Downtown Bozeman Holiday Events

44th Annual Christmas Stroll

DECEMBER 7, 2024: 4:30-7:30 P.M.

On Saturday, December 7 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., join the Downtown Bozeman Association for the 44th Annual Christmas Stroll. Enjoy an evening of festive activities, great food and fun. Bring the whole family down to get your picture taken with Santa Claus, watch the lighting ceremony of the downtown decorations, vote in the Gingerbread House Contest display, sing Christmas carols, engage with local nonprofits as they host winter-themed activities and grab a bite to eat from various food vendors.

The Christmas Stroll is a FREE community event that is supported by business sponsors and the sales of button souvenirs. You can support the Christmas Stroll by purchasing an “Official 2024 Downtown Bozeman Christmas Stroll Button” for just $4 and be put into a drawing to win various prize packages totaling more than $3,000.

Prizes this year include Bridger Bowl Lift Tickets, an Endeavor Ballooning Flight for two, Downtown Dollars and more.

The Official 2024 Christmas Stroll Buttons are currently available to purchase at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership Office (222 E. Main, Ste. #302) and various locations downtown. Please visit www.downtownbozeman.org/stroll for the most up-to-date information.

Winter Art Walk

DECEMBER 13, 2024: 6-8 P.M.

The Downtown Bozeman Association and participating businesses invite you to a special “Winter” Art Walk on December 13 from 6-8 p.m. Many shops will feature local artists and often provide hors d’oeuvres and complimentary refreshments. This is a wonderful chance to stroll downtown Bozeman, take in some art and culture and knock out some holiday shopping.

10th Annual Santa Run for Education

DECEMBER 7, 2024

More than $5,000 in prizes for runners, schools and teams

The Bozeman Schools Foundation will once again host its annual 5K road race on the morning of December 7, 2024. Santa Run for Education is the primary fundraiser for the Bozeman Schools Foundation. This independent, nonprofit organization works with local businesses, nonprofit organizations and community members to promote academic excellence, foster teaching innovation, recognize students of character and connect students in Bozeman Public Schools to the community in ways that matter.

This is the 10th running of the foundation’s family-friendly race, celebrating the essential partnership between Bozeman public schools and the community that supports them. Recognizing their 10 years as the event’s headline sponsor, Paul Pahut and his colleagues at Bozeman’s Stockman Bank branches have been named the Honorary Race Marshalls for this year’s race.

The Santa Run brings hundreds of people to the streets of Bozeman as the first official event of the annual Downtown Christmas Stroll. With prizes for serious and not-so-serious runners, the Santa Run is a great way to kick off the holiday season and show your support for our local schools.

Racers, family and friends can warm up, visit race sponsor booths and enjoy hot chocolate inside the winter wonderland set up in the Willson Gym before, during and after the race.

Doors open at 8:30 a.m., and the race starts at 9 a.m. at the corner of Babcock and Fifth. Packet pickup will be held at Stockman Bank on December 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registration is now open at https://runsignup.com/Race/MT/ Bozeman/SantaRunforEducation5K.