Fish Creek Winterfest 2023 Schedule of Events

Photo by Rachel Lukas.

It’s time to get bundled up and get a little weird this weekend as Fish Creek breaks up the off-season with Winterfest. 

You can take on the competition in the Fruit Loop Run, show off your stumpf fiddle skills or hunt down a sasquatch. Or you can just warm up under the tent while mowing down brats and beers and catching up with friends. 

It’s the festival that, through the years, has brought such high-stakes battles as the cherry-pit spit, toilet-seat toss, minnow races and the bike toss. Snow kickball was a centerpiece for a couple of years, then human foosball – anything for a little fun and a few laughs to brighten up February. 

Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your Winterfest weekend. Some of these events require registration at visitfishcreek.com/event/winterfest.

Schedule of Events

Feb. 3-5

All events take place in Clark Park unless noted.

Feb. 3

DoCo Disco Night at Hands On Art Studio, 3655 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek

Feb. 4

10 am – 6 pm: Main tent is open with food, beverages, music and games

10 am – 3 pm: Game booths are open

10 am – 3 pm: All Things Chocolate fundraiser for the Gibraltar Historical Association at the Old Town Hall, 4176 Maple St. in Fish Creek

10 am – 5 pm: Winter Wine and Cherry Fest at Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery, 9197 Hwy 42 in Fish Creek

11 am – 1 pm: Winterfest Cake Bake competition

11:30 am: Disc golf 

12:30 pm: Ice-rescue demonstration

1 pm: Cherry-pit spit at Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery

2 pm: Stumpf fiddle contest

3-5:30 pm: Bacchus Lotus plays

Feb. 5

10:30 am: Fruit Loop Fun Run (0.49-mile run)