Watch life-sized Hungry Hippos tourney at ice rink in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Families satisfied their appetite for fun competing in a life-sized tabletop game.

Teams of six raced across an ice rink in sleds, scooping up balls in a fast-paced competition on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Rosa Park Circle in Grand Rapids. The event mimicked the popular Hasbro game, “Hungry Hungry Hippos.”

The unique event was one of several on the calendar for World of Winter 2026 which ends Sunday, March 1. The festival hosted by Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. is the largest winter fest in the United States…

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