Organizers believe this year’s theme — Christmas Candyland — will bring the streets to life with whimsical ice sculptures, candy-themed décor, live entertainment and family-friendly fun.

Don’t miss Santa’s Workshop, where kids can shop for gifts, meet Santa, and even visit live reindeer. Enjoy wagon rides, food trucks, artisan vendors, live nativity, and plenty of festive photo ops. Explore this charming small-town celebration that draws thousands each year and captures the heart of a classic Christmas–sweet, sparkling, and full of wonder.And, of course, the music.

“Christmas music gets everyone in the holiday spirit, and the Festival of Ice will have plenty to go around,” Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau Executive Director Jenny Barron Landis said. “And there will be two opportunities to sing along.”

This year’s 27th festival features a great lineup of live performers and the time and location where they will take the stage:

Photo courtesy of UNUSUAL SUSPECTS STRING BAND
The Unusual Suspects String Band consists of R.B. Powell (from left), George Powell, Bridget Allen, Fred Weis and David Powell.

Friday, Dec. 4

• 6 p.m. — Lewistown Community Band, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 N. Main St., Lewistown;

• 6:30 to 8 p.m. — Nittany Knights, East End Coffee Co., 18 E. Market St., Lewistown;

• 7 to 8 p.m. — The Whistle Tones, McCoy House Museum, 1 W. Market St., Lewistown;

• 8 p.m. — Lewistown Community Band, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 N. Main St., Lewistown.

Saturday, Dec. 5

• 6 p.m. — JP Jazz Band, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 21 S. Main St., Lewistown;

• 6 p.m. — The Boyz, Historic Courthouse steps, 20 N. Wayne St., Lewistown;

• 6 to 7 p.m. — The Trillergy Flute Trio, McCoy House Museum, 1 W. Market St., Lewistown;

• 6 to 8 p.m. — Tim and Duane Show, East End Coffee Co., 18 E. Market St., Lewistown;

• 7:30 p.m. — Unusual Suspects, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 21 S. Main St., Lewistown;

• 7:30 p.m. — Logan Guard horn section — Historic Courthouse steps, 20 N. Wayne St., Lewistown.

For more information, find the Festival of Ice on Facebook.