A spectacular celebration … 

The first Saturday every December, step back in time to one of Michigan’s most unique holiday celebrations. 

Four days of excitement including the Victorian Sleighbell Parade on Saturday, with horse-drawn entries, bagpipers, reindeer and carolers elegantly dressed in Victorian attire. The highlights of the parade are draft horses pulling a 30-foot Christmas tree down River Street followed by a beautiful display of luminaries, caroling and the lighting of the tree.

Manistee’s Victorian Sleighbell Parade and Old Christmas Weekend is filled with charming, Victorian-inspired events including the Festival of Trees, craft bazaar, 5K race and more.

It’s an entire weekend of nostalgia and old-fashioned fun.

Find lodging at Manistee Tourism.