Schedule subject to change.
Hot Chocolate & Pastries
5pm-9pm Brick Street Coffee $
Stop in for Hot Chocolate, Holiday Lattes, and delicious pastries!
Holiday Wine Walk
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE WINE WALK TICKETS!
5:00pm-9:00pm Downtown Minden $25
Join us for a delightful wine tasting experience and stroll through Downtown Minden to visit 15+ stops where you’ll encounter delicious snacks, captivating entertainment, exclusive discounts, and so much more. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity.
Thank you to our Wine Walk sponsors – Minden Family Dental and Minden Foundation.
Wine Walk Participants will receive a map and wristband!
Presents on Pearl Craft Vendor Market
5:00pm – 9:00pm – Pearl Street, Downtown Minden
Reindeer Games Children’s Area
5pm – 9pm Downtown Minden
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.
Fireworks
9:00pm Fireworks Show (from the Webster Parish Courthouse parking lot)
Festive Christmas Brunch
9am-1pm Geaux Fresh $
Kids Hot Chocolate Bar
10am – 12pm First Methodist Church
Minden JSL will be providing a sweet treat for kids to make and take!
Hot Chocolate & Coffee
10am-5pm The Broken Bean $
Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus
11am – 2pm Shug’s Minden
Stop by and give Santa your list. You may take your own photos.
Children’s Activity/Craft
11am – 2pm Shug’s Minden FREE
Join our friends from Webster ReadyStart Network to make a craft while you visit Santa!
Presents on Pearl Craft Vendor Market
11:00am – 6:00pm – Pearl Street, Downtown Minden
Kids Ornament Crafting
Noon – 3pm Dorcheat Museum FREE
Create your very own ornament to hang on the tree. Christmas movies will be playing & refreshments will be available. Crafts provided in partnership with Webster Parish Libraries.
Christmas Parade
5pm Downtown Minden
This year’s theme will be “Candyland Christmas”. Entries should great creative and use the Candy Land theme for a sweet 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 11th at 4:00pm.
Parade Awards
6:30pm Minden Civic Center
Christmas Tour of Homes
Step into the holiday spirit and celebrate the season with our Christmas Tour of Homes in historic Minden, Louisiana on Sunday, December 15th.
Purchase tickets here – https://bit.ly/4eGLYg3
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.
