Despite the COVID surge, crowds of kids and adults showed up on Saturday, January 22, at the Harbor Point Ice Festival to view live ice carving. Attendees watched award-winning sculptors create spectacular icy creations — from the Maryland crab (above) to Captain America on a motorcycle — with chainsaws and chisels right before their eyes.
Check out our photos from the event:
Children and adults alike play with ice chunks discarded during the carving process. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Micah Kleid, left, of Owings Mills, with daughter Rebecca. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Eric Biasas, of the Philippines, works on the base of his sculpture of a boy on skis and a dog. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Attendees at the Harbor Point Ice Festival. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Angelito Baban, of the Philippines, carves a shield for his sculpture of Captain America on a motorcycle (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Aaron Pencar, of New York, carves his Kraken sculpture while attendees look on. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Eryn Nagel, left, of Buffalo NY and Ann Marie Gustafson, right, of D.C. and holding Lua. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Kefaya Diab, of Baltimore, uses a magnifying attachment on her camera to photograph a chunk of ice, discarded during the carving process, for a photo club assignment. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Lia Dimas, of Baltimore, adjusts the boots on her dog, Pierre. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Dino, left, of Switzerland and Nadia, right, of New Jersey. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Children check out an eagle ice scuplture. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Greg Howard photographs Biep Howard, both of Herndon,VA. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Grant McGuire, right, with dog Kala, and Samantha, left, with dog Angelina, both of Baltimore. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Attendees photograph Angelito Baban’s sculpture of Captain America on a motorcycle. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Sonia Burns, of Baltimore, photographs daughters Cecilia, left, and Gabriel, right. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Tiffany Womble, of Baltimore, is photographed with son Max. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
The festival included multiple food trucks such as Kona Ice, Bar Movement, and Auntie Annie’s Pretzels. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) Sunset shines through the crab sculpture. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Attendees photograph Eric Biasas’, sculpture of a boy on skis and a dog. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography) 
Abby Dalzell enjoys her first hot chocolate with mother Shannon, of Locust Point. (Photo: Carl Schmidt/Federal Hill Photography)
