Christmas in Carencro

01/28/2026

Become a sponsor for the year and we will end the year with holiday magic at Christmas in Carencro! 🎄We have lots of surprises to announce!

✨ 2026 Carencro Cultural District Sponsorships ✨
Our events are made possible by local businesses. Yearly sponsors help us keep the events free and accessible for our community and surrounding areas.

Thank you for supporting culture, community, and Carencro.💛
https://givebutter.com/ccd2026yearlysponsorship

01/27/2026

We’re excited to share the official dates for this year’s Cultural District Events!
✨ Mark your calendars and plan to celebrate Christmas in Carencro with us in downtown Carencro on Saturday, December 5!

12/10/2025

🍔🍟🥒You can run out of Grinch meals, but you can’t stop THIS Grinch from pulling up & setting it off in Carencro 💚❄️🎄🔥

12/09/2025

We hope you got to visit with Santa and his friends… and the Grinch last weekend! 🎅

12/08/2025

We don’t know about the rest of Acadiana, but Carencro definitely had snow Saturday night!

And a special thank you to the guys that LET IT SNOW all night! ❄️ ⛄️ @

12/07/2025

These kiddos have excellent searching skills! They found the candy canes to claim $25 gift cards! 👀 🔍

Thank you to all our Find the Candy Cane sponsors! 🎄

12/07/2025

Sweet Mrs. Claus read stories and visited with the children last night at our Olde Fashioned Candyland Christmas! 💚❤️ 🤶

12/06/2025

Christmas in Carencro
Olde Fashioned Christmas Candyland
TONIGHT!
Saturday, December 6/6-8 pm/Downtown Carencro
Join us for FREE Christmas Fun

12/06/2025

The 3rd annual Carencro Christmas Parade was a success! The rain stopped just in time! 💚❤️ Stay tuned because we have some big surprises for next year… 👀

We hope you join us tonight!🎄
Olde Fashioned Candyland Christmas
Downtown to Carencro
6-8PM

12/06/2025

The parade is still on at 10 AM!🎄

12/06/2025

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Christmas in Carencro
Saturday, December 6
Join us for FREE Christmas Fun

8:00 A.M.
DASHER, DANCER, PRANCER 5K
SPONSORED BY ACADIANA FITNESS GYM TO BENEFIT ST. JUDE
*WALK UP REGISTRATION AVAILABLE
MEET AT CARENCRO LIBRARY FOR PRE-RACE WARM UP!

9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
CARENCRO COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
SPONSORED BY CARENCRO BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
CARENCRO COMMUNITY CENTER
VENDORS - FOOD - ENTERTAINMENT - SANTA
*FREE ADMISSION
*FREE PARKING
*ENTRY TO THE EVENT WILL BE LIMITED
BETWEEN 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M DUE TO THE PARADE.

10:00 A.M.
CARENCRO CHRISTMAS PARADE
SPONSORED BY CARENCRO CULTURAL DISTRICT
*ROADS CLOSE AT 9:30 AM

11:00 A.M.
KIWANIS GIFT GIVEAWAY
SPONSORED BY KIWANIS OF CARENCRO
CARENCRO COMMUNITY CENTER
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 10:30 A.M.
AGES 0-17 MAY REGISTER FOR THE GIFT GIVEAWAY.
*ONE REGISTRATION PER PERSON.
*CHILD MUST BE PRESENT TO REGISTER AND WIN.
*REGISTRATION IS FREE.

6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
OLDE-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CANDYLAND
PATRIOTS PAVILION DOWNTOWN CARENCRO
SPONSORED BY CARENCRO CULTURAL DISTRICT
CARENCRO CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING - SANTA, MRS. CLAUS & FRIENDS - THE GRINCH - SNOW
POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN RIDES
FIND THE CANDY CANE TO WIN A $25 GIFT CARD!
ENTERTAINMENT BY HOLLY HOBBY DAYCARE, CARENCRO CATHOLIC MUSIC MINISTRY & DAVID HENRY
FREE ADMISSION.
FREE PARKING IN THE ST. PETER’S CHURCH PARKING LOT.
PLEASE OBSERVE PARKING RULES IN DOWNTOWN CARENCRO.
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE INCLUDING PHOTO OPS.
FOOD AND DRINK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.