Fantasy of Lights
Franke Park 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort WayneBlue Jacket's holiday tradition features driving through 3-mile loop filled with 165 displays, including 30 new ones for 2024
$15
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Things to do in Fort Wayne and beyond.
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Holiday Lights
Parkview Field 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne (260) 482-6400Inaugural event allows you to walk through display consisting of 1 million lights that are choreographed to holiday music, along with a train ride
$10 – $12
Krusin’ Christmas
Kruse Plaza 5634 Opportunity Blvd., Auburn (260) 927-9144Fourth annual drive-thru light show is filled with sparkling displays synchronized to Christmas music with proceeds supporting the J. Kruse Education Center
$10
Featured Art of Hope
Art of Hope
First Presbyterian Church 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6329Local artists share inspiring stories about recovery, healing, and hope
free admission
A Classic Holiday: Tree Spectacular
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum 1600 Wayne St., Auburn (260) 925-1444Decorated trees celebrating creativity and holiday spirit of Auburn and DeKalb County
$10 – $15
PFW Featured Alumni Artist: Peter Lupkin
PFW Visual Arts Gallery 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort WayneGraduate of IPFW in 2010, artist's portraiture paintings are visual response to his upbringing and influences
free admission
Alicia Pyle
Piano/vocal
Charlie's Place 4201 N. Wells St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-5292 Free
The Hubie Ashcraft Trio
Country
Auburn City Steakhouse 203 Main St., Auburn (260) 333-7337 no cover
The DeeBees
Variety
Rack & Helen's 525 Broadway St., New Haven (260) 749-5396 no cover
Gnome for the Holidays
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne (260) 427-6440Seasonal exhibit will feature mythical poinsettia tree along with large fresh-cut evergreens and playful touches
$5 – $7
Metropolis: Modernity in the Making
Fort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467Works from Rockwell Kent, Charles Rosen, Louis Lozowick, and Jan Matulka depict the rise of technology and industrialism that include everything from skyscrapers to power working conditions
$8 – $10
Movement: Black Art in Focus
Fort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467Exploration of Black artists through many definitions of movement that inlcude spread of people and culture, drives for justice, and visual movement in art
$8 – $10
Festival of Gingerbread
The History Center 302 E. Berry St., Fort Wayne (260) 426-2882Annual event features amateurs and professionals putting their gingerbread creations on display
$5 – $7
Clyde Butcher: America’s Everglades
Fort Wayne Museum of Art 311 E. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6467Known for large-scale, black and white photography, Butcher captures landscapes and ecosystems from across U.S., particularly Florida's Everglades
$8 – $10
Berne Christkindlmarkt
Muensterberg Plaza 218 US 27 S., BerneGerman-style marketplace will have unique holiday gifts
Free
Headwaters Park Ice Skating
Headwaters Park 333 S. Clinton St., Fort WaynePark pavilion turns into ice skating rink for experienced and inexperienced alike
$6
Women Take the Walls
Garrett Museum of Art 100 S. Randolph St., Garrett (260) 704-5400Second annual exhibit features works from 16 women creators, including Fort Wayne's Terri Lindvall and Janice Further, as well as Hoagland's Diane Evans
free admission
Christmas My Way: A Rat Pack Holiday Bash
Arena Dinner Theatre 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne (260) 424-5622Show will have 40 swinging hits as four singers perform cool versions of Great American Soundbook standards and holiday favorites
Miracle on 34th Street
Wagon Wheel Theatre 2515 E. Center St., Warsaw (574) 267-8041Wagon Wheel Professional Theatre holiday classic about young girl’s encounters with who may be the actual Santa Claus
$21 – $51
Fort Wayne Philharmonic: Holiday Pops
Holiday
PFW Auer Performance Hall 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne (260) 481-4739 $29 – $78
Anastasia
First Presbyterian Theater 300 W. Wayne St., Fort WayneFort Wayne Youtheatre presents musical inspired by animated film about young woman who sets out to discover if she's the a Russian princess while being pursued by Soviet officer
$11 – $20
The Spirit of Christmas
Allen County Courthouse 719 Calhoun St., Fort Wayne $35
Open Jam w/Randy Kimball
Thirty3 302 N. Main St., Hudson (260) 818-6336 Free
Fantasy of Lights
Franke Park 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort WayneBlue Jacket's holiday tradition features driving through 3-mile loop filled with 165 displays, including 30 new ones for 2024
$15
Yule Time Stroll
Charley Creek Gardens North Miami Street 551, WabashLit and decorated for the season, take a walk through Charley Creek Gardens, six acres of formalized gardens and a horticultural center
Free
Krusin’ Christmas
Kruse Plaza 5634 Opportunity Blvd., Auburn (260) 927-9144Fourth annual drive-thru light show is filled with sparkling displays synchronized to Christmas music with proceeds supporting the J. Kruse Education Center
$10
Holiday Lights
Parkview Field 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne (260) 482-6400Inaugural event allows you to walk through display consisting of 1 million lights that are choreographed to holiday music, along with a train ride
$10 – $12
Featured Art of Hope
Art of Hope
First Presbyterian Church 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6329Local artists share inspiring stories about recovery, healing, and hope
free admission
A Classic Holiday: Tree Spectacular
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum 1600 Wayne St., Auburn (260) 925-1444Decorated trees celebrating creativity and holiday spirit of Auburn and DeKalb County
$10 – $15
Small Works
Creative Women of the World West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne (260) 267-9048Local artists Kristy Jo Beber, Grace Berg, Nancy Fritz, Morgan Wenner, Janet Lynch, Jan Klee, Kara Saylor, Christy Arbogast, Jamie Grabner, and Becky Stockert have pieces no larger than 12-inch-by-12-inch […]
free admission
Berne Christkindlmarkt
Muensterberg Plaza 218 US 27 S., BerneGerman-style marketplace will have unique holiday gifts
Free
Fantasy of Lights
Franke Park 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort WayneBlue Jacket's holiday tradition features driving through 3-mile loop filled with 165 displays, including 30 new ones for 2024
$15
Yule Time Stroll
Charley Creek Gardens North Miami Street 551, WabashLit and decorated for the season, take a walk through Charley Creek Gardens, six acres of formalized gardens and a horticultural center
Free
Holiday Lights
Parkview Field 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne (260) 482-6400Inaugural event allows you to walk through display consisting of 1 million lights that are choreographed to holiday music, along with a train ride
$10 – $12
Featured
G-Money & Special Guests
Blues
The Club Room at The Clyde 1806 Bluffton Road, Fort Wayne (260) 747-0989 no cover
Wrigley Team Trivia Night
Wrigley Field Bar & Grill 6527 E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne (260) 485-1038 Free
Ultimate Karaoke w/DJ Todd
Peanuts Food & Spirits 5731 Saint Joe Road, Fort Wayne (260) 486-2822 Free
Berne Christkindlmarkt
Muensterberg Plaza 218 US 27 S., BerneGerman-style marketplace will have unique holiday gifts
Free
Featured Art of Hope
Art of Hope
First Presbyterian Church 300 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-6329Local artists share inspiring stories about recovery, healing, and hope
free admission
A Classic Holiday: Tree Spectacular
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum 1600 Wayne St., Auburn (260) 925-1444Decorated trees celebrating creativity and holiday spirit of Auburn and DeKalb County
$10 – $15
Small Works
Creative Women of the World West Wayne Street, Fort Wayne (260) 267-9048Local artists Kristy Jo Beber, Grace Berg, Nancy Fritz, Morgan Wenner, Janet Lynch, Jan Klee, Kara Saylor, Christy Arbogast, Jamie Grabner, and Becky Stockert have pieces no larger than 12-inch-by-12-inch […]
free admission
Christmas Trolley
Waynedale Fort WayneSanta and Mrs. Claus, along with elves, travel throughout Waynedale neighborhoods, beginning in Indian Village and ending in Lakeshores East and Winterset
Free
James Baker Trio
Jazz
Ruth's Chris Steak House 224 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne (260) 444-5898 no cover
Fantasy of Lights
Franke Park 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort WayneBlue Jacket's holiday tradition features driving through 3-mile loop filled with 165 displays, including 30 new ones for 2024
$15
Krusin’ Christmas
Kruse Plaza 5634 Opportunity Blvd., Auburn (260) 927-9144Fourth annual drive-thru light show is filled with sparkling displays synchronized to Christmas music with proceeds supporting the J. Kruse Education Center
$10
Holiday Lights
Parkview Field 1301 Ewing St., Fort Wayne (260) 482-6400Inaugural event allows you to walk through display consisting of 1 million lights that are choreographed to holiday music, along with a train ride
$10 – $12
Open Mic w/Jack Welty
Curly's Village Inn 4205 Bluffton Rd., Fort Wayne (260) 747-9964 Free
O’Sullivan’s Karaoke w/Stacy Heather
O'Sullivan's 1808 W. Main St., Fort Wayne (260) 422-5896 Free
James Baker Trio
Jazz
Ruth's Chris Steak House 224 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne (260) 444-5898 no cover
Fantasy of Lights
Franke Park 3411 Sherman Blvd., Fort WayneBlue Jacket's holiday tradition features driving through 3-mile loop filled with 165 displays, including 30 new ones for 2024
$15