FAQ
What are Delaware’s Fire & Ice Festival times and hours?

The Fire & Ice Festival is hosted throughout 5 different towns. View the full events schedule here!

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

  • Friday – Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery
  • Saturday AM – John West Park, Ocean View
  • Saturday PM – Bethany Beach
  • Sunday – Evans Park, Millville
  • Tasting Tour locations
  • Other off-site locations!
    • Banks Wines & Spirits
    • More locations to come…
  • Inflatables by the Bethany Beach Center
  • Skating Rink next to the Blue Crab
  • Entertainment: Details Coming Soon!
  • Bethany Beach (Pending) More details to come
  • Ocean View – Fire Pits (Saturday, daytime)
  • Salted Vines – (Pending) Fire Pits
  • Millville – Fire Pits
  • Pallet Fire – Dagsboro (Pending)
  • Fireworks – fireworks displays are dependent on weather and beach conditions. 
  • Salted Vines – DJ on Friday
  • Ocean View – Live band on Saturday 
  • Bethany Beach – DJ on Saturday during the Live Ice Carving Demonstration (Boardwalk near Hollywood Street)
  • Tasting Tour locations will have live entertainment. See full list here.
  • Millville – Live band on Sunday

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).

Specific Times: TBD

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 Pickup Times:

  • Friday, 12pm-8pm inside the Community Center
  • Saturday, 11am-4pm at the Info Tent

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. Additional porta john units are located at the inflatables at the Bethany Beach Center and by the skating rink.
  • Evans Park in Millville: restrooms are located near the entrance of the park’s walking path.

The ice skating rink is located in the parking lot by the Blue Crab. The rink will be open on Friday and Saturday of the Festival weekend.

Attendees are encouraged to donate $5 in exchange for the skate rental. Proceeds benefit the local elementary school’s PTO.

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

  • Beebe’s South Coastal Emergency Department & Cancer Center
  • Millville Volunteer Fire Company
  • Local Elementary School PTO groups
  • Santa’s Letters, INC.
  • Historic Village in Ocean View
  • More details to come!

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!

As fireworks are extremely dependent on weather and beach conditions, there is no guarantee of a display in 2026.