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Rice Creek's fifth-annual Celebrate Snow Winter Festival will be held on Saturday, Feb 15, 2025. This event is free and open to all, with a severe weather date of Sunday, Feb 16.The 2025 festival will include both indoor and outdoor activities related to snow and winter -- with fun for both kids and adults!
This event is free and open to all.
Activities include:
Outdoor Activities
- Learn about and observe the sport of "skijoring" -- in which a person on skis is pulled by dogs! Meet local author and competitive skijorer Betsy Waterman and her dogs, and see a skijoring demonstration.
- Try out a fat bike with Murdock's Bicycles and Sports. Fat biking is a great way to stay active in winter!
- Borrow adult- or youth-sized snowshoes (for free) and take a ramble on one of Rice Creek's trails.
- Borrow adult-sized cross-country skis and try them out around the building or on one of Rice Creek's trails.
- Enjoy a cozy winter-themed Story Time by the campfire with Oswego Public Library Children's Librarian Cathryn McVearry! Story Times will happen at noon and 1 pm
- Warm up with hot cocoa and s'mores by the fire.
- Join one of Rice Creek's naturalists for a guided animal track walk.
- Catch and examine snowflakes.
- Bring your own sled and enjoy Rice Creek's small and safe hills right near the building.
Indoor Activities
- Visit the Children's Museum of Oswego's play & learn station.
- Stop by the Oswego Public Library's table for snow-themed activities.
- Create 3D snowflakes, air-dry clay animal tracks, and other creations.
- Visit outreach tables from SUNY Oswego's meteorology program, explaining the science behind our winter weather.
- Stop by the SUNY Oswego Zoology Club table run by Biological Sciences students and learn about local animals' adaptations to winter.
- Learn how to identify winter backyard birds and take a few minutes to count them for citizen science.
- Visit additional sensory & activity tables.
Parking and Accessibility
- Free parking is available by the field station and along one side of the field station's long driveway. There is a drop-off zone near the building.
- Students requiring transportation can email [email protected] at least 24 hours before the event to request a van pickup.
- The Rice Creek building, sidewalks, and pavilion are ADA-accessible. Persons with disabilities requiring additional accommodations should contact [email protected] or call 315.312.6677.
For questions about the event or how to be involved, please email [email protected] or call 315.312.6677.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rice Creek Field Station, Rice Creek Field Station, 193 Thompson Rd, Oswego, NY 13126, United States,Oswego, New York
