Schedule subject to change.
Holiday Wine Walk
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5:00pm-9:00pm Downtown Minden $30
Join us for a delightful wine tasting experience and stroll through Downtown Minden to visit 20+ stops. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Minden Animal Shelter & The Ronald McDonald House.
Thanks to our Wine Walk sponsors: Minden Family Dental, The Minden Foundation, Purvéy Minden, Kyle Towns Services, Orleans on Main Bistreaux, AC Services of Minden, The Mosaic Company. Starting point is El Santito Patio.
Presents on Pearl Craft Vendor Market
5:00pm – 9:00pm – Pearl Street, Downtown Minden
Children’s Activities
5pm – 9pm Minden Civic Center FREE
Live DJ, Christmas Crafts, real Gingerbread Man photo op, dancing & singing performances, free hot chocolate provided by The City of Minden & Main Street District.
Reindeer Games Children’s Area
5pm – 9pm Downtown Minden FREE
Visit & explore activities for all ages in our fun, family friendly kids area!
Tree Lighting Ceremony
5:30pm Minden Civic Center FREE
Join us as we light up the City Christmas Tree and kick off the exciting Holiday weekend!
Holiday Trail of Lights Hayride
6-9pm Minden Civic Center Parking Lot FREE
Take a tractor-pulled hayride tour of the Historic District and enjoy Christmas Lights and caroling hosted by Visit Webster Parish & Dorcheat Museum.
Hot Chocolate & Coffee
10am-5pm The Broken Bean $
Festive Christmas Brunch
10:3am-1:30pm Geaux Fresh $
Reindeer Games Children’s Area
11am – 5pm Downtown Minden FREE
Visit & explore activities for all ages in our fun, family friendly kids area!
Face Painting
11am – 2pm The Drake Building $
Kim Gillespie Face Painting will be set up to create some festive faces!
Children’s Activity
11am – 2pm Capital One Parking Lot FREE
Join our friends from Webster ReadyStart Network for an interactive experience for the littles!
Kids Christmas Crafting
11am – 2pm Shug’s Minden FREE
Create your very own Christmas craft to take home to celebrate the season. Crafts sponsored by The Willow Shed.
Presents on Pearl Craft Vendor Market
11:00am – 6:00pm – Pearl Street, Downtown Minden
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Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus
1pm – 3pm Minden Civic Center
Stop by and give Santa your list.
You may take your own photos. Sponsored by b1BANK.
Germantown Colony Museum
1pm-4pm 200 Museum Road FREE
Cookies with Santa & Mrs. Claus and a very special elf!
Christmas Parade
5pm Downtown Minden
This year’s theme will be “a Hometown Christmas”. Entries should great creative and use the Hometown Minden theme for a nostalgic presentation! Build a float or other parade entry to illustrate the theme. Have music playing for an extra touch! We encourage lights and colors to make your entry unique. The parade will begin promptly at the corner of Second Street and Main Street and ends at the same location. Line up begins at 3:00pm.
Questions? Contact: Stephanie Barnette at (318) 377-4240 or (318) 510-1610 or email [email protected]
ENTRY DEADLINE: All parade entry forms must be completed and returned to the Greater Minden Chamber by Wednesday, December 10th at 4:00pm.
Parade Awards
6:15pm Minden Civic Center
Visit Webster Parish Christmas Tour of Homes
1pm – 6pm $15
Get into the holiday spirit with an unforgettable experience touring seven stunning properties, each elegantly decorated for the season!
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The Magnolia Spot – 1519 Shreveport Road
The Minden Belle – 1201 Broadway
Estate Les Chenes – 2529 Highway 531
The Fuller House – 220 West Union Street
Huffman Manor – 1114 Broadway Street
The Scheerer House – 706 Elm Street
The Stewart Center – 521 East and West Street
St. John’s Episcopal Church – 1107 Broadway
Dorcheat Historical Association – 116 Pearl Street
Christmas in Minden is the premiere holiday event in the Greater Minden area. We are excited to bring back a well-loved Christmas tradition and offer you an opportunity to highlight your
business/organization while using the creative talents of those within your organization.
Christmas Cards to the Community is a unique way to showcase your business, organization, church, school (the list goes on and on!) to the thousands of cars and visitors that will pass through downtown Minden during the Christmas season.
