Enjoy a Winter Getaway in Shipshewana

Ice Festival/Chili Cookoff

This is the 17th year for the Shipshewana Ice Festival!  Ice carvers will be drilling and shaving blocks of ice all over town. The creations they design are submitted by the sponsor or the carver’s choice. These professional carvers enjoy the challenge of creating! Please stop in Shipshewana to see them work…or play. 

Event goes from Friday, Jan 19, 2024 to Saturday, Jan 20, 2024

Family-Friendly Cozy Lodging

When the weather outside is frightful nothing is better than curling up in one of Shipshewana's famous family-friendly cozy lodgings. Curl up in with a blanket and enjoy the warm and cozy atmosphere that Shipshewana provides to all its guests!

Build Your Own Doll

Kids Kreations is a family-owned business that has been in operation since 1994 dedicated to offering quality items at affordable prices with impeccable customer service. Specializing in unique dolls that are cherished by girls and boys of all ages. Come and build your own doll!

Blue Gate Musicals

Even with a blanket of snow and the whisps of winter hanging in the air, the show must go on. Blue Gate Theater puts on many amazing musical performances throughout the year and they are a sight to behold. No Winter Getaway to Shipshewana is complete without a visit to the theater for a night of fun and family.

Home-style Pie

When you visit the Blue Gate Restaurant & Bakery in Shipshewana, you will enjoy a warm and inviting atmosphere, great home-style cooking, friendly service and all the baked goods your heart desires. While your table is being prepared, enjoy a peaceful Shipshewana moment on one of the many gliders that line our beautiful wrap-around porch. If there is a wait, feel free to shop around in any of the Riegsecker Family shops. Our shops are all equipped with the same paging system, so you can hear your name paged when your table is ready, no matter where you are in the Marketplace.