This is the 17th year for the Shipshewana Ice Festival!  Ice carvers will be drilling and shaving blocks of ice all over town. The creations they design are submitted by the sponsor or the carver's choice. These professional carvers enjoy the challenge of creating! Please stop in Shipshewana to see them work or play. To see more of the carving process, come Friday at 10:00 am  and stay until Saturday to see the finished results!  The final ice competition will take place in the parking lot behind the Davis Mercantile on Saturday.  As an added bonus, several stores will have extended hours on Friday night! The Davis Mercantile will be open 4:00-8:00 pm on Friday night. Please call ahead for specific other store hours if necessary.

Bring your taste buds and your appetite to the Shipshewana Chili Cook-Off that is scheduled to take place during the Ice Festival at 11:00 am until sold out on Saturday. Experience a variety of chilis, talk to our cooks, confer with your fellow judges, and cast your vote for the best Chili. As an added bonus, there will be a wing sauce competition on Friday from 4:00-7:00 pm. The cook-off and wing sauce competition will take place downtown at the Smokehouse Grills and Supply store located on Morton Street.

Schedule of Events

January 19, 2024

Ice Carving starling at 10am throughout town, Miscellaneous Shops open until 7pm

10am: Ice Carving Locations

Glacier Ice
- Ben's Pretzels

Featured Ice
- E&S Sales
- Country Road Fabrics
- Eash Sales
- Davis Mercantile
- Voder's Meat and Cheese
- Yodels Red Barn Shoppes
- Yoder's Shopping Center
{Yoder's Department Store, Voder's Hardware)

Business Plus Ice
- Cariloha
- Ole Tin Rooster
- Farmstead Inn
- LaGrange County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Our Front Porch
- Der Ruhe Blatz
- Smokehouse Grills
- 2 Chicks and a Chair
- Lasting Impressions
- Shawna Rae's Bakery and Cafe
- Head Over Heels, DM
- Simple Sounds, DM
- Coca-Cola, DM
- Lolly's Fabrics, DM
- Red Wagon, DM
- Kitchen Cupboard, DM
- Brethren Retreat, DM

4pm-8pm: New ! Icy Spicy Wings Competition -Ticket $10 at the Smokehouse Grills

January 20, 2024

11am - Until Sold Out Chili Cook-off-Ticket S10 at the Smokehouse Grills

Competition Ice
11 am
- Howe LaGrange Insurance Agency
- 0 Bar D Trucking
- SRMA
- Shipshcwana Carousel
- Aunt Millies Candy and Nut Shop
- JoJo's Pretzels
- Hiton and MarUanne Rauch
Patrons of thu Arts

Chili Cook-Off
Located at Smokehouse Grills 11am - Until Sold Out
- Smokehouse
- E&S Sales
- Caroline Hosteller
- Chris Stauffer(Mlddlcbury Recycle)
- Roger Huffman - L&W Engineer
- Everitt Dielman
- Tony Upchurch
- Jojo's Pretzels

Chili Cook-Off Entrance Fee: (2 Choices}
1 - Buy a ticket - $10
This gets you into the Chili Cook-Off tasting

2 - Buy an Ice Festival Pin - $15
Chili Cook-Off tasting entry, Icy Spicy Wings Competition entry. Plus access to over 30 store specials. Valued at over $200.

Date: January 19-20, 2024

Location:
Shipshewana Retail Merchants Association, 247 Morton St #8611 Shipshewana, IN 46565.
Smokehouse Grills and Supply, 240 N Morton St, Shipshewana, IN 46565.

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