Click the picture to watch the Ely Winter Festival web cam that updates every 30 seconds, compliments of elyminnesota.com 
Welcome to Winter!
Welcome to a land where the sky is so blue and the sun shines so bright that you forget that the temperature has descended past freezing long ago; where snow is carved into beautiful shapes and where the town itself becomes an art gallery.
Welcome to the Ely Winter Festival!
You might remember it as the Voyageur Winter Festival. But Ely is so much more than its French history. We share our land and our economy with the Native brothers and sisters who lived here first. We are miners and children of miners, resorters, artists, and lovers of the natural area we inhabit. And that includes winter: snow, ice, and all that comes with it!
Most of all, we love to PARTY! And that's what the Winter Festival is, a big party. Won't you come and join us?
- Support the Festival: buy a Festival pin or T-shirt
- Read all the latest Festival News
- Get the latest Event Schedule Details
- View a Photo Gallery of Snow Sculptures from past Festivals
- MAKE IT HAPPEN! Be a Volunteer!
- Please give our sponsors your business. We'd love you to become a Sponsor.
- Find out more about Ely and about the Festival
- Contact Us
- In the media? Click here for pics and press releases.
This event is made possible in part by grants from the Ely Chamber of Commerce, Iron Range Resources, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, and an Arts Across Minnesota grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature.
