Christmas in the City of North Vernon, IN

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Where family and community come together to celebrate Christmas in downtown North Vernon, IN.

10/30/2026

🚂🎄 ALL ABOARD FOR CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY! 🎄🚂

We are excited to welcome back our friends at Madison Railroad for another magical year of Christmas in the City! ❤️💚

Their festive caboose will be returning to Downtown North Vernon, bringing a little extra railroad charm and Christmas cheer to our celebration! 🚂✨

A HUGE thank you to Madison Railroad for their continued support and for helping us create special holiday memories for families throughout our community. We are so grateful to have wonderful partners who help make Christmas in the City such a memorable event! ❤️

📅 December 4–5, 2026
📍 Downtown North Vernon, Indiana

🎅 Be sure to stop by, check out the caboose, and snap a fun holiday photo while enjoying all the Christmas festivities!

🚂🎄 Thank you, Madison Railroad, for being part of the magic!

10/29/2026

🎅💌 DEAR SANTA… WE'VE BEEN VERY GOOD THIS YEAR! 🎄✨

Christmas wishes are coming to Hidden Brambles Chocolate Cafe during Christmas in the City 2026! ❤️

Bring the kiddos downtown to meet Santa & Mrs. Claus and write their very own letters to Santa! 🎅🤶💌

✉️ GET A HEAD START ON YOUR CHRISTMAS WISHES!

We've attached a special Letter to Santa that you can print at home! Have your little ones fill it out ahead of time and bring it along when you visit Santa during Christmas in the City! 🎁✨

🍫☕ AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE… SHOW HIDDEN BRAMBLES SOME LOVE!

Make sure to stop in and support Hidden Brambles Chocolate Cafe, one of our wonderful downtown businesses! It's the perfect opportunity to enjoy a little something sweet while making Christmas memories with the family! ❤️

📍 Hidden Brambles Chocolate Cafe | Downtown North Vernon

🎄 Christmas in the City
📅 December 4 & 5, 2026

📲 Be sure to LIKE & FOLLOW Hidden Brambles Chocolate Cafe on Facebook to show your support and stay up to date with their latest offerings!

❤️ Don't forget to SAVE, PRINT & SHARE the attached Letter to Santa!

10/28/2026

🎄🏆 LIGHTS, MUSIC, CHRISTMAS MAGIC… AND BRAGGING RIGHTS! 🏆🎄

🎅🚂 The 2026 Christmas in the City Parade is calling YOUR name!

Think your business, school, church, organization, or group of friends has what it takes to bring home a trophy this year? 🎁✨

🏆 5 AWARD CATEGORIES!
🌟 Best Overall
🎶 Best Music
💡 Best Lights
🎅 Mayor’s Choice
🎨 Most Creative

Whether you're decorating a float, lighting up a vehicle, or bringing your own creative Christmas theme, WE WANT YOU IN THE PARADE!

📅 Saturday, December 5, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Downtown North Vernon

🎄 REGISTER TODAY!
👉 https://forms.gle/1nuPgjYVjQVKjnLi6

❤️ Not entering? Grab your hot chocolate, bundle up, and come cheer on our participants!

👇 TAG someone who needs to enter this year! Let's make this our BIGGEST and BRIGHTEST parade yet! 🎅✨

10/26/2026

🎄🎅 TWO DAYS OF CHRISTMAS MAGIC ARE COMING TO DOWNTOWN NORTH VERNON! 🎅🎄

✨ THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER! ✨

Get those calendars marked, gather your family and friends, and get ready for a weekend filled with Christmas cheer because CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY 2026 is going to be packed with festive fun! ❤️🎁

We've got TWO DAYS of activities, and you won't want to miss a minute of the magic!

🎄 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 | 5:00–8:00 PM

🌟 Christmas Tree Lighting at 6:00 PM!

🎶 Christmas Carolers featuring JCHS A Touch of Class & Concert Choir

📖 Children's Book Reading

🎅 Santa & Mrs. Claus with 812 Photobooths

🐮 Carter's Critters Mobile Petting Zoo

🎨 Christmas Crafts & WOW Bus with the Jennings County Public Library

🎄 Main Street's Festival of Trees

💌 Letters to Santa

✨ FREE Face Painting & FREE Hair Tinsel

❄️ Meet & Greets with Characters

📸 Lee's Glam Cam 360° Photobooth

🎅 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 | 4:00–8:00 PM

🚂 CHRISTMAS PARADE AT 6:00 PM! 🎄✨

Plus, enjoy many of your favorite activities from Friday, including Santa & Mrs. Claus, Carter's Critters, Christmas crafts, Festival of Trees, character meet & greets, FREE face painting, hair tinsel, and more!

🛍️ BONUS: Little Red Kitchen's Second Annual Christmas Vendor Market!

❤️ AND THAT'S NOT ALL!

While you're downtown, don't forget to visit our local restaurants, grab something delicious from our food vendors, enjoy the Christmas lights, and support the businesses that make Downtown North Vernon so special!

📍 Downtown North Vernon, Indiana
📅 December 4 & 5, 2026

🎄 SAVE THESE FLYERS! We've put together a schedule for each day to help you plan your Christmas in the City weekend!

📲 LIKE, FOLLOW & SHARE our Christmas in the City page for event updates, special announcements, and more holiday fun as we get closer!

We can't wait to celebrate with you! ✨

10/22/2026

🎭🎄 A LITTLE THEATRE MAGIC WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS MAGIC! 🎄🎭

Looking for the PERFECT addition to your Christmas in the City weekend? ✨

The Park Theatre Civic Centre is bringing MATILDA THE MUSICAL to the stage, and you won't want to miss it! 📚🌟

Make a whole day of it! Enjoy the holiday festivities in Downtown North Vernon, grab a bite at one of our local restaurants, do some Christmas shopping, and experience the magic of LIVE THEATRE! ❤️

📍 Park Theatre Civic Centre | 25 N. Madison Avenue

🎄 CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY
📅 December 4 & 5, 2026
📍 Downtown North Vernon

❤️ Let's PACK THE PARK and support our incredible local theatre while celebrating Christmas in the City!

👉 LIKE & FOLLOW the Park Theatre Civic Centre page for ticket information, additional showtimes, and updates!

One downtown. Two amazing experiences. A weekend full of magic! 🎄🎭✨

10/21/2026

🎄🛍️ Calling All Non-Food Vendors! 🛍️🎄

We’re excited to announce that The Little Red Kitchen will be hosting a Vendor Market during Christmas in the City this year! ❤️✨

This vendor space will be available specifically for NON-FOOD VENDORS who would like to participate in the festivities and showcase their products to Christmas in the City visitors.

📅 Christmas in the City
December 4 & 5, 2026
📍 Downtown North Vernon

Interested in participating in the Little Red Kitchen Vendor Market?

📧 Contact The Little Red Kitchen directly at [email protected] for vendor information and availability.

❤️ A HUGE thank you to The Little Red Kitchen for stepping up to host this vendor market and helping us create even more opportunities for local makers, small businesses, and vendors to be part of Christmas in the City!

Know a great non-food vendor who should join us? Tag them below or share this post with them! 👇

10/20/2026

🎄✨ TWO DAYS OF CHRISTMAS MAGIC! ✨🎄

Get ready, North Vernon! 🎅❤️ Christmas in the City 2026 is bringing TWO days of holiday fun to Downtown North Vernon!

🎄 Friday, December 4 | 5–8 PM
🌟 Tree Lighting at 6 PM!

🎅 Saturday, December 5 | 4–8 PM
🚂 Christmas Parade at 6 PM!

Enjoy Santa & Mrs. Claus, live reindeer, Carter’s Critters, Christmas crafts, FREE face painting and hair tinsel, festive characters, food vendors, downtown shopping, and SO MUCH MORE! 🎁✨

📲 SAVE these flyers to plan your weekend, and be sure to LIKE, FOLLOW & SHARE our page for more updates!

👇 What are you most excited about?

10/12/2026

🍴🎄 CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT! 🎄🍴
Planning your Christmas in the City weekend? Make sure you come hungry! 😋 Downtown North Vernon has some great local restaurants ready to welcome you while you're enjoying all the Christmas festivities!

According to this year's Christmas in the City flyer, you'll find these Downtown Restaurants nearby:

🍫 Hidden Brambles Chocolate Cafe
☕ HOS Coffee
🍴 Little Red Kitchen
🍽️ Marion’s
🍻 Miller’s Tavern
🍔 Nash’s Restaurant
🏈 Phat Guys Sports Bar & Grill
🍽️ The Brick Street Restaurant
🎅 Here's the fun part: Each business may be celebrating Christmas in the City a little differently!
👉 Take a few minutes to LIKE & FOLLOW their pages so you can see what they have planned, including any Christmas in the City specials, extended hours, activities, treats, or other announcements they may share.
And don't forget—Little Red Kitchen will also be hosting its Second Annual Christmas Vendor Market on Saturday!

🎄 Christmas in the City 2026
📅 Friday, December 4 | 5–8 PM
📅 Saturday, December 5 | 4–8 PM

Come downtown, enjoy the festivities, grab a bite, support our local restaurants, and make the most of Christmas in the City! ❤️🎄

10/07/2026

🎄🏆 DID YOU KNOW? 🏆🎄
The Christmas in the City Parade isn't just about spreading Christmas cheer—you could also be taking home some bragging rights AND a trophy! 🎅✨
Every year, our parade participants bring their creativity, lights, music, and Christmas spirit to Downtown North Vernon, and we recognize some of our standout entries with Christmas in the City Parade trophies!

🏆 2026 PARADE AWARD CATEGORIES:
🌟 Best Overall
🎶 Best Music
💡 Best Lights
🎅 Mayor’s Choice
🎨 Most Creative

👀 Take a look at last year's trophies! Now the question is... who will be taking them home in 2026?
Start planning your theme, gather your crew, untangle those Christmas lights, turn up the holiday music, and get creative! 🎄🚗🎶✨

📅 Christmas in the City Parade
🗓️ Saturday, December 5, 2026
📍 Downtown North Vernon
🎅 Want a chance to bring home a trophy? You have to be in the parade!

👉 SIGN UP TODAY:
https://forms.gle/1nuPgjYVjQVKjnLi6

Businesses, schools, churches, organizations, clubs, families, and groups of friends—we want to see what you can create! ❤️

Address

Short Street
North Vernon, IN
47265

Website

https://www.northvernon-in.gov/events/

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