Gingerbread Christmas Festival

Join us on Saturday, December 8th in Downtown Grove America as we celebrate Christmas and the holiday season in Grove & Grand Lake!  

• JingleBell 5K Fun Run, Begins south of Community Center - 8 am

• Opening Ceremony, Community Lawn - 4 pm

• Kids– Visit With Santa, Community Lawn - 4 – 5 pm

• Enter Drawing for Bicycle Giveaway, Community Lawn - 4 – 4:45 pm

• Christmas Music on the Community Lawn - Begins at 4:15 pm

• Drawing– Monkey Island Fire Department Bicycle Giveaway - 5 pm

• Registration – Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest -  5-5:15 pm

• Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest - 5:30 pm

• A Grand Christmas drawing - 5:45 pm

• Grove’s Lighted Christmas Parade - 6 pm

Join us for the fun of Grove's Gingerbread Christmas Festival & Lighted Christmas Parade!  Registration forms are available below for the following events:

• Jingle Bell 5K Fun Run

• Lighted Christmas Parade

Registration for the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest and Monkey Island Fire Departement Bicycle Giveaway will take place at the Community Lawn.

Vendor spaces are available for Grove's Gingerbread Christmas Festival, space permitting.

The initial deadline for vendor applications is November 1, 2018.  Applications will be reviewed and vendors notified by November 15th if their applications are approved or declined.