I love the holiday season. Seriously – I love everything about the it: the decorating, the baking, the wrapping, the giving. I love the carolers – sacred and secular, the Santas, the light shows, the parades, the ballet and symphony performances, the nativities, the arts and crafts markets … well, you get the picture.
Luckily, I live in Missouri so I have lots of options to fire up my holiday spirit. Whether it’s in my own backyard or a few hours down the road or a chance for an overnight stay somewhere new, every little corner of the Show-Me State decks the halls (and the houses and the streets) for visitors.
Take a break from your own preparation and rediscover the joys of the holiday season. Afterward, when you’re winding down from all the celebration, winter in Missouri brings its own unique events to stave off cabin fever or any post-holiday blues. Indoors we have museums and concerts – outdoors we have bison and eagles.
For the holidays and beyond, Missouri knows how to celebrate the season. Check out something new this year – and enjoy the winter show.
Below is a list of 2014/2015 Missouri winter events, by month. And even though it is past November, be sure to check out that tab since many of those events go all season long.
November
December
January
February
DATES
CITY
EVENT
11/26-12/14
St. Louis
St. Louis Creates: Works by Local Artists
11/26-12/25
Hannibal
Hannibal’s Hometown Christmas
11/26-12/31
Branson
Branson Area Festival of Lights
11/26-12/31
Kansas City
Christmas in the Park at Longview Lake
11/26-12/31
Monett
Festival of Lights
11/26-1/1
Laurie
Enchanted Village of Lights
11/26-1/1
St. Louis
29th Annual Winter Wonderland
11/26-1/3
Kirksville
Bernard Perlin: An Artist Goes to War
11/26-1/4
St. Louis
Garden Glow Holiday Light Exhibit
11/26-1/4
St. Louis
Santa’s Magical Kingdom
11/26-1/4
St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Christmas Lights Experience
11/26-mid-January
Kansas City
Northern Lights at Zona Rosa
11/26-1/25
Cape Girardeau
Crystal Wagner: Immersion
11/27-1/1
Laurie
St. Patrick’s Festival of Lights
11/27-1/18
Kansas City
Plaza Lights
11/28-12/14
Macon
The Winter Wonderettes
11/28-30; 12/6-7; 12/13-14; 12/20-21
Cape Girardeau
Christmas in 1820 at Historic Byrd House
11/28-12/24
St. Charles
Christmas Traditions
11/28-30; 12/6-7; 12/13-14; 12/20-21; 12/27-28
Cape Girardeau
Christmas at the Glen House
11/28-12/30
Independence
Christmas All Wrapped Up at the Bingham-Waggoner Estate
11/28-12/30
O’Fallon
Celebration of Lights
11/28-12/31
Kansas City
Santa’s Crayola Christmas Land
11/28-1/1
St. Joseph
Holiday Park & South Pole
11/28-1/3
St. Louis
Historic Holiday Traditions at the Old Courthouse
11/28-29, 12/4-6, 12/11-12, 12/18-20, 12/26-27, 12/31, 1/2-3
Kansas City
Mystery Train Dinner Theatre Presents: Mystery on the Ornament Express
DATES
CITY
EVENT
12/1
Columbia
Holiday Ice Spectacular
12/2
Cape Girardeau
Schubert-Mass in G Major
12/2-7
St. Louis
Annie at the Fabulous Fox
12/3
Columbia
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
12/4
Cape Girardeau
Murder Mystery Dinner Party
12/4
Jefferson City
Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
12/4
Rolla
The Celtic Tenors Christmas at the Leach Theatre
12/4-6
Seneca
Journey to Bethlehem
12/5
Jefferson City
Living Windows
12/5
Warrenton
Hometown Christmas
12/5, 12/12
Augusta
32nd Candlelight Christmas Walk
12/5-6
Kirksville
Missouri Livestock Symposium
12/5-6
Winona
Discover Nature: Youth Squirrel Hunting
12/5-7
Columbia
Holiday Home Tour
12/5-7
Kansas City
Kansas Symphony: Handel’s Messiah
12/5-7
St. Joseph
NunCrackers – The Nunsense Christmas Musical
12/5-7
Ste. Genevieve
Holiday Christmas Festival
12/5-7
Weston
Candlelight Homes Tour
12/5-7, 12/11-14
Springfield
The Littlest Angel
12/5-6, 12/12-13
Liberty
Bing Crosby Christmas Tea & Tour
12/5-7, 12/12-14
Kansas City
Downtown Dazzle
12/6
Arrow Rock
J. Huston Tavern Christmas with Dickens Dinner
12/6
Brazeau
Brazeau Old-Fashioned Christmas Walk
12/6
Cape Girardeau
Christmas at the Zoo
12/6
Cape Girardeau
Holiday Home Tour
12/6
Carthage
Christmas Homes Tour 2014
12/6
Desloge
Christmas in the Park
12/6
Excelsior Springs
“E” Town Christmas Homes Tour – Shop Hop – A Christmas Carol
12/6
Gainesville
Wonders of Christmas on the Square
12/6
Jefferson City
75th Annual Jefferson City Jaycees Christmas Parade
12/6
Kingsville
Home for the Holidays at Powell Gardens
12/6
Lawson
Christmas on the Farm at Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site
12/6
Mindenmines
Bison Hikes at Prairie State Park
12/6
Rolla
Christkindl Markt
12/6
Salem
Christmas Parade of Lights
12/6-7
Hermann
Stone Hill Winery Kristkindl Markt
12/6-7
Ste. Genevieve
Ste. Genevieve Art Guild Holiday Art Show & Sale
12/6-7
West Plains
33rd Annual West Plains Holiday Season Arts & Crafts Show & Sale
12/6-7, 12/12-14, 12/18-24
Kansas City
Kansas City Ballet: The Nutcracker
12/6, 12/13, 12/31
Hallsville
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
12/6-31
Poplar Bluff
Warmth of the Winter Quilt Show
12/6-31
Ste. Genevieve
Vieux Noel in Lights
12/7
Arrow Rock
Christmas Folk Sing
12/7
Branson
66th Annual Adoration Parade
12/7
Ste. Genevieve
Le Reveillion (French Christmas)
12/7
Wentzville
2nd Annual Holiday Marketplace
12/9
Jefferson City
77th Annual Capitol Caroling
12/9
Kansas City
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra: Annual Christmas Concert
12/9
O’Fallon
Old Fashioned Holiday Stroll
12/9
Springfield
Great Russian Nutcracker
12/9-10
St. Louis
Mannheim Steamroller at the Fabulous Fox
12/10
Columbia
Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s A Christmas Carol
12/10
Winona
Discover Nature: Little Stinker’s Storytime
12/11
St. Louis
Straight No Chaser at the Fabulous Fox
12/11
St. Louis
Historic Homes for the Holidays
12/11
Weston
Glitter Mafia Holiday Craft Night at Weston Wine Company
12/11-14
Bolivar
The Paris Variety Show Christmas Spectacular
12/12
Hermann
The Great Stone Hill Beast Feast
12/12
St. Charles
Capitol by Candlelight at the First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
12/12, 12/19
Platte City
Santa’s Sipping Workshops at Jowler Creek Winery
12/12-13
New Madrid
Candlelight Tours at Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site
12/12-14
Joplin
Dickensfest 2014
12/12-14
St. Joseph
White Christmas
12/12-14
St. Louis
A Christmas Carol at the Fabulous Fox
12/13
Brookfield
Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting
12/13
Columbia
Columbia Handbell Ensemble Winter Concert
12/13
Davisville
Santa at Dillard Mill State Historic Site
12/13
Diamond
Holiday Open House – George Washington Carver National Monument
12/13
Lake Ozark
30th Annual Lake Ozark “Christmas Magic” Parade
12/13
Lee’s Summit
A Christmas Celebration: Missouri Town 1855
12/13
Springfield
Christmas Around the World
12/13
St. Charles
Santa’s North Pole Dash
12/13
St. Joseph
Mayors Children’s Christmas party
12/13
Weston
Wine 101: Acidity & Tannins at Weston Wine Company
12/13
Winona
Discover Nature: Kids’ Gigging
12/13
Winona
Discover Nature: Nature’s Ornaments for the Family
12/13-14
Hermann
Say Cheese Wine Trail
12/13-14
Kingsville
Gardens by Candlelight: A Luminary Walk at Powell Gardens
12/13-14
Kingsville
Holiday Concert Series at Powell Gardens
12/13-14
Platte City
Christmas Cookie and Wine Pairing at Jowler Creek Winery
12/14
Columbia
Meet Me in St. Louis at Missouri Theatre
12/14
Louisiana
20th Annual Louisiana Church Walk
12/14
St. Louis
Lafayette Square Taste of the Holidays House & Parlour Tour
12/14
St. Charles
Twas the Night Before Christmas at the First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
12/16-1/4
St. Louis
A Christmas Story the Musical at the Fabulous Fox
12/18-21
Kansas City
Kansas City Symphony: Christmas Festival
12/18-21
Springfield
The Springfield Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
12/18-23
St. Louis
St. Louis Ballet: Nutcracker
12/20
Desloge
Jingle Bell Run
12/20
St. Joseph
Last Saturday Craft
12/20
St. Joseph
Holiday Pops
12/21
Columbia
Symphony of Toys
12/21
Trenton
Winter Wonderland Hike at Crowder State Park
12/23
Kansas City
Handel’s Messiah – Spire Chamber Ensemble
12/31
Columbia
Columbia Eve Fest
12/31
St. Louis
First Night in Grand Center
12/31
Wentzville
New Year’s Eve Celebration
DATES
CITY
EVENT
1/3-4
Lake Ozark
Eagle Days
1/3
Winona
Discover Nature: Wildthings-Dreamcatcher
1/6-2/17
St. Louis
Mardi Gras
1/7
Jefferson City
The Capitols of Missouri
1/10
Winona
Discover Nature: Nature Nuts
1/15
Winona
Discover Nature: Little Stinker’s Storytime
1/16-17
St. Louis
10th Annual Loop Ice Carnival
1/16-25
Kansas City
Kansas City Restaurant Week
1/17
Winona
Boone and Crockett Workshop
1/17-18
St. Louis
Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
1/20-2/1
St. Louis
Cinderella at the Fabulous Fox
1/23
Rolla
Russian National Ballet: Swan Lake
1/23
Winona
Discover Nature: Eagles
1/24
Cape Girardeau
Nature and the Arts
1/24-25
Farmington
Home & Outdoor Expo
1/25
Lake Ozark
Ozark Jazz Society Concert: US Army Jazz Band
1/27-3/1
Kansas City
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at the Coterie
1/31
St. Charles
Fete de Glace (Festival of Ice)
DATES
CITY
EVENT
2/2
Branson
21st Annual Branson’s Hot Winter Fun Big Show
2/2-26
Cape Girardeau
Monumental Ideas/Intimate Scale
2/3
Cape Girardeau
Tango Buenos Aires
2/4
Jefferson City
Missouri River Relief at Missouri State Museum
2/6, 2/20
Salem
Bald Eagle View Days at Montauk State Park
2/7
Cape Girardeau area
Eagle Days – Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and Duck Creek Conservation Area
2/7
Excelsior Springs
Chocolate Tour
2/7
Kingsville
Kansas City Cactus & Succulent Society Winter Show at Powell Gardens
2/7, 2/21
Winona
Discover Nature: Turkey Calls
2/10
Columbia
Cabaret
2/11
Columbia
St. Louis Symphony
2/14
Cape Girardeau
Family Days at the Museum: Civil War Times
2/14
Cape Girardeau
Maple Sugaring
2/14
Columbia
Sid the Science Kid LIVE!
2/14
Hermann
He Said Food, She Said Wine – Stone Hill Winery
2/14
West Plains
12th Annual Chocolate Festival
2/14
Winona
Discover Nature: Nature Nuts (ages 7-12)
2/15
Rocheport
Rocheport Roubaix
2/19
St. Louis
The Very Best of Celtic Thunder at the Fabulous Fox
2/20
Rolla
Aquila Theatre – Shakespeare’s The Tempest
2/20-21
St. Robert
Outdoor Sportsman Show
2/21
Osage Beach/Lake Ozark
Mardi Gras Pub Crawl
2/21-22
Hermann
Chocolate Wine Trail
2/25-28, 3/1
St. Louis
Million Dollar Quartet at the Fabulous Fox
2/27
Salem
Rally in the 100 Acre Wood
2/28
Osage Beach
Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge
2/28-3/1
Lake Ozark
36th Annual Products & Services Show
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