STIHL Poznań Ice Festival 2015

We were able to see the best ice sculptors from around the world at the Old Market Square in Poznań. They carved ice sculptures in front of the audience. Although the temperature wasn't exactly ideal, you could see how much effort it takes to prepare a good-looking ice figure.

Demonstrations were held on raised platforms, so everyone had a chance to see up close what tools are used to shape ice. It was quite noisy because of chainsaws used to cut the biggest pieces of ice.

In addition to the sculptors, there were also concerts of Christmas carols in the market square. The entire Old Market Square was decorated for Christmas.

Fun fact: the festival has been held in Poznań since 2006 and it is the only festival of professional ice sculptors in Poland. Since 2014 it has been called the STIHL Poznań Ice Festival.

For children, a great attraction was the opportunity to work independently on a small sculpture made of ice. Anyone who wanted to could get an uncarved block of ice and a chisel. We decided to join forces and with the help of three chisels tried to shape an ice fish. It worked. Maybe it was not as beautiful as the figures of professional sculptors, but that’s not the point. The main thing was having a great time.

You can see our hard work as sculptors in the second part of the movie (from 3:35).