The holiday season downtown is a magical experience! From twinkling holiday lights and whimsical window displays, to shopping specials and restaurant deals, Downtown is your home for the holidays. Starting Saturday, November 23 and running right up to Christmas Eve you’ll find plenty of entertainment and fun in downtown. There’s a lot going on and this is your landing page to plan your holiday experience!
DOWNTOWN TREE LIGHTING PRESENTED BY ENSTROM CANDIES
5 P.M., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 4TH AND MAIN STREET
The holiday season kicks off with the Downtown Tree Lighting! Meet Santa at 4th and Main Street and countdown the tree lighting! With a sprinkling of holiday dust, the tree and all lights downtown turn on! Main Street is closed to traffic so grab the family and take a stroll under a canopy of twinkling lights! For more information please visit our Tree Lighting event page.
FESTIVE FRIDAYS
FRIDAYS, NOVEMBER 29 – DECEMBER 20, DOWNTOWN GRAND JUNCTION
Looking for some holiday fun? Starting Friday November 29, join us downtown for Festive Fridays! Downtown businesses will stay open late and there will be extra entertainment downtown. Keep your eyes open for special shopping deals, carolers, popup entertainment, Santa, free pedicab rides and more! Thank you to our sponsor, Clear Networx, for their support of this event. For more information on Festive Fridays please please visit our calendar.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
ALL DAY, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, DOWNTOWN GRAND JUNCTION
Kick off your holiday shopping by visiting Downtown Grand Junction! Shop for unique gifts, spa days, restaurant gift cards… you name it! We’ve got gift ideas for all ages, men, and women! Downtown businesses are all locally owned, when you shop downtown you are supporting our local economy! Keep your receipts and you could also win a Staycation! Visit our blog to find the entry form!
12 DAYS OF CHEER
DECEMBER 1 – 12, DOWNTOWN GRAND JUNCTION
Follow Downtown on social media for the 12 Days of Cheer gift box drops with Everwood Collective! Between December 1 – 12 we are giving away gift boxes featuring items from downtown businesses. All you have to do to win is follow us on social @downtowngj, watch for drop locations, and meet the Everwood team to claim your gift!
PARADE OF LIGHTS PRESENTED BY BANK OF COLORADO
5 P.M., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, MAIN STREET
The Parade of Lights is the biggest parade of the year! Thousands line Main Street as lighted entries enchant viewers. This year’s theme is “Holiday in the Tropics!” Bundle up, meet us downtown, and enjoy over 80 festive floats! Pro tip, check out downtown restaurants for special food and drink deals during the parade! For more information please visit our Parade of Lights event page.
WIN A DOWNTOWN STAYCATION!
NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 12, DOWNTOWN GRAND JUNCTION
Shop downtown between Small Business Saturday and December 12 and enter to win a Downtown Staycation! This unique prize includes a hotel stay downtown, dinner, a spa treatment, and a downtown gift card to spend as you like! The more you shop downtown, the more times you can enter! Click here for more information.
HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT
In addition to all the holiday events downtown there will also be free horse-drawn carriage ride tours of Main Street and Colorado Avenue on Saturdays and you can catch Santa and Mrs. Clause downtown on Fridays – Sundays. Don’t forget to check the entertainment calendars of the Mesa Theater and Avalon Theatre for shows! For full details about times and dates for carriage rides and Santa and Mrs. Clause please visit our calendar.
