Clearfield YMCA Winter Festival This Weekend

 Clearfield YMCA Winter Festival
1/28/2012 - 1/29/2012
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST 
Will be held at the Parker Dam State Park in Penfield

For questions regarding the below events, please phone 814-765-5521 

Events and Times are subject to change until closer to the event.

Sponsored by the Clearfield YMCA, the Winter Festival features fun outdoor activities for the entire family to enjoy and participate in.

The two-day festival begins on Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 a.m. with the Snow Bowl Flag Football Tournament. Interested teams must be pre-registered, and can do so by contacting the YMCA. Other scheduled activities on Saturday include programs on Ice Fishing Basics at 11:00 a.m., Winter Bird Feeding at 1:00 p.m., Owls at 2:00 p.m., and Snowshoeing Basics at 3:00 p.m.

 Then, on Sunday, January 29 the festival will gear up again at 9:00 a.m. with the Hilltop Howlers organizing a Snowmobile Fun Run at Pavilion 7, and an Ice Harvesting demonstration on the lake at 11:00 a.m. Between noon and 2:00 p.m., there will be many other activities for the whole family such as, Snowshoeing, Snow Box Derby, Frozen Salami Sling, a Learn to Cross-country Ski program, and a Snowman Contest.
 Other events on Sunday afternoon include the Almost Naked Mile Run at 3:00 p.m., where participants will run a mile in their bathing suits.
 The Winter Festival’s grand finale will again be the Polar Bear Swim scheduled at 4:00 p.m.

 The YMCA will also run a concession stand out of the Beach House throughout Winter Festival. Several events, including the Polar Bear Swim, require pre-registration with the YMCA. To check on an event or to pre-register, contact the YMCA at (814) 765-5521.

 Some events will be dependent on snow or ice conditions; however, most will take place in any weather conditions. Visitors can also enjoy the outdoors all Winter Festival weekend (and all winter) with many traditional winter activities.

 When conditions permit, Parker Dam State Park maintains 2 cross-country ski loops, totaling about 5.5-miles, a maintained ice skating rink, and a sledding hill. Snowshoeing the many miles of trails is also a popular activity at the park, as well as ice fishing the 20-acre lake.

 So bundle up and come on out to Parker Dam with the entire family to enjoy a weekend of great fun and activities!