curling Funspiel At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
Join Us For The 7th Annual  Fond Du Lac Outdoor Floor Curling Funspiel. This Tournament Is Fun And Competitive.  Each Match Will Last About 45 Minutes. All Curling Equipment Will Be Provided. The Tournament Is Scheduled For Saturday, February 8th. Open To All Ages And Levels. Get Your Team Of 3 – 6 People (At Least 3 Are Required To Compete In Each Match) Together And Sign Up.  Top 2 Teams Will Receive Cash Payouts ($250 For 1st / $100 For 2nd).  $40 Entry Fee Per Team.  Teams Are Guaranteed At Least 2 Matches In This Double Elimination Tournament.  Registration Will Be Capped At `16 Teams.  Come Out And Cheer These Curlers

9:00 Am – 4:00 Pm High School Snow Sculping Competition At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
New This Year At Sturgeon Spectacular Is The High School Team Snow Sculpting Competition High School Students From The Greater Fond Du Lac Area Will Form Teams Of 3 To 5 And Will Carve A Snow Sculpture Into Their Choice Of Design. Teams Who Compete Will Be Representing Their School In The Competition And The Winning Team Will Take Home Customized Matching Sweatshirts And A Traveling Trophy To Keep At Their School Until The Next Competition

9:00 Am – 4:00 Pm Winter Fun Event – Fond Du Lac Children’s Museum At Fond Du Lac Children's Museum
Admission Is Free For Members And $1 For The Public, This Day Only Make Some Warm Memories At Cmfdl’s  Winter Fun Event This Exciting Celebration Coincides With The Opening Day Of Sturgeon Spearing And Offers A Flurry Of Fun For The Whole Family. Kids Will Help Create A Replica Of Last Year’s Largest Sturgeon Catch, Play In Shanty Town, Go On A Sturgeon Scavenger Hunt, Play Winter Games Like Curling And Shinny, Learn About Sturgeon Spearing And More

10:00 Am – 2:00 Pm Downtown Fond Du Lac Sweet Stroll At Downtown Fond Du Lac Partnership
As Part Of The Sturgeon Spectacular Winter Festivities The Weekend Of February 7 – 9, 2025 Fond Du Lac Festivals Is Teaming Up With The Downtown Fond Du Lac Partnership To Bring You A Fun Event For All Ages… Just In Time For Valentine’s Day.  Open To All Ages

On The Morning Of The Event Bring Your Ticket To 131 S. Main Street To Check-in. There You Will Receive Your Official Sweet Stroll Map. Check In At This Location From 9 Am To 1 Pm.

10:00 Am – 5:00 Pm Downtown Horse-drawn Carriage Rides At Downtown Fond Du Lac
Horse-drawn Wagon Will Be Offering Free Rides Through Downtown Fond Du Lac.  The Horses Will Take You Past All The Festivities And Downtown Happenings.   Each Trip Will Be Approximately 15 Minutes.  Young Children Can Ride On Parent/guardian’s Lap.
Pick-up/drop-off Location – 33 Sheboygan Street (Downtown Event Hub)

Running From 10 Am – 5 Pm (First Come, First Served)
Horse Team 1: 10 Am – 1 Pm
Horse Team 2: 1 Pm – 5 Pm

10:00 Am – 6:00 Pm Downtown Snow Land At Downtown Fond Du Lac
Visit Downtown Snow Land Next To Thelma All Weekend Long. Kids Will Enjoy A Large Snow Hill For Climbing And Snow Slides For Sliding There’s Fun For The Whole Family Too With Snow Sculpting And A Giant Photo Op Made Of Snow.
This Event Is Weather Contingent.

10:00 Am – 8:00 Pm Spearing And Beering
Presented By Busch Light At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
Come Downtown In Fond Du Lac And Join Us For Some Spearing & Beering.  Party Inside In The Warmth Or Take It Outside. Busch Light, The Official Beer Sponsors Of Sturgeon Spectacular Will Be Joining Us For Some Fun In The Snow  Sturgeon Spectacular Commemorative Steins Will Also Be Available – While Supplies Last.
The Biggest Sturgeon Contest Will Be Hosted At This Location This Year With The Sturgeon Show-off Station.  We’ll Be Doing Live Sturgeon Reports As Well On Facebook.  Live Feeds Will Be Occurring Throughout The Day.  Special Prizes Given To Anyone That Brings Their Registered Sturgeon To The Celebration

11:00 Am – 3:00 Pm Downtown Chili Crawl Presented By
Downtown Fond Du Lac Partnership At Various Locations In Downtown Fond Du Lac
Feeling “chili” From All That Time On The Ice? Celebrate Sturgeon Spectacular With A Walk In Downtown Fond Du Lac For The 15th Annual Chili Crawl Being Held Saturday, February 8th, 2025 From 11am To 3pm.
For Just $15, Crawlers Can Taste Different Chili Concoctions Made By Our Downtown Businesses. The Downtown Business Voted Into The Top Spot Gets The Bragging Rights Of Being Called The Year’s Best Chili
On The Morning Of The Event Bring Your Ticket To 131 S. Main Street To Check-in. There You Will Receive Your Official Chili Crawl Map And Voting Ballot. Check-in Opens At 9am And Ends At 1pm. Chili Is Available Beginning At 11am

11:00 Am – 3:00 Pm Downtown Ice Sculpting
Presented By U.s. Bank At Various Locations, Downtown Fond Du Lac
Pick Up An Event Brochure At Any Of The Participating Locations And Walk Through Beautiful Downtown Fond Du Lac To See These Talented Ice Carvers Create Works Of Art Right On The Sidewalks Of Downtown.  Get Your Picture Taken With Each One

11:00 Am – 5:00 Pm Outdoor Winter Fun Activities At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
Bring The Whole Family Out To Sturgeon Spectacular.  Activities/attractions Include Carriage Rides, Photo Ops,  Snow & Ice Castles, Ice Forts, Ice Bowling, Broom Ball, Hungry Hippos, Street Hockey, And Other Winter Activities For The Kids.  Horse-drawn Carriage Rides Are Free And First Come, First Served.  The Carriage Rides Will Do One Loop Around A Downtown City Block, Taking In All The Downtown Festivities And Decor. The Kids Will Love It  Pick Up And Drop Off Will Be Located At The Portland & Sheboygan Street Intersection.

11:00 Am – 4:00 Pm Sturgeon Mini Games & Activities At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
Join Us Inside Thelma In Fountain City To Warm Up And Enjoy Family-friendly Indoor Fun During The 2025 Sturgeon Spectacular
Kids Can Enjoy Sturgeon-themed Games, Entertainment, Coloring And Crafts Throughout Thelma.

11:00 Am – 1:00 Pm The Dragon Trainer – Dragon Training Show At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
Watch As Inventor & Time Traveler Brock Barnabas Visits The Present Time To Recruit Some Adventurous Kids To Travel Back To The Medieval Times. They Train To Help Deal With An Overpopulation Of Dragons  Kids Are Trained To Both Defend Against And Tame Down Dragons Using Brock’s Amazing Science-based Inventions And Techniques.

Upon Completion Of The Audience’s Training, Brock Barnabas Prepares To Transport The Kids To The Past – But Inadvertently Draws A Dragon Right To Your Event  Kids Get To Use Their Newly Learned Skills To Deal With The Dragon In The Room  All Shows Are Set Up With A Post-show Meet And Greet With A Baby Dragon Animatronic
Shows At 11am And 1pm

12:30 Pm – 3:00 Pm Paint Your Own Sturgeon Ornament At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
Paint Your Own Sturgeon Ornament Thelma During Sturgeon Spectacular’s 10th Year Choose A 30 Minute Time Slot From 12:30 Pm To 3:00 Pm On Saturday, February 8th. Kids Will Love This Fun And Casual Workshop Painting Their Own Ceramic Ornaments During Sturgeon Spectacular Ready-to-paint Ceramic Ornaments Will Be Provided (One Per Ticket).

2:00 Pm – 5:00 Pm Brrringo
Join Us For Bingo And Warm Up Inside Thelma On Saturday, February 8th From 2 Pm – 5 Pm Come Play To Win Prizes & Sturgeon Spectacular Merchandise One Player Will Be Drawn From The Winning Bingo Cards Every Hour To Win A Large Prize Stick Around To See If You Could Be One Of Our Lucky Winner Stop By To Play

2:00 Pm – 4:00 Pm Guys On Ice – Saturday Matinee At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
For Sturgeon Spectacular’s 10th Anniversary, Guys On Ice Returns To Thelma  From Their Shanty, Ice-fishing Buddies Marvin And Lloyd Sing About Life, Love, And The One That Got Away. This Hilarious Piece Of Wisconsin Anthropology Will Charm Your Wool Socks Off.
Beer, Wine And Other Spirits Will Be Available For Purchase Before, During, And After The Show

Performance At 2 Pm.  Bar Opens At 1 Pm

7:00 Pm – 9:00 Pm Guys On Ice – Saturday Evening At Thelma Sadoff Center For The Arts
For Sturgeon Spectacular’s 10th Anniversary, Guys On Ice Returns To Thelma  From Their Shanty, Ice-fishing Buddies Marvin And Lloyd Sing About Life, Love, And The One That Got Away. This Hilarious Piece Of Wisconsin Anthropology Will Charm Your Wool Socks Off.
Beer, Wine And Other Spirits Will Be Available For Purchase Before, During, And After The Show

Performance At 7 Pm.  Bar Opens At 6 Pm