During the festival, the host city holds the ice lantern park fair, the snow sculptures park fair, and international competitions for ice and snow sculptures; launches winter swimming, speed skating, mountain skiing and cross-field skiing competitions; and organizes the ice and snow film art festival, exhibitions of paintings, calligraphy and photos, performances of folk songs and dances, and wedding ceremonies on ice, in addition to economic and trade talks, commodities fairs and trade fairs.