Iceworm Festival
See how we celebrated the 50th anniversary of this fun-filled week designed to break the winter blahs! We celebrated the occasion with a parade, fireworks, contests, music, food and much more.
| What |
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| When |
Feb 02, 2012 12:00 AM
to Feb 05, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Where | Cordova, AK |
| Contact Name | Chamber of Commerce |
| Contact Phone | 907-424-7260 |
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These 2012 dates are estimated, real dates are TBD.
This zany mid-winter festival celebrates the emergence of the ice worm
in Cordova, Alaska, where the winters are long and dark and give rise to
thoughts of things like ice worms. The highlight of the three-day
festival is the procession of a 150-foot-long ice worm (it has a
dragon's head) followed by 500 or so paraders. Other events include
variety shows, ski events, a survival-suit race, a beauty pageant,
music, and dances.
The celebration began in 1961 as a way to shake
off the winter blahs, and the legend was born then that an ice worm
hibernates during the winter in the glaciers but starts to hatch
or wake up in early February. The worm has gained international fame,
and the festival draws great crowds of people.
