Fire & Ice

Thousands of Visitors Turned Out for Fire & Ice in Downtown Cranford!

We had the biggest turnout yet for Fire & Ice on March 3rd! We're sure the beautiful weather helped! Visitors enjoyed fire breathers, live ice carving, face painting, temporary tattoos, a balloon artist, and wings from 15 of our Downtown Cranford restaurants. Thank you to the restaurant owners who did a terrific job serving so many hungry customers without breaking a sweat.

15 restaurants competed to be crowned 2024's King of the Wing, but there can only be one winner. Congratulations to this year's champion, Urban Burger Cranford! Owner Ricot Jean Baptiste accepted the trophy, which he promises to display in a place of prominence. During Fire & Ice, Urban Burger served up Cajun Hot Honey wings, which were so popular that they'll be added to the regular menu.

"I'm so proud of our effort yesterday, and very happy for the staff," said Ricot. "It was extremely busy yesterday and this is a great recognition of how hard everyone worked."

Thank you to all of the restaurants who participated in King of the Wing! We appreciate your support of our events and look forward to seeing if Urban Burger can defend their title next year!

This Sunday is Fire & Ice in Downtown Cranford!

Fire & Ice is this Sunday! Spend the afternoon in Downtown Cranford seeing ice carvers and fire breathers, while also enjoying wings from the 16 restaurants competing to be King of the Wing! Thank you to our event sponsor, Brighton Air Corp!

Here is the schedule of events taking place between 1-4PM:

·       Live Ice Carving: Cranford Hotel, River & Rail Cantina

·       Fire Breathers: Eastman Clock Plaza

·       Face Painting: Fire Me Up Studio

·       Balloon Artist: Magick Manor

·       Temporary Tattoos: Max & Luna

·       King of the Wing Competition: Vote by scanning the QR code at participating locations

·       Complimentary S'mores & Hot Cocoa: Eastman Clock Plaza. Please bring a donation for Cranford Family Care!

There will also be ice carvings placed throughout Downtown Cranford!

Fire & Ice Returns on March 2nd!

Fire & Ice returns to Downtown Cranford on Saturday, March 2 (rain date March 3)! People are invited to visit Downtown Cranford from 1-4PM to see ice carvers and fire breathers, while also enjoying wings from restaurants competing to be this year's King of the Wing. There will also be a balloon artist and complimentary hot cocoa and s’mores.

Thank you to Fire & Ice event sponsor Brighton Air Corp! If you would like to sponsor an ice carving for this year’s Fire & Ice event, you’ll find the form below.

Fire & Ice Warmed Up Downtown on a Cold February Day!

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold and came downtown for Fire & Ice! It was wonderful to see so many visitors walking through Downtown Cranford on a chilly February day. Thank you to Sisters NAIL I and Sweet n' Fancy Emporium LLC. for sponsoring our face painter and balloon artist, and to DMC Commissioner Liaison Kathleen Miller Prunty and Shannon Tallon for volunteering their help during the event. Thank you as well to everyone who dropped off donations for Cranford Family Care. Events like this would not be possible without the support of our Downtown businesses and volunteers!

16 of our restaurants served up a variety of delicious wings and customers were able to vote for their favorites. The votes have been tallied and the winner is... Venue 104! This is Venue 104's 2nd win in a row and we want to congratulate owner Franco Vitella for successfully defending his title. All of the restaurants put out a delicious product and we're already looking forward to next year's competition!

Fire & Ice Returns on February 25th!

Fire & Ice returns to Downtown Cranford on Saturday, February 25 (rain date February 26)! People are invited to visit Downtown Cranford from 1-4PM to see ice carvers and fire breathers, while also enjoying wings from restaurants competing to be this year's King of the Wing. Last year’s King of the Wing was Venue 104 and owner Franco Vitella is looking to defend his crown. Who will be victorious this year?

Thank you to Fire & Ice event sponsor Brighton Air Corp!