The Fraser Fire & Ice Festival is coming back for its fourth year Saturday, Feb. 8, and will take place near the Fraser Lions Ponds.

The event is free to attend and offers a chance to stave off the winter blues with fire, fireworks and an impressive snow sculpture spectacle.

The festival’s signature snow sculpture will be created by the award-winning Snice Carvings. Additionally, music will be played by community radio station KFFR, a variety of vendors will be available and firefighters will be lighting a bonfire fueled by old Christmas trees once the sun goes down.

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This year’s event features a free shuttle that will run from 4-8 p.m. Riders will be dropped off at the Lions Pond. This drop-off location also serves as the pick-up location for visitors to return to various parking areas, including the Grand Park Community Center, Fraser Valley Sports Complex and Valley Life Church.

Town officials are encouraging attendees to walk to the event or use the free shuttle system. Parking at the event will be very limited, and officials are asking that event attendees not park in the Safeway parking lot.

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The bonfire is scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m. with fireworks starting at 6:30 p.m. For the full schedule and other information about the event, visit ExploreFraserColorado.com/fraserfireice.

Snow-sculpture approved by town

Back in November 2024, Fraser trustees declined to approve a contract with Snice Carvings, citing the contract’s high cost. Many trustees said the initial $50,000 contract was too much for the town to justify.

The initial plan for this year’s event was for Snice Carvings to create a snow sculpture in December that would be maintained until the Fire & Ice Festival in February. The contract cost would have covered installation, maintenance and any final modifications to the sculpture prior to the festival. Representatives from the public arts committee said this would’ve lengthened the period of time that visitors could come and admire the sculpture.

After declining to approve the contract, trustees asked that the public arts committee and town staff come back with a less costly solution.

Marketing and communications manager for Fraser, Sarah Wieck, said the new $25,000 contract with Snice Carvings was approved internally by town staff and falls within the $60,000 budget for the event.