{"id":65018,"date":"2017-01-26T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.blog\/?p=65018"},"modified":"2021-01-03T18:17:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T23:17:36","slug":"6th-annual-winterval-celebration-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2017\/01\/26\/6th-annual-winterval-celebration-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"6th annual Winterval celebration downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Download the 2017 Winterval brochure<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>6th annual Winterval celebration downtown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(January 17, 2017) &#8211; Celebrate winter with a visit to downtown Fort Wayne on Saturday, January 28! The 6th Annual Winterval festival promises a full day of indoor and outdoor winter fun for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Center&#8217;s FREE Winter Carnival runs from 1 &#8211; 4 pm and includes horse and carriage rides, face painting, games and crafts, and yummy treats&#8211;snow cones and liquid mud&#8211;to warm you inside and out. The Community Center is located at 233 W. Main St.<\/p>\n<p>The Botanical Conservatory has Winterval activities from 10 am &#8211; 3 pm that day which include crafting a winter bird feeder, interactive displays and an ice carving demonstration. Don&#8217;t forget to explore the new &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; exhibit. The Botanical Conservatory is located at 1100 S. Calhoun St.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A long list of downtown venues will also offer plenty of fun for the whole family, many providing discounts and refreshments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 am &#8211; 3 pm, Freeze Frame Picture Car &amp; Truck Show and Freeze Frame Model, Car, Truck and Hobby Show. First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Wayne St. Free admission for spectators. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.WintervalFW.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.WintervalFW.com<\/a> for participant entry fees.<\/li>\n<li>10 am &#8211; 5 pm, Nouvelle Annee: A French Garrison 1756, The Old Fort (Historic Fort Wayne), 1201 Spy Run Ave. Re-enactors will demonstrate mail call, military drills, cooking &amp; sewing. Bake sale, hot cocoa &amp; coffee also available. Free admission, donations accepted.<\/li>\n<li>10 am &#8211; 5 pm, Science Central, 1950 N. Clinton. Glacial Gak Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, Zula Patrol: Mission Weather Exhibit, Free vision screening by Fort Wayne Central Lions Club. Admission to Science Central discounted to $5.<\/li>\n<li>10 am &#8211; 3 pm, Winterval at the Conservatory (See above.) Regular admission.<\/li>\n<li>11 am &#8211; 10 pm, Public Skating at Headwaters Ice Rink, 333 S. Clinton St. Fort Wayne Ice Skating Club Exhibitions at 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 and 4:15. Regular admission.<\/li>\n<li>12 &#8211; 4 pm, Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. Ice carving on the Plaza, 12-2 pm, crafts 2-4 pm. Free admission.<\/li>\n<li>1 pm, Annual Snow Bowl Rugby Game, Lawton Park, 1900 N. Clinton St. Fort Wayne Rugby Football Club, IPFW, Taylor University and Indiana Wesleyan Rugby Clubs compete. Free admission.<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; 4 pm, Winter Carnival, Community Center (See above.) Free admission.<\/li>\n<li>2 pm, Fort Wayne Youtheatre presents &#8220;Dr. Seuss on the Loose,&#8221; Community Center, 233 W. Main St. Free admission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&amp;bsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Ice Carvings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watch professional carvers create ice sculptures before your eyes! Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.WintervalFW.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.WintervalFW.com<\/a> for the most current list of ice carving locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11 am Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St.<\/li>\n<li>12 pm Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza<\/li>\n<li>2 pm Community Center, 233 W. Main St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-sculpted Ice Carvings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stop by these sites at your convenience that day to see completed ice carvings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Signature Health Care of Fort Wayne, St. Francis Performing Arts Center, 431 W. Berry St.<\/li>\n<li>WAJI Majic 95.1, Freimann Square, 200 E. Main St.<\/li>\n<li>Visit Fort Wayne, Freimann Square, 200 E. Main St.<\/li>\n<li>Design Collaborative, northeast corner of Clinton and Berry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More information and photos can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.WintervalFW.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.WintervalFW.com<\/a>. Winterval is sponsored by Majic 95.1, the Downtown Improvement District and the Fort Wayne Parks &amp; Recreation Department.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/science-central\/81549.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The north side of Science Central. 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Photo taken April 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Phil Keoghan with CVB bag\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Phil Keoghan with CVB bag\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1634\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090427\/thumbs\/thumbs_84744.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2008_11_05_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park and the annual parade of colors as seen from the Lincoln Tower Observation Deck.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4af37b9d1282c5b6b1ae6661255be79c' data-image-id=\"1675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2008_11_05_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_11_05_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park and the annual parade of colors as seen from the Lincoln Tower Observation Deck.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1675\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_11_05_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  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Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='4af37b9d1282c5b6b1ae6661255be79c' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, 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