Sat. December 21, 2024
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Picture perfect holiday fun is available weekends in December in downtown St. Joseph. Santa's house will be located on the corner of State and Pleasant Streets - outside of the St. Joe Today Welcome Center.
Photography is not provided. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own camera!
Santa’s House Hours: December 7-23
December 7 | 4:00p-7:00p
December 8 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 12 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 13 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 14 | 12:00p-5:00p
December 15 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 19 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 20 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 21 | 12:00p-5:00p
December 22 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 23 | 12:00p-5:00p
Sun. December 22, 2024
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Picture perfect holiday fun is available weekends in December in downtown St. Joseph. Santa's house will be located on the corner of State and Pleasant Streets - outside of the St. Joe Today Welcome Center.
Photography is not provided. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own camera!
Santa’s House Hours: December 7-23
December 7 | 4:00p-7:00p
December 8 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 12 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 13 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 14 | 12:00p-5:00p
December 15 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 19 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 20 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 21 | 12:00p-5:00p
December 22 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 23 | 12:00p-5:00p
Mon. December 23, 2024
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Picture perfect holiday fun is available weekends in December in downtown St. Joseph. Santa's house will be located on the corner of State and Pleasant Streets - outside of the St. Joe Today Welcome Center.
Photography is not provided. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own camera!
Santa’s House Hours: December 7-23
December 7 | 4:00p-7:00p
December 8 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 12 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 13 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 14 | 12:00p-5:00p
December 15 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 19 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 20 | 4:00p-6:00p
December 21 | 12:00p-5:00p
December 22 | 1:00p-5:00p
December 23 | 12:00p-5:00p
Fri. January 31, 2025
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Warm up with us on Friday, January 31 as downtown St. Joe hosts a Chili Tour. Participating locations or "Chili Stops" will play host as you have the opportunity to try their best recipes.
CHILI TOUR MAP
Chili Tour Maps will be available for purchase at the St. Joe Today Welcome Center (301 State Street) from 12:00p-7:45p on Friday, January 31. Maps will also be available for purchase at The Market (301 Main Street) from 5:00p-7:45p. It costs $5 per participant which includes a Chili Tour Map that doubles as a voting ballot. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen.
ANNUAL CHILI PEPPER AWARD
A judged portion of this event will give participating locations a chance to showcase their chili in front of a panel of judges from the Southwest Michigan culinary scene. The winning location will host the Chili Pepper trophy for the remainder of the year until the next tour!
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Participants vote for their FAVORITE chili recipe. The winning location will host the People's Choice Chili Pepper trophy for the remainder of the year until the next contest. To vote, please turn in your Chili Map by Noon on Saturday, February 1!
2025 Chili Stops
TBA
Sat. February 01, 2025
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Bundle up and venture outdoors for the annual St. Joe Winter Beer Fest! We invite craft beer novices and enthusiasts to enjoy sampling from local and regional Michigan breweries.
Stay with us for a night or the weekend! Visit stjoetoday.com for accommodations.
2025 St. Joe Winter Beer Fest FAQ's
TICKET INFORMATION - ON SALE NOW - CLICK HERE!
TICKET HOLDER INFO FOR DAY OF ADMISSION TO THE EVENT:
Must be 21+ with your valid photo ID
Name on the ticket must match a photo ID
VIP Ticket - $75/person
(Limited Availability - Sales end at 11:59p on December 31)
General Admission - $40/person
2025 Breweries
(Please note, these are subject to change)
Blake's Hard Cider
Brew Detroit
Good Boy Vodka
Grand Armory Brewing Co.
Haymarket Brewing
Lansing Brewing
Lazy Ballerina Winery (Hard Cider Only)
New Belgium Brewing
North Pier Brewing Co.
Peat's Cider
Petoskey Brewing
Pigeon Hill Brewing Co.
Right Brain Brewery
River Saint Joe Brewery
Round Barn Brewery
Saugatuck Brewing Co.
Silver Harbor Brewing Co.
Sister Lakes Brewing Co.
The Livery
Watermark Brewing Co.
Fri. February 07, 2025
- Sun. February 09, 2025
Start time not specified.
Join us for the annual Ice Fest sponsored by Silver Beach Pizza to celebrate the winter season! It’s a weekend that brings frosty fun to downtown St. Joe. Enjoy Professional Ice Carving, a Scavenger Hunt, Ice Interactives and more!
ALL WEEKEND
Scavenger Hunt - Stop in the Welcome Center and grab a map to start the frosty fun!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
5:00p-8:00p Professional Individual Carving - Watch carvers magically turn frozen blocks into works of art!
8:00p Fire & Ice Tower
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
7:30a-4:00p Professional Team Carving - Watch as teams of carvers transform blocks of ice into frosty creations.
11:00a-4:00p Ice Interactives - Enjoy interacting with some of the carved creations!
MAGIC TOUR feat. Magician John Dudley
1:00p - Downtown St. Joseph (Corner of State & Pleasant)
2:30p - Silver Beach Center
4:00p - Silver Beach Center
Thank you to the Silver Beach Carousel, Curious Kids' Discovery Zone & Shadowland on Silver Beach for hosting!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
View completed sculptures on the last day of this magical weekend!
Stay with us for a night or the weekend! Visit stjoetoday.com/stay for accommodations.
Fri. March 07, 2025
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Watch storefronts of participating businesses come alive during March Mannequins in downtown St. Joe. Windows will display community volunteers as they pose perfectly still, like mannequins. Vote for your favorite window at stjoetoday.com/vote!
Voting will be open from 7:00p on Friday, March 7 until 11:59p on Sunday, March 9.
2025 Theme: TBA
MAP OF PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS
2025 PARTICIPANTS: TBA
Sat. March 08, 2025
11:00am - 4:00pm
Join us for an indoor Spring Artisan Fair from 11:00a-4:00p at Union + Social!
2025 VENDORS - TBA
