Ice Festival, Light Of Day WinterFest: This Weekend In Monmouth County

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — The weekend is almost here.

As January continues and temperatures drop throughout the area, there’s plenty of fun activities to do around Monmouth County.

Here’s five events you can check out this weekend:

Ice Festival
For those looking for a chilly celebration filled with ice sculptures, winter activities and treats, look no further than Pier Village’s Ice Festival at the Blue Wave behind the Wave Resort on Saturday.

Attendees can watch artists carve intricate designs out of ice, warm up with hot cocoa and fire pits, or enjoy snacks from Pier Village restaurants.

To learn more, you can visit the Ice Festival event page.

The Wave Resort is located at 110 Ocean Ave., Long Branch.

Light of Day WinterFest 2025
This week, the Light of Day WinterFest will run through locations in Monmouth County, with musical performances and showcases for attendees to enjoy.

The Light of Day Foundation uses the power of music to raise money and awareness in its battle to defeat Parkinson’s Disease and its related illnesses, such as ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy).

To learn more about events taking place this weekend, you can visit the Light of Day website.

Kevin Powell at Two River Theater
This Sunday, you can see Grammy-nominated poet, activist and author Kevin Powell at Two River Theater.

Two River will host Powell for his presentation “What Would Dr. King Say Now? How to Heal America,” and Powell will be available to sign copies of “The Kevin Powell Reader” following the event.

To learn more, you can read Patch’s previous reporting.

Two River Theater is located at 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank.

Community Drum Circle
This Sunday, you can sit under the trees at Bell Works’ East Atrium for a community drum circle. The event will take place from 2-4 p.m.

To learn more, you can visit the Bell Works website.

Bell Works is located at 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel.

Elvis Birthday Bash
Actor and musician Scot Bruce will kick off the Elvis Birthday Bash with his 50’s era Elvis show at Count Basie this Sunday. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show set to begin at 7 p.m.

To learn more or purchase tickets, you can visit the Count Basie website.

The Count Basie Center for the Arts is located at 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank.