Embracing the Festive Spirit in DeKalb County, Indiana 2023
As we usher in the holiday season, picturesque shops, enchanting home tours, and sidewalks dusted with snow set the scene in DeKalb County. This is the perfect opportunity to meander through our delightful shops, indulge in a delicious meal, and take in the scenic beauty of Historic Downtown Auburn!
Explore the array of holiday activities in DeKalb County highlighted below. For additional events and detailed information, visit our website by clicking here.
Don’t forget to check out all the local shops in DeKalb County when planning your holiday shopping!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023 AT 9 AM – 8 PM
Holiday Open House
Downtown Auburn Historic District
100 Main St, Auburn, IN 46706
Join is in downtown Auburn for our Annual Holiday Open House.
Shop | Explore | Taste
Participating Locations:
Country Lane General Store
The Brown House
9th Street Brew Coffee House
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Franz Karate
Auburn Brewing Company
North Main Street Diner
Kim’s Korner Music & More
Birch & Bell Boutique
Classic City Cookies
Auburn Atrium MarketPlace
Pizza Forum
Heirloom Clock & Fine Art
All About You Boutique
Paper Gourmet
Heavenly Creations
Forget Me Not
Little Sprouts Children’s Boutique
Cranberry Cottage Cafe & Tearoom
Auburn Elks
Mimi’s Retreat
Classic City Creamery
Nature’s Mercantile
Blue Fruit Jar Antiques
forever eighteen
The Italian Grille
Monarch: A Collection of Beauty Professionals
Auburn Moose Lodge
Mad Anthony Brewing
Carbaugh Jewelers
House of Spirits
Auburn’s Town Tavern
Sandra D’s Italian Garden
The Olive Twist
Cricket’s 7th Street Bar & Grille
Cakes By Laurie
Lyn Maree’s Boutique
The Cupbearer
Cafe Expressions Gallery
The Sprinkling Can Florist
Auburn Massage & Wellness Centre
Betsey’s Boutique
Baker’s Dozen Donuts
*Hours may vary by businesses
More details and businesses to come!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023 AT 7 PM – 8:30 PM
Christmas Parade & Lighting of Frosty
In celebration of the holiday season each year, following the lighted Christmas parade, Auburn has the tradition of Lighting up “Frosty”! The Downtown Auburn Business Association in a fundraiser event, auctions off to the highest bidder the rights to be the “official switch-thrower” for the “Frosty” display. The honor is usually given to a young child whose face lights up with excitement when they see “Frosty” go up in lights right after the countdown and the flip of the switch!!! The lighted Christmas parade begins at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds and proceeds to Courthouse Park on the corner of 7th and Cedars Streets in downtown Auburn. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy the Christmas celebration gathering. Sponsored by the Downtown Auburn Business Association and Auburn Main Street.
Parade Registration: http://www.daba4auburn.org/Christmas-Parade.html
Parade Route: From the Fairgrounds – heading West on 16th Street, North on Main, East on 9th Street, and North on Cedar Street.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2023 AT 8AM
Black Friday Downtown Historic Auburn
Downtown Auburn Historic District
100 Main St, Auburn, IN 46706
Historic Downtown Auburn Black Friday Shopping
Join us in downtown Auburn for the BEST Shopping around!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2023 AT 8AM
Shop Small Business Saturday, November 25th
Downtown Auburn Historic District
100 Main St, Auburn, IN 46706
Shop Local in Historic Downtown Auburn. Shop Local for all your Holiday needs. Come and shop our unique shops in Historic Downtown Auburn.
November 25th – December 23rd
Santa’s Chalet Hours Downtown Auburn
Downtown Auburn Historic District
100 Main St, Auburn, IN 46706
Tis’ the season. Get pictures with Santa’s & Mrs. Clause at Santa’s Chalet in Courtyard Park, corner of 7th/Cedar downtown Auburn.
Saturday – November 25, 10a – 1p
Tuesday – November 28, 4p – 6p
Thursday – November 30, 4p – 6p
Saturday – December 2, 10a – 1p
Tuesday – December 5, 4p – 6p
Thursday – December 7, 4p – 6p
Saturday – December 9, 10a – 1p
Tuesday – December 12, 4p – 6p
Thursday – December 14, 4p – 6p
Saturday – December 16, 10a – 1p
Tuesday – December 19, 4p – 6p
Thursday, December 21, 4p – 6p
Saturday, December 23, 10a – 1p
Santa leaves Auburn for the North Pole to get ready for Christmas Eve.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2023 AT 9 AM – 8 PM
Giving Tuesday Downtown Auburn
Downtown Auburn Historic District
100 Main St, Auburn, IN 46706
Celebrated on the Tuesday following U.S. Thanksgiving, (November 28, 2023) and fueled by the power of social media and collaboration, #GivingTuesday inspires millions of people across the globe to show up and give back to causes and issues that matter to them. The goal is to create a massive wave of generosity that lasts well beyond that day, and touches every person on the planet. Visit our Website www.auburnmainstreet.org we are a 501C(3) please donate to our organization.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023 AT 5 PM
Season’s Greetings from Auburn & Holiday Cheer Award plus Winter Market
Downtown Auburn Historic District
100 Main St, Auburn, IN 46706
First Friday Season’s Greetings & Holiday Cheer Award plus Winter Market
December 1st 5PM – 8PM
Come to Historic Downtown Auburn and enjoy music, shopping, dine out at one of the many restaurants or bars, and don’t forget dessert! This year we will have Season’s Greetings coming to you live from Courtyard Park.
Get out and vote for your favorite window display and the business with the most votes gets the Holiday Cheer Award! The Holiday Cheer Award is a very coveted award among our downtown businesses, so vote!
The Dekalb county Community Orchestra will be at the Atrium Marketplace. The Winter Market will be at the Atrium Marketplace with face painting by Amarra Nester. Scan the QR code to become a Friend of First Friday for discounts around town all day long. We hope you will join us! #WeLoveAuburn
SHOP | TASTE | EXPLORE
A big thank you to our 2023 Sponsors: Legacy Sponsor: The City of Auburn; Executive Sponsors- Ambassador Enterprises, The Hicksville Bank. Event Partner Sponsors: DCVB, 9th St Brew Coffee House, Beacon Credit Union,, Astral at Auburn, Credent Wealth Management, Oak Partners Inc., Steel Dynamics Inc., Tempus Technologies Inc., Team Quality Inc., DABA, Carbaugh Jewelers, C&A Tool Engineering Inc., The Deli @ 6th & Main, Scheumann Dental Associates, Rieke Packaging Corporation, Custom Coating Inc., Dekalb County Council on Aging | DART | Heimach. Center
Participating Locations:
Country Lane General Store
McIntyre Place
Bakers Dozen Donuts
Forever Eighteen
9th Street Brew Coffee House
Auburn Brewing Company
Kim’s Korner Music & More
Birch & Bell Boutique
Classic City Cookies
Auburn Atrium Market Place
Pizza Forum
Franz Karate
Auburn Heirloom Clock & Fine Art
All About You Boutique
Paper Gourmet
Heavenly Creations
Forget Me Not Boutique
Little Sprouts Children’s Boutique
Cranberry Cottage Cafe & Tearoom
Auburn Elks
Mimi’s Retreat
Cupka’s Bee Good Meadery
Classic City Creamery
Nature’s Mercantile
Blue Fruit Jar Antiques
The Italian Grille
Auburn Moose Lodge
Mad Anthony Brewing
Carbaugh Jewelers
House of Spirits
Auburn’s Town Tavern
Sandra D’sItalian
The Olive Twist
Cricket’s 7th Street Bar & Grille
Cakes By Laurie
Lyn Maree’s Boutique
Expressions Gallery
The Sprinkling Can Florist
Auburn Massage & Wellness Centre
Barc Ave T
he Deli at 6th and Main
The Brown House
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Monarch: A Collection of Beauty Professionals
North Main Street Diner
Pelmear’s Cake Creations
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 AT 3 PM – 6 PM
Butler Christmas Festival
110 Depot Street, Butler, IN 46721
Butler Christmas Festival
110 Depot Street, Butler Indiana
Building #3
Bring the kids for Holiday fun. Kids
can get their Christmas Passports stamped at different activities and they can get entered to win prizes!!
Santa and Mrs Claus
Cookie Decorating
Ornament Making
Indiana Wild Holiday Animal Shows
Christmas Craft
Hot Chocolate Bar
Merchant and Craft Vendors
And more!
Christmas Walk 2023: Sentimental Christmas
Eckhart Park
1501 S Cedar St, Auburn, IN 46706
Join us with your whole family for a nostalgic and joyous time walking through our FREE Christmas walk, snapping some pictures, enjoying memories, and grabbing a coffee from The Grind Coffee House of Garrett. No registration is required.
Thank you to our sponsors Steve Hostetter with Bailey & Wood Mortgage Lender, Hoagburg Orthodontics, and Mike Thomas Associates for helping make this event free for the community.
Dec 2023 Dates
Fri, Dec 1
6PM – 8PM
Sat, Dec 2
6PM – 8PM
Sun, Dec 3
6PM – 8PM
Fri, Dec 8
6PM – 8PM
Sat, Dec 9
6PM – 8PM
Sun, Dec 10
6PM – 8PM
This year we are getting sentimental at our 33rd annual Christmas Walk with Auburn Parks and Recreation. In this vein, do you have a favorite Christmas Walk memory or picture? Drop them in this link below, we’d love to be sentimental together. #smalltown #holiday #christmaswalk
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1260227551453691&set=a.1099429194200195
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 AT 5:30 PM
Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt
Eckhart Park
1501 S Cedar St, Auburn, IN 46706
Join us in Carr Field and bring a flashlight and a bag, because we will be searching for candy canes of all kids! Best part – you get to take home what you find! Designed for children in grades K-3.
Registration Deadline: November 26 at 12:00 p.m.
Thanks to our sponsors: Steve Hostetter a Bailey and Wood Mortgage Lender, Hoagburg Orthodontics. and Mike Thomas Associates for helping to provide candy canes for this event.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023 AT 6 PM
Santa Paws in the Park
Auburn Parks and Recreation
1501 S Cedar St, Auburn, IN 46706
Bring your four-legged friend to meet Santa Claus, and they will even receive a special treat! Dogs must be leashed at all times and well behaved in social situations to attend this program.
The program is free but can and dry dog food donations will be accepted for the DeKalb County Humane Society. Thanks to Barc Avenue Pet Grooming and Hoham Feed and Seed for sponsoring this fun event.
Registration Deadline: December 1 at 12 p.m.
Enjoy family night.
Support students and veterans.
Immerse yourself in the spirit of the holiday season at Krusin’ Christmas, where 100% of sales will go directly to helping students and veterans discover fulfilling careers.
Full Info and details can be found here!
