Organize your perfect holiday in Brooklyn Center with our guide. We’ve listed all the top festive events for you. Whether you're rediscovering your city or seeing it anew, our guide reveals the best of Brooklyn Center's holidays.
Popular Events: Kick off the season at the Glow Holiday Festival, where dazzling light displays and festive activities create a winter wonderland for all ages. Celebrate the spirit of the season at The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights, featuring enchanting light installations that highlight the beauty of winter. And the Holiday Tree Lighting & Movie Night is something you definitely don't want to miss, bringing the community together for a heartwarming evening under twinkling lights. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!
Please contact us if you have suggestions or corrections!
Join the Brooklyn Center Discussion!
Top Holiday Events In and Around Brooklyn Center
- Glow Holiday Festival (Saint Paul)
- The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights (Waconia)
- Holiday Tree Lighting & Movie Night (Saint Paul)
- Cathedral Christmas Festival (Saint Paul)
- Christmas with Cantus (Saint Paul)
- It’s A Wonderful Life, Live Radio Play (Saint Paul)
- Luminare Christmas (Saint Paul)
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Saint Paul)
- Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Holiday Concerts (Saint Paul)
- MN Christmas Market at Willow Brooke Farm (Red Wing)
See these and even more events listed below!
Brooklyn Center Holiday Light Displays
Glow Holiday Festival
What to Expect:
Interactive light displays and zip line experience.
Description:
GLOW Holiday Festival at CHS Field in St. Paul, MN, features over a million lights, interactive displays, and unique attractions like the Vixen’s Zip Line and Giant Snowy Slide. The event also includes a boutique shopping experience with local vendors and a charity donation component.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Glow Holiday Festival
The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights
What to Expect:
Synchronized light display with festive activities and Santa visits.
Description:
The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights at Sovereign Estate features over twenty miles of musical, synchronized lights across 20 acres of their lakeside vineyard. Enjoy attractions like Candy Cane Lane, a life-size Nativity scene, and real winter llamas. Guests can also purchase Holly Trolley rides and Nana’s Gingerbread House for a special guided tour. Santa visits every night from 5-7:30 PM, and hot treats like hot chocolate and mulled wine are available.
Where: Waconia | More Info: The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights
HollyDazzle Festival of Lights
What to Expect:
Community-driven holiday celebration with diverse activities.
Description:
The HollyDazzle Festival of Lights is a community celebration in downtown Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, featuring holiday movie showings, a winter market, carriage rides, festive photo opportunities, and a grand parade of lights culminating in a fireworks display.
Where: East Grand Forks | More Info: HollyDazzle Festival of Lights
Brooklyn Center Holiday Markets and Shopping
Cathedral Christmas Festival
What to Expect:
European-styled outdoor Christmas Market with live concerts.
Description:
The Cathedral Christmas Festival features a European-styled outdoor Christmas Market in the Cathedral Courtyard, offering delicious warm food, Glühwein, beer, unique gifts, fire pits, and a warming tent. The event includes concerts by multi-platinum recording artist Steven C and a choral concert by University of Mary and local high school choirs.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Cathedral Christmas Festival
MN Christmas Market at Willow Brooke Farm
What to Expect:
Charitable twist with 7% of sales donated to Santa's College Fund.
Description:
The MN Christmas Market at Willow Brooke Farm is an annual pop-up holiday market showcasing homegrown brands, artisans, and makers. Each vendor donates 7% of sales to Santa's College Fund, a scholarship for refugee students in Minnesota. The event features a variety of local products and a unique shopping experience.
Where: Red Wing | More Info: MN Christmas Market at Willow Brooke Farm
Brooklyn Center Holiday Shows and Entertainment
Holiday Tree Lighting & Movie Night
What to Expect:
Tree lighting ceremony with fireworks display and holiday sing-along.
Description:
Join Union Depot for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration & Movie Night, featuring the reveal of the St. Paul Winter Carnival 2023 Button, a holiday performance by The Mistletones, free cider, photo ops, craft stations, and a tree lighting ceremony followed by a movie night featuring Elf. Enjoy European Christmas Market activities and unique handmade holiday gifts.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Holiday Tree Lighting & Movie Night
Christmas with Cantus
What to Expect:
Low-voice ensemble reimagines Nine Lessons and Carols with diverse musical selections.
Description:
Cantus presents a modern reinterpretation of the timeless tradition of Nine Lessons and Carols, blending poetry with sacred and secular song. The program features a range of cultures and contexts, from 12th-century chant by Hildegard von Bingen to contemporary favorites like "Love Is Christmas" by Sara Bareilles. The low-voice ensemble weaves together Christmas favorites such as "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" in an incomparable setting.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Christmas with Cantus
Luminare Christmas
What to Expect:
High-energy holiday concert with re-imagined Christmas classics and original music.
Description:
Luminare Christmas is a high-energy holiday concert featuring re-imaginings of Christmas classics and brand new original music, led by John Blasucci, keyboardist for Dennis DeYoung (STYX) and Mannheim Steamroller.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Luminare Christmas
It’s A Wonderful Life, Live Radio Play
What to Expect:
Live 1940s-style radio drama with a three-course meal.
Description:
It's A Wonderful Life, Live Radio Play is a 1940s-style radio drama performance of the classic Frank Capra film, featuring a talented cast and a three-course meal for afternoon and evening shows.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: It’s A Wonderful Life, Live Radio Play
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
What to Expect:
Dazzling pyrotechnics and lasers in a holiday rock opera.
Description:
Trans-Siberian Orchestra presents a spectacular holiday show featuring their beloved rock opera "The Lost Christmas Eve," with a grand return to the stage after a decade. The event includes an all-new, dazzling spectacle packed with pyrotechnics, lasers, and incredible storytelling. A high-energy second set features the group's greatest hits and fan favorites.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Holiday Concerts
What to Expect:
Classical music performances by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Description:
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra presents a series of holiday concerts featuring Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and George Frideric Handel's Messiah. These classical music performances are a cherished annual tradition, showcasing the talents of renowned musicians.
Where: Saint Paul | More Info: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Holiday Concerts
Festive Fun in Nearby Cities!
Discover Holiday events in hundreds of cities worldwide. Check out these nearby locations for more festive fun!
- Crystal (3 miles)
- Fridley (3 miles)
- New Hope (4 miles)
- Coon Rapids (4 miles)
- Golden Valley (5 miles)
- West Coon Rapids (6 miles)
- Maple Grove (6 miles)
- New Brighton (6 miles)
- Minneapolis (7 miles)
- Plymouth (8 miles)
- Blaine (8 miles)
- Champlin (8 miles)
- Saint Louis Park (9 miles)
- Shoreview (9 miles)
- Roseville (10 miles)
- Minnetonka Mills (11 miles)
- Andover (11 miles)
- Edina (13 miles)
- Lino Lakes (13 miles)
- Richfield (14 miles)
- Minnetonka (14 miles)
- Ramsey (14 miles)
- Saint Paul (15 miles)
- White Bear Lake (16 miles)
- Bloomington (16 miles)
- Eden Prairie (17 miles)
- Chanhassen (18 miles)
- Maplewood (19 miles)
- South Saint Paul (19 miles)
- Elk River (19 miles)
- Oakdale (20 miles)
- Eagan (20 miles)
- Savage (21 miles)
- Woodbury (21 miles)
- Inver Grove Heights (21 miles)
- Shakopee (21 miles)
- Burnsville (21 miles)
- Chaska (24 miles)
- Apple Valley (24 miles)
- Rosemount (25 miles)
- Prior Lake (25 miles)
- Cottage Grove (26 miles)
- Lakeville (30 miles)
- Farmington (32 miles)
- Hastings (33 miles)
- Northfield (44 miles)