On Saturday, February 7, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) and Tamworth Outing Club (TOC) for Winter Fest, a fun day and evening of outdoor and indoor activities in Chocorua. Bring your family, bring a friend, or come meet some new ones!
DINNER TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
Dinner tickets are sold out for this year. Join us at The Preserve for free/by donation activities during the day, and for the Traditional Dance at 7:30 PM ($10 at the door). Read on!
10 AM · Cold Water Dip & Sauna at the Grove at Chocorua Lake
Winter Fest begins at 10 AM on Saturday morning at Chocorua Lake with a Cold-Water Dip and Sauna with the local year-round dipping group, the Tamworth Otters. By donation. Thank you to White Mountain Sauna Haus for the sauna! If you’d like to dip and sauna, please register, or come along to watch the fun.
1-5 PM · Winter Fest Activities at The Preserve • FREE/By Donation
Performances!
2 PM: Winter stories by the fire with storyteller Andy Davis, The Pavilion
3 PM: Winter Songs of Joy and Connection for all ages with Dexter & Lucy, sledding hill
4:15 PM: Winter Songs of Joy and Connection with Dexter & Lucy, The Pavilion
4:30 PM: Winter stories by the fire with storyteller Andy Davis, The Pavilion
If it’s too cold for any of these to be outdoors, they’ll be in the Farmhouse
Outdoors!
Sledding, trails for x-country skiing and snowshoeing (bring your own sleds/skis/snowshoes)
Chinook/sled dog expo
Make birdseed balls with MWVEG
Bonfires & s’mores
In the barn!
make your own Valentines with Arts Council of Tamworth
Chinook/sled dog expo with Chinook Owners Association
water quality display with Chocorua Lake Conservancy
make bird seed balls with MWVEG
winter tree ID with Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm
plant ally winter hydration station with Tamworth Community Nurse Association
try rag rug making with Tamworth History Center
cold-water dipping expo with the Tamworth Otters
puzzles & games
cocoa, coffee & tea, treats
1–7 PM • Silent Auction & 50/50 Raffle
Silent auction with art, wonderful local experiences, and handmade items from 1–7 PM. All auction and event proceeds will benefit the Tamworth Outing Club and Chocorua Lake Conservancy.
7:30–9 PM+ • Traditional Dance ($10 at the door)
A traditional dance with the Winter Festivarians and caller Jennifer McHone Villalobos. No experience necessary! The caller will guide you through jigs, reels, square dances, circle dances, waltzes, and more. This kind of dancing is a long tradition in Tamworth. Tamworth Outing Club has been hosting dances since 1937, the second oldest continuously held dance in New Hampshire.