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Things to do in Twin Falls and the Magic Valley this fall and Christmas

Okay so this is everything going on around Twin Falls and Burley this fall and then Christmas, the corn maze and the straw mazes, then the fireworks at Christmas in the Nighttime Sky and the garden lights, all in one place. Tap anything you want to do and I'll put it on your bucket list for you, and if you want the addresses and the dates and all that, "make my plan" builds it and puts it on your calendar.

Last updated September 28, 2026. Dates come from each event's own page and I recheck them all season, but tap the link and double check before you load up the car.

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the big stuff

Fall in Twin Falls and the Magic Valley2 things

The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.

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Twin Falls Corn MazeTwin Falls
late September through October · check the date
A 12 acre maze with over 5 miles of trails, plus a bounce house, hayrides and corn and apple cannons.
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Tubbs Berry Farm pumpkin patch and straw mazeTwin Falls
late September through October · check the date
A 1,000 bale straw maze, straw slides, a petting zoo and pumpkin launchers.
town by town

The little stuff, by town1 things

The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.

Fall in Burley

Little kids
Burley Straw Maze and Pumpkin Patch
mid September through October · check the date
A straw maze, zip lines, a barrel train and the pumpkin patch.
and the stuff at home

For the rest of your list

These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.

lights and trains

Christmas in Twin Falls and the Magic Valley3 things

Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. For Christmas in the Nighttime Sky, bring a new unwrapped toy to get in.

Little kids
Christmas in the Nighttime SkyTwin Falls
the Friday after Thanksgiving, dinner at 5:30, fireworks around 7:30 · check the date
A free chili and potato dinner, Santa, and fireworks set to Christmas music, and the toys go to kids in the valley.
Little kids
Christmas in the Garden at Orton Botanical GardenTwin Falls
nightly 6:30 to 9:30 in December · check the date
Five acres and 300,000 lights on walking paths.
FreeLittle kids
Twin Falls Festival of Lights ParadeTwin Falls
an evening in early December at 6 · check the date
More than 70 lit up entries down Main Avenue, then the community tree lights up in Downtown Commons.
town by town

Town Christmas stuff

The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.

Christmas in Twin Falls

FreeLittle kids
Living Nativity of Twin Falls
three nights in mid December, 6:30 to 8:30 · check the date
A free outdoor living nativity, and they collect canned food for the food drive.
and the stuff at home

For the rest of your Christmas list

This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.

put it on the wall

Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list

Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.

See the Christmas designs (coming soon)
no tickets, no dates

Good any weekend0 things

The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.

people ask me

Twin Falls and the Magic Valley fall and Christmas questions

What is Christmas in the Nighttime Sky?

A free event the Friday after Thanksgiving at Kimberly Nurseries with a chili and potato dinner, Santa and fireworks set to music. You bring a new toy for a kid in the valley.

When are the Orton Botanical Garden Christmas lights?

Nightly in December, 6:30 to 9:30, with a few pay what you can nights.

Amy
who's writing this

Hi, I'm Amy.

We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.

put it on the wall

Turn your picks into a real bucket list

Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.

See the fall designs

If you run one of these events and want it on here, or something's off, email hello@bellebucket.com. I'd love to have you.

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