Victorian Festival of Christmas

Step back in time and enjoy holidays of old in historic downtown Hannibal's Victorian Festival of Christmas! Magical sights and sounds will transport you back more than a century to the wonder and enchantment of an authentic Victorian holiday celebration. Horse-drawn carriages, carolers, warm greetings and beautifully decorated storefronts will get you into the holiday spirit. Fun for the whole family, we hope you will join us during this most wonderful time of the year!

Schedule of Events

Saturday, November 26, 2022

Small Business Saturday: In-Store Specials and Events

• Gift Wrapping Station
• Visit Santa from 11-3 and 5-8
• Horse & Carriage Rides
• Gingerbread House Contest Begins
• Mark Twain’s Old Fashioned Birthday Party for Kids at Mark Twain Museum, 1 p.m.
• Mustache Contest at Mark Twain Museum, 3 p.m.
• Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, 5 p.m.
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home Holiday Tours, 6-8 p.m.

Friday, December 2, 2022

• Visit Santa, 5-8 p.m.
• Festival of Trees (110 N. Main St.), 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, December 3, 2022

• Visit Santa, 11-3 and 6:30-8
• Festival of Trees, 10-8
• Jaycees Christmas Parade, 6 p.m.
• Gift Wrapping Station
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home Holiday Tours, 6-8 p.m.

Friday, December 9, 2022

• Visit Santa, 5-8 p.m.
• Festival of Trees (110 N. Main St.), 4-8 p.m.
• Horse & Carriage Rides

Saturday, December 10, 2022

• Visit Santa, 11-3 and 5-8
• Horse & Carriage Rides
• Gingerbread House Contest Judging
• Festival of Trees, 10-8
• Gift Wrapping Station
• Babes in Toyland Children’s Parade, 4 p.m.
• Living Windows, 5-8 p.m.
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home Holiday Tours, 5-7 p.m.

Friday, December 16, 2022

• Visit Santa, 5-8 p.m.
• Historic Holiday Home Tour, 5-8 p.m.

Saturday, December 17, 2022

• Visit Santa, 11-3 and 5-8
• “Clemens Family Christmas” presentation by Henry Sweets, Mark Twain Museum, 2 p.m.
• Marshmallows & Mistletoe, Y-Men’s Pavilion, 4-6 p.m.