Amazing sculptures will be all over town - free entry and viewing!
Downtown Easton, MD
Save the Date for 2026 Chesapeake Fire & Ice
February 20 & 21, 2026
Festival Hours:
Friday 5:00PM-9:00PM
Saturday 11:00AM - 8:00PM
We're igniting Downtown Easton with fun!
We are getting ready for a new year and some great new events!
Chesapeake Fire & Ice will again feature dozens of ice sculptures spread throughout Easton’s historic district. Downtown will morph into a vibrant winter wonderland perfect for strolling and taking pictures with amazing icy art from the carvers at Icelab and music filling the streets. Every icy piece of art will be outside and easy to view with a stroll through town!
The festivities continue all weekend with opportunities to tour the ice sculptures. Events will include an activity-filled Fire Trail, family fun events, entertainment, seasonal sales, shopping, restaurant specials, lodging specials, and more!
Easton offers free public parking in the Town lots and free street parking for the first 3 hours.
Our downtown map gives you the layout of free lots. Most any free lot is within the layout of Chesapeake Fire & Ice and will provide an easy walk to the festivities.
-Ice Sculpture & Outdoor Schedule-
2024 Schedule
Tour of Ice Sculptures
Friday 20th (5 to 9 p.m.) | Saturday 21st (11 A.M. to 8 P.M.)
Enjoy a free self-guided tour of the beautifully designed ice sculptures in downtown Easton! Each sculpture is sponsored by a local business or organization and offers great photo opportunities. Grab a festival map from the Easton Visitor Center on 11 South Harrison St or download it so you’ll know exactly where to go and where to be during the Chesapeake Fire & Ice Festival!
Live Sculpture Demonstrations
You’ll have a chance to see the artists work their magic as the sculptures take shape from huge blocks of ice!
Friday (February 20th):
Easton Utilities Carving @ 11 South Harrison Street 6:30 p.m.
Saturday (February 21st):
Children’s Ice House Carving @ Talbot County Free Library 1 p.m.
Outdoor Ice Skating
FriDay (5 to 9 p.m.) Saturday (11 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
visitors center parking lot (11 S. Harrison Street)
Come and enjoy the opportunity to skate outside in Easton during the festival! If you are worried about bringing your own skates. Special equipment is needed, street ice skates are not allowed. Skates will be provided for anyone who wants to go on the rink so just bring yourself and your friends. Admission for skating is also completely free. The synthetic ice rink is sponsored by Bluepoint Hospitality.
FIre Trail
FriDay (5 to 9 p.m.) Saturday (11 A.M. to 8 p.m.)
Downtown Easton
Our businesses have put together FIERY specials, fun, and more! Check out the fire trail and visit them all, check them off, and tell us your top three! Take a pic of you and your favorite attraction, #chesapeakefireandice, and tag @DiscoverEaston on Facebook or Instagram.
Kick things off by starting at one of our Hot Spot locations along the trail!
There will be ice corn hole, sponsored by Easton Liquors and St. Michaels Market, and a fire pit at 4 Dogs Brewing Co. & Pub on 10 East Avenue, both Friday Night and Saturday evening.
Stop by Tiger Lily on 206 North Washington Street for Ice shuffleboard sponsored by Soistman Family Dentistry, or try your luck at beer pong both days!
The Market at Dover Station on 500 Dover Road will have plenty of action with Fin City Brewing serving up delicious brews and Federal Brewing Company (a Market at Dover Station partner) will be offering hot cider with their nonalcoholic bourbon for folks to come inside to warm up, shop, and sip on cider. There will also be a fire pit and fire-dancing demonstrations featuring the spectacular Oracle of Apollo from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday night and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
The Academy Art Museum will have ice art projects on Saturday, the 21st, as well as a fire pit and tastings from Lyon Rum outside!
Come and warm up with our friends from For All Seasons Behavioral Health and RCC on 111 East Dover Street for their porch party! Stop by for s’mores by the fire and hot cocoa.
Kids and families can enjoy plenty of activities at the Children’s Ice House at the Talbot County Free Library from 11 am to 4 pm on the 21st. Children of all ages can take a break from the cold and partake in free craft projects, card games with Two Pair Collectibles, and a live ice carving demonstration!
Visitors can also catch Cascading Carlos juggling fire in Thompson Park from 5 pm to 8 pm on the 20th and from 12 pm to 4 pm on the 21st.
Easton Volunteer Fire Department’s Stews & Brews returns February 21st during Chesapeake Fire & Ice weekend!
After viewing ice sculptures, take a break from the cold and enjoy the warmth inside 315 Leonard Rieck Drive. The event will feature 25+ Craft Brewers, Wineries, and Distillers, including Burley Oak, Harvest Ridge Winery, Lyon Distilling, Burnish, Elder Pine, RAR, Ten Eyck, and more! Your tasting glass is your ticket to unlimited tastings. Restaurants and food trucks like Bāgery, Doc’s Downtown Grille, Jimmy’s Fayt, T & D Fusion, and many more will offer samplings of stews and chowders to Festival goers. A tasting glass and stew sampling are included in your General Admission Ticket. Click the link to purchase tickets: https://bit.ly/3Z2x0eV
The Talbot Waterman will be shucking fresh oysters at Frampton Funeral Home at 30 North Harrison Street on both Friday and Saturday, with Frampton giving away hot chocolate.
Eat Sprout & Chesapeake Blooms on 22 North Harrison Street will have a fire pit on their Patio with Sprout offering scratch-made hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows, non-alcoholic Fire Roasted Chili Shooters, craft s’mores lattes, and their baker’s special S’mores Bark, as well as live music.
The Ivy Cafe will host Moth Radio Hour, based on a popular weekly radio show and podcast featuring true, personal stories told live on stage without scripts or notes, showcasing diverse experiences from humorous to heartbreaking. Storytelling @ The Ivy hopes to connect an Easton Audience with authentic narratives from everyday people and professional storytellers. They will also be open on Saturday, the 21st, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with fun cocktails and specials!
Bluepoint Hospitality will have a beverage cart and a bagpiper in front of The Stewart on Saturday, the 21st, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Out of the Fire will offer a S’mores Ice Cream Sandwich. The dessert will consist of a toasted marshmallow and spicy Mexican hot chocolate ice cream sandwiched between cinnamon macaron cookies. All items for the dessert are made in-house!
Make your way into Spiralis Gallery during Chesapeake Fire & Ice for cider, donuts, and a look at the whimsical, duck-filled mixed-media work of artist Susan Lenz.
9S Studios will have La Sombra Como Refugio: Shade as Refuge solo exhibition by Fredy Granillo on view for visitors.
TRA GALLERY presents “Double Take”, a 2-day exhibit of Mike Miller’s photos and Stephen Walker’s paintings from the photos on Friday, February 20th, 4-7 p.m. and Saturday, February 21st, 11-4 p.m.
The Talbot Historical Society is presenting a Native American Heritage & Artifact Day, held on February 21st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering families and individuals a rare opportunity to experience centuries-old Native American artifacts along with the living history of the Pocomoke Indian Nation through demonstrations, presentations, and cultural displays in the Waterfowl Festival Building at 40 South Harrison Street.
Lizzy Dee will offer a winter sale where visitors can pick their additional discount during Fire & Ice weekend in Easton! They will be open until 8 p.m. on Friday, February 20th.
The Mercantile will have a Sassy Steppers Sale during Fire & Ice Weekend with at least 50% off of fall and winter shoes & boots. The Merc will also stay open late, so you can shop while checking out all the ice sculptures. Night Owl specials and libations each night after 5:00 p.m. Winter Clearance Sale on all clothing will continue, and get the first sneak peek at early spring styles. Each purchase on Friday and Saturday gets you a raffle ticket for a $100 gift card!
Windswept Clothiers will have a winter sale with discounts up to 75% off!
Join Legal Assets Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. as they take the bar outside! They’ll be serving up their cozy, crowd-favorite Campfire Cocoa right out front — the perfect way to warm up while you enjoy the festival vibes. You can also cool things down with their featured Frostbite Lager — crisp, refreshing, and made for Fire & Ice festivities.
Join The Tidewater Inn all weekend long for their lunch and dinner specials at Hunters’ Tavern, including SHRIMP COCKTAIL, DUCK WINGS, BEEF TARTAR, and TUNA POKE BOWL. There will also be a Fire & Ice Pop Up Bar in the Rose Room at Tidewater Inn on Friday, February 20th, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Fire & Ice Festival Weekend at The Hummingbird Inn and the Charm Bar with Energy Readings, Cocktails, and a cool surprise! Fire & Ice is here, and Charm Bar is right in the middle of the fun! Energy Readings with Trish will be on the 21st, starting at 5:00 PM. Want to make sure you get your reading in? Call the Humming Bird at 410-822-0605 and schedule your session now! Walk-In’s accepted as well, based on availability.
Music & Entertainment
Cascading Carlos: Friday (5 to 8 P.M.) & Saturday (Noon to 4 P.M.) in Thompson Park
Live Music: Friday (5 to 8 p.m.)
& Saturday (Noon to 4 P.M. & 5 to 8 P.M.)
Enjoy free outdoor music & entertainment during the festival weekend! Our list of talented performers includes:
Friday Night Performances:
Tavair Dominque will find his way to downtown Easton for Chesapeake Fire & Ice on February 20th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on 30 North Harrison Street!
DJ E Shore will be playing tunes and filling the streets with music in front of the Talbot County Courthouse on Washington Street from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday Performances:
DJ E Shore will be playing tunes and filling the streets with music in front of The Talbot County Courthouse on Washington Street from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Jayla Elise will be at the Market at Dover Station from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Award-winning and crowd favorite Cascading Carlos will perform Friday night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.! Carlos has fascinated and entertained children and adults alike for over two decades – don’t miss out on both of his performances! Friday will feature fire and Saturday will be a daytime show in Thompson Park – try your hand at juggling with his friendly interactive show. Click here to find out more about Carlos.
The amazing Oracle of Apollo will dance with flames at the Market at Dover Station on Friday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oracle is an accomplished and skilled performer whose fiery feats thrill audiences.
The Children’s Icehouse will be at the Waterfowl Building on 40 South Harrison Street on Saturday the 15th. From 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Children of all ages can take a break from the cold with free craft projects, games, giveaways, snacks, and more!
Children will have plenty of cool activities from noon to five. The Talbot County Free Library will host a story time reading of Karen Kilpatrick’s When Glitter Met Glue and a book giveaway during the day. Two Pair Collectibles will also be doing trading card giveaways as well as free raffles and a Fire and Ice Pokemon Trading card game tournament. Gluten Free Bakery Girl will also offer treats and the wonderful folks from Merry Maids will offer free hot chocolate. There will also be a mini full-court basketball game, splat game, and connect four!
Talbot Humane also returns this year with their furry friends for their kissing booth! Meet some of the cutest, friendliest animals on the Eastern Shore in front of the Waterfowl Building on 40 South Harrison Street. You can find these lovely creatures Saturday the 15th from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
-2026 FIRE & ICE EVENTs Schedule-
Click below to learn more about the events taking place during the festival weekend
This event is brought to you by the generous support of our local business community!
Hosted by Discover Easton and the EastonEDC