Winter Carnival Returns To Wilton

**Information Launch Submitted by Wilton Chamber of Commerce**

Jan. 11, 2023

Wilton Middle will as soon as once more be reworked right into a winter wonderland for our annual Winter Carnival! Proudly sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, the Winter Carnival will likely be held on Sunday, February 5 from 12:00-4:00pm on the City Inexperienced with different thrilling festivities concurrently happening round Wilton Middle. Begin off the occasion with a whimsical horse drawn wagon trip across the City Middle introduced by Kimco Realty, watch a stay ice sculpting demonstration by the Gazebo and win prizes for our scavenger hunt by discovering the gorgeous ice sculptures all through city!

Further festivities will embrace a magic present efficiency by Tony the Jester, character meet and nice along with your favourite “winter princess and snowman”, and carnival performers partaking adults and younger ones on the City Inexperienced! A choice of meals and beverage choices will likely be obtainable from our native meals vehicles similar to Bubble & Brew and Cousins Maine Lobster, and actions to maintain the children busy will embrace face portray, sand artwork, crafts, meet mini ponies from Rising Starr Horse Rescue, and so many extra enjoyable actions offered by our native organizations collaborating within the occasion.

There’s extra! The Wilton Library will open its doorways one hour early, at midday. Guests of all ages are invited to heat up inside the place tweens and youths in grades 6 to 12 can cease by the Teen Division to learn to make enjoyable and simple ornamental paper snowflakes, whereas provides final. Youngsters in kindergarten to grade 5 can go to the Youngsters’s Library to create a wintery craft venture and choose up a winter bookmark. Then make sure that to move over to Schenck’s Island for some marshmallow roasting sponsored by the Wilton Rotary Club (youngsters have to be accompanied by an grownup).

New this 12 months, we’ve partnered with Wilton Go Green to work collectively to make our Winter Carnival a little bit extra inexperienced! The native group will likely be sponsoring a sorting station to gather and divert meals to a composting facility in addition to acquire recyclables. So after you get pleasure from treats and meals from our distributors make sure to come by the sorting station!