20-02-2025
Minnesota Ice Festival adds extra weekend to 2025 season
By late February, the silver linings of winter's relentless chill are few. However, the Minnesota Ice Festival has added an extra weekend to its winter festivities with more cold temperatures in the forecast.
The festival, located at Viking Lakes in Eagan, will be open Feb. 21 to 23, offering reduced-price tickets for the three bonus days of icy fun.
While it's cold enough to keep the ice gates open, the Minnesota Ice Festival website recommends visitors don winter boots, as there are slushy conditions around the grounds.
The festival is home to the world's largest ice maze — a Guinness-certified record set on its opening day — as well as ice sculptures, food trucks, and other winter activities.
Tickets for the weekend are buy-one-get-one-free regardless of the ticket type and cost $30. Additional adults can be added for $20 per person. Kids 4 and under are free.
The festival will be open from 4–10 p.m. on Feb. 21, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Feb. 22, and 11 a.m.–9 p.m. on Feb. 23, when it will shut down for the season.
