MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Holidazzle is returning to downtown Minneapolis this winter after being canceled in 2023. The Minneapolis Downtown Council announced Thursday the return of the popular winter festival from Dec. 18-22 on five blocks of Nicollet Mall, from 6th Street to Peavey Plaza (11th Street).

Holidazzle started in 1992, the same year Mall of America opened, to lure holiday shoppers to downtown Minneapolis. The festival was moved to Loring Park in 2014 to create more of a holiday marketplace. It was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID and 2023 due to a lack of funds and a change in leadership for the Minneapolis Downtown Council.

After funding challenges led to its cancellation in 2023, Holidazzle is returning to downtown Minneapolis this festive season. The Minneapolis Downtown Council announced on Thursday that Holidazzle will be held the week before Christmas,

The Minneapolis Downtown Council said Thursday that the popular Holidazzle event will return in December to Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. The return comes after Holidazzle was canceled last year due to funding.

The big winter celebration is returning to its roots after a few years in Loring Park and canceling in 2023. MINNEAPOLIS — A venerable holiday festival is getting back to its roots, as Holidazzle returns to Nicollet Mall after a year's absence.

Early Thursday morning, officials wrote the 2024 event - which is free and open to the public - will be held at Nicollet Mall, one year after it was cancelled due to a lack of funding.