Central Iowa, Iowa Holidays
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Sep 27 - 4 2025Spirit in the Gardens - Ames
Come in costume and collect treats throughout the gardens. Children's crafts, storytelling, and creepy crawly stations. Children ages 3-10. -
Oct 31 2025Lighted Parade - Newton
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Nov 6 2025Holiday Open House - West Des Moines
Santa arrives in Historic Valley Junction. Enjoy carolers, shopping in over 120 distinctive shops, and viewing thousands of lights adorning the area. ... more » -
Nov 7 - 8 2025Tiny Tim Tree Festival - Marshalltown
More than 50 decorated trees, chili supper, crafts, pictures with Santa, music. Friday - participants set-up their trees. Saturday is packed full ... more » -
Nov 7 2025Jingle Bell Holiday - Grinnell
Carolers, carriage rides, live Nativity scenes, entertainment, Santa portraits, soup supper, open houses at area businesses. -
Nov 15 2025Annual Holiday Stroll - Marshalltown
The Annual Holiday Stroll, 4:00-8:00pm, will present its Annual Lighted Holiday Parade. The parade will start at Farmer's Savings Bank at 5:00 pm on M ... more » -
Nov 7 2025Holiday Open House - Adel
Merchants will be open late, offering samples and recipes for collecting. Santa arrives on the square, with tree lighting, carolers. -
Nov 21 2025Old-Fashioned Christmas on Main - State Center
Visit from Santa, horse-drawn trolley rides, holiday food, craft & gift bazaars, instrumental, vocal, and dance performances, spaghetti supper, chili ... more » -
Nov 21 - 23 2025Holiday Happenings - Traer