Downtown Appleton – Avenue of Ice Carvings February 20 – 21, 2026

Bundle up, grab a cup of hot cocoa or coffee, and enjoy all downtown Appleton has to offer with this year’s Avenue of Ice. The ice sculpting contest is taking over College Avenue with more than 26 businesses displaying the cold statues.

This year’s theme is What we love about Wisconsin! All sculptures will be placed by 12 pm on Friday, February 20, and will stay up until they melt. For a complete list of locations, click here.

Select downtown businesses are participating with a digital passport, offering access to exclusive deals and products at select Downtown businesses. Some of the businesses include:

  • Ana’s Sewing Studio (Downtown Appleton location only)
  • Beatnik Betty’s Resale Butik
  • Being Collective
  • Blue Moon Emporium
  • The Book Store
  • Heid Music (Downtown Appleton location only)
  • il Bar Coffeehouse & Bistro (Downtown Appleton location only)
  • Legendairy Cookies & Creamery
  • Little Known Art House
  • Player 2 Arcade Bar
  • Sugar Rushlow Boutique (Downtown Appleton location only)
  • Tardigrade’s Bookshelf
  • Trout Museum of Art
  • Vince Lombardi’s Steakhouse

To access the digital passport with all the exclusive deals and products, click here.

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