Winterset Festival of Lights

November 28, 2025
5:00 pm to 8:00pm

Join us in Winterset’s courthouse retail district for a holiday experience like none other! At 5:00 pm, the whole family will enjoy food and warm beverages, live and lighted window displays, free horse-drawn wagon rides, extended shopping hours, and interactions with Santa, all around the Madison County courthouse. A lighted parade gets underway at 7:15 pm, followed by a Christmas tree lighting
(new!) and the annual showing of Elf at the Iowa Theater at 8 pm (free with non-perishable food donation.)

We hope you'll join us in the parade with a creative, lighted float. There is no fee but you must complete the application and submit it to the Chamber of Commerce. Stay tuned for the 2025 theme!

Event Location

Winterset Courthouse
112 S. John Wayne Dr.
Winterset, IA
(515) 462-1185