The holiday season in Bloomington and the Twin Cities involves more than just shopping. Spend time with family and friends as you enjoy the sights and sounds of the season at some of these holiday events.
MALL OF AMERICA HOLIDAY EVENTS
Handmade Holidays Craft Theme
Crayola Experience Mall of America | November 4 – January 3
Winter Wonderland at The Fair on 4
November 13 – January 31
Toys for Tots
November 12 – December 18
The Santa Experience
November 14 – December 24
Santa’s Arrival
November 15
Festival of Trees
November 18 – January 8
Black Friday Weekend
November 27 – November 29 | More information to come!
FireLake Winter Lodge
November 27 – January 6
Be The Change Winter Wonderland
December 26
Catholic Charities Giving Tree
December 19-20
TWIN CITIES HOLIDAY EVENTS
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Children’s Theatre Company, Minneapolis
November 3 – January 3
The Little Bummer Boy
Dudley Riggs Theatre, Minneapolis
November 12 – January 16
A Christmas Carol
Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
November 11 – December 27
Gingerbread Wonderland Holiday Market
Norway House, Minneapolis
November 20-22
Gingerbread Wonderland
Norway House, Minneapolis
November 21 – January 7
GLOW Holiday Festival
CHS Field, Saint Paul
November 19 – January 3
Winter Lights
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska
November 20 – January 3
Minneapolis Christkindl Market
North Loop Green, Minneapolis
November 20 – December 20
Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights
The Winery at Sovereign Estate, Waconia
November 21 – December 31
Magic of Lights
Viking Lakes, Eagan
November 20 – January 2
Winter SKOLstice
Viking Lakes, Eagan
November 20 – January 2
European Christmas Market
Union Depot, Saint Paul
November 20 – December 20
Gifts in the Gallery
Bloomington Center for the Arts
December 10-14
North Pole Express
Union Depot, Saint Paul
December 4-6 & December 10-13
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
December 4-5
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
December 8-9
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
Union Depot, Saint Paul
December 13 at 7:00 PM
Handel’s Messiah
Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, and Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul
December 17-20
A Minnesota Nutcracker
Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis
December 19-20
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
December 22-24
