New Hope Christmas Events & Things to Do 2025
Your complete guide to the best christmas events in New Hope and surrounding areas
Winter 2025 brings New Hope festive celebrations around the city center with Holiday lights, winter thrills, and events like Skate with Santa at New Hope Ice Arena. Community plazas host seasonal markets and family-oriented festivities. Visitors can enjoy festive events, holiday attractions, and things to do that make the season bright with family-friendly activities and local charm.
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Christmas Shows
35 eventsRock opera 'The Lost Christmas Eve' with dazzling light and pyrotechnic show.
Christmas Markets
24 eventsWinter wonderland on Nicollet Mall with lights and markets
Christmas Activities
33 eventsA magical, hand-built winter wonderland of ice.
Editor's Picks (6)
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
(Saint Paul)
Rock opera 'The Lost Christmas Eve' with dazzling light and pyrotechnic show.
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Ice Castles Minnesota
(Falcon Heights)
A magical, hand-built winter wonderland of ice.
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Holidazzle Festival
(Minneapolis)
Winter wonderland on Nicollet Mall with lights and markets
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Gingerbread Wonderland 2025
(Minneapolis)
11th annual community-curated gingerbread town
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Cirque du Soleil: 'Twas the Night Before...
(Minneapolis)
Cirque du Soleil's first holiday show based on a classic poem.
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Minnesota Merry Market at the State Fair
(Saint Paul)
3rd Annual holiday market with local artists
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New Hope Christmas Events Map
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New Hope Christmas FAQ
New Hope’s biggest annual Christmas events include the city’s holiday lights map tour and various neighborhood markets that bring the community together for festive celebrations throughout December.
New Hope’s tradition of creating an interactive holiday lights map, where residents share and vote on their favorite displays, is a unique way the community celebrates the season together.
Several neighborhoods across New Hope participate in holiday light displays, with the city providing maps to highlight the most festive areas, making it easy to explore the best local displays.
Christmas markets and local makers can be found at community centers, event halls, and seasonal markets throughout New Hope and nearby areas, offering artisan crafts and holiday goods.
Exploring neighborhood light displays using the city’s free holiday lights map and attending local markets with no admission fees are great budget-friendly ways to enjoy the season in New Hope.
Families with kids will enjoy walkable neighborhood light displays, festive markets with activities like crafts and Santa visits, and community events that offer a warm holiday atmosphere in New Hope.