Celebrate the Holidays in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Celebrate the season together in Fort Wayne, Indiana! Home to dozens of wonderful ways to make your season Merry and Bright, Fort Wayne has something for everyone this holiday season! Can't-Miss Holiday Events in Fort Wayne, Indiana Holly Shopping | NOVEMBER 29 (AND MORE) Shop small at the dozens…

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Merry & Bright: Holiday Windows Outside Downtown

Fort Wayne Social Club invites businesses to share their holiday-inspired storefront displays. Businesses will be competing for a People’s Choice Award. Public voting opens November 24, 2025, and continues through January 3, 2026. Please remember to be courteous and respectful of each display, their…

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Your Guide to Fort Wayne, Indiana's Holiday Festivities

HolidayFest is a Fort Wayne, Indianatradition that begins the week before Thanksgiving and continues until we ring in the new year. In a typical year, the flagship event is the Night of Lights, which is always the evening before Thanksgiving. The Night of Lights is an absolute joy and also serves as Fort Wayne's official start to the Holiday season…

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Merry & Bright: Downtown Fort Wayne Holiday Windows

The Downtown Holiday Window Decorating Contest, themed “Candy Cane Lane,” invites businesses to create peppermint-inspired storefront displays. Contestants will be judged in three categories: Most Instagrammable, Most Fort Wayne, and the People’s Choice Award. Public voting opens November 24, 2025…

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2025 Best Dazzling Holiday Houses

The holidays are a time of spending more time with your family, and celebrating the season with some new sights and sounds. There is no better year than this to celebrate with a drive around Fort Wayne to discover dazzling holiday houses…

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Santa Sightings in Fort Wayne!

It’s the holiday season, and that means Santa is coming to Fort Wayne, Indiana! Don’t miss your opportunity to tell him everything on your wish list and take your annual photo with Jolly OldSaint Nicholas. Here are all of the places on Santa’s agenda! …

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