Ironwood's 2026 Jack Frost Festival will begin with the Depot Park Christmas Tree-lighting Ceremony on Thursday, November 19th at 6:00 p.m., and run until Saturday, January 30th, 2027.  As of this writing, the annual Norrie Club "Light Up The Night" event (January 30th) will not be held this year.   Jack Frost Wintertime is a seasonal Ironwood celebration that features art exhibits, concerts, films, SISU Ski Fest race, snowshoeing, Pro Vintage snowmobile racing, Festival of Lights downtown parade, along with concerts and shows at the Historic Ironwood Theatre.  All events are created by a variety of local organizations to showcase the great U.P. life in December and January.

Entry in the Jack Frost Festival of Lights Parade is open to all--you do not have to be an Ironwood Chamber of Commerce member to enter. The 2026 Parade will be on Saturday, December 5th, at 6:00 p.m. on downtown Ironwood's Aurora Street.  The new 2026 entry form is posted below and can be downloaded.  The parade unit guidelines are also available for download here as well.  There will be cash prizes for "best on parade" this year too!  There is no overall Parade theme other than Christmas and/or Jack Frost Wintertime.   All parade units must be lit with Christmas lights!

Business Window Decorating Contest registration form is also below.  This contest is jointly sponsored by WIMI Radio and the Ironwood Chamber. There are 3 cash prizes and the winner receives a $200 free advertising opportunity with WIMI, Ironwood.

Please follow the Jack Frost Festival Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/JackFrostFestival  for all the latest Festival updates and related posts and pictures.

Again this year the Ironwood Chamber will be having its $10,000 Jack Frost Festival Raffle.  This benefits the Chamber's capital and community sponsorship fund.   With $10K in 9 cash prizes, and only 200 tickets sold, the Jack Frost Raffle certainly offers a ticket-purchase incentive.  The reason the Chamber conducts this yearly raffle is to raise funds that the Chamber can used for Chamber capital projects and community sponsorships.  As the Ironwood Chamber receives NO TAX MONEY for its support, a successful Jack Frost Raffle ticket-sale enables our chamber to have a yearly fund to help support community organizations and events.  Each ticket costs $100 and can be purchased at the Chamber Depot Office or through individual ticket sellers.  The raffle sale begins October 29th, 2026, with the drawing of the winners at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5th, at the Northwind Natural Foods Co-op