Fire and Ice Festival | January First Fridays

Friday, January 3, 2025, noon – 8 p.m.

The annual spectacle of fire and ice returns to Goshen with even more delights. Professional carvers transform 300 lb ice blocks into time-bound art while fire dancers light the night sky. If it gets too cold, downtown stores are ready to warm you up with delicious drinks and post holiday shopping! Children should come royally dressed to sit on the ice throne or sleigh and have their picture taken! And don’t leave without roasting a free marshmallow over the toasty outdoor fires.

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The Fire and Ice Festival has something delightful for everyone; marvelous works of art, activities and entertainment for the young and young-at-heart, great food and drink options, and specials and promotions with participating downtown businesses and merchants.

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Food and Beverage

Participating downtown stores bring the heat during the one-day festival with food and beverage specials. Stop in an warm up with a hot meal or sweet treat before heading back out to see the ice sculptures!

Fiery Foods!
Fire and Ice Festival, Downtown Goshen, Indiana

Kids Activities

Kids! First Fridays invites you to come royally dressed to sit on the ice throne sponsored by Miller Poultry on the corner of West Washington and Main Streets!

An ice sleigh carving, sponsored by the City of Goshen, takes place at the Goshen Police Department (111 East Jefferson).

And you can roast a free marshmallow over the toasty outdoor fires.

Downtown Business Promotions

Shopping locally in December pays big dividends in January! Grab your December bonus dollars and enjoy shopping at participating downtown merchant locations.

Ignition Music Garage

Thank you Fire and Ice Festival Sponsors!

City of Goshen, Indiana

Goshen HealthMiller PoultryJayco, Inc.Community Foundation of Elkhart County

Elkhart County CVBGlobe Radio 91.1 FMFroggy 102.7EA Pro MusicFriends of the Pumpkinvine Nature TrailGoshen Chamber of Commerce

VenturiThe Electric Brew

Scenes from the 2024 Fest
Scenes from the 2024 Fest
Scenes from the 2024 Fest
Scenes from the 2024 Fest

Downtown Goshen Inc. and First Fridays are here to celebrate Goshen and the wonderful arts and community that we share. That means that if you attend an event in downtown Goshen, your image might appear in a future celebration of that event or a promotion of one of our future events. This is because our community is the most essential part of First Fridays! We pride ourselves in being an organization that celebrates everyone and will do our best to present you in the best way possible. We are incredibly proud and happy that you enjoy our events and that you are part of our fantastic community! Thank you for joining us at First Fridays and having fun in downtown Goshen.

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