What’s Happening in the Parks
The week ahead
Fort Wayne, Ind. – The following events and programs are happening the week ahead:
Reminder:
Dance Promenade: A Night at the Ballroom
Thursday, January 18, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Park Foundation Pavilion, Promenade Park, 202 West Superior Street
Dancers of all skill levels and ages are invited to participate in a night of Ballroom Dancing! Featured styles will include Waltz, Rumba, Swing and Foxtrot. This is an open event, no partner is required. Everyone is encouraged to change partners and experience different dance styles. Pre-register for a guaranteed spot. Walk-ins will be welcome as space is available with credit card payment only.
Frosty Flow
Sunday, January 21, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Headwater Park Ice Rink
Chill out and enjoy a unique yoga experience as we will be nama-staying on the ice during this one-hour session led by Chelsea Vona of Discover Yoga. Dress warmly, wear tennis shoes and bring a yoga mat and a beach towel (to place under your mat) for the first Frosty Flow! Purchase $5 tickets online at https://riverfrontfw.org or by phone 260-427-6000. Walk-ins will be welcome, if space is available; credit card only, please.
Featuring:
Winterval 2024
Saturday, January 27, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Multiple locations in downtown Fort Wayne
Celebrate the frosty fun and the coziness of the season with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities for all ages. Take a hike, make a craft, play miniature golf with ice sculpture obstacles, shop locally made merchandise, visit sled dogs, learn how to curl, relive Fort Wayne history, get cozy and retro and watch professional ice carvers transform blocks of ice into delightful sculptures. See the website www.WintervalFW.com and attached program for all the details.
Winterval_Program_2024.pdf
Also Happening:
Botanical Speedway
Until April 7, 2024, public hours
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street
Racers ready—rev your engines in the Botanical Conservatory’s latest winter exhibit. Kids will pedal along and burn some rubber on a tropical racetrack as part of this exciting family outing that will have you strolling down victory lane. Imagine accelerating toward the finish line on this fast, not furious, superspeedway. Helmets are available. On Your Marks, Get Set, GROW! Sponsored by: English Bonter Mitchell Foundation, Howard P. Arnold Foundation, Magee-O’Conner Foundation, Fort Wayne Park Foundation, WANE 15 and 103.9 Wayne FM.
Headwaters Park Ice Rink
Tuesday-Friday, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 12:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Headwaters Park, 333 South Clinton Street
Enjoy skating outside in downtown Fort Wayne. Admission is $6 for age 3 and above and free for age 2 and under. Skate rental is $3. Ice conditions are subject to weather. Ten-punch admission cards for the Headwaters Ice Rink are now available for sale at the rink admission trailer (10 admissions/$50) or at the Main Office (705 E. State Blvd.) Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Credit cards are accepted.
Kelly Bremer: The Octane Collection
Until April 7, public hours
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street
Speed, adrenaline, vibrant colors, intense sound and edge-of-your-seat thrills! This. Is. Racing! Nationally recognized artist Kelly Bremer presents “The Octane Collection.” Featuring thrilling acrylic paintings and renderings depicting iconic race and road cars spanning the past 100 years of the automobile. Dynamic perspectives pull you into the action while the subject’s realism and abstracted backgrounds hold you tight through every twist and turn. Get buckled up for a stunning visual trip through automotive and racing history.
