Name: Lakeside Winter Celebration
Start: 2025-02-01T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-01T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 180 Beach Avenue, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14612

We believe that winter is something to embrace, not just endure! That’s why for almost 40 years, the Ontario Beach Park Program Committee has hosted a February free-admission Lakeside Winter Celebration at the brisk and bracing Great Lake Ontario shoreline!
On Saturday, Feb 1 of the Lakeside Winter Celebration weekend, families can enjoy ice and snow sculpture demonstrations and an open snow sculpture contest; horse-drawn sleigh rides around the park; food and beverage vendors; merchandise and arts/crafts vendors; live music in a heated tent; a Chilly Chili Challenge (that you can enter as a chili chef or participate in as a general public judging taster); and fireworks over the Genesee River at 6:15pm. What’s more, attendees can enjoy specials in restaurants and pubs around the Charlotte Neighborhood.
And at high noon on Sunday, Feb 2 the annual zany and inspiring Polar Plunge takes place during which hundreds upon hundreds of creative, charitable and hardy souls run into (and quickly out of!) the Lake to raise funds for Special Olympics New York.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
AMATEUR SNOW SCULPTURE CONTEST
9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. (WEATHER DEPENDENT)
ICE & SNOW SCULPTING DEMOS 12:00 - 4:00 P.M.
FOOD & DRINK VENDORS 12:00 - 3:00 P.M.
WINE & BEER TASTING 12:00 - 3:00 P.M.
HORSE-DRAWN WAGON RIDES 12:00 - 3:00 P.M.
ARTS & CRAFTS, MERCHANDISE VENDORS 12:00 - 3:00 P.M.
CHILLY CHILI CHALLENGE TASTING 12:00 P.M. UNTIL GON E
SYNTHETIC ICE RINK SKATING 12:00 - 4:00 P.M.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 12:00 - 4:00 P.M.
SLED DOGS / DOG SLEDS VISIT 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
LIVE MUSIC 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
FIREWORKS OVER THE RIVER 6:15 P.M.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 @ NOON
THE POLAR PLUNGE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK