December 13, 2025

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Downtown Carlisle

Your Carlisle Chamber and City of Carlisle are excited to invite you all to attend the new “Light Up Carlisle” December 13, 2025, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, downtown Carlisle.  We’re excited that all our local businesses will be lit up, as well as all our residents in Carlisle.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

5:00 PM – Parade from North Park to Downtown Carlisle

• Parade featuring floats, carolers, high school band and Santa arriving on a fire truck!
  • If you wish to be a part of the Parade contact the Chamber Office at 515-989-4216 or Tracey McAvoy 515-321-7248
• See all the Luminaires lit up throughout Carlisle
  • If you wish to purchase lights and bags, contact 4^th of July Committee
    • Cost $1.00 in bundles of 12
    • Contact Sara McAvoy 515-321-4728

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5:00 – 8:00 PM – Downtown Festivities

• Santa at the American Legion (75 School Street) handing out goodies
• Holiday Inflatables on 1^st Street, across from Post Office & behind Chamber Office
• Ornament Decorating – Carlisle Watering Hole (34 School Street)
  • Come decorate a ornament to take home or hang on the Chamber Christmas Tree
    • Thank you to Jerry Hope and his helpers
• Cookie Decorating – School Street Day Care (80 School Street)
  • Come decorate your cookie(s) donated by Hy-Vee Southridge
    • All the helpers from Carlisle Alumni & Athletico Physical Therapy
• Special Events – Carlisle Public Library (135 School Street)
• Letters to Santa – Sprouts Early Learning Academy (125 School Street)
  • Reindeers next to Chamber Office
  • Petting Goats
  • S’mores – Parking Lot on 1^st Street
  • Carolers – Local Churches, throughout downtown
• Hot Chocolate & Hot Cider – Parking Lot on 1^st Street
  • Middle River Friends of Church
  • Smokey Row
• Farmers Market – Garage of James Oil (110 Garfield St)
• Watch for More to Come

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7:45 PM – Christmas Tree Lighting (Next to Chamber Office)