11 American Winter Festivals You Should Have on Your Bucket List

When: Jan. 26 to Feb. 5

Winter is no joke in Minnesota, and neither is St. Paul’s annual Winter Carnival. The hub of the event is Rice Park, where visitors can view ice sculptures and light displays, take in live entertainment, shop local vendor booths, and grab a drink at the ice bar. But that’s not all that the St. Paul Winter Carnival offers — visitors should also check out the lineup of signature events, including the Beer Dabbler festival, Securian Winter Run 10k/5k, family-friendly Snow Park, Disc Golf Ice Bowl competition, and Autonomous Snowplow team engineering competition.