Iowa Christmas 2025

Top Events Across Iowa

Find the best Halloween events across Iowa this year!

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   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 Czech and Slovak culinary traditions.

3. 3
   Festival of Trees Davenport

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

4. 4
   Sioux City Festival of Trees Sioux City

   Charity event featuring decorated trees and silent auction.

5. 5
   50th Anniversary of Holiday Tubas Iowa City

   50th anniversary of a beloved tuba performance tradition

6. 6
   Waterloo Lights the Night Waterloo

   Kick off the holiday season with lights and entertainment

7. 7
   Reiman Gardens Winter Wonderscape Ames

   Over 200,000 dazzling lights in a botanical garden setting.

8. 8
   The Santa Express Trains Boone

   Santa Express train ride to the North Pole

9. 9
   Council Bluffs Winterfest at Bayliss Park Council Bluffs

   Annual Winterfest and holiday lighting ceremony

10. 10
    Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert 2025 Dubuque

    Holiday concert with Ukrainian bandura performance and post-concert reception.

11. 11
    Night of the Luminaria and Living Windows Galena

    Thousands of luminaries and animated living windows

12. 12
    Santa's North Pole Village Craft Sale Ankeny

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

13. 13
    Santa's Rock n Lights Urbandale

    Award-winning drive-through Christmas light show

14. 14
    Holiday Hoopla Kickoff Cedar Falls

    Santa's arrival and multiple festive holiday events.

15. 15
    Christmas Greetings on Main Waverly

    Downtown transforms into a holiday wonderland with live window displays.