BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//City of Zeeland - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for City of Zeeland REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261126T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261126T230000 DTSTAMP:20260210T211700Z CREATED:20251218T212012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T211700Z UID:10000013-1795680000-1795734000@www.cityofzeeland.com SUMMARY:Zeeland Turkey Trot 8k DESCRIPTION:The Zeeland Turkey Trot 8k (4.97 miles) will start in the middle of downtown Zeeland in front of Franks Restaurant and take the turkey trotters through Zeeland’s beautiful streets and neighborhoods. \nSee more info at ZeelandTurkeyTrot.com URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/events/zeeland-turkey-trot-8k/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/turkey-trot.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261128T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260210T211645Z CREATED:20251218T212246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T211645Z UID:10000014-1795852800-1795885200@www.cityofzeeland.com SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday DESCRIPTION:Stay local this Black Friday & Small Business Saturday. Many of our Mainstreet merchants are offering sales & promotions to help you find your holiday gifts right in downtown Zeeland. \n* Hours and Sales vary by business. URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/events/small-business-saturday/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/small-business-saturday.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261130T181500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261130T200000 DTSTAMP:20260210T211635Z CREATED:20251218T212729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T211635Z UID:10000015-1796062500-1796068800@www.cityofzeeland.com SUMMARY:Zeeland's Magical Christmas Parade DESCRIPTION:Kick off the Holiday season with the 14th Annual Christmas Tree lighting in downtown Zeeland! The City tree makes its home in Zeeland at the center of the Splash Pad (21 S. Elm Street). The Tree lighting takes place at 6:15pm immediately before Zeeland’s Magical Christmas Parade which begins at 6:30pm. \nJoin us for a magical night as we kick off the Christmas season!  More information regarding the Magical Christmas Parade can be found on the Zeeland Festivals website. URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/events/zeelands-magical-christmas-parade/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/xmas-parade2-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261204T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261204T200000 DTSTAMP:20261105T202330Z CREATED:20251218T213519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T202330Z UID:10000889-1796400000-1796414400@www.cityofzeeland.com SUMMARY:Feel the Zeel of Christmas DESCRIPTION:Every year\, the City of Zeeland partners with a selected\, local non-profit organization to host a series of charming Christmas events downtown. Compassionate Heart Ministry non profit recipient for 2025. Feel the Zeel of Christmas is a two-day series that celebrates the warmth and nostalgia of the holiday season in a small town. Visit downtown Zeeland and create loving Christmastime memories with your family. \nDuring Feel the Zeel of Christmas and you will find horse-drawn trolley rides\, a visit with Santa\, letter-writing for Santa’s mailbox\, extended holiday shopping hours\, in-store promotions\, and more! Proceeds from trolley ticket sales will be donated to a local non-profit. \nHorse-drawn Trolley Rides –Trolleys will pick up passengers on Main Street (140 E Main Street).  Trolley rides are donation only.  Tickets will be available for sale on site beginning at 4pm pm each night; you may purchase tickets for any open time slot for that day only.  First come first served. Tickets are only available for same day rides.  The trolley will depart every 15 minutes\, three trolleys will occupy Main Street on Friday and Saturday evenings.\nVisits with Santa – Visiting hours are December 4 & 5 from 4pm to 8pm.  Santa will be located at Drip Coffee\, 150 East Main.\nGingerbread House Competition- \nZeeland will host it’s second annual Gingerbread House Competition.  You must apply to be one of the 10 gingerbread house designers.  Applications are available November 2 through November 13.  Applicants will be notified on November 16. Click Here to fill out your application \n\n \n \n Gingerbread House Competition Application\n Thank you for your interest in Zeeland's first gingerbread house competition. There are 10 gingerbread houses available for local individuals or groups to decorate. This is a fun\, no-experience needed way to show off your festive and creative spirit. Please complete this application in order to be eligible to participate. No prior experience is necessary. IMPORTANT DATE & DETAILS Building and decorating - November 16 - November 30. Houses will be on display in participating downtown businesses from November 30 through December 15. Each selected participant will be able to pick up their gingerbread house pieces on November 16th to build and decorate their houses wherever they choose. Houses must be completed by November 30th. QUALIFICATIONS & CRITERIA This competition is open to all individuals or groups! You must complete this application by November 13th. Accepted applicants will be notified on November 16th. Each competitor will be supplied with a house and icing. Participants are responsible for all supplied used to create their house. Houses must be family - friendly with no political statements allowed. Materials used must be 100% edible. \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n Cost to ParticipateThere is no cost to participate\, however each participant is responsible for all of their own decorating supplies. Unassembled gingerbread houses and icing will be supplied.How to ApplyBelow is the application that must be filled out and submitted by November 13th. Accepted applicants will be notified November 16th. \n\nThere is no need to show photos of previous houses you have created\, please use the photo attachments to show your inspirational photos. Name(Required)Please enter your business name EXACTLY as you would like it to appear on promotional materials.\n\n \n \n Competition/Business Name\n \n \n \n \n \n Primary Contact Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n PhoneAddress(Required) \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n \n Describe your Gingerbread House(Required)*In ten words or fewer\, how would you describe the gingerbread house you plan to create.*Additional NotesSubmit photosPlease upload any previously built gingerbread houses or your inspirational photos.\n \n Drop files here or \n Select files\n \n Max. file size: 128 MB\, Max. files: 10. \n Submit URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/events/feel-the-zeel-of-christmas/2026-12-04/ LOCATION:Downtown Zeeland Social District\, 130 E Main Ave\, Zeeland\, MI\, 49464\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feel-zeel-xmas2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261205T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261205T200000 DTSTAMP:20261105T202330Z CREATED:20251218T213519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T202330Z UID:10000890-1796486400-1796500800@www.cityofzeeland.com SUMMARY:Feel the Zeel of Christmas DESCRIPTION:Every year\, the City of Zeeland partners with a selected\, local non-profit organization to host a series of charming Christmas events downtown. Compassionate Heart Ministry non profit recipient for 2025. Feel the Zeel of Christmas is a two-day series that celebrates the warmth and nostalgia of the holiday season in a small town. Visit downtown Zeeland and create loving Christmastime memories with your family. \nDuring Feel the Zeel of Christmas and you will find horse-drawn trolley rides\, a visit with Santa\, letter-writing for Santa’s mailbox\, extended holiday shopping hours\, in-store promotions\, and more! Proceeds from trolley ticket sales will be donated to a local non-profit. \nHorse-drawn Trolley Rides –Trolleys will pick up passengers on Main Street (140 E Main Street).  Trolley rides are donation only.  Tickets will be available for sale on site beginning at 4pm pm each night; you may purchase tickets for any open time slot for that day only.  First come first served. Tickets are only available for same day rides.  The trolley will depart every 15 minutes\, three trolleys will occupy Main Street on Friday and Saturday evenings.\nVisits with Santa – Visiting hours are December 4 & 5 from 4pm to 8pm.  Santa will be located at Drip Coffee\, 150 East Main.\nGingerbread House Competition- \nZeeland will host it’s second annual Gingerbread House Competition.  You must apply to be one of the 10 gingerbread house designers.  Applications are available November 2 through November 13.  Applicants will be notified on November 16. Click Here to fill out your application \n \n \n Gingerbread House Competition Application\n Thank you for your interest in Zeeland's first gingerbread house competition. There are 10 gingerbread houses available for local individuals or groups to decorate. This is a fun\, no-experience needed way to show off your festive and creative spirit. Please complete this application in order to be eligible to participate. No prior experience is necessary. IMPORTANT DATE & DETAILS Building and decorating - November 16 - November 30. Houses will be on display in participating downtown businesses from November 30 through December 15. Each selected participant will be able to pick up their gingerbread house pieces on November 16th to build and decorate their houses wherever they choose. Houses must be completed by November 30th. QUALIFICATIONS & CRITERIA This competition is open to all individuals or groups! You must complete this application by November 13th. Accepted applicants will be notified on November 16th. Each competitor will be supplied with a house and icing. Participants are responsible for all supplied used to create their house. Houses must be family - friendly with no political statements allowed. Materials used must be 100% edible. \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n Cost to ParticipateThere is no cost to participate\, however each participant is responsible for all of their own decorating supplies. Unassembled gingerbread houses and icing will be supplied.How to ApplyBelow is the application that must be filled out and submitted by November 13th. Accepted applicants will be notified November 16th. \n\nThere is no need to show photos of previous houses you have created\, please use the photo attachments to show your inspirational photos. Name(Required)Please enter your business name EXACTLY as you would like it to appear on promotional materials.\n\n \n \n Competition/Business Name\n \n \n \n \n \n Primary Contact Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n PhoneAddress(Required) \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n \n Describe your Gingerbread House(Required)*In ten words or fewer\, how would you describe the gingerbread house you plan to create.*Additional NotesSubmit photosPlease upload any previously built gingerbread houses or your inspirational photos.\n \n Drop files here or \n Select files\n \n Max. file size: 128 MB\, Max. files: 10. \n Submit URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/events/feel-the-zeel-of-christmas/2026-12-05/ LOCATION:Downtown Zeeland Social District\, 130 E Main Ave\, Zeeland\, MI\, 49464\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/feel-zeel-xmas2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261207T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261220T200000 DTSTAMP:20260715T001503Z CREATED:20251218T213149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T001503Z UID:10000016-1796668200-1797796800@www.cityofzeeland.com SUMMARY:Holiday Train Show DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Holland Modular Railroad Club. \n2026 Info coming soon URL:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/events/holiday-train-show/ LOCATION:Howard Miller Community Center\, 14 S. Church Street\, Zeeland\, MI\, 49424\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cityofzeeland.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-18-at-11.28.19-AM.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR