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So many events...so little time.

If you are planning a visit to Ottumwa, there is always something to do. From balloon races to nationally renowned performers to local music, community markets and more, Ottumwa is the center for events in southeast Iowa. Check out what's happening during your visit on our events calendar. Subscribe to our events email so you don't miss out on anything that's happening in Wapello County.

Events for December 2024

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December 1
Ottumwa Youth Symphony
3:00 pm
Bridge View Center Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 2
Start of the Winter Reading Program
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 3
Cuentos y Cantos en Español - Spanish Storytime
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 4
Adult Take and Make Craft Giveaway
Ottumwa Public Library Kids Grab and Go Craft Bag
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Songs and Stories
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 5
Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Church Street Stroll
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Church Street Businesses Appanoose Rapids Open House
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Appanoose Rapids Downtown Ottumwa Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus Indian Hills Theatre: A Christmas Carol by John Jakes
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St John Auditorium
December 6
Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library AHFA Winter Wonderland
10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Hotel Ottumwa Home for the Holidays
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Main Street Ottumwa Cocoa & Cookies with Santa
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Iowa Heartland History Connection Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus Kevin McGinity
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Appanoose Rapids 1933 Indian Hills Theatre: A Christmas Carol by John Jakes
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St John Auditorium Chris Novak
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House
December 7
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Breakfast with Santa
7:30 am - 10:00 am
Eddyville Fire Department Holiday Hop
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Eldon Home for the Holidays
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Main Street Ottumwa Painting Class: Ottumwa Public Library
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Hop and Gingerbread "House" Party
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
American Gothic House Adult Coloring Party
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus Blue Violin: Candlelight Christmas
7:00 pm
Bridge View Center Indian Hills Theatre: A Christmas Carol by John Jakes
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
St John Auditorium Palomino
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Ottumwa Eagles Terrorwolf with ALOHA, and H.A.T.E.
8:00 pm
Owl's Nest
December 8
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 9
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College NAMI Family Support Group
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Zoom & Centerville Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Bootcamp Burnout CORE RESTORE
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Premier Dance Center Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 10
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Snacks in the Stacks
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library NAMI Connection Support Group
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Zoom Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Night Flight Lesson: Holiday Style!
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
December 11
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Songs and Stories
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Reader's Ink Book Club
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 12
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park IHCC Holiday Concert: Bells Are Ringing!
7:00 pm
St John Auditorium
December 13
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Kids Science Program- Ozobots!
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Friday Skate Night
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ottumwa YMCA Deonna Troxel
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Appanoose Rapids 1933
December 14
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Breakfast with Santa at ORHC
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Regional Health Center Cafeteria Ottumwa Community Winter Coat Swap
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Wisdom & Wonder: Multi-generational Storytime
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Haven Memory Care Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park The Texas Tenors: Deep in the Heart of Christmas
7:30 pm
Bridge View Center Midnight Blue Country Band
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Ottumwa Eagles Adam Whitehead
8:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House
December 15
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Christmas at Mini Mushrooms
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Mini Mushrooms Play & Party Center The Lowly Brass Presents: Tuba Christmas
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Indian Hills Community College A Conversation with Chevy Chase
5:00 pm
Bridge View Center Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 16
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 17
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College NAMI Connection Support Group
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Zoom Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 18
Adult Take and Make Craft Giveaway
Ottumwa Public Library Kids Grab and Go Craft Bag
Ottumwa Public Library Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Songs and Stories
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Young at Heart Book Club
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 19
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 20
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Teen Craft Club
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Cookie Decorating Contest
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ottumwa Family YMCA Jonas Magram
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Appanoose Rapids 1933 Chris Novak Live
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Garrison Rock
December 21
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Live Music Christmas Party
4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Uncle Buck's Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Trey Hull
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Appanoose Rapids 1933 Dawson
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Ottumwa Eagles
December 22
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 23
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Kids Scavenger Hunt
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College NAMI Family Support Group
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Zoom & Centerville Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Bootcamp Burnout Holiday Bash (FREE Fitness Class!)
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Premier Dance Center
December 24
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 25
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 26
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Kids T-Shirt Decorating
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park
December 27
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Kids Lego Day
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Preschool Storytime
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ottumwa Public Library Holiday Nights 'N Lights
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Greater Ottumwa Park Wild Bill Willie
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Owl's Nest
December 28
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College
December 29
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College
December 30
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Make Your Own Bookmark
Ottumwa Public Library
December 31
Window Decorating Contest
Ottumwa Public Library Carl Hentsch: Man-Made Quilts
Indian Hills Community College Family Movie Showing
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ottumwa Public Library Hideaway Honey Duo
10:00 pm
Godfrey's Ale House
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