Over the River Holiday Festival

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

8:00 AM: Retail/Restaurants open with sales

10:00 AM:

• Stained Glass Ornament Class (adults) @ The Flower Mill
• Additional Retail stores open
• Shop, Drop 'n Win - Shop local then register at the Chamber office 1-5pm.

11:00 AM:

• "Music on the Marquee" at A Center for the Arts

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

1:00PM:

• Otter Cove Holiday Games & Activities (Admission cost or membership)
• Art Crawl
  • The Creation Shop, Pottery Demo 2pm
  • Springboard for the Arts - Interactive photo booth
  • Kaddatz Galleries Art Activities 1:00-4:00pm
    - Holiday printmaking station
    - Ornament making station
    - Portrait drawing
• Food & Beverage Vendors on Court St/Lincoln Ave. 1:00-5:00pm
  • Peney Cakes
  • Ruby's Egg Rolls
  • Fergus Brewing Co.
  • Outstate Brewing Co.
  • JoCo's Food Truck
  • Hot Chocolate Welcome Booth, courtesy of LB Homes
• Horse Drawn Carriage Rides (1:00-5:00 PM) - Triple T Horses
  • Pickup at Kaddatz Galleries on Lincoln Ave.
• Trishaw Rides by Pioneer Care, Pedal Fergus Falls, and Cycling Without Age
  • ​Pickup at Springboard for the Arts on Lincoln Ave.
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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) -- Court Street
• Selfies with Santa (2:00-5:00 PM) -- Court Street
• Dance & Dessert (A Center for the Arts)

4:00 PM: Otter Cove  - Festival of Lights at Kirkbride Park (drive through)

5:00 PM: Wright Park Activities

• Outdoor Christmas Caroling
• Mother, Goose & Beans popcorn 4:00-6:00pm
• 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.

• Best Place to View the Fireworks!
• Beer & Hymns by Erika & Pat Lundberg
• Live Music: Fancy & The Functional
• Bonfires on the Patio: S'mores & Krumkake featuring Terroir Chocolates
• Freewill offering benefiting a local nonprofit for Holiday gifts for children

7:00 PM:

    Live Music: Holiday Jazz Performance at Dining Car #423/Steel Wheels