Winter Wonderland 2026

About this event

A Little Wonder. A Lot of Magic. Come experience why Papillion “feels like home” and was nominated as one of Hallmark Channel's top 25 Merriest Christmas Towns Winter Wonderland is a Papillion Community Foundation tradition, bringing thousands of community members to our historic downtown Papillion area. Watch as Mayor David Black flips the switch to light up over 900,000+ lights throughout downtown Grab a cup of hot chocolate and hop on a carriage or hayrack ride to see the lights around the city Listen and watch live performances from community area musicians Visit Santa in the Portal Schoolhouse and see his real life reindeer Warm up by one of the many fire pits, or visit our many vendors for holiday gifting Take pictures with Snowy the Mouse and other characters Support Small Business Saturday by shopping at our many amazing downtown stores You can partner with us today to create a community impact beyond Winter Wonderland: https://www.eventeny.com/events/winter-wonderland-2026-32835/?action=sponsor Apply to be a vendor: https://www.eventeny.com/events/winter-wonderland-2026-32835/?action=vendor Interested in volunteering or donating? Email us: info@papiocf.org It's no wonder where the magic of Winter Wonderland comes from. Every volunteer, partner, vendor, city employee, and community member are all a part of why Papillion was nominated as one of Hallmark Channel's top 25 Merriest Christmas Towns. View the list of Hallmark's Merriest Christmas Towns here: https://merriestchristmastownscontest.hallmarkchannel.com

From Papillion Community Foundation