WinterFaire

Overview

Explore a magical indoor world featuring a festive, carnival-like atmosphere, fun-filled games, loveable critters, and hands-on activities. Play, laugh, and make lifelong memories together in this one-of-a-kind indoor winter experience.

Enchanted Entry

As you enter the enchanted forest, you’ll be surrounded by beautiful sights and sounds. Ember, a warm, welcoming, and curious red fox, will be there to welcome you. You might even wind up with a new best friend before you know it.

Frozen Fountain

“Colors and sounds will shift and sway If on each symbol a hand does stay”

Indigo, the chameleon who’s knowledgeable in all things mystical, has imparted their rhyming wisdom. But what does this puzzle mean? You’ll have to work together around the frozen fountain—the source of magic that fuels WinterFaire—to find out!

Every day, The Fairy Players gather around the fountain and tell an interactive tale of how WinterFaire came to be.

Carnival Games

Flip, the harbor seal, cannot wait for you to join him in the Games area. Energetic, happy, and carefree, he loves carnival games of all shapes and sizes. He has added a winter twist to a few of his favorites so you can play alongside him in WinterFaire

• Skee-Ball
• Slippery Slope Race
• Ring TossvSnow Splat

Ice Cave

Storm is an adventurous and brave ice phoenix. He’s turned his home into a large funhouse where you can jump, climb, balance, and build. The Ice Cave is full of magical surprises—can you discover them all?

• Sock Skating
• Chasm Cross
• Arch Build
• Climb and Slide

Artisans Corner

Gerty, the sweet, no-nonsense, woodworking beaver, presides over the Artisans Corner. Artists from around the world bring their work to display in her Artisans Shop.

In the Community Corner, explore winter-inspired art from around the world, including four pieces commissioned by The Children's Museum that highlight different holidays and celebrations:

• Diwali—the Hindu festival celebrating the triumph of light over dark
• Hanukkah—the Jewish festival of lights celebrating the rededication of the Temple
• Kwanzaa—a celebration of family, community, and African American culture
• Las Posadas—a Christmas celebration in Latin American countries that commemorates Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem