“Christmas… Christmastime is here. Time for toys and time for cheer.” (Admit it, you were singing along.) And when you put the Show-Me State on your holiday travel itinerary, you’ll find activities to make every day a time for cheer. We have music and lights, theatre and ballet (yes, of course you’ll find the Nutcracker), parades and arts and craft shows, and SO much more. Just pick what part of the state you want to visit and we’ll be happy to fill up every spare minute with holiday joy.
Missouri Winter Events
Central
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
CENTRAL
11/12-12/31
Fulton
Churchill Museum Victorian Christmas Sale
11/20
Columbia
Waters-Moss Holiday Bazaar
11/20-1/2
Laurie
Enchanted Village of Lights
11/20-21
Eldon
Home for the Holidays
11/26
Columbia
Turkey Trax 5K
11/26-1/1
Laurie
St. Patrick’s Festival of Lights
11/26-1/1
Versailles
Unity Circle of Lights
11/27-12/20
Osage Beach
Christmas on Main Street
11/28
Jefferson City
Small Business Saturday
11/28
Laurie
14th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade
11/28
Versailles
Olde Fashioned Christmas on the Square
11/28-1/3
Osage Beach
Holiday Lights
12/3
Waynesville
Christmas on the Square
12/3
Jefferson City
Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting
12/4
Jefferson City
Downtown Living Windows
12/4
Jefferson City
Visit Santa Downtown
12/4-5
Jefferson City
Candlelight Tours at the Governor’s Mansion
12/4-6
Columbia
Holiday Home Tour
12/5
Crocker
Christmas on Main Street
12/5
Fulton
67th Annual Fulton Jaycees Christmas Parade
12/5
Fulton
Victorian Homes Tour and Reception
12/5
Jefferson City
76th Annual Jefferson City Jaycees Christmas Parade
12/5
St. Robert
Holiday in the Park
12/5
Sedalia
Sedalia Christmas Parade and Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair
12/5
Warrensburg
Dickens Christmas
12/11-12
Crocker
Journey to Bethlehem
12/12
Dixon
Lighted Christmas Parade & Christmas in the Park
12/12
Lake Ozark
Christmas Magic Parade
12/12
Osage Beach
Meet Santa Claus
12/12, 12/19
Kingsville
Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Powell Gardens
NORTHEAST
11/13-1/3
St. Louis
Santa’s Magical Kingdom-Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park
11/17-22
St. Louis
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas at the Fabulous Fox
11/19-1/3
St. Louis
Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House
11/20-12/30
St. Louis
The Polar Express™ Train Ride
11/20-1/2
St. Louis
Holiday Wreath Auction
11/21
Kirkwood
Downtown Kirkwood Holiday Walk
11/21
St. Louis
Vienna Boys Choir Holiday Concert, St. Louis Cathedral
11/21
St. Louis
Ameren Missouri Festival of Lights
11/21
Warrenton
Gobble Giveaway
11/21-22
Hermann
Holiday Fare Wine Trail
11/21-22
Sappington
Rotary Arts & Crafts Fair
11/21-22, 11/27-29
Manchester
The 13th Annual Fair Trade Market
11/21-1/2
St. Louis
3rd Annual Garden Glow
11/21-1/3
St. Louis
Holiday Flower and Train Show “Conifers of the World”
11/25-1/2
St. Louis
30th Annual Winter Wonderland, Tilles County Park
11/26
St. Louis
Ameren Missouri Thanksgiving Day Parade
11/26
St. Louis
The Hungry Turkey 5K
11/27
St. Louis
Straight No Chaser, The New Old Fashioned Tour at the Fox
11/27
Washington
Holiday Parade of Lights
11/27-28
St. Louis
Thanksgiving Holiday Family Programs at the Saint Louis Art Museum
11/27-12/24
St. Charles
Christmas Traditions 2015 (Wednesdays, Friday-Sunday)
11/27-29, 12/2-6, 9-13, 16-23, 26-30
St. Louis
U.S. Bank Wild Lights at The Saint Louis Zoo
11/27-12/20
St. Louis
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
11/27-12/30
O’Fallon
Celebration of Lights 2015
11/28
Clarksville
Small Business Saturday/Christmas Window Tour of Trees
11/28
St. Louis
Michael McDonald: This Christmas, An Evening of Holiday & Hits at the Fox
11/28
Starkenburg
Sounds of Starkenburg
11/29
Washington
Olde Fashioned Christmas
11/30
De Soto
Cyber Monday Hike at Washington State Park
11/30
St. Louis
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker at the Fox
12/3
St. Louis
A John Waters Christmas: Holier & Dirtier
12/3-6
Mexico
Mary Poppins
12/3-6
St. Louis
Handel’s Messiah
12/4
St. Louis
The 442’s Holiday Spectacular
12/4
Warrenton
Hometown Christmas
12/4-5
Defiance
Christmas Candlelight Tour-Daniel Boone Home and Heritage Center
12/4-6
St. Louis
Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Fox
12/4, 12/11-8
Augusta
Candlelight Christmas Walk
12/5
Hermann
Holiday House Tours
12/5
Kirksville
Kickoff to Christmas in Kirksville
12/5-6
Clarksville
Clarksville Christmas Market
12/5-6
Hermann
Christmas Tablescapes
12/5-6
Hermann
Historic Hermann Museum and German Bake Sale
12/5-6
Hermann
Kristkindl Market
12/5-6
Wildwood
Craft Fair and Shopping Extravaganza – Annual Holiday Lafayette Marketplace
12/5-6, 12-13
Hermann
Weihnachtsfest “German Christmas” at Deutscheim State Historic Site
12/5-6
St. Louis
40th Annual Soulard Holiday Parlour Tour
12/6
St. Louis
Chanukah: Festival of Lights at the Missouri Botanical Gardens
12/7-9
Clarksville
“A Miracle for Christmas” Women’s Conference
12/8
O’Fallon
Old Fashioned Holiday Stroll
12/9-12
Starkenburg
The Spirit of CHRISTmas at Starkenburg
12/11
Mexico
Holiday Express Santa Train
12/11
St. Louis
Christmas with Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith
12/11-12
St. Louis
A Very Manley Christmas with Jim Manley
12/11-13
St. Louis
Winter Celebrations Weekend at the Saint Louis Art Museum
12/11-13
St. Louis
Sounds of the Season featuring Ambassadors of Harmony
12/12
St. Charles
Santa’s North Pole Dash
12/12
St. Charles
Candlelight Christmas Concert at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
12/12-13
Hermann
Kristkindl Markt
12/12-13
Hermann
Say Cheese Wine Trail
12/12-13
St. Louis
Christmas at the Cathedral – St. Louis Cathedral Concert
12/13
De Soto
Winter Walk at Washington State Park
12/13
Louisiana
21st Annual Louisiana Church Walk
12/13
St. Charles
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas at First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site
12/13
St. Louis
Lafayette Square Holiday Parlour Tour
12/13
Washington
Washington Holiday House Tour
12/15
St. Louis
Mitzi MacDonald and Keltic Reign Christmas in the Kitchen
12/15-16
St. Louis
Winter Wonderland
12/16
St. Louis
NOW96.3 Let it Snow Show
12/16-19
St. Louis
Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O (Jazz at the Bistro)
12/17
St. Louis
A Gospel Christmas with Thomas Young
12/17-23
St. Louis
The Nutcracker presented by Saint Louis Ballet
12/18-19
St. Louis
Victorian Christmas Open House at the Campbell House Museum & Magic Chef Mansion
12/18-20
St. Louis
Missouri Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
12/18-20
St. Louis
Macy’s Holiday Celebration
12/19-23
St. Louis
The Elves and the Shoemaker
12/21-23
St. Louis
Jazz St. Louis Big Band plays Ellington’s Nutcracker
12/26-27
St. Louis
Elf the Musical
12/30
St. Louis
Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits
12/31
St. Louis
BMO Private Bank New Year’s Eve Celebration
12/31
St. Louis
Gateway Arch Riverboat New Year’s Eve Cruise
12/31
St. Louis
NYE Live! St. Louis 2016 at Ballpark Village
12/31
St. Louis
Rock-N-Roll New Year’s Eve – Lemp’s Grand Hall
NORTHWEST
11/17-1/3
Kansas City
The Coterie Presents: “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
11/20
Lee’s Summit
Mayor’s Tree Lighting
11/20
Parkville
Christmas on the River
11/20-12/24
Kansas City
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Presents “A Christmas Carol”
11/21
Excelsior Springs
Storybook Christmas
11/21
Kansas City
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony and “Holidays Come Alive”
11/25-12/31
Kansas City
Christmas in the Park
11/26
Kansas City
86th Annual KCP&L Plaza Lighting Ceremony
11/26-1/17
Kansas City
Plaza Lights 2015
11/27-1/1
St. Joseph
Holiday Park and South Pole
11/28-12/20
Independence
Rediscover Independence This Holiday Season
12/1-1/5
Lee’s Summit
Ginormous Gingerbread House Party
12/3
Richmond
Christmas Extravaganza
12/3-24
Kansas City
Kansas City Repertory Presents: “The Santaland Diaries”
12/4-5
Lee’s Summit
Craft Patch Craft Show
12/4-5, 11-12
Liberty
Christmas Memories Tea & Tour
12/5
Excelsior Springs
Holiday Homes Tour
12/5
Kansas City
Holiday Wild at the Kansas City Zoo
12/5
Kansas City
A Visit from St. Nicholas
12/5
Lawson
Christmas on the Farm
12/5-6
Lexington
Anderson House Christmas
12/12
Lee’s Summit
A Christmas Celebration at Missouri Town 1855
12/16-24
Kansas City
Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker”
12/17
Lee’s Summit
Holiday Luncheon Celebration
12/17-20
Kansas City
Kansas City Symphony Presents: “Christmas Festival”
SOUTHEAST
11/15-1/15
Altenburg
11th Annual Christmas Tree Exhibit
11/20-21
Poplar Bluff
Holiday Cookie Tour
11/20-22
Cape Girardeau
20th Annual Crafts, Gifts & Collectibles Show
11/21-22
Cape Girardeau
45th Annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Extravaganza
11/21-22
Cape Girardeau
River Valley Craft Club Craft Fair
11/21-22
Ste. Genevieve
Wine Diva Weekend
11/27-29, 12/5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27
Cape Girardeau
Christmas at the Glenn House
11/29
Cape Girardeau
Christmas Parade
12/3
Rolla
Reduced Shakespeare Company Presents: “The Ultimate Christmas Show”
12/4-6
Ste. Genevieve
31st Annual Holiday Christmas Festival
12/5
Kennett
Kennett Christmas Bazaar
12/5
Cape Girardeau
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri Christmas Home Tour
12/5-6
West Plains
West Plains Optimist Club 33rd Annual Holiday Season Arts & Crafts Show & Sale
12/11-12
New Madrid
Christmas Candlelight Tours and Open House at Hunter State Historic Site
12/12
Cuba
Christmas Parade
12/12
New Madrid
Santa’s Village
12/12
New Madrid
Third Annual Christmas Parade
12/13
Ste. Genevieve
Le Reveillon – A French Christmas
12/17-18
Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger counties
Christmas Country Church Tour
12/19
Desloge
Jingle Jingle Run
12/31
Ste. Genevieve
La Guignolee Watch Party
SOUTHWEST
11/2-12/31
Branson
Celebrate Christmas Show
11/7-12/30
Branson
An Old Time Christmas Festival
11/20-21
Stockton
Christmas Open House
11/20-21
Willard
10th Annual Christmas on the Frisco
11/26-12/30
Carthage
Lights of Carthage
11/27-12/26
Carthage
Christmas at the Precious Moments Chapel (closed Christmas Day)
11/28
Mount Vernon
Village of Lights
11/28
Springfield
Queen City Craft Show
12/3-5
Carthage
artCentral Holiday Boutique
12/3-5
Neosho
Dickens Christmas Faire
12/4
Springfield
Winterfest Visual and Performing Arts Festival
12/4-5
Carthage
Olde World Market
12/4-5
Springfield
Kringle Holiday Market
12/4-5
Table Rock/Stone County
15th Annual Christmas Tour of Homes
12/5
El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Christmas Fest
12/6
Branson
67th Annual Adoration Parade
12/7
Carthage
Mayor’s Tree Lighting and Carthage Christmas Parade
12/7
Diamond
George Washington Carver National Monument Holiday Open House
12/19
Cassville
Eagle Watch at Roaring River State Park
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