Winter Festival
21st Anniversary Celebration
January 8, 2022
10am - 5pm and beyond!
This year's event will be held entirely outdoors. Bundle up and join in on the winter family fun. There will be warming fires throughout the Winter Festival grounds. Concessions will be available inside the Visitor Center with pass through style and seating will be available outdoors. If coming inside the Visitor Center, please wear a face covering and practice social distancing.

There is a lot to see and do at the KVR Winter Festival. As you scroll through the highlighted activities, notice that some of them invite your participation and have links to register or sign up. Everyone is welcome at Winter Festival; fun for the whole family! Free admission to the festival grounds. Polite dogs on leash are welcome and encouraged, especially for the Mutt Fun Run! Activities and schedule subject to change due to weather conditions and availability. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Your roadmap to fun at Winter Festival 21st Anniversary Celebration starts here!
Activities beginning at 10:30 AM to delight all ages, including guided ice hikes, a fun mutt run, a snow sculpture carving, children’s adventures and games, horse-drawn sleigh rides, sledding and hiking with the Midwest Llama Packing llamas. New this year will be the Driftless Fire Dancers! Additionally, there will be activities at other local venues, such as a candlelight hike/ski/snowshoe at Wildcat Mountain State Park, and food and drink specials in La Farge to round out the evening. 
Full event schedules will be available at Winter Festival. 
There is something for everyone at Winter Festival!
Children's Adventures await your child!
  • Winter Sound Hunt
  • Snowman Treasure Trail
  • Nature Discovery Markers
  • Fairy House Finds
  • Nature Scavenger Hunt
  • Candy Candy Tree Hunt
  • and more!
Participate - Support - Experience
5K Resolution Run/Walk
January 8, 2022 9am
Celebrate yourself and your health at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Winter Festival and bring in 2022 with 5k Resolution Run/Walk! Race starts at 9am at Organic Valley Headquarters, One Organic Way, La Farge, WI.
Everyone Welcome! Participants run a marked route through the streets of La Farge and end up back at Organic Valley Headquarters.

Made possible by Organic Valley Cooperative, Vernon Memorial Healthcare and the Kickapoo Valley Reserve.
Be sure to register by
Monday, January 3, 2022 to be guaranteed an awesome race t-shirt courtesy of Pioneer Print.
Dam Phunski
January 8, 2022






1Mile Course: A 1 mile loop ski race starting and finishing at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Maintenance Building. This shorter race and course is appropriate for beginners and youth. Ample parking at Start/Finish line. Further race information, logistics will be sent upon registration.

5K Course: A 5K, point to point ski race beginning at Kickapoo River Landing 14 on Cty Hwy P West continuing along the groomed Old 131 Trail and ending at the KVR Maintenance Building.

Cost: 1 MILE COURSE: $10 per racer to be paid the day of the race. Cash or check only.
5K COURSE: $20 per racer.

Swag and Awards: First 50 online registrants on either course, who attend the race get a Dam Phunski Beanie! The race will not be timed and no awards will be given. Racers should plan to self time if desired.
Smoosh Races
January 8, 2022
Ready, set, go! Let the fun begin! Cash prizes, cool swag and bragging rights! Smoosh racing is fun to do and fun to watch! Enter you team into our first annual Smoosh Race! Open to everyone. Registration is required.

What is a Smoosh Race? A multiple team event in which four participants strap themselves onto 2x4s and attempt to travel 25 yards, swing around a cone, and be the first team to make it back the 25 yards to the start/finish line with everyone still on the smoosh boards.

Boards will be provided for each team, so registration is necessary. If you would like to "make your own" Smoosh board, contact us for Smoosh Board specifications.

Cost $20/team to enter, payable when you check in at the event.
Sponsorship
Opportunity
The 21st Anniversary of Kickapoo Valley Reserve Winter Festival will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022.  People far and wide love Winter Festival at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. In an effort to keep Winter Festival a free, family-friendly event, please consider becoming a 2022 Winter Festival sponsor.
Sponsors will be listed on the KVR Winter Festival webpage, KVR Facebook page, event posters, and announcements on the day of the event. Any and all donation amounts are appreciated. We hope to see you at Winter Festival 2022!
RAFFLE RAFFLE RAFFLE RAFFLE
Raffle tickets are available for purchase at the
Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center beginning
Mon., Jan. 3 and at Winter Festival Event until time of drawing @ 3:30 pm.
Call the KVR Visitor Center with any questions: 608-625-2960
Volunteers
Needed!

Volunteers make Winter Festival great! Please consider signing up for a volunteer spot. There are opportunities for assisting with activities as well as helping with the Friends concessions. We appreciate our volunteers!
If you have any questions, please call the Visitor Center at 608-625-2960.
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Find all the latest details on the Winter Festival Facebook Page!
Kickapoo Valley Reserve Winter Festival, S3661 State Hwy 131, La Farge, WI 54639
608-625-2960 kickapoovalley.wi.gov