Winterlochen: Hours of Free Family Fun

Ballet, s'mores, animation, music, and more

By Ross Boissoneau | Feb. 4, 2022

Following last year’s virtual version, the renowned arts facility’s annual celebration of winter is rewinding to its traditonal in-person approach on Saturday, Feb. 12, with fun, kid-friendly events planned for both indoors and out. Bring the fam to make s’mores, study animation, go sledding, or get your whippersnappers’ faces painted throughout the day. Kids can also take part in specially scheduled events — conducting an orchestra, attending an acting workshop, or contributing to cool art projects like “Mural Madness,” “Super Sustainable Sculpting,” “Frankenprint” or even “Old Time Photography.” Refuel the whole family at the Food Court, where local establishments Bradley's Pub & Grille, Bud's, and Hofbrau Steakhouse & American Grille will have their eats on offer. At day’s end, the whole family can sit down together to take in the Arts Academy Dance Division’s ballet performance of Romeo & Juliet. Interlochen Director of Dance Joseph Morrissey calls this production the arts academy’s largest-scale dance production ever, and dance faculty will perform several of the roles. Other than the food court, all activities are free of charge. For more information, visit www.interlochen.org.