Cranapalooza - It's a Festival!

When the sun goes down in North Conway and the lights illuminate the trails of Cranmore, the festivities begin. Saturday nights from late December through mid-March (plus Wednesday nights during vacation periods: 12/31/08 and 2/18/09), guests will enjoy a variety of events throughout the resort in addition to top-to-bottom night skiing and tubing. Returning for its fifth season, Cranapalooza is a festival of music, entertainment and games with North Conway's favorite penguin, C-More.

Cranapalooza kicks off the season on December 27, 2008. As guests finish up a day of skiing and riding or arrive for the nighttime festivities, they can enjoy activities beginning at 2 p.m. Activities change weekly and include fireworks on select dates, games with C-More, magicians and puppets, fireworks, face painting, hypnotists, live entertainment, hot chocolate and s'mores around the fire pit and Après Ski with live music in Zip's Pub.

Another popular activity coming back for this winter is the spectacular fireworks display set off over the slopes. Fireworks will light the skies at 7:30pm on the following dates: Dec. 31, Jan. 17, Feb. 14, Feb. 18, Feb. 21 and Mar. 7.

Cranapalooza lift tickets are just $25 from 2 - 9 p.m. Night skiing is offered on 11 trails and 3 lifts for all ability levels, including the Darkside and Other Side Terrain Parks, Beginner Basin, South Slope, North Slope, Hurricane and more. Cranmore's top rated Arctic Blast Tubing Park is also open Saturday and holiday evenings until 9 p.m.

Want to know what's going on at the next Cranapalooza? It's all listed here on our events calendar.

A special New Year’s Eve edition of Cranapalooza will take place on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Our Crantastic New Year’s Eve Party will offer a night of skiing, riding, snow tubing, live music, family entertainment and more from 2pm until midnight. Features a family fireworks display at 7:30pm.