Parade of Lights, Family Fun & Santa Downtown Missoula this Saturday

Missoula's 12th annual Parade of Lights and day of family friendly fun is this Saturday, December 6th, downtown.

Santa arrives at the historic Florence building at 1 p.m. and will be there for the day for photos. The parade will start at 6 p.m. at 4th street and Higgins and will travel north to the red XXXX's for a bonfire and free coffee, cocoa and cookies for all.

Schedule of Events

Family Activites:

Holiday Shopping All Day Downtown

Free Gift Wrapping 9am-5pm The MSO Hub

Hip Holiday Market 10am-5pm Lowell School

Holiday Story Time 11am-12pm Missoula Public Library

Hip Strip Warming Station 11am-5pm 509 S. Higgins

Kid's Holiday-Styled Braids, Bows and Buns 11am-5pm Boom Swagger Salon (Ages 3-12)

Tour of Trees 11am-5pm Governor’s Room at the Florence

Caroling & Photos with Santa 1pm-4:30pm Florence Lobby

Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides 1pm-5pm Pine & Higgins

Chromatography & Neuron Making 1pm-5pm spectrUM Discovery Area Downtown

Classic Holiday Films 1pm-5pm The Roxy Theater

Cookie Decorating 1pm-5pm Bernice’s Bakery

S’more Making 1pm-5pm A Carousel for Missoula

Family Yoga 2-2:40pm Hot House Yoga

Holiday Dance 2pm-4pm Missoula Senior Center

MASC Fire Art Artisans 5pm-9pm Betty’s Divine

Arts & Crafts:

Beaded Snowflake 12pm-2pm Bathing Beauties

Christmas Card Making 12pm-3pm Zootown Arts Community Center

Reindeer Craft 12pm-4pm Children’s Museum

Drop In Holiday Workshop 1pm-3pm Missoula Art Museum

Popsicle Stick Ornaments 1pm-3pm La Stella Blu

DIY Ornament 1pm-5pm Upcycled

Furoshiki: Reusable Gift Wrap Art 1pm-5pm Liquid Planet

Letters to Santa 1pm-5pm Noteworthy

Make & Take Craft Time 1pm-5pm Missoula Public Library

Handmade Dreidel Workshop 3pm-4pm Missoula Public Library

Santa’s Cooke Plate Painting 3pm-5pm Corkscrew