November 30 - December 3, 2023

About Hometown Holiday

Rifle celebrates the holidays in style with Hometown Holidays! The annual event features a weekend of free family activities including a parade of lights, holiday fireworks, craft fair and Santa and his reindeer.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, November 30

5pm – 7:30pm

  • Midland Arts Company Open House
@Midland Arts Company

5:30pm

  • Alpine Bank Business After Hours
@Ute Theater

Friday, December 1

5pm – 8pm

  • Craft Fair
@Rifle Middle School

Saturday, December 2

9am – 4pm

  • Craft Fair
@Rifle Middle School

10am

  • Film: Polar Express
@Brenden Theater

10am – 1pm

  • Pet Pictures w/ Santa
@Journey Home Animal Shelter

10am – 2pm

  • Free Wreath Making/kids         
@Bookcliffs Arts Center

10am – 4pm

  • Free Ornament making/kids
@Rifle Library

10am – 4pm

  • Santa
@Rifle City Hall

Noon – 3pm

  • Free Gift Wrapping 
@Rifle CoWork

Noon – 3pm

  • Architectural Scavenger Hunt
@Rifle City Hall – start/end

1pm – 3pm

  • Hay Rides
@Downtown Rifle

1pm – 3pm

  • Live Reindeer
@Civic Plaza

2pm

  • Symphony in the Valley Presents: The Nutcracker & Other Holiday Favorites Featuring Dancers from Colorado West Performing Arts Co
@Ute Theater

2pm – 6pm

  • Bounce House and more
@Amy Baysinger State Farm

4pm

  • Luminaries to live nativity
@3rd to Centennial walking path to tree lighting

4pm

  • Live Nativity Scene

@walking path to Centennial – follow luminaries

5:15pm

  • Tree Lighting
@Centennial Park

5:30pm – 5:50pm

  • Holiday Fireworks Show
@Centennial Park

6pm

  • Parade of Lights
@Railroad Ave – Fairgrounds to Brenden

Following Parade

  • Bonfire & S’mores
  • Cookies & Hot Chocolate
  • Following Parade: Music/DJ
@Brenden Theater

7pm

  • Symphony in the Valley Presents: The Nutcracker & Other Holiday Favorites Featuring Dancers from Colorado West Performing Arts Co
@Ute Theater

Sunday, December 3

2pm

  • Symphony in the Valley Presents: The Nutcracker & Other Holiday Favorites Featuring Dancers from Colorado West Performing Arts Co
@Ute Theater

Sign up for Activites

Sign-up to participate in Hometown Holiday activities (Parade of Lights, Window Decorating Contest and the Craft Fair) to promote your business or organization.

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