CDM2025 Day 5 – 12/11
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).
Wandering Greens Portable Mini Golf in the Christkindlmarkettreff (NEW for 2025)
From inside a four sided tent, enjoy a Christmas themed mini golf for a fee.
Thursday, December 11th – Schedule
5 pm – Festival Opens
5 pm – 8 pm – Wandering Greens Portable Mini Golf in the Christkindlmarkettreff
5 pm – 5:15 pm – Demo: Dragonflies and Cards
6 pm – 6:15 pm – Demo: Twisted Sunset Sisters Fiber Mill
6 pm – 9 pm – Yuletide Hall: Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen
6 pm – 6:15 pm – Demo: Dakota Tinworks
6:30 pm – 7:15 pm – Demo: Nymph in the Woods
7:15 pm – 7:30 pm – Demo: Indianola Glass Creations
7:30 pm – 8 pm – Demo: Quilted Gardens Nursery
9 pm – Festival Closes
Volunteer at
Christkindlmarket Des Moines
There are so many different opportunities still available!
Kinderkorner presented by MidAmerican Energy Foundation
5pm – 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
2nd weekend ONLY performers
These performers will only be at Christkindlmarket Des Moines during the second weekend:
- Stu Ryan O’Brien Pub Band
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