STE. GENEVIEVE – The 41st annual Ste. Genevieve Holiday Christmas Festival is scheduled for Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th.
According to AAA magazine, this event, along with St. Charles, Missouri, is considered one of the top two Christmas festivals in the entire Midwest. And the thousands of fans that attend every year from places as far away as Wyoming, Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and New York are a testament to this fact!
The event occurs in historic downtown Ste. Genevieve. The large crowd that gathers will enjoy violins, guitars, cellos, saxophones, harps, steel drums, pipe organs and a wind ensemble performing Renaissance, Baroque, Sacred music, Country, Jazz, Classical, Pop tunes with a Christmas theme.
All concerts are FREE as are the photos with Santa. There will also be FREE hot dogs for children, crafts for children, a magician, crafts for adults, a hayride, a tree-trimming, a Live Nativity, an Art Guild show, and historic lectures.
You can celebrate Colonial and French Christmas customs at all the historic sites, and most importantly, celebrate the largest Christmas parade in Southeast Missouri on Saturday morning at 11 a.m..
For more information go to visitstegen.com