2025 Holiday Happenings

2025 Holiday Happenings

For more special holiday events hosted by local businesses, including sales, Santa visits, classes and more, visit the Season of Small page!

NOTE: Confirmed 2025 dates and details are being added to this page as this year’s events are finalized. If a 2025 date is not yet listed, the 2024 information is provided for your reference.

Community Celebrations in Basalt

    Full holiday event calendar

Emma Schoolhouse Bazaar – Friday and Saturday, November 7–8, 2025

Mark your calendars for a cherished Basalt tradition – the 48th annual Emma Schoolhouse Bazaar. Held at the historic Emma Schoolhouse, this beloved community event offers a unique local shopping experience. Peruse the wares of artisans from the Roaring Fork Valley, all curated to inspire your holiday gift-giving and decorating. Whether you’re seeking the perfect present or one-of-a-kind holiday decor, the Emma Schoolhouse Bazaar is a must.
 
Details about the event can be found on the official Emma Schoolhouse Bazaar Facebook page. Prospective vendors should reach out to Rebecca Hodgson for the 2025 Bazaar details.
 

Small Business Saturday – November 29, 2025

Small is beautiful. November 29 is Small Business Saturday®. Help us celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for our community. The day is an opportunity to encourage others to #ShopSmall at all the local businesses we love. With the holiday season fast approaching, this is a great chance to support our neighbors, while keeping money in Basalt, instead of shopping at big box stores and online.

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There are two days focused on giving back this holiday season – GivingTuesday and Colorado Gives Day. Both offer opportunities to contribute to our community, whether by giving of your time, or making a financial contribution to a local non-profit.

GivingTuesday – December 2, 2025

Giving Tuesday logo

GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good.
GivingTuesday is now an independent nonprofit and a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.
 
Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor or stranger out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity counts and everyone has something to give.
 
In an era of global crisis and disconnection, we need new rituals to connect us. As the world’s largest giving movement, we believe we can go further, faster when we unleash generosity together. GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity, and equity around the globe. We believe that generosity leads to greater civic participation and other pro-social behaviors.
 
 

Basalty Tree Pageant – 2025 Details to follow

Presented by the Town of Basalt; please contact the Town with any questions at 970-927-4701.

Basalt Holiday Market – December 6, 2025 • 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

TACAW – The Arts Campus at Willits | 400 Robinson St, Basalt • Willits

Presented by the Town of Basalt; please contact the Town with any questions at 970-927-4701. For Holiday Market inquiries, please contact Hannah at sundaymarketassist@basalt.net.

Basalt Holiday Market

Details

Holiday Tree Lightings in Basalt

Presented by the Town of Basalt; please contact the Town with any questions at 970-927-4701.
Santa and Mrs. Claus are coming to town!

December 6 | Holiday Tree Lighting in Willits

Saturday, December 6, 2025 • Time TBD | Triangle Park
It is highly recommended that you park farther away and walk to the park, as traffic and parking may be challenging.
      • Tree Lighting
      • Santa In Person – Deliver your wish list to Santa in person
      • Live Entertainment 
      • Food, Beverages, and Delectable Treats
      • Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

December 12 | Merry on Midland

Friday, December 12, 2025 • Time TBD | Midland Avenue

Festivities will include live music, food and drinks, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and more!

The evening includes:

      • Tree Lighting
      • Santa In Person – Deliver your wish list to Santa in person
      • Live Entertainment
      • Food, Beverages, and Delectable Treats
 

Colorado Gives Day – December 9, 2025

Colorado Gives Day logo.      2024 Nonprofit Giving Guide

Join one of the largest one-day giving movements in the country.

Each December Coloradans come together with the common goal to strengthen the community by helping to power nonprofits. Community First Foundation and FirstBank partner to make this day rewarding for givers, nonprofits, and the community as a whole.

Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 9, and features a $1 million Incentive Fund. Every nonprofit receiving a donation on Colorado Gives Day receives a portion of the fund, increasing the impact and the value of every dollar donated. Colorado Gives Day has grown to be Colorado’s largest one-day online giving event, raising more than $257 million since it began in 2010. 

Visit the Colorado Gives Day website.

Community Menorah Lighting – December 14, 2025 • 5–6 p.m.

Triangle Park – Willits

Join the Aspen Jewish Congregation to celebrate Chanukah. The Aspen Jewish Congregation hosts Chanukah festivities throughout the Roaring Fork Valley – visit the AJC website for a list of all Chanukah events.

This year, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, AJC will celebrate the second night Chanukah with the Basalt Menorah Lighting will include holiday songs and the Menorah lighting. The Basalt Menorah will be lit by the Aspen Jewish Congregation at 5 p.m. at Triangle Park in Willits. 

Chanukah 2024 Menorah Lighting

Santa in the Neighborhood – 2025 Details to follow

Presented by Roaring Fork Fire & Rescue (RFFR); please contact RFFR with any questions at 970-704-0675.
Santa’s annual fire truck ride around town!

Friday, December 13, 2024 – Willits/El Jebel

Santa will be leaving the Fire Station at 5:30 p.m., following this neighborhood route:

  • Blue Lake (Coyote Circle, Rabbit Rd, Badger Rd, Buckskin, W. Goose Lane, Black Bear Trl, Deer Run)
  • El Jebel (James Cir, Clark Dr, Floyd Rd, Sage Dr)
  • Sopris Village
  • Willits (Meadow Dr, Sopris Cir, Evans Rd, Jody Rd, E. Valley Rd, Lake Cr, Meadow Ct, Juniper Ct, Valley Ct. E Valley Rd, Harris St, Willits Ln, Frontage Rd, City Market)
  • Summit Loop and Summit Drive (Valley Rd, Summit Loop, Valley Rd, Parkside Ln, Summit Dr.)

Saturday, December 14, 2024 – Historic Downtown

Santa will be leaving the Fire Station at 5:30 p.m., following this neighborhood route:

      • Elk Run (Elk Run Dr, Hearthstone, Lauren Ln, Elk Cir, Park Cir, Mountain Ct, Riverside Dr) 
      • Historic Downtown Basalt (Midland Ave, Homestead Dr) 
      • Southside (Meadowview Dr, Allison Ln, Alexander Ln) 

Sunday, December 15, 2024 – Snowmass Village

Santa will leave the Fire Station at 5:15 p.m., following this neighborhood route:

  • Mountain View 
  • Palisades/Creekside
  • Base Village
  • Daly Townhomes
  • Timbers Club
  • Woodbridge/Seasons 44 – Drive-thru
  • Fairway III 
  • Sinclair Meadows
  • Snowmass Club – Drive-thru
  • Rodeo Place
  • Club Commons – Drive-thru