Overview

• Ice Castles will reopen in North Woodstock, N.H., for a 13th season and return to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds as the company marks its 15th anniversary.
• Construction at both sites is slated to start in November with about 20 ice artisans growing, harvesting, and hand-placing icicles one by one.
• The New Hampshire site adds experiences such as a Frozen Tap ice bar, a Mystic Forest Light Walk, horse-drawn wagon rides, and snow tubing.
• The company lists additional locations this season in Silverthorne and Cripple Creek, Colorado, plus one international site.
• Recent warm winters have delayed or shortened operations, including Minnesota’s Jan. 3, 2025 opening, and the typical window runs from late December to late February or early March, weather permitting.