It’s Winter Fest week end in the City of Belleville

Winter Fest is this week end in the City of Belleville with ice sculptures on display along Main Street beginning on Friday.
On Friday there will be a live ice carver from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce. Carolers will be out from 3 to 5 p.m. and there’s ice skating at the Fourth Street Square from 3 to 9 p.m.
Country Singer Jen Lawson will perform 5-6 p.m. and Bates hot dog stand will be in the museum area.
Conference bike rides will be in the museum area from 4 to 6 p.m. and the museum will be open so people can tour the Festival of Trees.
Fireworks over the lake will begin at 7 p.m.
Saturday
The Jingle Bell 5K Fun Run/Walk begins at the Horizon Park gazebo at 9:45 a.m. It is being put on by the Van Buren Public Schools Education Foundation. All race activities are scheduled to be over by 11:30 a.m.
Ice skating continues at the Fourth Street Square from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., courtesy of the BYC. Conference bike rides are from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the museum area and a live ice carver is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Chamber office.
At 3 p.m. the Belleville Area District Library will offer Gingerbread Man Decorating and a horse-drawn carriage will offer rides from 2 to 4:30 p.m. across from the Fourth Street Square.
A Soup Crawl is planned from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Fourth Street Square Area and includes CBC, Egan’s Pub, Deb’s Catering, Twisted Rooster, and Woodstone Grill.
A Kids Fun Zone will run from noon to 4:30 p.m. with a Bouncy House by the Chamber. There will be crafts, popcorn and cider with the Belleville Area Council for the Arts.
Carolers will sing from 2 to 4 p.m.
The lighted Christmas Parade, bringing Santa to town, starts at 4:30 p.m. from Belleville High School and goes down W. Columbia Ave. to Five Points and then up Main Street to the museum.
Santa is scheduled to draw the winning ticket for the Chamber’s Car Raffle.
The museum will be open so people can view the Festival of Trees.
After the parade, the City’s Christmas Tree will be lighted in the front yard of the Belleville Area Museum.
Also, after the parade, the First United Methodist Church will host a Living Nativity Scene and also a Meet with Santa event.
On Sunday, ice skating continues on the Fourth Street Square from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Skates will be available.