ROYAL OAK (WWJ) -- Say good-bye to a popular winter festival in Metro Detroit.
After 20 years of fun and wonderment, the Royal Oak Winter Blast Festival is ending...kind of. The annual festival is merging with Royal Oak Holidays. The merger will offer an expanded experience that will span five weekends of free holiday fun in downtown from November 21st through December 21st.
While the standalone Winter Blast festival is no more, a lot of the popular programming, including zip line rides, carnival attractions and ice sculptures, will continue.
“We’re taking everything people loved about Winter Blast and supercharging it for one amazing holiday season,” said festival producer Jon Witz. “By merging its favorites features into ‘Royal Oak Holidays’ and extending the event over multiple weekends, we’re creating a bigger, more accessible celebration that delivers more value, more festive fun and more time for families to enjoy it all.”
Like Winter Blast, Royal Oak Holidays will have one weekend of free skating at the Rink at Royal Oak; that's scheduled for December 12th through the 14th.