When the air gets cold, Owatonna’s heats things up. The 7th Annual Bold & Cold Festival is a perfect way to enjoy a Minnesota winter, and it starts this week.

Bold & Cold Festival Hosts Events Community-Wide

Owatonna's Bold & Cold Festival will be hosting events throughout the community featuring a Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan stop, snow sculpturing, great winter shopping, a frozen medallion hunt, a Winter Walk with beverages, bites, and brrr-ingo, fat tire biking, curling, skating, luminary hike, ice fishing, cross-country skiing, local brews & wine, and so much more.

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Whether you’re taking a family trip, getting away for the weekend without the kids, or planning a trip with friends, you have a place to stay at one of Owatonna's clean, comfortable and affordable hotels. End your evening warm and cozy after a full day of Bold & Cold. Find a place to stay here!

2025 Bold & Cold Festival Schedule Highlights

  • WED 1/22: Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan (3:00 pm at Central Park)
  • WED 1/22 - SUN 1/26: Snow Sculpture Contest (Central Park)
  • FRI 1/24: Winter Walk with Beverages, Bites, & Brrr-ingo (Downtown)
  • FRI 1/24: Family Open Swim & Pool Bingo (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Middle School)
  • SAT 1/25: Fat Tire Biking (10:00 am to 6:00 pm at Brooktree Golf Course)
  • SAT 1/25: Curling for Beginners (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Owatonna Curling Club)
  • SAT 1/25: Rock On Ice Glow Skate (6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Morehouse Park)
  • SAT 1/25: Luminary Hike (6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Brooktree Golf Course
  • SAT 1/25: Little Fish Improv (7:30 pm at Owatonna Arts Center)

You can be sure that there's a lot more on the Bold & Cold schedule that what we've listed here. You can get the full 2025 lineup of events here.

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