More events are added as we learn about them. Bookmark this page and check back throughout the season.
Think New Ulm this Holiday Season!
Make your holiday season magical with a visit (or two) to New Ulm, MN! New Ulm is a destination for holiday shopping, with our specialty shops and unique boutiques. You never know what treasures you’ll discover when you wander into one of New Ulm’s distinctive shops! Stay for a few days and explore all that New Ulm has to offer: shopping, history, German culture, live music, breweries, distillery, winery, unique dining options, attractions, tours, and so much more! Explore this site for a list of holiday events, and start planning your trip today!
- November 4-6 – Holiday Shopping Opener
- November 25 – Parade of Lights
- November 26 – Small Business Saturday
- December 8 – #ShopNewUlm for the Holidays
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November 2nd
7pm – 9pm US Army Jazz Ambassadors
November 3rd
5:30pm – 8pm Power of the Purse at Sleepy Eye Brewery
November 4th
New Ulm Holiday Shopping Opener
Gnomemade Market at various locations
9am – 12pm Country Store and Bake Sale
9am-6pm Craft Show 1701 South Washington Street
9:30am – 4:30pm Book Sale at New Ulm Public Library
10am – 3pm Shopping Opener and Art Show at Wanda Gag 226 N Washington Street
7pm- 9:30pm Live Music in the Kabaret: Chris Silver
7:30pm-9pm MLC Musical: Annie Get Your Gun at MLC
November 5th
New Ulm Holiday Shopping Opener
Gnomemade Market at various locations
9am – 12pm Monoprinting Class at the Grand
9am – 2pm New Ulm Women’s Expo and Craft Fair
9am – 3pm Shopping Opener the WELLness Boutique
9:30am – 2pm Book Sale at the New Ulm Public Library
10am – 3pm Shopping Opener and Art Show at Wanda Gag
11am – 5pm Morgan Creek Vineyard WINE DIVA DAY!
7pm A Very Diva Christmas at State Street Theater Co.
7:30pm – 9pm MLC Musical: Annie Get Your Gun
November 6th
New Ulm Holiday Shopping Opener
Gnomemade Market at various locations
2:00pm – 3:30pm MLC Musical: Annie Get Your Gun
November 10th
6pm – 8:30pm Wine Tasting Gala & Silent Auction at the New Ulm Country Club
7pm – 8:30pm CreatEVE Event – Notes of Wine Tasting with Morgan Creek
November 11th
6:30pm – 10pm New Ulm Rotary Club Trivia Night
7pm MVL Presents: “You Can’t Take It With You” at State Street Theater Co.
7pm – 9:30 pm Live Music at The Grand – Ethan Keller
November 12th
10am – 3pm Gift Shop at the Wanda Gag House Open
10am – 4pm Adult Letterpress 2 at the Grand
1pm – 2pm Children’s Event at the Wanda Gag House
7pm MVL Presents: “You Can’t Take It With You” at State Street Theater Co
November 13th
2pm MVL Presents: “You Can’t Take It With You” at State Street Theater Co.
3pm – 4:30pm Second Sundays – Kristen Rebecca at The Grand
November 14th & 15th
5:30pm – 8pm Gnome Class at A to Zinnia
5:30pm – 8pm Spruce Pot Class at A to Zinnia
November 17th
7pm – 9 pm Art House Cinema Series – Smoke Signals (1998) at The Grand
November 18th
6pm – 9pm Christmas Candlelight Winetasting – Morgan Creek Vineyards
7pm – 9:30pm Live Music in the Kabaret: Ethan Keller
7pm – 9:30pm Live Music in the Kabaret -Machiko/Sarah and the Houligans
November 19th
10am – 12pm Children’s Learn to Paint Class @ The Grand
10am – 12pm Spruce Pot Class at A to Zinnia
10am – 3pm Cellar Press Class: Letterpress Basics Using Metal Type (Ages 15 and up) at The Grand
10am – 3pm Gift Shop at the Wanda Gag House Open
12pm – 2pm Gnome Class at A to Zinnia
1pm – 2pm Children’s Event at the Wanda Gag House
1pm – 2pm Children’s Painting Project at the Wanda Gag House
November 20th
12pm – 1:30pm Youth Paint & Ice Cream with Rhonda Johnson at MN EIS
3pm – 4pm Wind Symphony Concert at Martin Luther College
November 24th
11am – 1:30pm New Ulm Community Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Mary’s Church
November 25th – 28th
Shop Small Business at A to Zinnia
November 25th
10am – 8pm BCHS Holiday Open House at Brown County Historical Society
12pm – 5pm Holly Days with Santa at the Best Western
6pm – 7pm Parade of Lights downtown
November 25th & 26th
10am – 4pm Holly Days with Santa at the Best Western
November 26th
10am – 3pm Gift Shop at the Wanda Gag House Open Today
November 27th
1pm – 3pm Spruce Pot Class at A to Zinnia
3pm – 5pm Gnome Class at A to Zinnia
November 28th
5:30pm – 8pm Christmas Wreath Class at A to Zinnia
November 29th
5:30pm – 8pm Christmas Wreath Class at A to Zinnia
December 2nd
9am – 4pm Holiday Open House at United Prairie Bank
6:30pm – 7:30pm ArtScape Opening Reception at The Grand
7pm – 9:30pm Live Music in the Kabaret – Derrickson Duo
7pm – 10pm A Christmas Carol at State Street Theater Co.
December 3rd
10am – 3pm Gift Shop at the Wanda Gag House Open
10am – 4pm Turkish Paper Marbling Class at the Grand
10am – 4pm Paper Marbling Class at the Grand
10am – 5pm Fresh Evergreen Tabletop Tree Class at A to Zinnia
11am – 5pm Morgan Creek Vineyards Holiday Open House
December 4th
2pm – 5pm A Christmas Carol at State Street Theater Co.
December 5th
10am – 5pm Fresh Evergreen Tabletop Tree Class at A to Zinnia
December 8th
4pm – 8pm #ShopNewUlm
December 9th
7pm – 9:30pm Music in the Kabaret – Andrea Lyn
December 10th
10am – 3pm Cellar Press Class: Linoleum Block Carving and Holiday Card printing (ages 16 and up) at the Grand
10am – 3pm Gift Shop at the Wanda Gag House Open
1pm – 5pm Observational Drawing Class at The Grand
1pm – 7pm St John’s Cookie Bake – at St John’s Church in Searles
December 11th
1pm – 3pm Second Sundays – Jeremy Hiniker
7pm – 8pm Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Redeemer Lutheran Church
December 15th
10:30am – 4pm Les Miserables at The Orpheum Theatre
7pm – 9 pm Art House Cinema Series – White Christmas (1954) at The Grand
December 16th
7pm – 9pm Lorie Line Christmas at State Street Theater Co.
7pm – 9:30pm Live Music in the Kabaret – 651 Jazz
7pm – 9pm The Grand’s Solstice Soirée at The Grand
December 17th
10am – 12pm Children’s Learn to Paint Class @ The Grand
December 19th & 20th
All day Friends & Family Event at Inspired
December 24th & 25th
Christmas Luminaries at Schell’s Brewery
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