CEDARBURG'S 38th ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL
“THE BROTHERS GRIMM” FAIRY TALES
FEBRUARY 4 & 5, 2012

Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm created fanciful and frightening cautionary tales with witches and princesses and talking animals and children in jeopardy, thereby inspiring the perfect theme for Cedarburg’s 38th Annual Cedarburg Winter Festival: “The Brothers Grimm” Fairy Tales, February 4 & 5.

Take a gander at Harris Bank’s creative Mother Goose Ice Carving Contest entries along Washington Avenue by hopping aboard Tom Thumbs Travels tractor-drawn hay wagon. Competitive foodies will enjoy The Three Little Pigs Chili Contest, Saturday at the Community Center featuring both Individual and Restaurant participants. Judging begins at 11 a.m. for Individual Entries. Festival attendees can sample and vote for their favorite Restaurant Entries from 11-4. Food and beverages will be served all day. The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts will host a coffee/cocoa and sweets bar. Upstairs you will find a vendors Marketplace plus on Saturday a Caricature Artist and make & take crafts and Sunday a craft activity with Riveredge Nature Center and Magic Show with Lenny Kass – 11-11:30.

The Winter Festival Parade, full of naughty and nice storybook characters, as well as fire trucks and fairy tale themed bed racing teams begins at 1 p.m. Saturday. The parade heads down Washington Avenue to frozen Cedar Creek for the start of the Port Washington State Bank Sleeping Beauty Costumed Bed Racing Competition at 1:30 p.m. This hilarious cutthroat competition will be followed by Rumpelstiltzken Barrel Races on Ice at 2 p.m. and Snow White’s Family Skating on the Mill Pond with. free hot chocolate and donut holes, 12-3 at the Boy Scout House.

Sporting types can sign up for Saturday’s Co-ed Sno-Ball Tournament at 9 a.m. by calling 262-375-7611. Entry is $50 per team. Cedarburg Lion’s will tee-off in the snow with yellow tennis balls during the Ice-Burg Open Golf Tournament in Cedar Creek Park, Saturday at 9 a.m. Riveredge Nature Center will sponsor a Snowshoe Outing, Saturday, 2-4p.m. along Cedar Creek. Camel Rides ($5) and a Petting Zoo will be at the Community Center Saturday, 10-4. Top dogs will compete in the Little Red Riding Hood Alaskan Malamute Dog Weight Pull Competition Saturday, 10-4 sponsored by Fromm Family Pet Food. Oh my, what big teeth they have!

For grown-up fun, head to the Cedarburg Cultural Center for the Cool Brews & UnCultural Night with Pat McCurdy. Sample assorted specialty beers and appetizers from area restaurants from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, followed by the music and comedy of McCurdy, 8-10 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance or at the door. ($24 or $14 for concert only).Cedarburg Cultural Center will be the site of the Cedarburg Education Foundation’s Cupcake Challenge on
Saturday from 11-5. The cupcake design, flavor and display must reflect The Children’s Book theme the entrant has chosen. The entry fee is $25 and prizes will be awarded. Attendee’s $5 fee includes a small sampling of cupcakes.

Sunday’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pancake Breakfast will be “just right” at the Community Center from
8-Noon sponsored by Coldwell Bankers. At 10:30, the “under 7 set” will venture outdoors to hunt for treats during the Little Red Hen Egg Hunt.

The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement will have live family folk music with Fox and Branch, Saturday 1:30-4:30 and Sunday 12-3 and free Goodie Bag Treats. Cedar Creek Winery offers wine sampling, Anvil Pub & Grille will have an outdoor “Snow Bar” and Chili Bar and Mel’s Pig Roast will sell pork sandwiches. Historic Cedarburg’s charming shops offer visitors splendid shopping opportunities, special crafts and family activities.
So, come to our festival. We promise that you will leave happily ever after!

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