Polar Fest kicks off with some ‘Wicked’ good enjoyable – Detroit Lakes Tribune

DETROIT LAKES

— Lots of glittery tiaras, wands, attire and sneakers (together with a pair of ruby slippers or two) had been on show on the Historic Holmes Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 6, because the annual Daddy’s Little Sweetheart Dance kicked off Polar Fest 2026 with “A Wickedly Good Time.”

Meanwhile, on the adjoining Becker County Museum, the annual Moms & Sons Bash occurred concurrently, with the same theme that included pink and green-colored punch and plush toys wearing “Good vs. Wicked” t-shirts (children may stuff their very own plush toy to take house with them).

The dance started, as is a long-standing custom, with the Grand March throughout the Holmes Theatre stage, adopted by dancing, crafts and snacks within the close by Midwest Bank Ballroom.

The museum bash additionally included snacks and crafts, however that is the place the similarities ended, as mothers and sons had full rein within the museum’s science heart, taking part in large Tetris and Connect 4, taking part in with the Pixel Pegs board (suppose large “Light Bright”) and rather more.

Other occasions happening on Friday included the opening of the Vern Turner Memorial Bonspiel curling match on the Lakes Curling Club (persevering with till Sunday afternoon); the Polaritaville fundraiser at VFW Post 1676, with the Lakes Area Parrot Heads serving up tropical tunes, raffle drawings, meals and drinks, all to profit the Lakes Area Imagination Library; and Lazer Tubing and stay music at Detroit Mountain Recreation Area.

The Polar Fest-ivities continued Saturday morning with a pancake feed hosted by the Detroit Lakes Kiwanis; the primary of two days of hockey motion on the DL Pond Hockey Classic, and the Poles ‘N Holes ice fishing derby hosted by the Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary.

The Sweaty Yeti winter triathlon that was scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 8 at Detriot Mountain has been canceled for this 12 months (not sufficient groups had been registered as of Friday), however there’s nonetheless loads of winter enjoyable occurring on the Mountain, with tubing, snowboarding and boarding till 4 p.m.

The pond hockey match on Little Detroit Lake additionally concludes on Sunday, as does the curling match at Lakes Club. Meanwhile, out at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, the customer heart can be open for Snowshoe Sunday from 12-4 p.m.

Polar Fest continues by Sunday, Feb. 22, with greater than 30 occasions remaining over its 17-day run. A full schedule is on the market on-line at

polarfestdl.com.