Christmas comes early to Shipshewana, Indiana.
The Lighting of Shipshewana Festival runs on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November 2026 in the heart of Northern Indiana's Amish Country. Admission is free.
Friday night is new this year: food trucks, holiday activities and a free showing of Elf on Morton Street. The Gingerbread Village at E&S Sales is also unveiled on Friday and stays on view until 5 December.
Saturday is a full day of family activities around town, ending with the Stars, Stripes & Christmas Lights Parade at 6pm.
What is on
- Jingle Junction, a kids' adventure with 12 festive stations
- Live Christmas music from the Prairie Heights Choir and the Northern Indiana Cloggers
- Barnyard Christmas petting zoo on Morton Street ($10 entry)
- Morton Street Holiday Market, a Christmas Vintage Market, face painting and a reindeer scavenger hunt
- Food trucks through the festival
