<P> The 2018 Saint Paul Winter Carnival will take place leading up to, during and after the Super Bowl . Carnival organizers will build a large ice palace to coincide with the Super Bowl festivities, as with Super Bowl XXVI in 1992 . The ice palace was planned, cancelled for lack of funds, then re-announced with sponsors . Events in Saint Paul will also include an extreme sports demonstration, a "giant slide", and a block party . Officials in the capital city hope to attract Minneapolis Super Bowl visitors . </P> <P> ESPN will broadcast from the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis . </P> <P> Native American communities of Minnesota will perform nightly drum ceremonies . </P> <P> The Minneapolis Institute of Art will have a free 20 - foot (6.1 m) by 40 - foot (12 m), 6 - foot (1.8 m) - tall ice maze . </P>

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