2025 Holidays on Higgins Saturday, December 6
We can’t wait for the 2025 Holidays on Higgins! Join us for the kick-off to the holidays in Downtown Missoula on December 6, 2025! Experience the magic of Missoula’s Holidays on Higgins with a festive Missoula Makers Market with over 40+ makers, caroling, cozy bonfires, Santa and the tree lighting.
Thanks to our 2024 Holidays on Higgins Sponsors:
Title Sponsors:
Star Sponsors:
Media Sponsors:
Snowman & Sleigh Sponsors:
A+E Design | Bathing Beauties Beads | Betty’s Divine | Boyle Deveny Meyer
First Montana Bank | Cancer Support Community | Good Food Store
High Mountain Creative | Montana Gift Corral
Scheels |Poteet Construction| Potelco, Inc. | Red’s Towing | Xplorer Maps
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 2:15 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
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.
A Carousel for Missoula: 12-5:00 pm: Buy one Carousel Ride, Get one Free. 10% off Carousel Season Pass purchases available.
Animal Wonders/Residence Inn: 125 N. Pattee Street, 12-3 pm: Animal ambassadors, face painting, and coloring pages.
Bathing Beauties Beads: 812 Toole Ave, Suite E. 11:am-3:00 pm: Create beaded snowflakes ($6) Portions of proceeds support Missoula Food Bank.
Bernice’s Bakery: 190 S. 3rd Street West. 1-4:00 pm: Children’s Cookie Decorating (first cookie free, $1 for additional) Cash-Only, limited seating, dress warmly fo outdoor line.
Betty’s Divine: 509 S. Higgins Ave, 1-4 pm. Community beading circle with Heather! Come get cozy with us and craft a naughty or nice necklace or a jingle bell bracelet for yourself or to give as a gift. $5 each
Big Dipper: Multiple locations. Seasonal Holidays on Higgins ice cream flavor.
Cranky Sam Public House & Frame of Mind: 233 W. Main Street, 11-3 pm: Kid’s ornament making with photos on site for $3 with Frame of Mind. Adult beverages and brunch specials available.
Draught Works Brewery: 915 Toole Ave, 12 pm-close: Annual Snowflake Challenge ($2 to benefit Watson’s Children’s Center). Jeremy with Missoula Cakes will be doinga Cakes and Casks pop-up from 2-5 selling slices of decadent cake along with yummy gifts and goodies galore!
Imagination Station & Residence Inn: 125 N. Pattee Street, 12-3 pm: Paint By Number
Import Market: 201 W. Broadway, 10 am-6 pm: Free coloring, $20 caricatures and upcycled ornaments. Donations accepted.
Jeannette Rankin Peace Center: 519 S. Higgins Ave, 12-4 pm: Origami peace crane ornaments and hot chocolate.
Lake Missoula Tea Company: 136 E. Broadway Street, 12-4 pm: Blend and label your own tea.
Lewisia Home: 312 North Higgins, 12-4 pm: Children’s gnome search, find the )barely) hidden gnomes and get a prize.
Mary’s Mountain Cookies: 101 S. Higgins Ave, 1-3 pm: Free cookie decorating for kids under 12.
Missoula Children’s Theatre: 200 North Adams Street, 2-4 pm: A Christmas Story Musical and festive cookies
Missoula Art Museum: 355 N. Pattee St, 11-12:30 pm: Free luminaria workshop for all ages.
Missoula Public Library: 455 E. Main Street, 11-3 pm: Holiday Extravaganza with live entertainment and festive treats. Santa at the Library from 11-3:00 pm, must be in line by 2:15 pm.
Montana Antique Mall: 331 West Railroad St, 11-5 pm: Christmas open house with treats and gift shopping.
Noteworthy Paper & Press: 219 S. 3rd St. West, 11-3 pm: Letters to Santa (stationery provided).
Pearl Boba Tea: 420 N. Higgins Ave Suite B, 12-4 pm: Coloring contest with a a chance to design the January drink special.
Revolvr: 301 N. Higgins Ave, 10 am-6:00 pm: Beanie Decorating.
Roxy Theater: 718 S. Higgins Ave, 12-4 pm: Free Holiday Classics, hot cocoa available.
Sacred Ally: 130 E. Broadway St. 10-9 pm: Face painting, coloring station grand opening of the cocao bar, 20 % off all drink purchases.
The Western Montana LGBTQ+ Center: 500 N. Higgins, 3-7 pm: Pine cone crafts, cocoa bar, and Queer Makers Market.
VonCommon: 455 E. Main St, 11-4 pm. Art and craft holiday fair.
Zootown Arts Community Center:216 W. Main Street, 11-5 pm: Paint Santa’s cookie plate or ornaments (starts at $10)
There’s something for everyone at Holidays on Higgins!
Stave & Hoop Christmas Party: 8-11 PM, live performances and drink specials. No cover.
Tres Bonne:4-7 pm, Cocktails to-go, hot cocoa and coffee, food.
Thomas Meagher Bar: 8-11 pm, Winter cocktail menu, UFC fights .
Explore 30+ talented makers at the Missoula Makers Collective Market! Special thanks to Worden’s Market for providing space & power to the event.
Plan your visit! Here are some transportation and parking tips and tricks for when you head to 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.
