St. Johns Festival of Lights and Santa Parade

12/20/2023

🎄 Cast your votes in the 2023 Best Decorated Home Contest! The voting period is now officially open, but don't wait too long – it wraps up on December 26th.

Thank you to our gift basket sponsors:
Wallflour Cookies
Kymora Kandles
Global Coffee Co
Sports Stop
Whimsical Party Gallery
Studio Glazed
Big Boys of St. Johns
Heather's Dance Studio
Mancinos Pizza

Explore the dazzling array of participants on the SJlightfest website, where you can also easily download your ballot. Make your journey through the enchanting holiday light displays even more enjoyable by using our interactive map as your trusty guide! ✨ Visit now and be part of the festive magic.
www.sjlightfest.com

12/08/2023

❄️GET DECORATED & GET YOUR HOUSE ON THE MAP!❄️
🎄🎅"When the world seems dark, hang up some lights!"
Why should you register for the St. Johns 2023 Decorated House Contest? You can't spread joy this season if no one knows where to find you.

What a great activity, to load the family in the car and drive around gazing at the Christmas lights. If you join our interactive map this year, you can ensure everyone knows to drive by your house. Not to mention you may be voted best in town. Please join in the fun. Visit the website to enter. Link in Comments below. 🎄🎅

All contestants must be registered by December 18th . Once registered your home address will added to the interactive map. Voting will begin Dec 19th and go through December 28th. So please keep your lights on. Voting ballots will be created with a list and a map of registered houses.
The top 3 winners will receive amazing gift baskets put together from local business donors.
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https://www.sjlightfest.com/decorating-contest.html

12/03/2023

A huge thank you to all of the wonderful community members, vendors and volunteers that went into creating such an amazing event today!

Because of all of you, we had:
Over 150 attendees at breakfast with Santa
95 purse bingo players
64 vendors
And countless incredible shoppers!!

Thank you to our sponsors Hub Tire Kymora Kandles Outlet - St. Johns Dewey's Trading Post
Crafts courtesy of Whimsical Party Gallery
Balloon decor courtesy of
Purse bingo helpers Ninas Notions Paper Crafting
Frozen characters from
St Johns High School for letting us utilize their facilities. The staff and volunteers from SJHS, YAK & NHS.

12/01/2023

Tonight's activities (on the left) are rain or shine. We will see you all starting at 5pm.

Tomorrow's activities (on the right) will begin at 9am.
**Please note this year is in a NEW LOCATION at the St Johns High School. Entrance through the Athletics wing.

11/30/2023

Friday evening activities!

11/30/2023

𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞!
Back in Downtown St. Johns this Friday, December 1st
Excitement starts at 5:00 PM – Enjoy two days of merriment in St. Johns!

Friday evening brings joy to Downtown St. Johns with delightful train rides, carriage rides, the ever-entertaining Jolly, face painting, cookie decorating, chili and pictures with the Nutcracker starting at 5:00 PM. The highlight of the evening, the renowned St. Nick Parade, kicks off at 6:30 PM.

Continue the festive spirit on Saturday at the high school starting at 9 AM for a delightful Breakfast with Santa, followed by a spectacular Christmas Craft Show and new this year....!!!!! PURSE BINGO!!

For detailed information, visit sjlightfest.com.

11/28/2023

This Friday and Saturday. Tons of activities for the whole family.

11/27/2023

9am-11am Saturday morning at the St. Johns High School.

9am-3pm Over 50 craft vendors
12pm-3pm Purse bingo

11/27/2023

Friday evenings activities below. Looking forward to seeing everyone this Friday & Saturday!

11/26/2023

🥞 Breakfast with Santa 9am-11am or until sold out.
Saturday Dec 2nd at the St Johns High School.
$10/kid $12/adult
Cash or Card* at the door.

*Cards will be subject to an additional transaction fee.

Breakfast supplies are limited to the first 200 guests.

11/23/2023

Michael Kors, COACH & Jenna Kator just to name a couple of the beautiful purses that will be available at Purse Bingo!!
Reserve your spot today using the link below.
$35/person. 10 rounds. 3 cards per round.

https://stjohnsareachamber.wildapricot.org/event-5477521

11/21/2023

We're only a couple of short weeks away!!
Friday Dec 1st - Parade downtown
Saturday December 2nd - Breakfast with Santa, Craft Show & Purse Bingo! Located at the St Johns High School.

11/03/2023

Saturday Dec 2nd
Craft Vendors all day 9am-3pm
Breakfast with Santa 9am-11am..and NEW this year, Purse BINGO!
Must be 18+ space is limited and preregistration is required. Head over to the event page to reserve your spot today!
https://stjohnsareachamber.wildapricot.org/event-5477521

10/28/2023

We are seeking volunteers for the Dec 2nd Breakfast with Santa and Craft Show. If you or your school group are interested in this fun holiday volunteer opportunity, please signup using the link below.

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

10/19/2023

All vendor spots for the 2023 Christmas Craft Show are full. To be notified of future vendor events, please submit your information on our website at

12/29/2022

🎄Congratulations to our
Best Decorated Home winners!!
1st Place, 688 Parkview Circle
2nd Place, 502 Lambert Drive
3rd Place, 202 E Oak Street

We will be delivering some awesome award baskets thanks to local businesses who helped make the contest happen.

Thanks to everyone who voted, and more importantly all the homes in St. Johns who helped spread light and joy this year by decorating their homes!

12/23/2022

Due to the winter weather voting will be extended to December 28th for the 2022 Best Decorated Home Contest!
Visit the SJlightfest website to check out the huge list of participants and download your ballot. Make sure to use the interactive map to guide your way through the beautiful displays of holiday lights. The top 3 winners will receive some awesome Gift baskets thanks to local businesses.

Please print, fill out and drop off your ballot at our voting box location:
New Look Computer & Data: 510 E State Street, St. Johns

12/22/2022

Thank You St Johns!

12/20/2022

Voting has begun for the 2022 Best Decorated Home Contest! Voting ends December 26th. Visit the SJlightfest website to check out the huge list of participants and download your ballot. Make sure to use the interactive map to guide your way through the beautiful displays of holiday lights.
Please print, fill out and drop off your ballot at our voting box location:
New Look Computer & Data: 510 E State Street, St. Johns

12/19/2022

🚂𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙎𝙩. 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣𝙨🚂
𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃
𝐌𝐀𝐏 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎
The SJ Express Train will be touring Santa around the city on Wednesday December 21st starting at 6pm.🎅

Due to weather this week we unfortunately will only be out one evening, and are trying to cover as much as the town as we can. Therefore we will not be stopping, just a quick drive by for everyone to see Santa and his helpers. Santa will be talking from a megaphone and we ask all parents and kids to stay off the road.

We hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS, HO HO HO

We want to make sure everyone can enjoy seeing Santa and don't want anyone in middle of the Street. Please be kind and patient. Safety will always be our first priority.

12/09/2022

❄️GET DECORATED & GET YOUR HOUSE ON THE MAP!❄️
🎄🎅"When the world seems dark, hang up some lights!"
Why should you register for the St. Johns 2022 Decorated House Contest? You can't spread joy this season if no one knows where to find you. What a great activity, to load the family in the car and drive around gazing at the Christmas lights. If you join our interactive map this year, you can ensure everyone knows to drive by your house. Not to mention you may be voted best in town. Please join in the fun. Visit the website to enter. Link in Comments below. 🎄🎅
All contestants must be registered by December 18th . Once registered your home address will added to the interactive map. Voting will begin Dec 19th and go through December 26th. So please keep your lights on. Voting ballots will be created with a list and a map of registered houses.
Voting will be submitted via drop box at New Look Computer & Data and also at Custom Embroidery Plus The top 3 winners will receive amazing gift baskets put together from local business donors.
Share this post and jump on our list!

12/03/2022

Come down and see our friends at South Point Mall!!

12/03/2022

We have 70 vendors. Ready to go until 3 pm. South point mall

12/03/2022

South Point Mall by Jade Garden Today!!!

11/29/2022

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐, 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟑.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬!
There is so much going on both days!!

𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. (Downtown St. Johns)
PARADE is @ 6:30pm.
TRAIN RIDES before and after the parade.
CHILI FUNDRAISER Starting at 5:00pm in the UAW Hall.
FESTIVE HOT COCOA
COOKIE DECORATING
S’MORE STATION
KETTLE POPCORN
GLOW CORN HOLE
GINGERBREAD HOUSE JACKPOT
SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN
TONS OF PHOTO opportunities
Announcing of this year’s “St. Johns’ SAINT”
TREE LIGHTING following the parade.
PICTURES WITH SANTA after The Tree lighting

𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 (South Point Mall, by OUCH and Sec of State)
CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW 9am to 3pm
BREAKFAST with SANTA 9am to 11am.
KIDS CRAFTS
FACE PAINTING
COOKIE DECORATING
THE WALL OF BUSES
TRAIN RIDES
JOLLY the talking tree
GIANT IGLOO with FROZEN Cast (Brand new this year)
PUTT PUTT GOLF AND LOTS MORE!!!

11/17/2022

Breakfast with Santa is back! Dec 3rd, 9am to 11am at the South Point Mall.

Thanks to our host this year. GracePointe Church.

Breakfast foods to be provided by the amazing Big Boy of St. John’s

11/11/2022

Mark you calendar for Dec 2nd and 3rd! Event schedule will be posted soon.

11/10/2022

Nominate this year's Community Saint.

11/04/2022

2022 Light Festival. December 2nd Downtown St. Nick Parade. December 3rd Breakfast with Santa, Craft Show, Talking Trees, Train Rides and more.

10/17/2022