Sat, Nov 28 from 10:00am to 6:30pm
Downtown Great Bend
Great Bend, KS

Come join us on Saturday, Nov. 28, for our 21th annual Home for the Holidays Festival and Parade! 
It will be a full day packed with fun beginning at 10 a.m. with the Dilly and Doc Pop-Up Market, Christmas Craft Mall, and Cookie Contest hosted by Rosewood. The Golden Belt Model Railroad will open at 1 p.m. and Pawsitive Luminaries hosted by Paws & Claws will begin at 5 p.m.
The “Merry and Bright” parade starts at 5:30 p.m. with the lighting of the Mayor’s Tree and the season opening of Santas Around the World to follow. Be sure to stick around for the many other activities in Jack Kilby Square including ice-skating, music by The Little Big Band, horse drawn carriage rides, Dolly Trolley rides, train rides, hot dogs and hot chocolate provide by Mark Bitter, live reindeer from way up north, and much more!
Then wrap up your day with a drive through the Trail of Lights!

Home For The Holidays 2026- Great Bend

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