Monster Winter Sports & Trails Day

Friday 9am – 3pm
Beaver Creek Lodge (motorized) & Bear Lake Overlook Rest Stop Area (non motorized)

This FREE event provides an opportunity to try winter sports. There will be Snowshoes, Cross Country skis, sledding tubes, Snowmobiles for both adults and kids, all sponsored by Epic Recreation, Beaver Creek Lodge, The Sportsman, The Top of Utah Snowmobile Club and The Utah Avalanche Center. Free hot cocoa and Treats for all.

First come, first serve. Learn more.

Monster Winterfest Social

Friday 5pm – 8pm
Sunrise Resort & Event Center

Free family-friendly fun! Activities for children of all ages. Pre-registration available for 5k, Monster Plunge, Cardboard Boat Regatta. Fireworks at 8pm. Learn more.

Monster Taste of Bear Lake

Friday 5pm – 8pm
Sunrise Resort & Event Center – Sunrise Hall

$3/ticket. A ticket is good for one redemption taste with our local restaurants that will be set up throughout Sunrise Resort. No limit on number of tickets a person can purchase. While you eat, you can sign up for the Saturday events and enjoy the activities around the resort culminating in a fireworks show at 8pm. Be early, it is first come first serve and many vendors run out as the evening progresses. Return this winter to their establishment to support their winter business and enjoy the winter beauty of Bear Lake.

Monster Cisco Disco & Tournament

Saturday
6am-11am – Fish must be caught between these times
7am-9am – Cisco Disco Free Breakfast & Dipnets to borrow (Cisco Beach)
11am-noon – Fish must be entered at the Utah State Park Marina at this time

Dip net for Cisco fish on the east side of Bear Lake at dawn then enter your BIGGEST little Cisco fish in the tournament. Kid category and adult category both have great prizes. No cost to enter the contest!
Tournament Rules.  Learn more.

Monster 5K Run/Walk

Saturday at Utah State Park Marina
8:30-9:30am – Packet pickup
10am – Race Begins

Discounts for advance registration and groups. Costume contest. Learn more.

Monster Chili Cook-off

Saturday at Utah State Park Marina

9:30am – Cook check-in begins
11am – Public sampling and voting
Noon – Formal chili judging
12:30pm – Chili awards

Judges will determine who has the best chili. Great prizes will be given to winners.  Cook registration is FREE.
(REGISTRATION IS FULL FOR 2025). Learn more.

Winterfest Village Market & Food Trucks

Village Market
Saturday 10am – 4pm
Utah State Park Marina – Under The Tent

Food Trucks
Saturday 11am – 4pm
Utah State Park Marina Parking Lot

Vendor Info & Signup

Food trucks include:

Monster Cardboard Boat Regatta

Saturday at Utah State Park Marina

11am-12:30pm – Check-in your vessel; Get wave assignment;
12:45pm – Competition begins
1:20pm – Regatta Awards

Build your boat at home and bring it. Check the rules but then be creative as you can. The race is on! Learn more.

This event will be live streamed on Facebook!

Monster Plunge

Saturday at Utah State Park Marina

11am – 12:30pm – Check-in
1:30pm – Costume parade & Judging then plunging

“Go jump in a lake!” and help raise funds for The Family Place charity located in Garden City and the local Chamber of Commerce.

Costumes highly encouraged. With your registration of $45 you will receive the coveted Bear Lake Monster Plunge Sweatshirt and a brand new cool towel as you exit the lake proving you took the PLUNGE!

IMPORTANT: Online registration ends at 8am on Saturday! In person registration cut off is Noon on Saturday; there will be no late registration! Learn more.

This event will be live streamed on Facebook!

Monster Raffle

Saturday at Utah State Park Marina

Various Times between 11am – 3pm

Every vehicle entering the marina will get a raffle ticket. Incremental tickets can be purchase Friday night at Sunrise Resort or day of at the marina. Must be present to win.

Raffle items include: