CDM2025 Day 7 – 12/13

BySuzanne Hull

CDM2025 Day 7 – 12/13

Here are a few highlights for this year’s festival. Check out the schedule below or head over to the full schedule (including all demonstration times).


Breakfast with St Nick

Saturday, December 13, 2025, 10:30am – 11:30am

Stop by to get your picture taken with St. Nick and grab a make and take children’s activity.


Saturday, December 13th – Schedule
10:30 – 11:30 – Breakfast with St. Nick
11 am – Festival Opens
11 am – 11:15 am – Demo: Dragonflies and Cards
11:30 am – 1:30 pm – Yuletide Hall: Metro Brass Quintet
1 pm – 1:15 pm – Demo: Twisted Sunset Sisters Fiber Mill
2 pm – 2:30 pm – Yuletide Hall: Heartland Youth Choir
2 pm – 4 pm – St Nick & Christkind visit CDM
3 pm – 3:30 pm – Demo: Nymph in the Woods
3 pm – 4 pm – Yuletide Hall: Des Moines Festival Brass
3:45 pm – 4 pm – Demo: Indianola Glass Creations
4 pm – 4:30 pm – Yuletide Hall: Wagner Summer Theater Youth Vocal Group
5 pm – 5:30 pm – Yuletide Hall: Greater Des Moines Flute Choir
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Strolling: Top Hat Carolers
6 pm – 6:15 pm – Demo: Dakota Tinworks
6 pm – 9 pm – Yuletide Hall: The Schnitzel Brothers Bier Band
8 pm – 8:30 pm – Demo: Quilted Gardens Nursery
9 pm – Festival Closes


Get your photo taken with St. Nick and the Christkind

Saturday, December 13th: 2pm – 4pm
Sunday, December 14th: 2pm – 4pm


Volunteer at
Christkindlmarket Des Moines

There are so many different opportunities still available!


Kinderkorner presented by MidAmerican Energy Foundation

11am – 8pm
Activity: Flag Voting with Stickers
Craft: Paper Chain
Activity: Passport
Activity: Photo backdrop
Craft: Coloring pages




2nd weekend ONLY vendors

These vendors will only be at Christkindlmarket Des Moines during the second weekend:

  • Good Moon Pottery
  • Rosemaled Creations by Maren
  • Beans & Beignets

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