Queen of the Snows Candidates

05/02/2026

The Royal Ladies officially kicked off parade season in Minnesota today at the Cinco de Mayo parade in West St. Paul! You can catch them all summer long on the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Family float along many parade routes near you!

If you think this looks like fun, start thinking about applying to be in our next Royal Family! Applications will be up on the website this summer! 😉

04/27/2026

Catching up with our 2026 South Wind Princess Christine! ❤️

04/20/2026

Catching up with our 2026 candidate turned West Wind Princess Katelyn! 💚

04/20/2026

It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week and we’d like to take a minute to recognize the many volunteers it takes to put on the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. From the festival event chairs, to event volunteers, alumni groups, and coordinators of all of our Legend Characters: thank YOU for everything you do to put on the Coolest Celebration on Earth!

04/19/2026

Congratulations to former candidate and current South Wind Princess Christine on her promotion to Command Master Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy! We are so proud of you and your accomplishments and thank you greatly for your service! ❤️

We also love that your crown sisters and guards were there to celebrate your achievements too!

04/13/2026

Catching up this week with our 2026 East Wind Princess Natalka! 💜

We love following our candidates into their magical year!

04/06/2026

Catching up with our 2026 candidate turned North Wind Princess, Stacy! 💙

03/09/2026

Happy International Women’s Day to all of our strong, beautiful former candidates and to our future candidates too! May we all build each other up and continue to be the biggest cheerleaders to our fellow women!

03/01/2026

The 140th Saint Paul Winter Carnival wrapped up the Coolest Celebration on Earth 1 month ago today, so we wanted to thank our 2026 Candidate Sponsors one last time in making this experience possible for our 12 wonderful candidates!

A huge thank you to:
The Bungalow Inn
Omodt & Sons Masonry, Inc
Peak Spray Foam Insulation
Northern Prairie Financial
Bernie Swafford Edina Realty
River Hills Automotive
Fury Motors Saint Paul CDJR
Alary's Bar
Camp Bar
Joe & Stan's
Quality Insurance Service
Party Time Liquor
Landmark Jewelers

02/15/2026

The 2026 Princesses are at the Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg this weekend and found Princess Street! Hé ho!

Our beautiful Princesses on Princess street in Winnipeg Canada!

02/03/2026

We are so excited to announce that our top button seller of our Queen of the Snows candidates was Anna Day! Congratulations Anna—your prize is in the mail! ❄️