Outdoor celebration that occurs in wintertime
A winter festival , winter carnival , snow festival , or frost fair is an outdoor cold weather celebration that occurs in wintertime.
Winter festivals are popular in D climates (see Köppen climate classification ) where winter is particularly long or severe, such as Siberia , Scandinavia , Canada and the northern United States . Most winter carnivals involve traditional winter pursuits such as dog sledding , ice hockey , ice carving , skating , skiing , and snow carving .
Some notable winter carnivals include:
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Argentina
Canada
Chile
China
England
Estonia
Finland
France
Concours International de Sculpture sur Glace et sur Neige - held in Valloire Japan
Latvia
International Ice Sculpture Festival - held in Jelgava New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Sweden
United States
Annual frost faire at Saratoga National Historical Park - held in Saratoga County , New York Bavarian IceFest - held in Leavenworth , Washington Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships - held in Breckenridge , Colorado Dartmouth Winter Carnival - held in Hanover , New Hampshire Michigan Technological University's Winter Carnival - held in Houghton , Michigan Saint Paul Winter Carnival - held in Saint Paul , Minnesota City of Lakes Loppet - held in Minneapolis , Minnesota Saranac Lake Winter Carnival - held in Saranac Lake , New York Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival - held in Steamboat Springs , Colorado Wintersköl™ - held in Aspen , Colorado World Ice Art Championships - held in Fairbanks , Alaska This page is based on this
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