Special Events & Programs
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Holiday Light Contest
November - December 2025
🎄✨ Humboldt’s Holiday Light Contest is BACK! ✨🎄
Show off your brightest, most creative, and most joyful holiday spirit!
Do you go all-out with twinkling lights, glowing inflatables, or a perfectly themed winter wonderland? Now’s your chance to shine! 🌟 No display is too big or too small!
🏠 Who Can Enter: All residential homes in Humboldt & Dakota City (and surrounding neighborhoods)
🎁 How to Participate:
Decorate your home for the holidays
Register your home for FREE. Online or by calling or visiting the Humboldt Rec Center
Choose a Category: Elegant or Griswold
Register by Monday, December 8th.
🏆 Prizes for the 3 top displays in each category based on public voting.
📅 Winners announced: December 22nd by 5pm.
Let’s light up the neighborhood and make this season extra magical!
Share this post and encourage your neighbors to join in! ✨🎅
Holiday Lights B-I-N-G-O
December 2025
Tis the season…for Christmas lights! Join the fun and participate in the new Light The Night Holiday Lights B-I-N-G-O! A great family-friendly activity to enjoy during the holiday season!
B-I-N-G-O cards can be picked up at the Humboldt Recreation Center or printed from the link above starting Friday, December 5th. All instructions and rules are printed at the top of each card. Cards must be returned by Sunday, December 28th by 7pm at the Humboldt Recreation Center or by emailing them to calebh@cityofhumboldt.com.
Prize drawings will take place on Monday, December 29th.
Winter Break Programs
Christmas Workshop - Monday, December 22nd
Esports Open Play - Monday, December 29th
Both programs will take place from 1pm to 4pm at the Humboldt Community Center (607 1st Ave S Humboldt, IA 50548)
Cost - Free
Egg My Yard
Movie in the Parks - Summer Series
