Rochester Area Holiday Guide

When it comes to those festive trees we bring into our homes and decorate each holiday season, do we favor real or artificial trees here in Minnesota?

Tonight would be the perfect night to go—the weather is going to be great!

Don't forget to get your kids' letters to Santa ready - he'll be in Oronoco, MN this Saturday!

Experience gifts are the number one thing that people want to get this holiday season.

Last year, the cookies sold out. #JustATip - you may want to show up a little bit early on Saturday so you can pick out your favorites before they are gone.

If you want to spice up your holiday season this year, we've found the three most festive drinks you need to try here in Minnesota!

If it's not quite the holidays without a massive lights maze, you're in luck because the world's largest is in Wisconsin.

A unique work of art awaits road-trippers on I-35 in Iowa - the POET tree adorned with 80,000 lights!

There is no shortage of festive drinks during the holiday season, and a new survey says Minnesota's favorite Christmas cocktail is a tried-and-true holiday classic-- is it one of your favorites too?

Since starting in 1999, this festive fundraising event has collected over $22.4 million and 5.15 million pounds of food for community food banks.

After years of joy, Lights at Bluff Valley in Zumbro Falls, MN is now closed for good.

You might have heard about a new ban on incandescent light bulbs that went into effect earlier this year. But there's good news for holiday light lovers here in Minnesota!

We need a few people to add another toy or two to their shopping carts these next few weeks so every child in SE Minnesota has a chance to open a gift this Christmas.

This impressive display features millions of bright holiday lights, Santa, Mrs. Claus, and reindeer.

Giddy up! Take the family out for a sleigh ride on December 17th in Rochester.

Here's why this might just be the best week to visit Bentleyville USA.

CORRECTION: As it turns out, the ban on the sale of incandescent light bulbs does NOT apply to holiday lights

Have you visited any Christmas light shows in the area?

More than a million and a half lights, eleven miles of extension cords, and a beautiful reflection pond. Time to visit this popular Wisconsin holiday attraction.

We've got the perfect tree that would look amazing at your house! And you don't even have to think about what ornaments to decorate it with because the tree comes with the perfect ornaments too! It even comes with a Santa hat!!!

When it comes to getting our homes ready for the holidays, Minnesotans are set to shell out some big bucks again this year!

What color of lights do you think are best for Christmas decorations - white, blue, red, or multi-color?

Visit amazing vendors, see great performances, and drink lots of mulled wine.

The holiday season got underway a few days earlier this year, so here are five important things you can do to make sure your live Christmas tree lasts throughout this most wonderful time of the year here in Minnesota.

You can find Santa at a few locations in Rochester this year. Here are the details.

Festival of Trees is at a new location this year! (If you aren't sure where to park, we got the inside scoop!)

The elves just let us know that Santa will be in downtown Rochester on Friday, November 24th!

Between now and December 15, we want to see photos of Southeast Minnesota's best holiday light displays.

(FILL IN THE BLANK) One local business that you absolutely love is _____.

What's your favorite Christmas movie?