2025 WinterFest in Crosslake

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Join Us for Winterfest 2025!

For 23 years we've been celebrating WinterFest in Crosslake with good old-fashioned winter fun for the entire family! Three days of indoor and outdoor activities throughout Crosslake for all ages to enjoy!

Get the 2025 WinterFest Gear while supplies last!

Official WinterFest Sweatshirts & Hats // Purchase at Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant and Lake Country Crafts & Cones- in stock now! 

Official WinterFest Koozie Promotion

Official WinterFest Koozies // Buy one 2025 Slim Can Koozie for $5 and enjoy $4 Coors Light bottles and $5 White Claw cans Fri. Jan. 31 and Sat. Feb. 1, 2025 at all of these establishments!

• Andy's Bar & Grill
• Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion Post 500
• Patrick's Cedar Chest
• Maucieri's
• Manhattan's
• Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar
• Ox Lake Tavern
• Rafferty's Pizza
• RIverside Inn Supper Club
• The Wharf
• Zorbaz-Crozzlake

Deals & Discounts

Official WinterFest Wristbands // 2025 Wristbands available for $5 at participating businesses offering a deal or discount. Save hundreds of dollars on retail goods, services, food, and drinks city-wide, and help support the event!

2025 WinterFest Lost Medallion

Round up the family and get outside to search for the 2025 Lost WinterFest Medallion! Somewhere within the City limits of Crosslake lays, hangs, dangles, or sits the medallion.

One lucky winner who finds the medallion will cash in on a prize basket valued at thousands courtesy of the following Chamber member businesses!

2025 SoupFest in Crosslake

Crosslake is famous for hosting awesome community events, and the annual SoupFest which takes place during WinterFest is not to be missed!

Chamber member businesses simmer kettles of their fabulous soup recipes and YOU taste, vote and determine which is worthy of the highly coveted Golden Ladles. Learn more and view the list of participating businesses by clicking the button below!

EVENT SCHEDULE 
ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE - WATCH FOR THE COMPLETE 2025 SCHEDULE COMING SOON!

THURSDAY

9 AM // Find the Lost Medallion! First of three daily clues released at local merchants, on the Crosslake App, and here! Find the Lost Medallion and cash in on a prize package courtesy of Chamber member businesses!

6 - 8 PM // Loons & Lakes Trivia hosted by Shannon Watters of Watters Edge Realty, WAPOA, and the National Loon Center. Free to play. Bring lead tackle for points toward prizes (14 Lakes Craft Brewing 36846 CR 66)

8 PM // Trivia (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

FRIDAY

9 AM // Find the Lost Medallion! 2nd clue released

3:30 - 5:30 PM // Cabin Fever 2025/26 Enrollment Kickoff (Crosslake Community School 35808 CR 66)

• Games, activities, snacks, and prize drawings - Free event!

5:30 - 6:30 PM // Meat Raffle (Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion 35112 CR 3)

6 PM // Live Music featuring Mike Derus (Manhattan's 39051 CR 66)

6-9 PM // Live Music featuring From The Heart (14 Lakes Craft Brewing 36846 CR 66)

6:30-8:30 PM // Celebrate WinterFest! (Crosslake Community Center 14126 Daggett Pine Road) 

• Outdoor Family Fun!  Fireworks at 8:30 pm. Warming House open, Chili, Hot cocoa, S'mores, Bonfires, DJ Music, Games, and prizes courtesy of Dahlheimer Beverage

8:30 PM // FIREWORKS (Crosslake Community Center 14126 Daggett Pine Road)

10-Close // Dance with DJ's JP & Dana (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

SATURDAY

9 AM // Find the Lost Medallion! - 3rd and final clue released

10 AM-2 PM // Open House & Tours (Northern MN Railroad Trackers 36184 CR 66) 

10 AM-3 PM // WinterFest Craft & Vendor Show (The Gathering Event Center 34212 CR 3)

11 AM // Bingo (Manhattans 39051 CR 66)

• Register by 10:45am for Bingo 

11 AM-1 PM // Kids WinterFest Tote Decorating (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

11 AM-3 PM // Spin The Wheel - Spin the wheel to win prizes & discounts (Key Wellness 35752 Allen Ave)

11 AM - 2 PM // WinterFest Family Fun Zone - Indoor and Outdoor family activities - ice bowling, snowman snowball shooters, winter crafts and more! (Crosslake Town Square 14195 Gould Drive)

12 PM // SOUPFEST

• Soup samples served at participating businesses throughout Crosslake.
• Download the Crosslake App and vote for your favorite soup by 3pm.

12-2 PM // Italian Olympics (Maucieri's 36450 CR 3)

12-3 PM // Bonfire & Smores', Color a T-shirt, Coloring Contest weather permitting - (US Army Corps of Engineers/Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway 35507 CR 66)

12 - 5 PM // Live Music (Manhattan's 39051 CR 66)

• 12 PM - featuring Seth Doud  3PM - featuring Shane Martin

1-4 PM // Radar Runs on the Bay weather permitting -  (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

1:30 PM // Bingo Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion 35112 CR 3)

4:30-6 PM // Surf & Turf Raffle (Andy's Bar & Grill 35453 CR 3) 

6-9 PM // Live Music featuring From The Heart (Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion 35112 CR 3)

6-9 PM // Live Music featuring Lisa Wenger Band (Maucieri's 34650 CR 3)

8-11 PM // Live Music featuring Mark Johnson & Brent Passarella (Patrick's Cedar Chest 33350 CR 3)

10 PM-Close // Dance with DJs JP & Dana (Moonlite Bay 37627 CR 66)

WinterFest Committee

The Crosslake Chamber extends a sincere thanks to the 2024 WinterFest Chairperson Jessica Eide, Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar, and Committee Members: Dawn Maucieri, Maucieri's Italian Bistro; Heather Jones, Pine View Child Care and Learning Center; Pat Netko, Lake Country Crafts & Cones; Corrine Hodapp, US Army Corps of Engineers Crosslake Campground; Melissa Krueger, Simply Rustic Floral Design; Tim Schalow, NMN Inc./Northern Lakes Embroidery; Marlene Mingo, Crosslake Chamber Volunteer; Jackie Wipper, Squirrelly Mama; Tim Valencia-Louden, Patriot Lakes Nutrition; TJ Gaumann, Crosslake Park & Rec Director; Cassidi Herrlich, Manhattan's; and Brittany Davis & Cindy Myogeto, Crosslake Chamber.

2024 SoupFest Winners!

Judges Choice:
1st Place -Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion
2nd Place -Maucieri's
3rd Place - Squirrelly Mama

Peoples Choice Culinary:
1st Place - Andy's Bar & Grill
2nd Place -Crosslake Fifty Lakes American Legion
3rd Place - Lake Country Crafts & Cones

Peoples Choice Amateur:
1st Place -Whitefish at the Lakes Senior Living
2nd Place -US Army Corps/Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway
3rd Place - Simply Rustic Floral Design