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Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival

Read more on the November 16th Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival kick-off event here


2023 Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival

November 16, 2023 – January 1, 2024

The Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is back to explore the lights and sights around Downtown Milwaukee. With sparkling interactive displays at Pere Marquette Park, Zeidler Union Square and Cathedral Square, it’s the perfect chance to capture a memory that ignites joy for everyone, no matter their age.

Annual Tree Lighting and Kick-off Extravaganza

November 16th, 2023.  Read more on the November 16th kick-off event here

Jingle Bus

Ooh and ahh at the winter wonderland scenes scattered throughout Downtown by hopping on a Jingle Bus tour. This 40-minute narrated tour includes three lighted parks – “Community Spirit Park” at Cathedral Square Park, “Santa’s Celebration Square powered by We Energies” at Zeidler Union Square and “Feliz Navidad” at Pere Marquette Park. Tours are $5 per person. 

CHECK BACK FOR OUR 2023 TOUR SCHEDULE AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS. SPANISH TOURS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SELECT NIGHTS. PRE-BOOKING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL JINGLE BUS TOURS.
PLEASE NOTE THE JINGLE BUS WILL OPERATE FREE FROM PERE MARQUETTE PARK ON KICKOFF NIGHT, NOV. 16, WITH LIMITED CAPACITY BETWEEN 7PM AND 9PM. 

November 17 – December 30, 2023
Thursdays – Sundays from 6pm to 9pm
Tours Depart from The Avenue – 275 W. Wisconsin Avenue

2023 Holiday Ornament

Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival ornaments are one-of-a-kind keepsakes. Great gifts for family, friends, coworkers and business associates, each year features an iconic Downtown landmark cast in pewter.

Purchase this year’s ornament and past years’ in the Milwaukee Downtown store.

THE 2023 MILWAUKEE HOLIDAY LIGHTS FESTIVAL ORNAMENT IS THE PFISTER HOTEL, MARKING THE HOTEL’S 130TH ANNIVERSARY. CHECK BACK SOON TO ORDER THIS YEAR’S EDITION.

Cocoa with the Clauses

Presented by Madison Medical Affiliates
Saturday, December 9 | 11am to 2pm 
Cathedral Square Park

Straight from the North Pole, Santa and Mrs. Claus return for this annual cocoa klatch. The free outdoor event is a chance for kids to share their wish lists, and for moms and dads to snap a keepsake photo. Just remember to bring your camera! Elves and other holiday characters will also be there, plus free treats will be provided.

 

Santa’s Mailbox

Santa’s Mailbox sponsored by Educators Credit Union
with support from Serving Older Adults and Letter Carriers Union Branch 2
November 1 – December 10, 2023
Cathedral Square Park

Downtown has a magical connection to the North Pole right in Cathedral Square Park. From November 1 through December 10, drop your child’s letters and wish lists into Santa’s Mailbox to receive a personalized reply from the big guy himself! No postage is required; however, please include a return address so the elves know where to send the reply.

Downtown Holiday Lights

November 16, 2023 – January 1, 2024
Make it back to explore the lights and sights around Downtown Milwaukee. With sparkling interactive displays at Pere Marquette Park, Zeidler Union Square and Cathedral Square, it’s the perfect chance to capture a memory that ignites joy for everyone, no matter their age.

Downtown is your photo-worthy wintertime destination. Show your view of the Festival with #MKEHolidayLights. 

 

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