Ice & Smelt Festival

🧊 🐟 Mark your calendars for the 2025 Ice & Smelt Festival. Lots of fun stuff planned with your favorite organizations! ☃️❄️
📅 Dates: January 31 - February 2, 2025 📍 Location: Various venues around Bowdoinham
Get ready for a weekend full of winter fun and community spirit! Here’s what’s in store:
All Weekend:
⛸️ Ice skating at the Rec Fields on Ridge Road
🛷 Sledding on the hill between the ball fields and the school
❄️ Snowshoe Story Walk at the Rec Fields
🐟 Smelt fishing at Jim's Camps across from the new waterfront park
🧊 Smelt Fries will be served at Three Robbers Pub
Friday, January 31:
🏀 Bowdoinham Recreation Night at the Maine Celtics
🍲 Bowdoinham Public Library Potluck Supper at 5:30 PM
📖 Storytelling by Vietnam War Veterans at Merrymeeting Hall at 7:00 PM (Parental discretion advised)
Saturday, February 1:
🎨 Cathance River Art Gallery Warming Station from 10 AM - 4 PM (Art and hot beverages)
🖼️ Merrymeeting Arts Center ‘Bryce Muir-Local Myths’ from 10 AM - 2 PM (Free entry thanks to our generous donors)
Sunday, February 2:
🖼️ Merrymeeting Arts Center ‘Bryce Muir-Local Myths’ from 10 AM - 2 PM
🍫 Church of the Nazarene-God Invented Chocolate Celebration from 12:15 PM - 2 PM
☕ Age-Friendly Snacks & Cocoa at the Snack Shack from 1 PM - 3 PM
🍲 Bowdoinham Food Pantry Take Out Soup Supper from 4 PM - 6 PM
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to enjoy winter activities, delicious food, and heartwarming stories with friends and family. See you there! ❄️🎉