Christmas In Ice is in its 12th year of lighting up the Christmas Season in North Pole, Alaska. This Ice Park features a Christmas-themed ice art competition by local and international carver and a youth ice carving competition. Open daily for big and little kids. Come play on the Elf' Icy playground with 100 foot ice slides, maze and twirlers. See www.christmasinice.org for more info.

Dates: Dec 1, 2018 – Jan 8, 2019

Time: 11am-10pm Note: For safety reasons, we reserve the right to close at minus 30 and below – please check our Facebook page for updates.

Christmas Eve: 11am to 6pm

Christmas Day: noon to 6pm

Location: Located next to Santa Claus House in North Pole

Ticket Price: Adults $9.00; Youth (6-12) $6.00; Seniors (60+) $5.00; 5 and under – Free

Prices for group rates, season passes and multi-use passes listed on website or Contact: [email protected]; www.christmasinice.org; 907-590-2522

Other Special events during this period are as follows:

Single Block Ice Carving Competition – Sat Dec 1 and Sun Dec 2

Watch as world class artists make beautiful sculptures from a single block of ice. Competition ends on Sunday, Dec 2 at 8 pm and winners will be announced Saturday, Dec 8 at 5:30 pm.

MULTI-BLOCK ICE CARVING COMPETITION Sat Dec 8 – Tues Dec 11

Watch as teams of world class artists make beautiful sculptures from three blocks of ice. Competition ends on Tuesday, Dec 11 at 8 pm and winners will be announced Saturday, Dec 15 at 5:30 pm.

JUNIOR ICE CARVING COMPETITION – Sat Dec 15

Junior carvers ages 14-18 work alongside a mentor as they learn the art of ice carving. Competition ends at 6pm and winners will be announced Saturday, Dec 22 at 5:30 pm. Come vote for your favorite. The special event is 10 am to 6 pm, but the park will be open regular hours that day.

CHRISTMAS DAY WITH SANTA Tues Dec 25, Noon – 6pm

FREE ENTRANCE is Christmas in Ice's way of thanking the community for their support. The park opens at noon, and Santa will be there from 1PM-5PM. Have pictures taken with Santa on a unique ice throne.

NEW YEAR'S EVE SNOWFLAKE DROP- Mon Dec 31st

Come see our Snowflake Drop - North Pole's Version of the Big Apple. Count down the New Year with Santa. Fireworks at Midnight sponsored by Budget Fireworks. The park will be open regular hours this day. FREE entrance after 10PM, but the doors will close at 11:45PM so all can enjoy fireworks.

CHRISTMAS IN ICE Final Day - Tuesday, January 8th