Downtown to host ice sculpting and 5K

RetailSports

Jan 30

Holland on Ice returns to Downtown Holland on February 7 and 8. The event will feature some of the nation's best professional ice carvers as they transform over 10,000 pounds of ice into incredible works of art. Holland on Ice is proudly sponsored by LG Energy Solution and hosted by Downtown Holland and Holland Parks and Recreation.

Visitors can play frozen games made out ice and pose for photos with interactive ice creations. Sculptures will be on display beginning at 4 p.m. and live carving will take place in GDK Park on 8th Street between Central and River Avenues on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Downtown Holland and Holland Parks and Recreation are also partnering together to host the second annual Holland on Ice Snowmelt 5K Race and Kids' Mini Melt on the morning of Saturday, February 8. The entire 5K course for this family-friendly fun run/walk will take advantage of Downtown Holland's snowmelt system, allowing racers a rare opportunity to compete in a winter race without worrying about snow and ice along their route. Children ages 7 and under are invited to join the fun by participating in the Kids' Mini Melt at 9 a.m. The Mini Melt will be a .2-mile non-competitive dash down Eighth Street Market Place and back.

In-kind support for the Holland on Ice Snowmelt 5K is provided by Bowerman's on 8th, Crane's in the City, Courtyard Marriott, Gazelle Sports, the Holland Civic Center Place, the Holland Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Request Foods, and Skinner Homestead Acres. For more information, visit the official website at www.hollandonice.org.