Iowa Christmas 2025

Top Events Across Iowa

Find the best Halloween events across Iowa this year!

1. 1
   Holiday Promenade Des Moines

   Annual free holiday celebration with trolley service and drone show.

2. 2
   Old World Christmas Market Cedar Rapids

   European-inspired market with Midwest charm and free museum admission.

3. 3
   Festival of Trees Davenport

   Midwest's largest helium balloon parade and designer tree auction.

4. 4
   Festival of Trees Sioux City Sioux City

   Decorated trees for charity auction

5. 5
   Holiday Retail Open House Iowa City

   Downtown Iowa City's 'Tis the Season holiday celebration

6. 6
   Meet Santa in Party Town Waterloo

   Meet Santa and skate with players postgame

7. 7
   Reiman Gardens Winter Wonderscape Ames

   17-acre garden transformed into a dazzling light show.

8. 8
   Jingle in the Junction West Des Moines

   After-hours holiday shopping with complimentary sips

9. 9
   Windsor Wonderland Windsor Heights

   Community holiday celebration

10. 10
    Council Bluffs Winterfest Council Bluffs

    Community winter festival in Bayliss Park

11. 11
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical Dubuque

    Classic holiday musical adventure

12. 12
    Night of the Luminaria and Living Windows Galena

    Thousands of luminaries and animated living windows

13. 13
    Santa's North Pole Village Craft Sale Ankeny

    Over 100 Midwest artists and crafters at a 44-year-old tradition

14. 14
    Johnston Winter Wonderland at Center Grove Orchard Cambridge

    Holiday events after apple season

15. 15
    Santa's Rock n Lights Urbandale

    Award-winning drive-through Christmas light show