The festival of ice sculptures «ICE Fantasy» in the Peter and Paul fortress

this year's Winter came to St. Petersburg with a delay of nearly a month. And although the whole of January there was the real winter weather, organizers of the festival of ice sculptures "ICE Fantasy", which takes place on the territory of the fortress, next to the Naryshkin Bastion, decided this season not to count on the benevolence of weather and put all the ice sculptures under a tent, where you are going to maintain a negative temperature, even if the street will be warm.

The exhibit area, where ice sculptures and 1,000 square meters, and the number of ice, from which they are made, is 125 tons. The theme of the film festival, so it is represented by sculptures of heroes of fantasy, animation and science fiction. Among that Darth Vader and other characters of the trilogy "Star wars", the main character, but also cute and awesome Minions from the animated film "Despicable me", the legendary Batman, the famous saber-toothed squirrel from the cartoon "Ice age" and other of his characters.

in Addition to these characters is also presented of the ice figure one of the representatives of the primates of the world famous kin-Kong, which the festival represents also a symbol of 2016, according to the Eastern calendar.

in addition to legendary characters of the movies are still Magic castle with the winged fairies is the same as in the famous Intro of Walt Disney studios.

All the ice figures have colorful lights, which will be included even in the daytime that allows you to create amazing holiday atmosphere.

during the festival, You will find sculptures not only these characters, but also many others, which will also be easy to learn.

Ice creations created by Russian artists-sculptors-winners of various festivals, competitions, shows and international exhibitions in countries such as China, Belgium, Taiwan, Germany, Belgium, Canada and France.

the Festival will last until February 29, 2016, and to visit it you will be able in the period from Monday to Thursday from 10 am to 20 PM, and Friday to Sunday from 10 to 22 hours.

the Entrance fee is 350 rubles for privileged categories of citizens and 500 rubles for all others excluding children under five years, for which entrance will be free.