New Holstein Holiday Lights & Parade

12/07/2025

Where to begin? To start, thank you to Becca and the PTSA crew. The chili, cheese sandwiches and hot cocoa were excellent. The atmosphere and camaraderie were the sprinkles on a cookie. Speaking of cookies, the New Holstein Optimist cookies, delicious as always. Hope Church, thank you for rounding out the offerings of baked goods.
To our friends and neighbors who made the magic happen by decorating your vehicles, to the students and athletes, the walkers and the choir, 2/5ths Party Band, and of course Santa, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. To the NHPD, thank you for your help with parade set up, and keeping the streets clear. All this and you managed to wrangle that Christmas stealing Grinch as well.
Thank you to the community groups, school groups, businesses, families and travel friends who put the twinkle in the trees. It would not have happened if you hadn't stepped up.
Tonight, as we stood waiting for Santa to make his way to the park, a few of us watched a little magic happen in the sky. Whether it was a meteor, a drone or the reindeer coming for Santa, for that brief moment, I for one believed this was a reminder that people make a community magical. We just need to look up, from our TV's, phones, and other devices. We need to look at each other and remember this is what a community is about. A little time, a little effort and a little magic.
To our community, we thank you for cheering on this little idea that grew from the desire to add a little sparkle to our corner of the world.
Thank you everyone for coming tonight. You are so appreciated.

And to the individual who said the whole evening was like a Hallmark movie, we felt that way too.

12/05/2025

🎄 WANTED! 🎄
For stealing Christmas cheer, causing holiday mischief, and an overall dislike of all things merry… THE GRINCH is on the loose!

Rumors have been swirling that he’s been spotted lurking around New Holstein, and word on the street is that he may try to crash the Annual Holiday Parade this Saturday evening.

Keep your eyes peeled as we attempt to thwart his plans!

11/30/2025

11/01/2025

2/5ths Party Band providing merriment and mischief

11/01/2025

Some of the groups are out today getting a nice start to the lights. Feeling grateful.

11/01/2025

A feeling of joy today

10/26/2025

Hello!

It is hard to fathom but work on the lighting begins this Saturday, November 1st. We have lots of areas not claimed. If you are inclined to be a part of this 3rd Annual tradition, there is still time to sign up. (see attached info sheets)

We will be at the Community Center at 9:00 am on Saturday, November 1st with our supplies from years past. All strings of lights will need to be checked to ensure all lights are working. If you wanted to select lights for your own areas, it is a first come first serve basis.

We have a few poles that we have used to string lights into taller trees that can be borrowed.

See you there.

10/14/2025

Update: Sections 14a and 14b are now reserved. Thank you!

2025 Twinkling of the Lights - won't you help us keep the spirit of the season alive in our community? This is a big thing for our community, and we know that many have driven through to see the charm of our park and the wonder of the lights. The original core of people (3) is down to 2. We had volunteers that could kick in a few hours here and there and we were so grateful. But the core group needs help.

We are in need of people, groups, clubs to take a section to string lights. As you can see by the map, each section has a small number of trees. It really can take just a few hours to string the lights. We have poles that can be used to help string. We hope to have our friend with his lift return this year. We have a supply of lights that can be used. We will have our supply at the park on November 1st at 9 am to check out on a first come first serve basis.

If you are willing to help keep the Twinkling of the Lights a part of our community by taking a section and stringing lights, please call 920-898-9095 or email [email protected].

We are serious, we are in need of help to keep this tradition going.
Please help.

10/13/2025

2025 Twinkling of the Lights - won't you help us keep the spirit of the season alive in our community? This is a big thing for our community, and we know that many have driven through to see the charm of our park and the wonder of the lights. The original core of people (3) is down to 2. We had volunteers that could kick in a few hours here and there and we were so grateful. But the core group needs help.

We are in need of people, groups, clubs to take a section to string lights. As you can see by the map, each section has a small number of trees. It really can take just a few hours to string the lights. We have poles that can be used to help string. We hope to have our friend with his lift return this year. We have a supply of lights that can be used. We will have our supply at the park on November 1st at 9 am to check out on a first come first serve basis.

If you are willing to help keep the Twinkling of the Lights a part of our community by taking a section and stringing lights, please call 920-898-9095 or email [email protected].

We are serious, we are in need of help to keep this tradition going.
Please help.

09/01/2025

Section 3b and 13 are now spoken for.