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Michigan Tech Winter Carnival
Houghton, MI · Festival
- When
- February 3–6, 2027
- Where
- Michigan Tech campus · Houghton · MI
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A weeklong winter festival at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, founded in 1922 and run by the Blue Key Honor Society since 1934. It is one of the largest collegiate winter carnivals in the country, known for elaborate snow statue competitions, broomball and human-powered sled races.
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- Michigan Tech Winter Carnivalsame spot
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