Schedule

March 1-3, 2019

This is the 2018 schedule, but will give you an idea of what the festivities look like! Check back in early 2019 for this year's details! If you would like to get involved, please email us!

Friday, March 1
5pm-9pm  Kids' Night Out - Bayfield Rec Center  An evening of kids (ages 5-13) only activities at the Rec Center (parents, enjoy your evening)! Dinner and snacks provided. Come ready to play inside, outside, and in the pool. $10/child + $5 for each additional sibling.
5pm-12am  8th Annual Freeze Your Glass Off Party - The Creamery  The official Bayfield Winter Festival Kick Off! Complimentary Chili from 6pm till it's gone. Bingo from 7-8pm (limit 50 participants).Live music from 8:30-11:30pm with Danny Blake & Friends! Featuring 3 Sheeps Brewing - Waterslide IPA & Fresh Coast Pale Ale on tap and Rebel Kent Amber Ale and Cashmere Hammer Nitro Stout $3.50 bottle specials.
4:30pm-9pm  Mt Ashwabay  Night Skiing
7pm Candlelight Walk - Bayfield Regional Conservancy  An almost-full moon and candlelit luminaries will guide us along Bayfield’s beloved community trail – with a stop for cocoa and cookies at Van Sant Bridge. Gather at the trailhead. Approximately 1 mile round-trip. Walkers are encouraged to continue their hike with flashlights or headlamps if they wish to venture farther down the trail. Parking is allowed in the lot near the trailhead at South 3rd Street and Wilson Avenue. This event is weather-permitting.
7pm-11pm  World Telemark Day Pre-Party - Mt Ashwabay  $20 cover includes pulled pork sliders from Ashland Baking Company, Bent Paddle beer, an event t-shirt, door prizes, and music by the band -3 Below. Cover charge will be used to fund fall trail mowing.  

Saturday, March 2
9am-4pm - World Telemark Day - Mt Ashwabay  Free your heel and free your mind! Lifts run from 9:30am-9pm. Free tele rentals, free lessons 10:30 am, Human Slalom.
10am-5pm  Poker Run - Participating Businesses - Downtown Bayfield  Visit participating retailers to pick up cards. Best three hands win!
10am-2:00pm  Fat Tire Bike Tours - Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion  Fat Tire Mini Tours with North Coast Cycling Association. Try winter fat tire biking on the big lake. No experience necessary! $15 for bike rental, helmet, and guided 45 minute bike ride right on Lake Superior. Rides leave every hour on the hour from 10am-2pm. If lake conditions are unsafe, the rides will be relocated. 
11am-4:00pm  Concessions by the Penokee Mountain Cooperative School - Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion   Warm up with home made chili, hot cocoa, and other snacks. Concessions will be served before and during the Polar Plunge for all interested. Proceeds from the concessions will go to the Penokee Mountain Cooperative School. 
10:30am-12:30pm  Snow Sculpture Contest - Memorial Park  Bring your own tools or use your hands to create your most beautiful snow art! Prizes awarded! Judging will begin at 12:30pm.
12pm-1:30pm  Polar Plunge Sign In - Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion  All plungers must sign in; turn in pledges; and sign/turn in waivers.
1:00pm  Penguin Egg Hunt - Memorial Park
1:30pm-2:00pm  United States Coast Guard Ice Rescue Demo  
2pm-4pm  Polar Plunge - Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion  Take the plunge or come to watch! (You can register the day of at the Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion from 12pm-1:30pm! Minimum of $50 in pledges per plunger.)
4pm-9:00pm Youth Night and Winter Flash - Mt Ashwabay  $10 for lift ticket and rental for youth (under 18) from 4-9pm. Fireworks at dark! Lifts run from 9:30am-9pm. 
5pm-6pm  Poker Run Hand Turn In and Winners - The Creamery  Turn in your cards from 5pm-6pm, winners announced at 6pm. Top three hands win! 
6pm  Showing of "Wisconsin Winter From Air" - Bayfield Carnegie Library
7pm-11pm  Swing Into Spring - Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion  - Sponsored by Howl Clothing & Adventure and Silverwaves Jewelry - We'll start the party off with the crowning of the Winter Royalty and then celebrate the seasons with live music by Room 2 Groove. Get down and warm up! Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Bayfield Rec Center for $8 or two for $15 in advance or are $10 at the door. Beer and wine cash bar. 

Sunday, March 3
10am-4pm  Thrive Healthy Living Exhibit - Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion  A healthy mix of local, holistic health and wellness practitioners offering products and services to help you live your best lifestyle. Sample foods and beverages from local restaurants and enter the raffle to win a prize. Free admission.
10am-5pm  Winter Sunday Family Funday - Bayfield Rec Center  Family Day Passes only $14.00!
11am  Sap Run Skijoring Race - Mt Ashwabay  3k and 5k 1-dog skijoring races. $25 entry fee. All skill levels welcome.

Check out Madeline Island and the Famous Ice Road!
Currently, we anticipate the ice road between Bayfield and Madeline Island to be open to cars and light trucks.  It is a roughly two mile trip between the mainland and the island. Please be aware that the posted speed limit is 15 MPH and drivers are encouraged to use good judgement and obey all traffic signs. This could change, and then the travel would be by van or windsled. This road is ever changing and is monitored daily.  For the most up to date information on travel call 715-747-5400 before you attempt to cross. During Winter Fest, Mission Hill Coffee will be open at 7am each morning and the Beach Club every day at 11am. Madeline Island Candles and Farmhouse Madeline Island will be open on Saturday, March 3rd. Both Big Bay Town Park and Big Bay State Park are also open. For the most up to date information visit www.madelineisland.com.

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