Ice sculptures are revealed at different locations and times throughout the festival weekend

• Friday 4PM- Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery
• Saturday 11AM – John West Park, Ocean View
• Saturday 5PM – Bethany Beach
• Sunday 11AM- Evans Park, Millville

Off-Site Locations

• Friday
  • Coastal Kitchen at Bear Trap Dunes
  • Good Earth Market
  • Hocker’s Family Restaurant
  • Hooked Up
  • JR’s Seafood Shack
  • Mio Fratello
  • Off the Hook
  • Signatures at Bayside
  • Vista Rooftop
• Saturday
  • Banks Wines & Spirits
  • Beach Liquors
  • Captain’s Quarters Arcade & Go Karts
  • Fins Ales House & Raw Bar – Bethany
  • Millville Volunteer Fire Company (Beam Agency – State Farm Insurance)
  • Ocean View Restaurant
  • The Cottage Cafe
  • The Salted Rim Margarita Bar & Grille

Millville – Evans Park 11AM-3PM: S’mores & Fire Pits

• Salted Vines
  • Friday 12-4PM: DJ Scott Mayhugh
  • Friday 5-8PM: Bell Bottom Blues
  • Saturday 1-4PM: Rick Arzt
  • Sunday 2-5PM: Ben Davis
• Bethany Beach
  • Saturday 3:30-5:30PM:DJ Candy
  • Saturday 5-8PM: DJ Bump
• Tasting Tour locations will have live entertainment. See full list here.

All festival parking is free!

• Salted Vines: Parking is available onsite. For overflow parking on Friday, drive past the main building, and volunteers will be on site to direct you to the grass area at the end of the lane.
• John West Park, Ocean View: (More details to come) 
• Bethany Beach: Parking lots located along Garfield. Side street parking is free
• Evans Park, Millville: Overflow parking located on site in a grass lot

There are several reasons why we ask for visitors not to touch the ice:

• Hundreds/thousands of warm hands + ice = melting ice sculptures
• The investment of a local business has paid for each sculpture
• Artists created, loaded, and installed the sculptures. Please respect their work.
• Safety. Many of the sculptures weigh hundreds of pounds.

Live ice carving demonstrations are one of the most popular features of the festival. A live ice carving demonstration will be held at each host site (Salted Vines, John West Park, Bethany Beach, and Millville).

Friday 5-7PM: Salted Vines

Saturday 12-2PM: John West Park

Saturday 3:30-5:30PM: Bethany Beach Bandstand

Saturday 5:40-7:30PM: Bethany Beach Ocean Suites

Sunday 11:30AM-1:30PM: Evans Park

We recommend purchasing Tasting Tour tickets in advance because they sell out. If you purchased tickets, they can be picked up at Ocean View Town Hall (32 West Ave., Ocean View, DE 19970)

Ticket Pick-up Times:

• Friday, February 6 from 12pm-7pm inside the Community Center
• Saturday, February 7 from 11am-4pm inside the Community Center

Many of the Tasting Tour locations offer tasters to non-ticket holders for a small fee. Find more information here.

Safety! For the same reason that festival guests are asked not to touch the ice, the sculptures are taken down by the ice vendor at the conclusion of the festival to reduce the risk of injury. Depending on the weather and mindfulness of attendees, some sculptures (especially the larger ones) may need to be taken down faster for safety purposes.

UV rays are no joke. Even in cold weather, the sun will cause ice sculptures to melt. Ice sculptures are covered before scheduled reveal times to preserve them as long as possible. Ideal ice weather is cold and cloudy! When possible, tents are installed to provide additional shade at daytime sculpture reveals.

• Salted Vines: restrooms are located inside
• John West Park: restrooms and porta-johns are located on the back side of the Town Hall building
• Bethany Beach: public restrooms are located on Garfield Parkway near the Lifeguard Station
• Evans Park in Millville: restrooms are located near the entrance of the park’s walking path

There is no ice skating rink at the 2026 Fire & Ice Festival.

While the festival itself is free to attend, there are ticketed events that take place throughout the weekend that benefit:

• Beebe South Coastal Emergency Department & Cancer Center
• Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company
• Historic Village in Ocean View
• John M. Clayton Elementary School PTO
• Mason Dixon VFW Post 7234
• Meals on Wheels
• Millville Volunteer Fire Company
• Roxana Volunteer Fire Company
• Santa’s Letters, INC.
• Sussex County Habitat for Humanity

One of the unique aspects of Fire & Ice Delaware is that each year, a new theme is chosen to keep the festival fun and fresh! The 2026 theme is “In the First State,” which was selected in coordination with the 250th anniversary of Delaware. Ice sculptures, food, activities, and more will highlight some of your favorite things about the State!

There is no fireworks display at the 2026 Fire & Ice Festival.