Ice Lantern Festival

Saturday, February 8, 2025

The 8th annual Mineral Point Ice Lantern Festival, presented by Arts Mineral Point, is Saturday, February 8, 2025, throughout the downtown historic district!

Visit Mineral Point’s galleries, studios and shops throughout the day and into the evening.See ice lanterns created by artists, businesses, MP High School Art students and fun loving townspeople. Lanterns are made of ice by mother nature and are powered by a single candle. Lanterns will be judged and prizes will be awarded.

Event map for the Ice Lantern Festival showing locations and activities including Masonic Lodge, Pocket Park, Public Library, Library Park, and Republic of Letters, with ice lantern placement route and nearby street names.
Festival schedule poster with event times and descriptions, including art show, storytelling, movies, bingo, contests, cake walks, lantern lighting, and awards, with purple and white design elements.

Festival Events

  • A man wearing glasses, a headband, and black t-shirt measures a wall with a yellow tape measure in an art gallery, with framed artwork and red chairs in the background.

    AMP Member Art Show

    11am to 7pm - Masonic Lodge

  • A group of children and adults sitting in a cozy indoor space engaged in conversation, with a woman laughing and gesturing, a girl sitting cross-legged on the floor, and two people seated on chairs near a window showing a street scene outside.

    Storytelling

    1:15 - Republic of Letters, FREE

  • A group of children and adults watching a presentation in a room decorated with framed pictures and posters. There is a large screen displaying the Disney nature logo and two red crab-like stools in front of it.

    Free Movie

    2:00 - Public Library

  • Group of five people sitting around a rectangular table with game pieces and cards, inside a room with beige walls, large windows, and framed pictures.

    Bingo

    2:00 - Public Library, lower level

  • A woman and a young child sit outdoors near a campfire in front of a brick building with a red door. The woman is smiling, wearing glasses, a beanie, and a black jacket. The child, bundled up in warm clothing and a fur-lined hood, appears to be upset, crying. The scene has a wintery backdrop with snow and bare trees.

    Music, Concessions, Fire Pits

    Starting at 3:30

  • A person dressed as a wizard or character with a beard, wearing a brown fuzzy hat and coat, and a colorful scarf, standing outdoors on a sidewalk with trees, rocks, and buildings in the background.

    Kids' Costume Contest

    3:30 - Winning costume gets a $50 prize! $5 entry fee.

  • A girl receiving a wrapped gift in a white box with transparent window from a woman at an outdoor holiday event with other people in winter clothing in the background.

    Four Cake Walks

    3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 5:00 - Take a turn strolling around a ring of numbers to music. Whoever is standing on the number called, wins the cake! $1 entry fee per turn.

  • A man and woman dressed in colorful costumes, possibly for a celebration or parade, standing outdoors on a snowy day. The man wears a crown, white sunglasses, a red cape, striped shorts, and patterned tights. The woman wears a floral crown, red glasses, a red and black corset, and a large red skirt. They are smiling and standing on a platform with snow on the ground around them.

    Adults' Costume Contest

    4:00 - Winning Costume receives a $50 prize. $5 entry fee.

  • A person jumping over a caution tape obstacle in an outdoor area with a brick wall in the background, while another person watches nearby.

    Lantern Toss

    5:30 - 310 High Street. Take a turn at hurling an over-baked Ice Lantern! (Contestants must be able to lift 20 pounds). Winning toss will be the farthest within the closed-course. Winner receives a $50 prize! $5 entry fee per toss.

  • Two people standing under a tent at outdoor event at night, with colorful lights, a large tree, and parked cars in the background. The person on the left is a man wearing glasses, a black hat, black jacket, and blue jeans with a volunteer badge. The person on the right is a woman with white hair wearing a black coat, black gloves, and a multicolored scarf.

    Winning Lanterns Announced

    6:30 - Winners of the individual lantern contest will be announced by our esteemed judge. $100 first prize. $20 sponsorship entry fee.

 

PLAN A TRIP TO MINERAL POINT

Looking for a fun family escape from the winter doldrums? Visit the Mineral Point Ice Lantern Festival! Enjoy family-friendly activities in the downtown historic district from 1 - 7pm. Grab a hot chocolate, warm-up at a fire pit and listen to tunes in the library park. Ice Lanterns are lit at 5pm. Visit participating retail locations with extended hours till 7:00pm. Enjoy bars and restaurants into the evening with festival specials. Then, stay at one of our many historic and charming lodging options. Bonus—don’t forget to take in the last exhibit day of the AMP Art Show. Shop artworks from over 30 professional artists. 

Thanks to our 2025 Sponsors

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Jim and Beverly Harris

Evan and Sandra Lewis

Hooks’ Cheese

Wantoot Gallery

Republic of Letters

Aspen Ridge Home and Garden

  • A person with long hair smiling through a cutout in a painted wooden penguin figure, decorated with winter and Christmas symbols like snowflakes, in an outdoor setting with green pine trees and black benches.
  • A smiling woman sitting on a hay bale around a campfire in an outdoor area, dressed warmly with a white beanie, red scarf, gray jacket, and black leggings.
  • Three people standing outdoors on a grassy area with leafless trees, houses, and parked cars in the background. One man is wearing a green jacket and black cap, gesturing as he talks. Two women are listening; one is holding an ice axe and wearing a purple coat and knit hat, and the other is wearing glasses and a dark coat.
  • Ice sculpture of a rabbit with a smaller sculpture on top, featuring hollow eyes, situated outdoors on a bed of fallen leaves and patches of snow, with rocks, a tree, and a wooden fence in the background.
  • A young girl wearing a blue, white, and black beanie, black jacket, pink pants, and white boots is playing Connect Four outdoors on a black tarp. The orange and blue plastic game is set up on the ground, and she is holding green rings, ready to place them in the game.
  • Woman in a jacket and glasses holding a child dressed as a princess, wearing a tiara and a long braid, in an outdoor setting with people and a historical sign in the background.
  • Two people dressed in festive costumes posing behind a snowflake-decorated photo frame outdoors during winter.
  • A white box with a view of Christmas-themed items inside, including white snowflake and Christmas tree shapes under a clear plastic cover, tied with red and white striped string.
  • People standing outdoors on a concrete path with social distancing markers, a children in winter clothing, and an event table in the background with a brick building and trees.
  • A young girl wearing a colorful knit hat and a black winter jacket holds a white boxed cake with a pink ribbon, smiling at an outdoor event. In the background, adults are gathered under a white canopy with some standing near a table with similar boxed cakes and metal buckets, against a brick building and some greenery.
  • Two boys in winter jackets and hats looking at a cake or gift box with snow decorations and a clear window, at an outdoor event with other people in the background.
  • A large decorative icy candle holder with a lit candle inside, placed on a black pedestal outside at night near a shop window.
  • A young girl dressed as a princess with a long braid, wearing a detailed gown and crown, standing outside near a library entrance during a winter event. She is surrounded by two adults dressed in festive, theatrical costumes with a library sign visible in the background.
  • A fire burning on a propane or gas grill with wooden logs inside, placed outdoors on a dirt and grass surface with hay bales nearby.
  • A man wearing a gray beanie, black jacket, light blue jeans, and brown shoes holds a white pillow with both hands on a grassy backyard with leafless trees looks to the left.
  • A woman dressed warmly in a winter hat, a scarf, and a black puffer coat, holding a insulated tumbler and a small book or journal, smiling outdoors near a brick building.
  • A man throwing an object inside a designated area marked by caution tape, with another person standing nearby against a brick wall.
  • A sculpture made of two large blocks of ice stacked on top of each other, with the top block having black rocks embedded in it, illuminated from below, located outside near a building with a sign.
  • People standing in line outdoors on a sidewalk in front of brick buildings during cloudy weather, with lit paper lanterns on the ground.
  • A young boy in a red knit hat and a colorful jacket with cartoon dog characters standing on a sidewalk.
  • Night view of an outdoor metal staircase with lit candles in glass jars placed on each step, leading up a brick wall.
  • A stack of ice discs on a wooden outdoor surface.
  • Pink outdoor string lights on the ground at night.
  • Ice sculptures arranged in a tiered display with a candle on top, inside a rustic room with rough stone walls and a wooden shelf nearby.