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A gnome figurine with a snowy hat featuring skiers holds a wooden sign that reads "Vail, CO," standing on a wooden surface with a red background.

Clay Gnome Painting Workshop | Vail Winterfest

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The Town of Vail’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) presents the 19th Annual Vail Winterfest Gnome Home this winter season.  In celebration of this annual tradition, Discover Vail is partnering with Alpine Arts center for a fun filled Clay Gnome Painting Workshop!  Fun, social and open to all ages though children should be accompanied by a participating adult. Advance registration required.

Vail Winterfest | Witness the transformation of the Gore Creek Promenade beginning Jan. 14 as Paul Wertin and his team from Alpine Ice install 25,000 pounds of sculpted ice. Gnome Home promises to be a whimsical display of larger-than-life ice sculptures of gnomes and their forest friends including snails, toads, luna moths, ferns and mushrooms. Guests are invited to wander through a whimsical ice installation during the day or at dusk when the sculptures are illuminated until 10 p.m. Gnome Home will be on view until the ice melts!