Germantown Christmas Festival

The Germantown Christmas Festival kicks-off the Holiday Season in Germantown. There are family friendly activities scheduled all day so bring your family, friends and neighbors out to enjoy the community before the busyness of the season takes over.

5k Candy Cane Run/Walk

9 am registration; 10 am race start
Register at the Germantown Community Library

Annual Christmas Parade

Line-up 12:30 pm; parade start 1:30 pm
Parade Route: starting at Pilgrim Road & Sylvan Circle (north of Mequon Road) traveling north to Fond du Lac Avenue, onto Main Street; travel west on Main Street to Squire Drive; turn south onto Squire Drive ending in the Life Church parking lot.

Tree Lighting Activities

1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Located at the Germantown Community Library
Featuring: free horse-drawn carriage rides, hot beverages & treats, caroling, visits with Santa as soon as he is done with the parade, gift basket sale by Friends of the Library, and KID IDs by the Germantown Police Department.
The actual lighting of the official Village Christmas Tree takes place about 4:15pm