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, sponsored by Frydach Insurance Agency
9am registration; 10am race start
Register at the Germantown Community Library
see separate calendar listing for more details and registration information


Annual Christmas Parade sponsored by Randy Grgich, Assured Mortgage
Line-up 12:30pm; parade start 1:30pm
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
11:00am-4:30pm
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


Main Street Pub Crawl
3:00pm-7:00pm
Continue the celebration along Main Street after the parade. Six local establishments invite you to their adult focused activities including exclusive food and beverage discounts. Participating venues include: Von Rothenberg Bier Stube, Old Town Beer Hall, Bub's Irish Pub, Barley Pop Pub, Ivee's on Main and Tiny T's.