Jinglefest
Visitors can experience a full day of seasonal festivities featuring horse-drawn wagon rides, live ice carving demonstrations, and live reindeer. Activities for families include cookie decorating, crafts, a live nativity, and opportunities to write letters to Santa. The celebration concludes with an evening lighted holiday parade, a community tree lighting, and a fireworks show.
What to Expect
Lighted holiday parade, live reindeer, tree lighting, and fireworks in Fenton.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Neighborhood
Downtown Fenton
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Fenton & Linden Regional Chamber of Commerce
Food & Drink
Food, snacks and treats are available for purchase, including baked goods, chili, hot dogs, refreshments, hot chocolate, pizza and popcorn.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families with children
Vibe
Festive and community-centered
Energy Level
Moderate
Photo Friendly
High
Weather Sensitivity
High
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: The listed free activities are free. Food, snacks and treats are available for purchase. No general admission price or Breakfast with Santa price is stated.
- Hours: 9am: Breakfast with Santa; 10am: Christmas Tree Decorating and Jingle, Mingle & Shop Holiday Shopping Spree; 3pm: free activities and food, snacks and treats; 6pm: Holiday Lighted Parade, followed by the Community Tree Lighting, fireworks, and Cookies with Santa.
Tips & Advice
- Sign up for Breakfast with Santa as soon as registration opens, because it is booked separately from the free activities.
- Stay into the evening for the lighted parade, community tree lighting, fireworks and Cookies with Santa, which close out the day.
- Bring money for food, because the chili, hot dogs, pizza, popcorn, hot chocolate and bake sale treats are all for sale.
- Dress warmly for a full December day outside, and step into the JingleJam Warming Tent between activities.
- If your group wants to march, register with the online or PDF parade form and watch for the lineup map in December.
Special Events & Promotions
- Breakfast with Santa opens the day and needs its own registration, which opens soon.
- The JingleJog run has its own registration.
- The Jingle, Mingle & Shop holiday shopping spree runs at participating local businesses.
- Fenton Rotary leads Christmas tree decorating at Bush Park.
- Cookies with Santa follows the fireworks.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
What activities are free?
Free activities include cookie decorating and crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, ice sculptures and a live ice carving demonstration. There's also the JingleJam Warming Tent, letters to Santa, a live nativity, live reindeer and photos with Santa.
What food is there?
Local groups sell chili, hot dogs, pizza, popcorn, hot chocolate and bake sale treats.
What happens in the evening?
The Holiday Lighted Parade comes first, then the community tree lighting and fireworks. Cookies with Santa follows the fireworks.
How do I put an entry in the parade?
Fill out the Jinglefest parade registration form, either online or as a PDF. The parade lineup map comes out in December.
How can I volunteer?
You can sign up as a JingleJog race volunteer or as a Jinglefest parade marshal.
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