# Christmas Events, Markets & Things to Do in Traverse City

- **Subtitle**: Celebrate Christmas 2026 in Traverse City with festive markets, holiday parties, Christmas dinners, family activities, Santa experiences, Christmas lights, live shows, brunches, concerts, and seasonal events. Discover the best things to do and book your tickets online.
- **Category**: Christmas
- **Display Name**: Christmas events
- **Type**: other

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## About

As Christmas draws near in the Traverse City in 2026, mark your calendars for a taste of festive enchantment! Beyond the traditional gatherings at home, exploring during this festive season can be enchanting. Whether planning a family trip or going solo, there's a sleigh-load of festive fairs, holiday craft shows, and Christmas services in the Traverse City waiting to be explored. Check out the best events and parties in Traverse City to make your Christmas unforgettable, and get ready for a season of joy and celebration!

## Christmas Events in Traverse City

- **Event Name**: Toast The Season - Weekend 1
  - **Description**: This incredible LP Wine Trail event is a can’t-miss hallmark of the holiday season. Come sip and savor your favorite food and wine pairings.About this EventBefore the hustle and bustle of the holidays, before the frosty w
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  - **Date**: Fri Nov 06 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Nov 08 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/toast-the-season-weekend-1/100001988788069653
  - **Venue**: Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail
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  - **Price**: USD 45 to 82
  - **Categories**: fitness, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: The Dennos: Holiday Artist Market - Samantha Hall Art
  - **Description**: Get that Christmas Shopping out of the way early this year!

Market Dates:
  • Friday, November 6th 10 AM – 4 PM
  • Saturday, November 7th 10 AM – 4 PM

Shop original drawings, prints, notecard sets, tea towels, decks of cards, tote bags, wood ornaments,
  - **Date**: Fri Nov 06 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Nov 07 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/the-dennos-holiday-artist-market-samantha-hall-art/200030572264430
  - **Venue**: Dennos Museum Center
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  - **Categories**: Art, fine-arts, Crafts
- **Event Name**: EB2 Vintage European Christmas Market
  - **Description**: Our festive sixth European Christmas Market is Saturday, November 7, from 12-5pm. In the parking lot at 1316 W. South Airport Rd. Lots of parking in our lot, the lot next door, and Cherryland Mall. Bundle up and join us for vintage holiday treasures, cozy
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  - **Date**: Sat Nov 07 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/eb2-vintage-european-christmas-market/200030730157654
  - **Venue**: 1316 W. South Airport Rd. , Traverse City, MI, United States, Michigan 49686
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- **Event Name**: A Magical Motown Christmas at City Opera House
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/a-magical-motown-christmas-at-city-opera-house/2400030065005945
  - **Venue**: City Opera House
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, Contests
- **Event Name**: Kristin Keys Christmas at City Opera House
  - **Date**: Sun Dec 20 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun Dec 20 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/kristin-keys-christmas-at-city-opera-house/2400030503570243
  - **Venue**: City Opera House
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- **Event Name**: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Dec 19 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/i-want-a-hippopotamus-for-christmas/2300030367791904
  - **Venue**: City Opera House
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  - **Categories**: christmas
- **Event Name**: GENERATIONAL/VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TREE WORKSHOP
  - **Description**: RESERVE YOUR SPOT FOR $50. CALL OR STOP IN TO RESERVE! FEE WILL GO TOWARDS YOUR PURCHASE AT CHECKOUT! 8 SEATS AND WILL FILL UP FAST SO HURRY :) TREE COMES WITH LIGHTS AND LOTS OF MEMORIES!
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  - **Date**: Sun Nov 01 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/generational-vintage-christmas-tree-workshop/200030685684756
  - **Venue**: 2751 N US 31 S unit C, Traverse City, MI, United States, Michigan 49684
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  - **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: A Magical Motown Christmas
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 11 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/a-magical-motown-christmas/2300030124429320
  - **Venue**: City Opera House
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  - **Categories**: christmas
- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Christmas Classics
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Traverse City. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics at Kirkbride Hall under the gentle glow
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 08:45 pm – Sat Dec 19 2026 at 10:45 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/candlelight-christmas-classics/2700030166227721
  - **Venue**: Kirkbride Hall
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  - **Price**: USD 37 to 59
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Concerts, Music, performances, Art
- **Event Name**: Hope for the Holidays
  - **Description**: Hope for the Holidays is a free community event in Traverse City open to all who are grieving.About this EventHope for the Holidays is a supportive community event designed for those who
  - **Date**: Wed Nov 11 2026 at 04:30 pm – Wed Nov 11 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/hope-for-the-holidays/100002000653477407
  - **Venue**: Hagerty Center At Northwestern Michigan College
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Mini Wreath Making Workshop
  - **Description**: Join GTCD for a mini wreath workshop, perfect for small spaces! Whether you live in an apartment, have a cozy front door, or just want a minimalist touch of nature, this DIY workshop will guide you through making your very own holiday wreath. Wreath form,
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 05 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat Dec 05 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/mini-wreath-making-workshop/200030671093943
  - **Venue**: 1450 Cass Rd, Traverse City, MI, United States, Michigan 49685
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  - **Categories**: workshops, christmas-wreath-workshops, holiday
- **Event Name**: MiGirl Meetup at "Ladies Night" - Downtown TC
  - **Description**: Let's meet at the Christmas Tree in downtown TC and enjoy TC's Ladies Night festivities together!About this EventLet's meet downtown TC at 5:30pm at the big Christmas Tree at Cass & Front! We will take a group pic and
  - **Date**: Thu Dec 03 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu Dec 03 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/traverse-city/migirl-meetup-at-ladies-night-downtown-tc/100001998278604097
  - **Venue**: North Cass Street & East Front Street
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Meetups

## Trending Events in Traverse City

- **Event Name**: Traverse City, MI An Evening With David Sedaris
  - **Description**: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Traverse City, MI – City Opera House with The National Writers Series. 6:00 PM.
  - **Venue**: City Opera House
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- **Event Name**: Witches Night Out - Oct. 17th Downtown Traverse City
  - **Description**: Witches Night Out 2026 
The stars align on October 17th in Downtown Traverse City!

Witches Night Out is back for its THIRD ANNUAL celebration! 

On Saturday, October 17th from 5–9 PM, Downtown Traverse City will transform into a Halloween-themed evening
  - **Venue**: 116 E Front St. South suite Traverse City, Michigan
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- **Event Name**: Hunt For The Reds
  - **Description**: This October, find elegant, bold, and high-quality red wine in a picturesque setting on the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail.About this EventIn your hunt for the reds this October, find elegant, bold, and high-quality red wi
  - **Venue**: Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail
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- **Event Name**: Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Traverse City, MI
  - **Venue**: Grand Traverse Event Center
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- **Event Name**: Alluvion Presents: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble (9PM SHOW)
  - **Description**: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble return to The Alluvion! This exciting band left their mark on Traverse City last year with two legendary sold out shows full of outstanding music and joy. We are honored to bring them back to our stage for another roun
  - **Venue**: 414 E Eighth Street, Traverse City, MI
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- **Event Name**: Alluvion Presents: Djangophonique - "Django Stories"
  - **Description**: The outstanding Djangophonique make their highly requested return to The Alluvion! This time with stories about Django Rheinhardt and the culture of the time woven in with the live music performance. Narrated by members of the band, “Django Stories” is a
  - **Venue**: 414 E Eighth Street, Traverse City, MI
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- **Event Name**: 4th Annual Uncork Up North
  - **Description**: Some evenings are simply unforgettable.  This one also changes lives.

For the fourth year running, our community gathers at the iconic Hagerty Garage in Traverse City - not just for an exceptional evening of food and wine, but for something far greater.
  - **Venue**: Hagerty
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- **Event Name**: Dolly Karaoke
  - **Description**: Join us for a night celebrating Dolly Parton with Dolly Karaoke at The Stillhouse.Sing your favorite Dolly songs, enjoy a Dolly-inspired cocktail, and come dressed in your best Dolly-inspired look. Whether you’re taking the mic or just coming to
  - **Venue**: Traverse City Whiskey Co. - The Stillhouse, East Fourteenth Street, Traverse City, MI, USA
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- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Tribute to Queen
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Traverse City. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen and more at Kirkbride Hall under the gentle glow of
  - **Venue**: Kirkbride Hall
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## Browse Christmas Events by Date

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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** Toast The Season - Weekend 1 (Fri Nov 06 2026 at 12:00 pm at Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail), The Dennos: Holiday Artist Market - Samantha Hall Art (Fri Nov 06 2026 at 10:00 am at Dennos Museum Center), EB2 Vintage European Christmas Market (Sat Nov 07 2026 at 12:00 pm at 1316 W. South Airport Rd. , Traverse City, MI, United States, Michigan 49686), A Magical Motown Christmas at City Opera House (Sat Dec 12 2026 at 07:00 pm at City Opera House), Kristin Keys Christmas at City Opera House (Sun Dec 20 2026 at 04:00 pm at City Opera House).
- **Q**: What are the top free Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** Hope for the Holidays (Wed Nov 11 2026 at 04:30 pm at Hagerty Center At Northwestern Michigan College), MiGirl Meetup at "Ladies Night" - Downtown TC (Thu Dec 03 2026 at 05:30 pm at North Cass Street & East Front Street).
- **Q**: How can I find Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Christmas events in Traverse City on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Christmas events in Traverse City include Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, Dennos Museum Center, 1316 W. South Airport Rd. , Traverse City, MI, United States, Michigan 49686.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** Prices for Christmas events in Traverse City range from USD 37 to USD 82. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Christmas events in Traverse City include Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, Samantha Hall: Artist, EB2 Vintage.
- **Q**: Are there any online Christmas events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Christmas events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Christmas events in Traverse City?
  - **A:** Follow the Christmas category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Christmas events are listed in Traverse City.

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