Over the River Holiday Festival

"Over the River Festival" is a community-wide holiday celebration from the Fergus Falls Downtown Riverfront Council and features an art crawl, Santa Fly-In, kids' activities including Selfies with Santa & Reindeer, horse-drawn carriage rides, live music, tree lighting, and fireworks.
Kick-off the day by shopping local and end it with a tree lighting and fireworks with the family!
A full schedule of events can be found at www.ffriver.org/OTR for additional information. 

Schedule of Events

 

8:00 AM: Commercial-free Christmas Music on 97.7FM

8:00 AM: Retail/Restaurants open with sales

 
 

10:00 AM:

  • Stained Glass Ornament Class (adults) @ The Flower Mill
  • Additional Retail stores open
  • Shop, Drop 'n Win - Shop local then register at the Chamber office 1-5pm.

11:00 AM:

  • "Music on the Marquee" at A Center for the Arts

11:30 AM: Santa Fly-In at Fergus Falls Airport

  • Photos (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
  • Fergus Falls Fire Department escorts Santa around 12:30 PM
  • Fergus Falls Municipal Airport, 4005 MN-210, Fergus Falls
    Free Event - All are welcome
 

1:00PM:

  • Otter Cove Holiday Games & Activities (Admission cost or membership)
  • Art Crawl
    • The Creation Shop, Pottery Demo 2pm
    • Springboard for the Arts - Interactive photo booth
    • Kaddatz Galleries Art Activities 1:00-4:00pm
      - Holiday printmaking station
      - Ornament making station
      - Portrait drawing
  • Food & Beverage Vendors on Court St/Lincoln Ave. 1:00-5:00pm
    • Peney Cakes
    • Ruby's Egg Rolls
    • Fergus Brewing Co.
    • Outstate Brewing Co.
    • JoCo's Food Truck
    • Hot Chocolate Welcome Booth, courtesy of LB Homes
  • Horse Drawn Carriage Rides (1:00-5:00 PM) - Triple T Horses
    • Pickup at Kaddatz Galleries on Lincoln Ave.
  • Trishaw Rides by Pioneer Care, Pedal Fergus Falls, and Cycling Without Age
    • ​Pickup at Springboard for the Arts on Lincoln Ave.
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2:00 PM: 

  • Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners with Minnesota author Gretchen Anthony at Fergus Falls Public Library (2:00-4:00 PM)
  • Reindeer (2:00-4:00 PM) -- Court Street
  • Selfies with Santa (2:00-5:00 PM) -- Court Street
  • Dance & Dessert (A Center for the Arts)

4:00 PM: Otter Cove  - Festival of Lights at Kirkbride Park (drive through)

5:00 - 6:30 PM
 

5:00 PM: Wright Park Activities

  • Outdoor Christmas Caroling
  • Mother, Goose & Beans popcorn 4:00-6:00pm
  • Hot Chocolate (provided by LB Homes)

5:30 PM: Tree Lighting & Fireworks

  • The Mayor's Speech
  • Tree Lighting
  • Fireworks Display

6:30 PM:

"Through the Woods to Outstate" - Outstate Brewing Co.

  • Best Place to View the Fireworks!
  • Beer & Hymns by Erika & Pat Lundberg
  • Live Music: Fancy & The Functional
  • Bonfires on the Patio: S'mores & Krumkake featuring Terroir Chocolates
  • Freewill offering benefiting a local nonprofit for Holiday gifts for children

7:00 PM:

    Live Music: Holiday Jazz Performance at Dining Car #423/Steel Wheels

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Date and Time

Saturday Dec 4, 2021

Saturday, December 4th, 2021 

Location

Downtown Fergus Falls

Fees/Admission

Free

Website

http://ffriver.org/OTR

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