Skip to content

Border Blogs & News

Blogs and news from the borders of America.

Menu
  • Home
  • El Paso News
  • El Paso Herald Post
  • Fronterizo News
Menu

KTSM News – Community invited to enjoy last 2 weekends of 2023 WinterFest

Posted on December 22, 2023

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The City of El Paso is inviting the community to enjoy the last two weekends of the WinterFest season in Downtown El Paso. 

Visitors can enjoy the Holiday Fiestas happening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through January 1.

Festive activities include outdoor performances, the Rink and the Glacier Glides (ice slide) as well as food trucks, and more than one million lights and oversized decorations at San Jacinto Plaza. 

Families have one final weekend to take free pictures with Santa presented by GECU from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22, and Saturday, Dec. 23, at San Jacinto Plaza. 

This year, roughly 65,000 visitors attended the opening celebration of WinterFest sponsored by Scherr Legate PLLC. The attendance marked an increase of more than 15,000 visitors from 2022.

The “coolest fest in the Southwest” kicked off Nov. 18 at San Jacinto Plaza and included the Holiday Market, the tree lighting ceremony, the Scherr Legate Light Parade and The Rink.  

The festive lights at San Jacinto Plaza turn on every day from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. through January 1.

For more information on the Holiday Fiestas at WinterFest, including a schedule of activities visit www.EPWinterFest.com. 

 Read: Read More 

Recent Posts

  • Tech Crunch – Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office
  • KTSM News – UTEP Athletics director on new era of Miner sports in Mountain West Conference
  • KTSM News – A long stretch of 100s starts Thursday
  • Border Report – Man sentenced for giving migrant children THC gummies, smuggling them
  • Tech Crunch – Apple is reportedly planning new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro releases early next year

El Paso News

El Paso News delivers independent news and analysis about politics and public policy in El Paso, Texas. Go to El Paso News

Politico Campaigns

Are you a candidate running for office? Politico Campaigns is the go-to for all your campaign branding and technology needs.

Go to Politico Campaigns

Custom Digital Art

My name is Martín Paredes and I create custom, Latino-centric digital art. If you need custom artwork for your marketing, I'm the person to call. Check out my portfolio

©2026 Border Blogs & News | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme