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Fire and Ice Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

January 4, 2024

From: Fire and Ice Festival

Visit Uptown Somerset Under the Sea. Somerset, PA’s 29th Annual Ice festival is an annual celebration of the winter season – and this year, an aquarium in ICE.

Fire & Ice Uptown Under The Sea.
50+ Sculptures from Anglerfish to Narwhal to Pineapples Under the Sea will be featured on the sidewalks up historic Uptown Somerset. On Saturday and Sunday, The Carnegie Museum of Natural History Mini Museum and The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and International Conservation Center Land & Sea Turtle Exhibit will be popping up, and all weekend long there will be food and frosty fun.

Ice
50+ Ice Sculptures, Ice Slide, Ice Games

Fire
Fireworks, Fire Pits, Fire Shows

Under the Sea
Themed Sculptures. More.

Schedule: All Weekend Long

Ice Sculpture Displays
Friday until ice melts!
50 Dazzling Under the Sea Themed Ice Sculptures by Mastro Ice Company lining Uptown

Fire & Ice Headquarters (START HERE!)
109 E. Main St. (Uptown Works)
Friday: 2-8 PM, Saturday: 10-8 PM, Sunday: 10-4 PM at 109 E Main Street Somerset PA (Uptown Works)
2023 Pins & Souvenirs sold here, Festival Information, Window & Interior Decorating Contest Voting

Indoor Marketplace
109 E Main St.
Friday: 3-8 PM, Saturday: 10-8 PM, Sunday: 11-4 PM at 109 W. Main St.
30+ Artisan & Vendor Market

Carriage Rides
Friday: 5-8PM, Saturday: 11-4PM, Sunday: 10-4PM on the Diamond
$5 per person

1ST Summit Bank Ice Slide in the Park
Dawn to Dusk in Trinity Park
Free all weekend

Food Trucks
Friday: 3-7PM, Saturday: 10-7PM, Sunday: 10-5PM on N. Center Ave. & Main St. Uptown
Pappy D’s BBQ, Mountain Kettle Korn, Missy LaLa’s Biscotti, Stairs in Town Restaurant, Rollie Pollie Egg Roll, Rosalinda’s, Due Chef Pazzi

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Fur, Feathers, & Scales Mini Museum
101 W Main St. (Glades Court)
Saturday 10am-2pm & Sunday 10am – 2pm

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium & International Conservation Center Sea & Land Turtle Exhibit
101 W Main St. (Glades Court)
Saturday 10am-2pm & Sunday 10am – 2pm


Fire & Ice Photo Scavenger Hunt
Pick up list at Essentials for Health OR at HQ, 109 W Main St.
Find all the pictures for a chance to win an Uptown Businesses Gift Basket

Fireside Lounge
122 N. Center Avenue
Trailhead Brewing Co., Rusty Musket Distillery, Ponfeigh Distillery
Friday: 4pm-8PM, Saturday: 11am-7PM, & Sunday: 11am-3PM
Local Maker bottle & cocktail sales

Laurel Highlands Model Railroad Club Train Display
216 W Main St.
Friday : 12-6PM, Saturday 8AM-8PM, Sunday 10AM-4PM (216 W Main St.)

Used Book Sale at Mary S. Biesecker Library
230 S. Rosina Ave.
Friday: 10-6 PM, Saturday: 10-6 PM, Sunday: 10-2 PM at 230 S. Rosina Ave

Story Stroll

Friday – Sunday (Start at Mary S. Biesecker Library: 230 S. Rosina Ave)
Travel around uptown reading a book

Friday’s Schedule

Ice Sculptures, Fire & Ice Headquarters, Indoor Marketplace, Fireside Lounge, Carriage Rides, Ice Slide, Food Trucks, Model Railroad, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Used Book Sale, Uptown Shopping, & Story Stroll

START HERE: Fire & Ice Headquarters
Friday: 2-8 PM (109 E Main St.)
2023 Pins & Souvenirs sold here, Festival Information, Window & Interior Decorating Contest Voting

Fireworks by Little Big Shots
Friday: 6:30 PM on the Diamond (101 W Main St. Viewing Area)

Mastro Ice Carving Demonstration

Saturday’s Schedule

Ice Sculptures, Fire & Ice Headquarters, Indoor Marketplace, Fireside Lounge, Carriage Rides, Ice Slide, Food Trucks, Model Railroad, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Used Book Sale, Uptown Shopping, & Story Stroll

START HERE: Fire & Ice Headquarters
Saturday: 10-8 PM (109 E Main St.)
2023 Pins & Souvenirs sold here, Festival Information, Window & Interior Decorating Contest Voting

Somerset Kiwanis Club All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast
7am-12pm Saturday (St. Paul’s UCC Fellowship Hall, 202 W Union St.)

The 26th Annual Running of the Fire & Ice 5K Walk/Run
Race begins at 10am, Walk at 10:01am (Somerset Jr. High School (645 S Columbia Ave.)

Barbera Law Children’s Center: Under the Sea
10am-2pm Saturday (First Christian Church, 139 E Main St.)

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Fur, Feathers, and Scales Mini Museum
Saturday 10am-2pm (101 W Main
St.)

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium & The International Conservation Center Sea & Land Turtle Exhibit

Hot Stuff Chili & Sensational Soup Cook-off
Saturday 3pm-5pm; $5 or Collectible Pin Gets You In! (162 W Main St. Somerset PA, Somerset American Legion)

Band
8pm-11pm $5 or Pin Gets you in (Fraternal Order of Eagles 110 S. Edgewood Ave.)

Sunday’s Schedule

Ice Sculptures, Fire & Ice Headquarters, Indoor Marketplace, Fireside Lounge, Carriage Rides, Ice Slide, Food Trucks, Model Railroad, Photo Scavenger Hunt, Used Book Sale, Uptown Shopping, & Story Stroll

START HERE: Fire & Ice Headquarters
Sunday: 10-4 PM (109 E Main St.)
2023 Pins & Souvenirs sold here, Festival Information, Window & Interior Decorating Contest Voting

Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Fur, Feathers, and Scales Mini Museum
Sunday 10am-2pm ( 101 W Main St.)

Roast Beef or Ham Dinner Somerset Vol. Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary
11-2pm (Community Room at the Somerset Safety Building: 340 W. Union St.)

Date: Jan 12-14, 2024

Location: Various Locations in Somerset, PA

For more details https://somersetinc.org/fireandice/.