A Reiman Gardens holiday tradition is back! Visitors of all ages will be enchanted by the RG Express Train from Sat., Nov. 8, 2025, through Sun., Jan. 18, 2026. This detailed garden scale display was created by Applied Imagination, an internationally recognized company whose train displays merge botanical design and architecture.
Families are invited to enjoy a short storytime and get hands-on with a fun related STEM activity for all ages! Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
The annual holiday art sale at the Memorial Union will be held Tues. Dec. 2 through Fri., Dec. 5 in the MU Art Gallery located on the 1st floor. Hours are Tues., 4 - 7 p.m., Wed., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thurs.,11 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Fri., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The Farm House Museum, the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University, is now decked for the holidays with the opening of its latest exhibition, Yuletide: Glad Tidings. The exhibition will continue through December 18, 2025.
Staff from Optimae Life Services will be available in the Library to connect visitors with resources for mental health, home health, and community integration services.
Hosted by University Museums' interns and staff in conjunction with ISU WinterFest, this festive evening celebrates the holiday season at the Farm House Museum. Visitors can take part in free Victorian yuletide themed activities and crafts while enjoying holiday treat
Hosted by the University Museums’ interns and staff, in conjunction with ISU Winterfest, celebrate the holiday season at the Farm House Museum. Take part in free Victorian yuletide themed activities and crafts while you enjoy holiday treats.
Featuring more than 200,000 dazzling lights throughout 17 acres of outdoor gardens, this walk-through light show includes popular favorites, as well as fun new surprises. Experience captivating tunnels that surround you with color, massive laser-lit disco balls, dynamic light strands dancing across a frozen lake, a whimsical re-creation of the game time favorite Candy Land, and so much more. Don’t miss the lights, colors, music and magic of Winter Wonderscape.
Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.
Swedish folk’appella group, Kongero, will host a performance at Stephens Auditorium as part of their four-week U.S. tour on Fri., Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. For a portion of the performance, they will be joined by ISU treble voice choir, Cantamus. Tickets are on sale now through www.ticketmaster.com or at the Stephens Auditorium Ticket Office. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for ISU students and youth under 18. Additional charges may apply at point of purchase.