Springfield Winter Carnival

02/16/2024

Winter Carnival 2024 was a big success! We had a great turnout from all ages, and especially the kids. There was even enough snow to keep the sleds going and hold our annual Cardboard Sled contest. It's time to send out a huge THANK YOU to all those who volunteered to help make this unique event so much fun:

*Ford of Claremont, who sponsored the Pyrotecnico Fireworks Show
*Ultimate Auto Body and ARC Mechanical, who co-sponsored Wunderle's Big Top Circus Adventures
*The All-4-One program, who shared their Big Games with the kids all afternoon Saturday
*Jeni and the Springfield Town Library, who organized Snowmageddon, the very popular indoor snowball fight, and also loaned us plenty of snowshoes for those who wanted to try them out
*John and Joni Robison, who led a nighttime snowshoe walk Friday evening and another on Saturday afternoon
*CPCC Superintendent Rodney Williams, who assisted in many ways with the setup and aftermath of the event
*Kevin Spaulding, who donated the perfect slab wood for the bonfire, which was built by Rodney Williams and Carson Farrar, and ignited by Nick from the Springfield Fire Dept.
*Adam from Springfield Parks and Rec, who ran and judged the annual Snowman Contest
*CPCC Pro George Heslin, The Edgar May's Eli Ramos, and SHS student Carson Farrar, who organized and judged the annual Cardboard Sled contest, and to George Heslin and Brody McCarthy, who kept the fastest sleds from reaching the pricker bushes
*SAPA TV's Aimee Parnell, who enthusiastically helped out in multiple areas, especially planning
*The group of 5 SHS students who served free hot chocolate on Friday night
*CPCC Pub Manager Kristin Cook, who is a paid employee but always volunteers extra time to make sure Community events are as good as they can be
*We also want to send a GIANT THANK YOU to our CPCC employees who put in a lot of hours in the 4 day stretch from Wednesday morning through Saturday night, and the "vendors" who entertained us all so well; The Conniption Fits, Gr8teful Folk, Pyrotecnico Fireworks, Troy Wunderle of Wunderle's Big Top Circus Adventures, and SAPA TV's videography crew!
*I apologize if I've forgotten anyone, and we'll see you all next year!

02/10/2024

We had a big crowd and a great night both inside and outside last night…Check out today’s schedule and come join us!!!

02/09/2024

I just took a test run and the sliding is GREAT! The Springfield Fire Dept. will torch our community bonfire at 5:30 tonight and the sliding hill will be lit up until 8:00. Bring your sled and the hot chocolate is FREE as well…At 6:30pm John and Joni will lead a nighttime snowshoe walk out around our beautiful course. Springfield Library has graciously provided extra snowshoes…AND THEN, the amazing CONNIPTION FITS will play great music in the pub from 8-11:00 for the “big kids”! Come on up to Crown Point tonight!!!

02/05/2024

TOP 10 (or more) REASONS TO CHECK OUT WINTER CARNIVAL AT CROWN POINT FEB. 9&10…

*ALL activities and events are FREE(food and beverage are not)

The indoor highlights:
*Wunderle’s Big Top Circus Adventures 12-3 Sat. sponsored by ARC MECHANICAL and ULTIMATE AUTO BODY
*Snowmageddon! Indoor snowball fight 3:15-4 Sat. sponsored by SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY
*Big Games-Jenga, Co****le, TicTacToe, Connect 4 and more 12-3 Sat. with ALL-4-ONE
*Snowman winners announced 3:00, you still have time to build one!
*The Conniption Fits Friday 8-11:00pm for the adults
*Gr8teful Folk Saturday 7-10:00pm right after the fireworks

The outdoor highlights:
*Sliding, including lights at night
*Annual Cardboard Sled contest 1:00 Sat (You still have time to build one!
*Guided snowshoe walks Friday 6:30 and Saturday 2:30, snowshoes provided
*BONFIRE Friday, starts 5:30pm
*FIREWORKS!!! Saturday 6:15, sponsored by FORD OF CLAREMONT

*Excellent food and beverage available throughout the event in the Crown Point Pub!

01/25/2024

01/23/2024

Hey folks, we only have a couple entries so far for this year’s Snowman Contest…We haven’t had much sticky snow, but it looks like conditions may change in the next 24 hours! Build a snow man, woman, or critter, and send a photo by email or Facebook to Springfield Parks and Rec…We’ll choose at least 3 winners for great prizes, to be announced during Winter Carnival on Feb. 10!

01/17/2024

The hills at Crown Point are finally starting to look like Winter Carnival! We want to encourage anyone and everyone to build a CARDBOARD SLED! The theme this year is “Wild Animals”…School groups, families, preschools, friends, scout groups, or anyone else…here’s the deal: The bottom of the sled must be only cardboard and duct tape, other than that, just get creative! Use as many props as you want. We give prizes for most artistic, most creative, fastest and furthest down the hill, and spirit of the event!!!

01/14/2024

Our event is 4 weeks away! The schedule is starting to take shape. We're still working to add some more fun stuff, but here's a preview of the current lineup. Springfield Winter Carnival at Crown Point is designed to be an indoor/outdoor community and family event for all ages. Participation in ALL events is FREE. The restaurant and pub will be open for dining and drinks Friday evening and all day Saturday, and free hot chocolate will be available:

FRIDAY, FEB. 9: 5-8:00PM: Sliding under the lights
6:30PM: Guided snowshoe walk (extra snowshoes provided by Springfield Town Library, bring a headlamp if you have one)
8:00-11:00pm in the banquet room: The Conniption Fits, one the the areas best and most popular bands!

SATURDAY, FEB. 10: We'll open at 11:30am, with events starting at noon. Sliding hills and cross country ski trails open all day and with sliding lights until 8:00pm(later by popular demand)
12:00-3:00 inside: Wunderle's Big Top Circus Adventures, sponsored by ARC Mechanical and Ultimate Auto Body, and complemented by Big Games with the All-4-One program
1:00-2:00pm outside: The Annual Cardboard Sled Contest(see details in a separate post)
2:30pm: Guided snowshoe walk, snowshoes available to borrow
3:00pm: We'll announce the winners of the annual SNOWMAN CONTEST(you can enter that anytime from now to Feb. 8!)
3:15-4:00pm: Snowmageddon! Indoor snowball fight(banquet room) with fluffy balls and shields sponsored by Springfield Library
7-10:00pm: Gr8teful Folk, another outstanding local band to provide a fun evening with great music, food and drinks!

*This schedule will be updated as events are added...PLEASE SHARE1

01/09/2024

As mentioned in Sunday’s post, our annual Snowman Contest is now underway! Build a snow man, woman, creature, or critter and send a photo via email or Facebook to Springfield Parks and Rec anytime between now and Feb. 8. Photos will be displayed on Parks and Rec pages as well as this page. We have some local families that try to outdo themselves every year, and it’s a lot of fun to see all the creativity! Prizes will be awarded in several categories on the weekend of Winter Carnival, so get out and build something when the snow is right!

01/07/2024

For obvious reasons, the Annual Winter Carnival Snowman Contest starts right now! Just build a snow man, woman, creature, or critter, and take a good picture of it…Tomorrow’s post will tell you what to do with the photo along with other details. The contest runs from today until Thursday, Feb. 8.

01/04/2024

SAVE THE DATES! Springfield Winter Carnival 2024 will take place Feb. 9&10…Similar to recent years, traditional events (cardboard sled contest, lighted sliding hills, free hot chocolate, live music at night) will take place at Crown Point Country Club. The skating rink at Riverside may be used as well if weather allows. While Crown Point will host the event, Springfield Library and Springfield Parks and Rec will also contribute to the programming. Several events are already booked, others are in the works, and we’ll start posting more info very soon, so stay tuned. Now get outside and help us with the snow dances!!!