Kiwanis Holiday Lights Raises $100,000 for Area Nonprofits During 2024 Season
Dozens of nonprofit groups in Mankato will be splitting 100-thousand dollars thanks to the Kiwanis Holiday Lights. Kiwanis Holiday Lights recapped the 12th annual festival on their Facebook Page:
“The Kiwanis Holiday Lights Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, $100,000 will be donated to the 63 non-profit organizations that assisted with the event this past year. This free, volunteer-run event showcased over 2 million energy-efficient LED lights in the Mankato community.
𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬:
Over 155,000 people attended over 33 nights 9 TONS of food donated to 19 regional food shelves 3,000 children visited Santa’s workshop on weekends Set-up complete in 10 days over 5 weekends, tear-down in 2.5 days 63 local non-profit groups 51 Greater Mankato businesses participated as cash sponsors, and 30 businesses were in-kind sponsors, showing continued support for the event 14,400+ volunteer hours to set-up, tear-down, & run the event
Volunteer-driven eventFor the 12th year, visitors were encouraged to vote on their favorite non-profit tree this year. Winners were.
1st place – One Bright Star – $300 prize
2nd Place – Mankato West VEX Robotics – $200 prize
3rd Place – Merely Players – $100 prize
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰:
Opening Night for the 2025 season is November 28, 2025!!”
