Saturday, December 4

Join us this year as we bring our annual community-wide Holiday celebration back to downtown Fergus Falls! Join us for a Santa fly-in,  Art Crawl, Selfies with Santa & Reindeer, food vendors, and shopping. End the night with a tree lighting and a fireworks display!
Thank you to all who were involved in planning and sponsoring the Over the River Holiday Festival! We look forward to a safe and satisfying experience this year. So many local businesses and organizations are helping to turn Fergus Falls into a winter wonderland.

Schedule of Events

8:00 AM: Commercial-free Christmas Music on 97.7FM

8:00 AM: Retail/Restaurants open with sales

10:00 AM:

  • Additional retail opens
  • Shop, Drop 'n Win - By the Chamber of Commerce

11:00 AM:

  • Music on the A Center for the Arts Marquee begins

11:30 AM: Santa Fly-In at Fergus Falls Airport

  • Photos (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
  • Fergus Falls Fire Department escorts Santa around 12:30 PM
  • Fergus Falls Municipal Airport, 4005 MN-210, Fergus Falls
    Free Event - All are welcome

1:00 PM:

  • Otter Cove Holiday Games & Activities (Admission cost or membership)
  • Art Crawl
    • Springboard for the Arts - Interactive photo booth
    • Kaddatz Gallery
      - Holiday printmaking station (Michael Weatherly)
      - Ornament making station (Naomi RaMona Schliesman)
      - Portrait drawing (Scott Gunvaldson)
  • Court Street and Venders
    • Peney Cakes
    • Ruby's Egg Rolls
    • Fergus Brewing Co.
    • Outstate Brewing Co.
    • JoCo's Food Truck
  • Horse Drawn Carriage Rides (1:00-5:00 PM) - Triple T Horses
    • Pickup at Kaddatz Galleries
  • Trishaw Rides by Pioneer Care, Pedel Fergus Falls, and Cycling Without Age
  • LB Homes-sponsored Hot Chocolate & Welcome Booth at Lincoln/Court St

2:00 PM: 

  • Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners with Minnesota author Gretchen Anthony at Fergus Falls Public Library (2:00-4:00 PM)
  • Reindeer (2:00-4:00 PM)
  • Selfies with Santa (2:00-5:00 PM)
  • Dance & Dessert (A Center for the Arts)

4:00 PM: Otter Cove Drive - Festival of Lights

5:00 PM: Wright Park Activities

  • Outdoor Christmas Carols
  • Mother, Goose & Beans popcorn
  • Hot chocolate (provided by LB Homes)

5:30 PM: Tree Lighting & Fireworks

  • The Mayor's Speech
  • Tree Lighting
  • Fireworks Display

6:30 PM:

"Through the Woods to Outstate" - Outstate Brewing Co.

  • Beer & Hymns by Erika & Pat Lundberg
  • Fancy & The Functional
  • S'mores & Krumkake - Freewill offering benefiting a local nonprofit for Holiday gifts for children

7:00 PM:

Holiday Jazz Performance at Dining Car #423/Steel Wheels

Santa Fly-in / 11:00 AM / Fergus Falls Airport

Festival of Lights / Kirkbride Park

Platinum Sponsors

  • Anonymous Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Jeff Johnson (individual)

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

  • Ryan Hanson Homes
  • Gate City Bank
  • Farmers State Bank
  • Park Region Telephone
  • Victor Lundeens Co.

Collaborating Partners