BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Historic Valley Junction - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Historic Valley Junction X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://valleyjunction.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Historic Valley Junction REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261217T200000 DTSTAMP:20261105T182024Z CREATED:20241108T190704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T182024Z UID:1094522-1795107600-1797537600@valleyjunction.com SUMMARY:Jingle in the Junction DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n Four festive Thursdays \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n }\n \n \n \n \n \n 5 PM – 8 PM \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5th Street\,West Des Moines \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free admission \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The holiday season is in Valley Junction as Jingle in the Junction returns for four Thursday evenings in 2026. Many businesses extend their hours on Thursday nights to give you more time to find the perfect holiday gift\, enjoy dinner\, and enjoy three blocks of free entertainment on 5th Street under the glow of over 100\,000 holiday lights. \n\n \n Add to Calendar\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Choose Your Jingle Night\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 19\n \n5:00-???: Shops and restaurants open | District wide\n5:00-8:00pm: Trolley rides | Railroad Park\n5:00-8:00pm: Live reindeer | 122 5th\n5:00-8:00pm: Food vendors open | 5th St\n5:00-8:00pm: West Des Moines Library book giveaway | 201 5th\n5:00-8:00pm: Top Hat Carolers | Roaming\n6:00pm: Tree lighting ceremony | 318 5th St\n6:00-8:00pm: Santa & Mrs. Claus | 137 5th\n\n \n \n \n \n \n December 3\n \n5:00-???: Shops and restaurants open | District wide\n5:00-8:00pm: Trolley rides | Railroad Park\n5:00-8:00pm: Food vendors open | 5th St\n5:00-8:00pm: Ice Carving | 212 5th St\n5:00-8:00pm: Top Hat Carolers | Roaming\n6:00-8:00pm: Santa & Mrs. Claus | 137 5th\n6:00-8:00pm: Rotating carolers & entertainment | 5th St\n\n \n \n \n \n \n December 10\n \n5:00-???: Shops and restaurants open | District wide\n5:00-8:00pm: Trolley rides | Railroad Park\n5:00-8:00pm: Food vendors open | 5th St\n5:00-8:00pm: Ice Carving | 212 5th St\n5:00-8:00pm: Top Hat Carolers | Roaming\n6:00-8:00pm: Santa & Mrs. Claus | 137 5th\n6:00-8:00pm: Rotating carolers & entertainment | 5th St\n\n \n \n \n \n \n December 17\n \n5:00-???: Shops and restaurants open | District wide\n5:00-8:00pm: Trolley rides | Railroad Park\n5:00-8:00pm: Food vendors open | 5th St\n5:008:00pm: Ice Carving | 212 5th St\n6:00-8:00pm: Holiday Cookie Swap | 209 5th St\n6:00-8:00pm: Santa & Mrs. Claus | 137 5th\n6:00-8:00pm: Rotating carolers & entertainment | 5th St\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n What To Expect The first Week\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Holiday Shopping \n \n \n \n \n \n Shops are open with extended hours\, sales\, and mini events throughout the district \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trolley Rides\n \n \n \n \n \n Free horse-drawn trolley rides around the district – load up in Railroad Park \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Top Hat Carolers\n \n \n \n \n \n Rotating carolers and musicians around the district will keep you entertained \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Reindeer\n \n \n \n \n \n Take a photo with live reindeer and Santa’s sleigh at the old Longest Yard lot at 122 5th \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nightlife\n \n \n \n \n \n Take a break at one or more of our award-winning restaurants and bars \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tree Lighting Ceremony\n \n \n \n \n \n See Santa ride in on a hot rod sleigh and light West Des Moines’ tallest Christmas Tree \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Santa & Mrs. Claus\n \n \n \n \n \n Santa will be making an appearance each night at the Historic Valley Junction Foundation office \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Food Vendors\n \n \n \n \n \n Food vendors will be peppered throughout 5th St making hot drinks\, food\, and treats to keep the family fueled up for holiday shopping \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What's Happening in the Weeks Ahead\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ice Carving\n \n \n \n \n \n Dec 3\, 10\, & 17: Witness ice carvings by the talented Bill Gordish next to Memory Lane\, 208 5th \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus\n \n \n \n \n \n Dec 10: Listen to some of the metro’s best voices singing all your holiday favorites \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cookie Swap\n \n \n \n \n \n Dec 17: Support the organization that supports Valley Junction at the first annual Cookie Swap Fundraiser! Pre order cookies here \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenting Sponsor\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Supporting Sponsors URL:https://valleyjunction.com/valley-junction-events/jingle-in-the-junction-4/ LOCATION:Valley Junction Main Street District\, Valley Junction Main Street District\, West Des Moines\, IA\, 50265\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://valleyjunction.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Valley-Junction-santa-and-horses-scaled-e1726244810191.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Historic Valley Junction Foundation":MAILTO:events@valleyjunction.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR