Holiday Fun 2022! Holiday Lights, Celebrations & More in Northeastern Wisconsin
Lets Celebrate | November 1, 2022
Christmas in Northeastern Wisconsin is one of the most beautiful times of year. Bundle up and head outside for this year’s area holiday fun! We’ve compiled a list of the holiday events from our HOLIDAY EDITION: November/December 2022 that includes holiday parades, tree lightings, holiday lights, visits with Santa, gift making workshops, New Years celebrations, festive places to visit and even Winter Break activities!
Holiday Lights, Celebrations & More in Northeastern Wisconsin
Explore these 2022 holiday events below:
- Gift & Holiday Decor Making Workshops
- Visits with Santa
- Holiday Celebrations
- Holiday Lights
- Holiday Parades
- Winter Break Activities
- Festive Places to Visit
GIFT & HOLIDAY DECOR MAKING
Holiday Make It & Take It
DECEMBER 3
9:00-11:00am or 11:00am-1:00pm
Mosquito Hill Nature Center
$18 per child 4+ years old, Pre-Registration
MosquitoHill.com
Nature’s Ornaments
DECEMBER 3, 10:00AM
Ledge View Nature Center
Pre-registration is required. To register for this program and to view additional programs please visit our website.
ledgeviewnaturecenter.org
Winter Gnomes & Wreath Making
DECEMBER 3, 10:00AM
Ledge View Nature Center
Pre-registration is required. To register for this program and to view additional programs please visit our website.
ledgeviewnaturecenter.org
VISIT SANTA
Breakfast With Santa
DECEMBER 3
Omro, Wisconsin
Omro Area Community Center
FutureOmro.org
Breakfast With Santa
DECEMBER 10, 7:30am, 8:30am, 9:30am
Mackinaws Grill and Spirits, Green Bay, WI
Live Reindeer with Santa. Queen Elsa, Gingerbread decorating and all you can
eat breakfast buffet!
Registration required, $25/person.
The Children’s Museum of Green Bay, gbchildrensmuseum.org
Lights in Lincoln Park Visit with Santa
NOVEMBER 25 • DECEMBER 2, 9 & 16
Manitowoc, WI
Sponsored by Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Breakfast with Santa & Visits with Santa at Holly Days
NOVEMBER 25 & 26, 2022
Egg Harbor, Door County, WI
Join us for an exciting weekend of old-fashioned holiday fun!
Breakfast with Santa, Old-fashioned Tree Lighting, Horse-drawn Wagon Rides, Visit with Santa, Free Children’s Activities, Letters to Santa, and more!
eggharbordoorcounty.org/hollydays
Oshkosh Celebration of Lights Visit Santa
November 25-December 23
Oshkosh, WI
Visit Santa Every Night, 5:30-8:30PM
Download the Letter to Santa and deliver it in-person.
OshkoshCOL.org
WINTER BREAK ACTIVITIES 2022
Winter Break 2022 STEAMworks Mini Camps!
DECEMBER 26-30, 12:30-3:00pm
The Children’s Museum of Green Bay
Bring curiosity and creativity! Each session is full of hands-on challenges, exciting new projects, and plenty of fun!
gbchildrensmuseum.org
HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS
Germantown Christmas Festival 2022
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Germantown, WI
5k Candy Cane Run/Walk
Race Start 10:00am, Route in quiet neighborhoods. Chip timed; Medals 6 Categories. Special Student Pricing Register at GermantownChamber.org
Christmas Parade
Parade Start 1:30pm, Downtown Germantown
Christmas in the Park
Firemen’s Park, 2:00-4:30pm, Candyland Adventure, carriage rides, Santa
For more information on all the events of the day, visit us on Facebook at Germantown Chamber of Commerce WI.
Holiday EXTRAvganza
NOVEMBER 19, 11:00am-1:00pm
The Children’s Museum of Green Bay
Santa, Live Reindeer, Jingle Bell Rockout, Caroling with Frank and Amy, Elf Snot Science and Snowman Workshop!!
gbchildrensmuseum.org
Holly Days
NOVEMBER 25 & 26, 2022
Egg Harbor, Door County, WI
Join us for an exciting weekend of old-fashioned holiday fun!
Breakfast with Santa, Old-fashioned Tree Lights, Horse-drawn Wagon Rides, Visit with Santa, Free Children’s Activities, Letters to Santa, and more!
eggharbordoorcounty.org/hollydays
Gather Round
DECEMBER 1, 5:00-7:00pm
Menasha Parks and Recreation, Downtown Menasha
Gather ‘Round and join in the holiday fun with tree lighting and Santa visit
at 5:30pm in Curtis Reed Square. Enjoy musical performances, activities, and winter treats throughout downtown.
cityofmenasha-wi.gov
Holiday Hayride
DECEMBER 9 • 5:00-8:00PM
Menasha Parks and Recreation
MEMORIAL BUILDING, 640 Keyes St., Menasha
Hayrides depart every 30 minutes starting at 5:00pm. Tickets go on sale for this highly anticipated sold-out event November 1, purchasable at Parks and Recreation office. $2 Each • Ages 2 & Under FREE
cityofmenasha-wi.gov
Kids Rockin’ Eve
DECEMBER 31, 10:00am-1:00pm
The Children’s Museum of Green Bay
Five, four, three, two…Noon! Tucker the kiddos out way before the last few minutes of 2022 at Kids Rockin’ Eve!
gbchildrensmuseum.org
HOLIDAY LIGHTS
Fox Cities Festival of Lights
Darboy Community Park, Harrison
foxcitiesfestivaloflights.org
Delightfully Chilton Christmas Light Show
Calumet County Fairgrounds, Chilton
delightfullycalumet.com
Light Up Appleton
NOVEMBER 19, 3:00-7:00PM
Houdini Plaza, Downtown Appleton
appletondowntown.org
Tannenbaum Trail
November 21-December 27, 2022
Firemen’s Park, Germantown, WI
FREE • Day & Night till 9pm
Stroll along the Pathway lined with 50 Decorated trees.
For more information on all the events of the day, visit us on Facebook at Germantown Chamber of Commerce WI.
Holly Days
NOVEMBER 25 & 26, 2022
Egg Harbor, Door County, WI
Join us for an exciting weekend of old-fashioned holiday fun!
Breakfast with Santa, Old-fashioned Tree Lighting, Horse-drawn Wagon Rides, Visit with Santa, Free Children’s Activities, Letters to Santa, and more!
eggharbordoorcounty.org/hollydays
Lights in Lincoln Park 2022
NOVEMBER 25 & 26, DECEMBER 1-3, 8-10, EVERY NIGHT DECEMBER 15-29
5:00-8:00PM
Manitowoc, WI
ADMISSION: $5/ CAR DONATION, ENTRANCE WALDO & LINCOLN BLVD.
Over 70 Wild Animal Light Displays, Many Animated. PLUS! Drive Thru Light Tunnels
SPECIAL EVENTS: VISIT WITH SANTA NOVEMBER 25 • DECEMBER 2, 9 & 16
FAMILY FUN WALK: NOVEMBER 22 & DECEMBER 30
$5/Adult • $10/Family
Sponsored by Lincoln Park Zoological Society
Rotary Winter Wonderland
NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 31, 2022
Wildwood Park & Zoo in Marshfield, WI
Marshfield Wildwood Zoo Feeding the Hungry of the Marshfield Area.Experience Holiday Lights in Marshfield. Walking & Driving Options Available. No admission fee, monetary and food donations are strongly encouraged. All donations collected are distributed to area food pantries.
rotarywinterwonderland.org
Winter Wonderland
NOVEMBER 25, 2022 – JANUARY 1, 2023
5:00-11:00pm Every Day
Oconto, Wisconsin
Free holiday light display in the City of Oconto at the Holtwood Campground, 400 Holtwood Way, Oconto. No admission fee.
ocontocounty.org
Oshkosh Celebration of Lights 2022
NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 31, 2022
Menominee Park, Oshkosh
DAILY 5:30-9:00PM • ADMISSION $20 PER CAR
NEW FOR 2022! $5 OFF ENTRANCE FEE*
*Bring a donation of a sealed hygiene item or in-date non-perishable food for $5 OFF entrance fee.
Visit Santa: Every Night, November 25-December 23, 5:30-8:30PM
Download the Letter to Santa and deliver it in-person.
Seven Free Community Nights: November 28, December 2, December 6, December 13, December 16, December 20, December 25
2022 Special Nights:
Senior Citizen Free Mug Night, NOVEMBER 30
Toys for Tots, DECEMBER 2
Race for the Light, DECEMBER 3
Veterans Night, DECEMBER 7
Humane Society Night, DECEMBER 10
Golden Years Night, DECEMBER 21
Night of the Torches, DECEMBER 30
Let it Glow
DECEMBER 2-4, 2022
Elkhorn, WI
Free Admission
Walworth County Fairgrounds
Drive-thru Light Festival
VisitElkhorn.com
Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting
DECEMBER 3, 5PM
Omro, Wisconsin
FutureOmro.org
HOLIDAY PARADES
Frosty Fun!
Downtown Green Bay
Citydeck Lights, Holiday Parade, Winter Events and Shopping Small!
downtowngreenbay.com
Christmas Parade
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Germantown, WI
Parade Start 1:30pm
Part of the Germantown Christmas Festival, Downtown Germantown
Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade
Tuesday, November 22, 7:00pm
appletondowntown.org
33rd Annual Electric City Christmas Parade
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Kaukauna, WI
Enter a Float or Join Us to Watch!
Route: Starts at Wisconsin and Depot; Wisconsin to Highway 55; Highway 55 south to Third Street, West on Third to Reaume.
Join Santa for Cookies & Hot Chocolate Following the Parade!
In the Community Room of the Streets, Parks and Recreation (SPaR) Building, 207 Reaume Avenue.
cityofkaukauna.com
FESTIVE PLACES TO VISIT
Home for the Holidays
Baraboo, WI
Santa Visits, Wagon Rides, Unique Shops, Carolers
Baraboo.com
Winter Wonderland
Green Bay, WI
Lighting Events, Ice Skating, Sledding, Skiing, Snowboarding, Biking, Tubing, Fat Tire Biking
greenbaywi.gov/parks
Dickens of a Christmas in Ripon
December 2-3, 2022
Ripon, WI
ripon-wi.com
Holiday Destination
Columbus, WI
visitcolumbuswi.com
