The Ely Winter Festival is 10 days in February celebrating winter. Activities include the amazing snow carvings in the Park, along with the Ely ArtWalk and other events.

Schedule of Events:

February 6, 2025

Snow Sculpting Symposium

February 7, 2025

Snow Sculpting Symposium
Great Nordic Beardfest
10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Friends of the Library Book Sale
10:00 am - Dorothy Molter - Open
10:00 am - Winter Tours of Listening Point
4:00 pm - ECR's Annual All You Can Eat Spaghetti Feed
4:00 pm - Sunset Snowshoe at Burntside Islands SNA
4:00 pm - Winter Tours of Listening Point
6:00 pm-8:00 pm - EFS -Taste of Blacksmithing
6:00 pm - Ely Winter Festival Kickoff

February 8, 2025

Snow Sculpting Symposium
Great Nordic Beardfest
9:00 am - 4:00 pm EFS Next Level Saami Bracelet
9:00 am - 4:00 pm EFS Saami Bracelet
9:00 am - Ely Winter Festival Kuub Tournament 2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm - Friends of the Library Book Sale
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Kicksled Demos
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Minnesota North College Vermilion Campus Open House
10:00 am-12:00 pm EFS-Taste of Blacksmithing
10:00 am - Dorothy Molter - Open
10:00 am - Winter Tours of Listening Point
11:00 am - Dorothy Molter - Whirlwind! Community Open House & Event
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - EFS Taste of Blacksmithing
1:00 pm-2:00 pm - Artist Demonstrations, Creating Leather Art & Bead Embroidery Art
3:00 pm-5:00 pm - EFS Taste of Blacksmithing
4:00 pm-5:00 pm - EFS -Youth Swedish Paper Hearts
5:00 pm-7:00 pm - EFS February Story Circle

February 9, 2025

Snow Sculpting Symposium
10:00 am-12:00 pm - EFS-Taste of Blacksmithing
1:00 pm-3:00 pm - EFS -Taste of Blacksmithing

February 11, 2025

10:00 am Dorothy Molter - Open
2:00 pm-3:30 pm EFS -Winter Zine Making Workshop
6:00 pm-8:00 pm EFS - Ceramics Skill Building: Large Bowls

February 12, 2025

5:00 pm-6:00 pm - EFS -The Case for Natural: using Natural Fibers and Fabrics instead of Synthetic
5:00 pm-6:00 pm - History Happy Hour

February 13, 2025

5:30 pm - Dorothy Molter Museum Plaid Tie Event
6:30 pm-8:30 pm - Courtney Anne Yasmineh The Ely Sessions Solo Acoustic Concert

February 14, 2025

10:00 am - Dorothy Molter - Open
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Dark Sky Documentaries
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - EFS Free Scandinavian Folk Painting Demonstration
4:00 pm - Winter Tours of Listening Point
7:00 pm-9:00 pm - Dark Sky Snowshoe Hike

February 15, 2025

9:00 am - 4:00 pm - EFS Make a Beaver Hat
10:00 am-2:00 pm - EFS-Nature Writing for Women: Winter in the North
12:00 pm - Winter Tours of Listening Point
1:00 pm-2:00 pm - Watercolor Art Demonstration and Scratchboard Art Basics
2:00 pm - Ely Nordic Loppet and Candlelight Ski
4:00 pm-6:00 pm - EFS Polka Dancing

February 16, 2025

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - EFS -Wooden Spoon Carving: An Introduction

Date: February 6 - 16, 2025

Location: Various Venues in MN, USA

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