Sandstone Ice Festival - Celebrate the winter and climb some ice in Sandstone Minnesota. First weekend in January, join lovers of winter and snow for this annual event.
Ice climbing at the Sandstone Ice Festival.
Event Information
Robinson Quarry Ice Park
Old Wagon RoadSandstone , MN 55072
Sandstone MN is just an hour north of Minneapolis, just off interstate 35. The event takes place in Robinson Park - follow High Way #123 into town, turn East on 3rd street. Left on Old Wagon Road into the park.
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Minnesota's original Ice Festival celebrates the coming of winter. The festival takes place in Robinson Park in Sandstone MN.
Sandstone Ice Festival is a fixture in the Midwestern ice climbing scene. The vibrant festival celebrates the best of winter adventure sports. It is a gathering of kindred spirits who share a love for all things cold. The Sandstone Ice Festival reaches winter lovers from around the Midwest and Canada.
Come ice climb with friends from the past years of festivals, take a basic, intermediate, women’s, or advanced clinic, scope out new gear at the vendor village and gear swap, warm up by the bonfire, and enjoy a brew from a local MN brewery (after climbing, of course). You can also set you’re own ropes for climbing; the clinics will not take-up the whole quarry.
Never been ice climbing but interested in trying it? With gear rentals, clinics, and a beautiful quarry of farmed and natural ice, the Sandstone Ice Fest is the perfect opportunity to dip your toe into this fun sport!
Dates
- Friday, January 10, 2025
- Saturday, January 11, 2025
- Sunday, January 12, 2025
Rates
This event is free and open to the public. There is a fee for the climbing clinics.