If you missed the ice-carving competition last weekend in Leesburg, you’ll find more fun with ice this Saturday, February 7, in Frederick, Maryland.
Frederick’s Fire in Ice festival, from 3 to 9 p.m., will display more than 70 ice sculptures in the historic downtown. An ice playground (complete with ice throne) will feature a few games carved out of ice, like shuffleboard or bean bag toss. Visitors can warm up with a cup of free hot chocolate and at fire stations—although the forecast is for a relatively balmy 46 degrees at 4 p.m.—or by ducking into the many shops, art galleries, and restaurants hosting special goings-on such as wine tastings, gift drawings, free cocktails, and live music. And four spots will be offering free make-your-own s’mores, including the courtyard of Bryan Voltaggio’s Volt restaurant, where you can also sample Bulleit Bourbon from an “ice luge.”
Still chilled? From 6:30 to 8 p.m., you can watch a fire-dancing performance by the local troupe Pyrophoric, outside Ananda Shala (34 S. Market Street).
Sherri Dalphonse joined Washingtonian in 1986 as an editorial intern, and worked her way to the top of the masthead when she was named editor-in-chief in 2022. She oversees the magazine’s editorial staff, and guides the magazine’s stories and direction. She lives in DC.
