# Christmas Events, Markets & Things to Do in Waterloo, IA

- **Subtitle**: Find Christmas events in Waterloo, Iowa for 2026, from holiday markets and light displays to family shows and Christmas Eve parties. See dates and ticket details.
- **Category**: Christmas
- **Display Name**: Christmas events
- **Type**: other

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: 2026 Pancakes With Santa
  - **Description**: Join us for a fun morning of pancakes and of course a visit from Santa himself at our Pancakes with Santa event!About this EventBreakfast With SantaCome join us for a magical mornin
  - **Date**: Sun, 13 Dec at 09:30 am – Sun, 13 Dec at 11:30 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/2026-pancakes-with-santa/100002004246719892
  - **Venue**: Waterloo Convention Center, West 4th Street, Waterloo, IA, USA
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## About

As Christmas draws near in the Waterloo 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 Waterloo waiting to be explored. Check out the best events and parties in Waterloo to make your Christmas unforgettable, and get ready for a season of joy and celebration!

## Christmas Events in Waterloo

- **Event Name**: Waterloo Lights the Night 2026
  - **Description**: A FREE Holiday Season Kick-Off at Anton’s Garden in Downtown Waterloo. The annual tree lighting, Fireworks, and more!
• Downtown Tree Lighting and Fireworks at 6:00
• Children’s visit with Santa under the gazebo 
• Music with XRAY DJ
• Visit with farm ani
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 28 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Nov 28 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/waterloo-lights-the-night-2026/200030999586916
  - **Venue**: Anton's Garden
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  - **Categories**: christmas-lights, holiday
- **Event Name**: Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Waterloo. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Carols on Strings at First Congregational Church of W
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    - Count: 4
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 18 2026 at 08:45 pm – Fri Dec 18 2026 at 10:45 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/candlelight-christmas-carols-on-strings/2700030443606440
  - **Venue**: First Congregational Church of Waterloo
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  - **Price**: USD 26 to 45
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Concerts, Music, performances, Art
- **Event Name**: Free Letters to Santa Workshop
  - **Description**: Get ready to spread some holiday cheer at the Cedar Valley Plant-Based Holiday Market!

Bring the little ones to a fun, festive Letters to Santa Workshop, where they can share their Christmas wishes and create a special letter for Santa Claus!

Kids can l
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Nov 21 2026 at 02:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/free-letters-to-santa-workshop/200030991418931
  - **Venue**: Waterloo Center for the Arts
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  - **Categories**: holiday, kids, workshops, christmas, christmas-markets-and-fairs, art
- **Event Name**: Dinner with Santa
  - **Description**: Chick-fil-A is hosting their annual Dinner with Santa! 🎄

Enjoy time with Santa, great food, and the Chick-fil-A Cow!! 🐮✨
  - **Date**: Fri Dec 04 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri Dec 04 2026 at 06:30 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/dinner-with-santa/200031048677702
  - **Venue**: 1331 Flammang Dr, Waterloo, IA
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- **Event Name**: Visits with Santa
  - **Description**: 🎅 Santa is Coming to Downtown Waterloo! 🛷

His sleigh is landing, the reindeer are ready, and Santa is making stops in Downtown Waterloo! Bring the whole family for festive fun, photos, and a chance to share your holiday wishes with the big guy himself.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 05 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Dec 05 2026 at 01:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/visits-with-santa/200031018780109
  - **Venue**: Anton's Garden
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  - **Categories**: holiday, calendar
- **Event Name**: Festive Flick Holiday Movie
  - **Description**: Join us for a FREE and cozy holiday movie as we celebrate the season with a heartwarming screening of The Grinch(2018)! Gather your loved ones, snuggle up, and get ready for an enchanting evening filled with festive cheer. 

🎄 Wednesday, December 9 

🚪 4:
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Wed Dec 09 2026 at 04:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/festive-flick-holiday-movie/200031018780714
  - **Venue**: Hope Martin Theater, Waterloo Center for the Arts
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  - **Categories**: holiday, entertainment, christmas, breakfast-with-santa
- **Event Name**: 2026 Pancakes With Santa
  - **Description**: Join us for a fun morning of pancakes and of course a visit from Santa himself at our Pancakes with Santa event!About this EventBreakfast With SantaCome join us for a magical mornin
  - **Date**: Sun Dec 13 2026 at 09:30 am – Sun Dec 13 2026 at 11:30 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/2026-pancakes-with-santa/100002004246719892
  - **Venue**: Waterloo Convention Center, West 4th Street, Waterloo, IA, USA
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  - **Price**: USD 0 to 13
  - **Categories**: fitness, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Ugly Sweater Soiree- Myster Dinner
  - **Description**: “Every year, the residents of Wellington Neighborhood gather for their annual Ugly Sweater Soiree. But this
year, the tinsel isn’t the only thing tangled with drama. As the eggnog flows and the carols blare, old rivalries
unravel like a poorly knit scarf.
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 19 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat Dec 19 2026 at 09:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/ugly-sweater-soiree-myster-dinner/200031024183140
  - **Venue**: ​800 W 4th St., Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50702
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  - **Categories**: performances, Art, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Free Hot Cocoa & Vegan Cookies at the Holiday Market
  - **Description**: Grab some FREE hot cocoa and a vegan cookie while you shop!
 
Stop by the Cedar Valley Plant-Based Holiday Market at the Waterloo Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 21, between 1:00-8:00pm and enjoy complimentary dairy-free hot chocolate and vegan
  - **Date**: Sat Nov 21 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Nov 21 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/free-hot-cocoa-and-vegan-cookies-at-the-holiday-market/200030846819703
  - **Venue**: Waterloo Center for the Arts
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  - **Categories**: Workshops, Art
- **Event Name**: Women for Good Holiday Social
  - **Description**: Join us for our final Women for Good event of 2026! Enjoy the company of Women for Good members paired with fun holiday-themed refreshments before we hear presentations from this year's Women's Fund grantees!

In October, $55,000 in grant funding was awar
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    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Thu Dec 03 2026 at 04:30 pm – Thu Dec 03 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/women-for-good-holiday-social/200030936380205
  - **Venue**: 3117 Greenhill Cir, Cedar Falls, IA, United States, Iowa 50613
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  - **Categories**: holiday, workshops, it, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: D$hea Shows/The Loft Present : Krampus For The Pits
  - **Description**: D$hea Shows/The Loft Present:
Krampus For The Pits
Sponsored By Cedar Valley Live.
Saturday, December 12th.
6pm Doors / 7pm Music
All Ages
Entry Options 
1. $15 Cash at the door.

2. $10 plus a donation item (Toys, Blankets, Food,Treats etc. anything to h
  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/d$hea-shows-the-loft-present-krampus-for-the-pits/200031003286610
  - **Venue**: The Loft Waterloo
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  - **Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Cookies & Cocoa at the Phelps Youth Pavilion with Santa and Frosty!
  - **Description**: Cookies & Cocoa with Santa & Frosty!

Celebrate the holidays with Santa and Frosty! Kids can play in the Phelps Youth Pavilion and engage in snowman-themed crafts and cookies to decorate and devour. Families will be able to take pictures both with
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  - **Date**: Sat Dec 12 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat Dec 12 2026 at 11:00 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/cookies-and-cocoa-at-the-phelps-youth-pavilion-with-santa-and-frosty/200030913243501
  - **Venue**: 225 Commercial St., Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701
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  - **Categories**: kids, pictures-with-santa, holiday
- **Event Name**: Children's Choir Musical "Calling All Angels", directed by Rev. Carol Teare
  - **Description**: Our children's choir is preparing 'heavenly songs'. 🪽
First Baptist Church
Children’s Choir Musical
Sunday, December 6
10:15 a.m.
Directed by Rev. Carol Teare
Chili Luncheon Afterwards
hosted by the C.E. Team
Angel Food Cake for dessert!
{Call the office
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    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Sun Dec 06 2026 at 10:15 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/childrens-choir-musical-calling-all-angels-directed-by-rev-carol-teare/200030965353150
  - **Venue**: 434 Baltimore St, Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, live-music
- **Event Name**: Holiday open house
  - **Description**: Mark your calendars! Stock up for your alumni, parents and students! November 29th. LOTS of new items we haven’t revealed yet!
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 29 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun Nov 29 2026 at 04:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/holiday-open-house/200031003286713
  - **Venue**: Columbus Catholic High School
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- **Event Name**: Advent Alleluia Combined Choir Cantata with Instrumental Ensemble
  - **Description**: Join us in worship on December 13; the combined choirs of First Baptist, First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches will present the Christmas Cantata, "Advent Alleluia". Directors Rev. Carol Teare, Emily Forssberg, and Luke Overton
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    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Sun Dec 13 2026 at 10:15 am (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/advent-alleluia-combined-choir-cantata-with-instrumental-ensemble/200030991418729
  - **Venue**: 434 Baltimore St, Waterloo, IA, United States, Iowa 50701
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment

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- **Event Name**: Waterloo Lights the Night 2026
  - **Description**: A FREE Holiday Season Kick-Off at Anton’s Garden in Downtown Waterloo. The annual tree lighting, Fireworks, and more!
• Downtown Tree Lighting and Fireworks at 6:00
• Children’s visit with Santa under the gazebo 
• Music with XRAY DJ
• Visit with farm ani
  - **Venue**: Anton's Garden
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  - **Venue**: A View West Shores
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## Browse Christmas Events by Date

- [Christmas Events Today in Waterloo](https://allevents.in/waterloo/christmas--today)
- [Christmas Events This Weekend in Waterloo](https://allevents.in/waterloo/christmas--this-weekend)
- [Christmas Events in November in Waterloo](https://allevents.in/waterloo/christmas--november)
- [Christmas Events in December in Waterloo](https://allevents.in/waterloo/christmas--december)

## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Christmas events in Waterloo?
  - **A:** Waterloo Lights the Night 2026 (Sat Nov 28 2026 at 06:00 pm at Anton's Garden), Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings (Fri Dec 18 2026 at 08:45 pm at First Congregational Church of Waterloo), Free Letters to Santa Workshop (Sat Nov 21 2026 at 01:00 pm at Waterloo Center for the Arts), Dinner with Santa (Fri Dec 04 2026 at 05:00 pm at 1331 Flammang Dr, Waterloo, IA), Visits with Santa (Sat Dec 05 2026 at 11:00 am at Anton's Garden).
- **Q**: What Christmas events are happening in Waterloo in November 2026?
  - **A:** Waterloo Lights the Night 2026 (Sat Nov 28 2026 at 06:00 pm at Anton's Garden), Free Letters to Santa Workshop (Sat Nov 21 2026 at 01:00 pm at Waterloo Center for the Arts), Free Hot Cocoa & Vegan Cookies at the Holiday Market (Sat Nov 21 2026 at 01:00 pm at Waterloo Center for the Arts), Holiday open house (Sun Nov 29 2026 at 01:00 pm at Columbus Catholic High School).
- **Q**: How can I find Christmas events in Waterloo?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Christmas events in Waterloo 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 Waterloo?
  - **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 Waterloo?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Christmas events in Waterloo include Anton's Garden, First Congregational Church of Waterloo, Waterloo Center for the Arts.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Christmas events in Waterloo?
  - **A:** Prices for Christmas events in Waterloo range from USD 26 to USD 45. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Christmas events in Waterloo?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Christmas events in Waterloo include Experience Waterloo, Feverup Events, Cedar Valley Plant-Based Community.
- **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 Waterloo?
  - **A:** Follow the Christmas category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Christmas events are listed in Waterloo.

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