22nd Annual Jinglefest Downtown Fenton | 12.6.2025

The Fenton and Linden Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted its 22nd annual Jinglefest in downtown Fenton on Saturday, December 6.

The festive event began with Breakfast with Santa. The daylong celebration featured shopping, Christmas tree decorating at Bush Park sponsored by the Fenton Rotary Club, the Jinglejog sponsored by Fenton United Methodist Church, a bake sale at Center of Hope, the Jinglejam Warming Tent, Photos with Santa sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Fenton, pizza sponsored by the Fenton Lions Club, and Take & Make Art Kits sponsored by the Fenton Arts Council and the Kiwanis Club of Fenton.

Festivities also included cookie decorating, crafts, horse-drawn wagon rides, live ice-carving demonstrations, a live nativity scene, live reindeer and warming area, music, strolling entertainment, and more.

Jinglefest concluded with the highly popular lighted parade, featuring 50 illuminated entries winding through Downtown Fenton, followed by the community Christmas tree lighting and fireworks.

Joy Scott, membership and events director with the Chamber, said that the Jinglefest presenting sponsors were Genisys Credit Union, McLaren Fenton, and Mega Coney Island.

: Photo by Anavista Photography

: Photo by Anavista Photography

: Photo by Anavista Photography

: Photo by Anavista Photography

: Photo By Sharon Stone

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