Ice Climbing Festivals 2023 - 2024
Here are the 'mark your calendars NOW' events that bring us climbers together for fun, friends, ice climbing, and usually lots of beer. Check out the starred events to check out Furnace Industries and our gear in person! (Pro Tip: There’s usually lots of freebies.)
Hosting or know of an event that’s not on our list? Let us know and we can list it and help promote your event!
NORTH AMERICA
*New Jersey Ice Climbers Meetup October 25 NJ Rock Gym, Fairfield, NJ.
The Scratch Pad Ice Season Opener Event November 2, 7-9p Momentum Climbing Gym Millcreek UT
This will be an evening of deep discussion regarding ice climbing safety. Our panelists include Doug Heinrich, Dustin Lyons, Will Gadd, Jeff Rose, and Jackson Yip.
*Michigan Ice Fest TOUR! The MIF is holding an Ice Fest Tour ahead of the Main Event in February to get people stoked and spread the Gospel of Ice. Be sure to hit up these locations for the fun AND to try out the sets of DRY ICE Evolutions they’ll have onsite. Details to be updated as we get them.
Dates / Locations:
November 29 Elev8 Traverse City MI
November 30 Inside Moves Grand Rapids MI
December 1 Detroit Outdoors Detroit MI
December 2 Planet Rock Madison Heights MI
Bozeman Ice Festival December 6-10, 2023 Bozeman, MT
Wyoming Ice Festival January 4-7, 2024 Cody, WY
All In Ice Fest January 5-7 2024 Ouray, CO
Sandstone Ice Festival January 12-14 2024 Robinson Park Quarry, Sandstone, MN
*Ouray Ice Festival and Competition January 18-21, 2024 Ouray, CO
Catskill Ice Festival February 2-5 2024 New Paltz, NY
Smuggler's Notch Ice Bash January 26-28 2024. Smugglers Notch, VT
Duluth Ice & Mixed Fest February 2-3 2024. Duluth, MN (Also info on the DCC FB Page.)
Mt. Washington Valley Ice Festival February 2-4, 2024 North Conway, NH
Lake City Ice Climbing Festival February 3, 2024 Lake City Ice Park in Lake City, CO
Adirondack International Mountain Fest February 9-11, 2024 Keene Valley, NY
Michigan Ice Fest February 7-11, 2024 Munising, MI
Valdez Ice Fest February 15-18 Valdez, AK
Festiglace February 21-25 2024 Pont-Rouge QC, CA
Adirondack Queer Ice Fest February 23-25 2024 Lake Placid NY
Rock Spot Ice Fest February 17-25 2024. The Flume Gorge, NH
Southern Ontario Ice Fest No dates yet. February 9-11 2024? Maynooth, Ontario, Canada
Peabody Ice Fest No date yet, Usually Late February 2024. Fenton, MI
(Info forthcoming) Agawa Canyon Ice Fest March Algoma, Ontario, Canada
(Info forthcoming) Batchawana Ice Fest February Batchawana Bay, Ontario, Canada
Nipigon Ice Festival No dates yet. Nipigon Ontario Canada
Lillooet / West Coast Ice Climbing Festival Run by Climb On Equipment. No dates yet. Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Winona Ice Clmbing Festival February 22-25 Winona Ice Park Winona MN
INTERNATIONAL
Portillo Ice Fest 25-27 August 2023 Portillo, Chile
Eiskletterfestival Osttirol 11-14 January 2024 East Tyrol Ice Park Tauer, Austria
Ice Climbing Ecrins January 25-28 2024 L'Argentière la Bessée, France
Arctic Ice Festival March 7-11 2024 Fjellkysten Norway
Nubra Valley Ice Climbing Festival No dates posted yet. Nubra Valley, Near Ladakh India