News Release:
From: RiverPark Center-Owensboro

(OWENSBORO, KY) Named a Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event and a Kentucky Tourism Council Top 10 Winter Event, Owensboro’s 6th Annual Winter Wonderland is skating beautifully into one of the Tri-State’s best holiday gatherings!
The most festive, theatrical special effects will turn Owensboro’s Ohio Riverfront into an elaborate Winter Wonderland from November 27th through January 3. The Winter Wonderland festivities will kick off on November 27th with an enormous FREE gospel concert inside RiverPark’s premiere state-of-the-art 1,500 seat Cannon Hall. The Gospel groups performing during the opening of the festival this year are The Conquerors Quartet, Living Faith, and the Woodsmen. Cannon Hall has received national and international acclaim by now being the place where more than a dozen Broadway shows have been built before heading to multi-city and sometimes multi-country tours. Including, “The Wizard of Oz” on Dec 14 and “The Drowsy Chaperone” Jan 1.
RiverPark Center will transform its huge BB&T Plaza, famous for “Fridays After 5”, into a New York Rockefeller Center-style ICE RINK! A 35-foot Christmas tree at the welcoming entrance, giant movie screen showing your favorite holiday movies, live music, Many Carnival rides, games, and goodies, and of course Santa himself are just a few features of this fairy tale festival. In addition to everything happening outside the majority of evening while open will also feature live musical groups, soloists, choirs, carolers, and more food and drinks to round the evening events. Birthday parties can also be booked in the lobby during Winter Wonderland by calling Lynda Youngman at (270) 687-2770.
Beginning Blades will return again this year to the festival. Beginning Blades is an opportunity for young skaters to take the ice before the rink is opened up to more experienced skaters. The RiverPark Center is designating hours on Saturday mornings and late afternoons for parents and children under six to have time on the ice. “For so many youngsters, this is their first skating experience,” says RiverPark Center General Manager Roxi Witt. “We want the children and their parents to thoroughly enjoy learning to skate and the time together without feeling intimidated by more experienced skaters.”
Every Monday is FREE skating (including skates). Witt, says, “We are extremely fortunate to be able to offer free skating every Monday. The citizens of Owensboro and Daviess County have been very generous in contributing money to off-set the cost of free skating.” . RiverPark’s huge outdoor movie screen with its Dolby sound will present many children’s classic holiday movies.
Questions are already pouring into RiverPark Center regarding the festival. And here are a few of the answers:
 Skating and skate rental will be an ALL INCLUSIVE charge of $5
 There is no charge to enter Winter Wonderland
 Concessions are available (hot dogs, nachos, cookies, funnel cakes, cotton candy, hot chocolate, your favorite holiday spirits)
 Indoor restrooms are available.