We can’t wait for the 2024 Holidays on Higgins! See you December 7, 2024! After nearly two decades proudly bearing the name “Parade of Lights” we decided it was time for a refresh! We invite you to join us in celebrating Holidays on Higgins: Where Missoula’s festive spirit shines bright! There will be festively adorned floats and tents, a Missoula Makers Collective Market, bonfires, carolers, hot toddy’s & more.

Special thanks to our 2023 Sponsors for making Holidays on Higgins possible!

Title Sponsors:

Star Sponsors:

Media Sponsors:

Snowman & Sleigh Sponsors:

A+E Design | Betty’s Divine | Boone Karlberg | Boyle Deveny Meyer

Cancer Support Community | Engel & Volkers

Neptune Aviation | Red’s Towing | ROAM Student Living | United Way of Missoula County

Schedule of Events:

All day: Children’s Activities at Downtown Businesses

11:00am-3:00 pm: Santa at the Missoula Public Library. Enjoy FREE photos with Santa and share your holiday wishes. MUST be in line by no later than 2:30 pm, as Santa has to check on his reindeer at 3 pm sharp!

4-7 pm: Holidays on Higgins kicks off! Enjoy stationary floats parked on Higgins from Broadway to the XXXX’s, a Missoula Makers Collective Market with 30+ vendors, and cozy up to the burn barrels along Higgins.

6 pm: Tree Lighting with Santa

Want to host a stationary float along the road closure? Register your entry here: Holidays on Higgins Stationary Float Entry

Children’s Activities & Workshops:

All day during Holidays on Higgins, Missoula businesses host or provide a free to low cost activity to children and their families.

Would your business like to participate? Fill out the following form here: Children’s Activity

Explore 30+ talented makers at the Missoula Makers Collective Market! Learn more about applying to the Makers Market here: https://www.mslamakers.com/

Here are some transportation and parking tips and tricks for when you head to the Holidays on Higgins!

Parking is FREE on the weekends in all parking spaces Downtown, including the parking garages
YES – the gate arms are down in the garages 24/7. NO – you don’t have to pay for parking evenings (after 6pm Mon-Fri) and weekends, but you still have to take a ticket.
YES – Parking spots designated as leased spaces in the parking garages ARE AVAILABLE for public use evenings and weekends. NO – you won’t get ticketed or towed if you park in a leased spot evenings and weekends.
Ride the Line! Mountain Line is a great way to come Downtown and save some gas. It’s also Zero-Fare and all routes come to Downtown!
Carpool! Get more information on alternative modes of transportation around Missoula from Missoula in Motion.