Bringing a little fire to the seasonal ice, the l Meltdown Winter Ice Festival heats up Richmond’s Jack Elstro Plaza (this year, Jan. 31 through February 1) with two days and nights of fierce ice carving competition, truly stunning ice sculptures on display, live music, an interactive outdoor play zone and plenty more to see and do.
This year’s event is expected to attract thousands of visitors for meet-and-greet opportunities with talented ice carvers before the hotly contested “Ice Fights” on Friday and Saturday night, where teams of carvers throw down against each other to produce amazingly detailed large-scale ice sculptures in timed rounds.
The whole family can enjoy the ice in the Family Fun Zone. During previous years, this area included an ice slide, a ping-pong table, a skee ball game, and more! 
Meltdown Winter Ice Festival is free to attend. For a full schedule of events and other information, visit richmondmeltdown.com.
