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Top Christmas Events & Attractions in Eureka Springs
Top Christmas Events & Attractions in Eureka Springs
Step into a world of wonder during the Holiday season as you travel back in time to a charming Victorian town tucked in the hillside of the Ozark Mountains that is filled with Holiday cheer and decked with lights!
#1 Christmas at Thorncrown
Thorncrown is a wonder all year around, but there’s something so special about their Christmas services. Be sure to join them on December 1st, 8th, 15th, & 22nd at 11am. Candlelight service will be held on December 21st at 4:30pm. More Info>>
#2 Christmas at the Crescent
You might be visited by ghosts of Christmas past, you might not. We do know that Christmas at the Crescent is magical! For the month of December the Crescent will be lit up with a Christmas tree forest, fun photo ops, and a light trail down to Glennwood Hollow. Be sure to stop by the Holiday Hangout at Top of the Crest open daily from 4-8pm.
More Events at the Crescent Hotel:
December 5th 1:30pm— 57th Annual Silver Tea in the Crystal Dining Room
December 8th 10am— Breakfast with Santa in the Crystal Dining Room
December 12th 7:30pm— Christmas Concert with John Two Hawks
December 14th 10am— Green Eggs & Grinch Breakfast
December 14th & 15th 12pm-5pm— Santa’s Mountain Village
December 15th 3pm— Teddy Bear Tea
December 21st 3pm— Candy Cane Hunt
#3 Christmas at The Auditorium
The Auditorium will be adorned with lights, wrapped in a bow, and filled with festive entertainment!
November 30th 6pm— The Nutcracker Sweets Ballet
December 6th 7:30pm— Free Showing of The Year Without a Santa
December 7th 7:30pm— Free Showing of The Man Who Invented Christmas
December 8th 7pm— Ozarks Chorale Holiday Show
December 13th 7pm— Home for the Holidays Community Showcase Holiday Show
December 14th 7:30pm— Free Showing of Daddy’s Home 2
December 15th 3pm— MusicWorks Brass Band Live Holiday Concert
December 20th 7:30pm— Free Showing of The Santa Clause
December 21st 7:30pm— Free Showing of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
#4 Christmas Downtown
From Santa in the Park to cocoa crawl through downtown.
November 30th 8am-10am Shop Small Saturday
November 30th Basin Park Tree Lighting with fiddling Santa and his elves.
December 6th & 7th Meet the Makers Market Main Stage Creative Community Center on Main Street. This will be a perfect place to start your holiday shopping with one-of-a-kind gift.
December 7th, 14th, & 21st 12-5pm— Santa in the Basin Park
December 6th 6pm A Boardgame Christmas Parade
December 7th 4-8pm Candy Cane Lane on Main St. Enjoy Christmas sales, holiday treats, and a Christmas costume contest!
December 7th 11am-6pm The Elf Maker Market at Main Street to support local galleries showcasing and selling their art.
December 13th 5-7pm Snowglobe Christmas shopping experience. Stroll through a Winter Wonderland downtown Eureka Springs, Arkansas. With participating locations blowing snow through our Victorian village bringing the Holiday season to life with a Snow Globe Christmas!
December 14th 5-7pm Living Windows & Roaming Mrs. Ropers. Downtown shops will have a living window display throughout downtown as well as a group of Mrs. Ropers can be spotted roaming throughout downtown.
December 20th 5-7pm Hot Cocoa & Cookie Crawl Get your commemorative 2024 Eureka Springs Cocoa Crawl mug from participating businesses and stroll through town enjoying various cocoas and delicious treats from each participating store.
December 21st 6pm Jinglin Jeep Parade and Christmas caroling downtown
#5 Christmas at The Great Passion Play
Experience Christmas Lights through the New Year with a by donation drive-through light display with lights on from dark through 8:00 PM on weekends at the Passion Play. While you are there be sure to check out their Snow Village!
#6 Tour of Homes
A walking tour of a sampling of Eureka’s most beautifully restored homes giving guests a glimpse of a bygone era. All stops on the self-guided tour will be lavishly decorated for the season with Victorian-attired docents to relate the history of each home. Visitors will be treated to carolers, Christmas music, and refreshments along their journey into the past.
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#7 New Years Eve!
Join us New Years Eve in the Basin Park from 8:30pm to the New Year for a celebration like no other with a parade, JukeBoxx Party Band, Fossils of Ancient Robots, laser light show, and a Water Drop with a Splash! More Info>>
Let the festivities begin!
Make the most out of the Holiday season and plan your trip to Eureka Springs to make your Christmas one to remember. Be sure to tag us on socials with your Christmas Captures!
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