King Boreas, Vulcanus Rex and the rest of the royal family will be in Rice Park on Wednesday evening, Nov. 28, to unveil the 2013 Winter Carnival buttons.

The annual event begins at 6 p.m. and is open to the public.

The four designs go on sale at the park after the unveiling and also will be available at Cub Foods and Super America stores and other retailers. The Carnival also sells the buttons at its website, winter-carnival.com.

Buttons are $5 apiece or $19 for a full set.

The 127th Saint Paul Winter Carnival runs Jan. 24 through Feb. 3, with most events happening in downtown St. Paul.

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