The 7th annual Fire and Ice Festival takes place in downtown Goshen on the first Friday in January, Jan. 3. The festival offers a full schedule of events including an 8-foot fire and ice tower, fire dancers, marshmallow roasting, and merchant specials.

Members of the Michiana Ice Carvers Association will carve 300-pound blocks of ice in front of downtown stores on Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Watch these sculptures take form while you shop downtown businesses offering holiday specials.

Goshen’s fiery spirit burns brightest at the lighting of the Fire and Ice Tower on Lincoln Ave. between First and Main streets. The tower of carved ice is set ablaze at 7 p.m.

Other activities include marshmallow roasting, Pyrotation Nation fire dancers, warming stations and more.

Visit http://cityonthego.org/first-fridays/2014-january/promotions/ for details and full schedule of activities.