Clear Lake, IA - Christmas by the Lake

Festival or Event in Clear Lake, IA

Saturday's events include horse drawn carriage and Main Street Trolley rides, Holiday Bazaar + Face Painter at the Senior Citizens Center with a Maid Rite Luncheon with proceeds going to Toys for Tots, crowning of prince & princess, pony rides, s'mores for kids, Christmas Karaoke, Santa's Workshop Festival at The

Hub, visit with Santa, matinee at the Lake Theatre, strolling Dickens characters, lighted parade,(Click Here for Parade Entry Form) fireworks over the frozen lake.

Sunday events include Polar Bear Dip (12:30pm at City Beach), (Click Here for Registration Form) Kids Treasure Hunt (1pm at the Lakeview Room for ages 12 and under), and a Free Family Matinee 11AM at the Lake Theatre (admission is a food donation to the food bank),

The weekend of holiday fun also includes:

Holiday Concert at the Surf Ballroom (Christmas with the Holy Rocka Rollaz)

Festival of Trees (Friday evening - Sunday)

Polar Bear Club dip for charity (Sunday)

Kid's Treasure Hunt (Sunday)

Clear Lake's Christmas by the Lake has won several tourism awards for best holiday festival.

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Cerro Gordo County, IA


Cerro Gordo County, IA

Visit our county page and you will find information about our town and county's points of interest, festivals/events and faith community. You also will find stories about the contributions made by farmers/ranchers located throughout our county and of course you will learn about the community organizations that have built and continue to build strong communities (chambers, community groups, and departments, etc) and much more when you visit the Cerro Gordo County, IA page.