istoric Cedarburg, just
20 minutes north of
Milwaukee, celebrates Mardi
Gras as the theme of the 43rd
Annual Winter Festival.
Held Saturday, Feb. 18, and
Sunday, Feb. 19, festivities
take place 8am-9pm Satur
-
day and 8am-4pm Sunday.
Visitors can hop aboard
the tractor drawn hay wag-
on to view the spectacular
ice carving contest entries
along Washington Avenue.
300-pound
blocks of ice are
transformed into glistening
blocks of frozen art.
Saturday at 9am, catch the
Co-ed Sno-Ball Tournament
and the Cedarburg Lions Ice-
Burg Open Golf Tournament.
On Sunday, a dodgeball tour
-
nament at the Community
Center, W63 N641 Washing-
ton Ave., features team com-
petition and a brat grill.
Two chili contests heat
up the scene Saturday at the
Cedarburg
Community Cen-
ter, W63 N641 Washington
Ave.
During the Individual
Chili Competition, audience
members can win free prizes.
Those attending the Restau
-
rant Chili Contest can buy a
chili sampler platter and vote
for their favorite entries (11am-
4pm). Last year, Atlas BBQ of
Grafton took home the brag
-
ging rights for the best chili.
The Grand Parade at 1pm
Saturday includes themed
bed racing teams as well as
other fun participants. The
parade heads down Wash
-
ington Avenue to the frozen
millpond of Cedar Creek for
the start of the Costumed
Bed Racing Competition at
1:30pm.
Cedarburg
Winter Festival
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