La Verkin Winterfest

Winterfest, LaVerkin's two-day holiday festival, runs Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5, 2026, in downtown LaVerkin around 111 S Main St. On Friday the festival opens at 5 p.m. with an "L" and tree lighting ceremony, a Christmas Sweater Fun Run (sweater judging at 4 p.m., run at 4:30 p.m.), a winter carnival, displays, Talentfest entertainment and Santa's Cookie Workshop, and closes at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, vendors, the carnival and entertainment start at 11 a.m., with a Suzy Snowflake Pageant at 11 a.m., a cornhole tournament, a kids market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., live nativity programs at 1:30 and 4 p.m., a Winter Wee Ones baby contest at 2:30 p.m., a light parade at 6 p.m., a concert at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks around 7 p.m. Main Street and 100 South have no street parking and partial closures from 12:30 p.m. Friday through Saturday, and the parade route is closed from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The Winterfest 5K and 10K runs Saturday morning. The schedule comes from the festival's own site, laverkinwinterfest.com. For more holiday events, see our Christmas events in Southern Utah guide.