The Christmas holidays come gift-wrapped many ways in Elkhart County.
If you love the lights, we’ve got that covered.
Want great shopping with unique, hand-crafted gifts that you can’t find anywhere else?
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Perhaps a great show with music and carols that will really get you in the Christmas spirit. Elkhart County’s creative and collaborative artisans have that too.
Light it up
Winter Wonderland Holiday Lights is an annual family favorite at Wellfield Botanic Gardens in Elkhart. From the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas, the natural beauty of this urban oasis is transformed by more than 2 million lights on its winding Promenade path. Shipshewana’s Lights of Joy allows you to enjoy Christmas lights from the warmth of your car over a 1.5-mile path of radiant holiday scenes.
In Goshen, head to the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds every weekend in December for Holiday Lights, a stunning drive-through lighted experience that the family will remember for years. If you're at the Fairgrounds on December 19-20, you can add the Mistletoe Market for artisan crafts, holiday treats and beverages, and kids' activities.
Complete your Christmas shopping
From Goertzen Pottery's exquisitely crafted mugs, vases and bowls to home decor and furniture hand-assembled by Amish woodworkers to Found's mid-century modern treasures, you'll find gifts worthy of a museum.
Holiday deliciousness
For every possible taste, you can fill a holiday gift basket with unique treats from Elkhart County’s kitchens. Try some hand-dipped chocolates from Olympia Candy Kitchen, hand-made noodles from Dutch Country Market, an award-winning bottle of wine from Fruit Hills Winery, or a fresh-baked pie bursting with flavor from Das Dutchman Essenhaus.
It’s showtime
Concerts and shows are the perfect way to get into the holiday mood. Be sure to catch the latest shows at The Lerner Theatre, Blue Gate Theatre, Goshen Theater, and the Bristol Opera House. Their holiday schedules are full with concerts from national touring acts, heartwarming Christmas stories, plays and musicals and even your favorite holiday film.
