CDM2025 Day 7 - 12/13 -

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.

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Full Schedule

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