Holiday Decorations Going Up Downtown

WNIN | By John Gibson

Published November 3, 2026 at 12:27 PM CST

Holiday decorations at 2nd and Main streets in Downtown Evansville, Nov. 3, 2026

The Downtown Evansville Improvement District is erecting holiday decorations ahead of events

Holiday decorations are going up in Downtown Evansville. WNIN’s John Gibson has details:

The Downtown Evansville Improvement District says the décor includes more than 30 trees wrapped in lights along Riverside Drive; custom painted nutcrackers, garland, and lights on the archway at Second and Main streets; and a spool of oversized light bulbs in the 100 block of Main.

Workers install holiday lights in the 100 block of Main St., Evansville, IN, Nov. 3, 2026

The decorations also include a 12-foot tall snowflake and a chandelier tree on Main, as well as oversized light bulbs and greenery in the planters and tree wells along Fourth Street.

The decorations are funded by property owners within the Downtown Improvement District.

The installation precedes a lineup of holiday events, including the Holiday Open House this Saturday, Small Business Saturday on November 28th, and A Downtown Christmas on Saturday, December 5th.

A 12-foot tall nutcracker at Main and 2nd streets in Evansville, IN, Nov. 3, 2026