A fun-filled event intent on bringing friends, family, and community together for the New Year! Proceeds going to Dropping the Carp Fund and City Park and Recreation Youth Enrichment/Hoffman Hall Activities.

2012 flyers

December 26-Jan. 1: Carp Fest, Week long family orientated activities including lighted sledding hill, torchlight ski/hike, skating party, bowling, snow bowl football, hot air balloon rides-weather pending, ice fishing and more. Event cumulates with the annual Droppin’ of the Carp. For a list of activities contact the City Parks & Rec, 608-326-7207.

2012 Activity Flyer





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Meet 'Lucky' the Carp

The first annual Droppin' of the Carp was held in 2002. after two local residents spent the year before in Savannah, Ga.. Where they lowered a giant styrophoam peach. "We decided we could have some sort of New Year's celebration here in the Midwest," Tom Nelson, one of the founders, said. "Since New York took the ball idea, a carp was the next local choice. Being on the river, it had to be a fish." The first year, a three foot carp was named Lucky after learning that Chinese people believe that eating Carp on New Years was lucky. Mike Valley, a local business man and owner of Valley Fish Market said, "Everybody always kisses it for good luck."

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