The Ice & Spice Festival returned to West Reading with ice carving and other winter activities along with related events at local businesses. The event was in full swing Friday and Saturday before Sunday’s storm forced organizers to cut the program short.
Children watch Danny Kissel of Shippensburg carve a Nittany Lion at the Ice and Spice Festival in West Reading on Friday, (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Azula Murdra of Reading performs a fire dance at the Ice and Spice Festival in West Reading on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Danny Kissel of Shippensburg carves a Nittany Lion at the corner of Penn and Sixth avenues at the Ice and Spice Festival in West Reading on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Kissel will have carved 53 blocks of ice for the festival. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Emily Miller, 19, an Albright College student and employee of Bold Cafe, is dressed as Olaf from the movie “Frozen” and entertains a family at the Ice and Spice Festival in West Reading. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)