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Winterfest kicks off in downtown Lake Geneva
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Winterfest kicks off in downtown Lake Geneva

  • Dennis Hines
  • Feb 2, 2026
  • Feb 2, 2026

Lake Geneva Winterfest, hosted by VISIT Lake Geneva, officially kicked off Jan. 28 and will run through Feb. 1 at Flat Iron Park and Riviera Plaza on Wrigley Drive in downtown.

The highlight the event is America's Snow Sculpting Invitational, which features teams from throughout the United States, Turkey and Mexico producing a snow sculptures. 

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Two Smiths & A Cow

Two Smiths & A Cow

Members of Michigan team, Two Smiths & A Cow, begin chipping away on their snow sculpture on Wednesday morning.

Dennis Hines

Enchanted Forest

Enchanted Forest

Members of Enchanted Forest from Colorado begin the process of working on their snow sculpture.

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Nor' Easter in Dubuque

Nor' Easter in Dubuque

Iowa snow sculpting team Nor’ Easter in Dubuque discuss plans for their snow sculpture.

Dennis Hines

Team Turkiye

Team Turkiye

LEFT: Team Turkiye from Turkey brave the cold Wisconsin temperatures to work on their snow sculpture. RIGHT: Members of Enchanted Forest from Colorado begin the process of working on their snow sculpture.

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Discover Wisconsin

Discover Wisconsin

A Discover Wisconsin snow sculpture, in the shape of a television, is stationed outside Rivera Plaza. Discover Wisconsin is the sponsor for this year’s Winterfest.

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Dennis Hines

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