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.

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.

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,

Holidazzle will be held on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis in December. The popular holiday event was canceled in 2023 due to funding. The event runs this year from Dec. 18-22 and will include a market, live entertainment, and various activities.

A venerable holiday festival is getting back to its roots, as Holidazzle returns to Nicollet Mall after a year's absence. Organizers on Wednesday announced that Holidazzle 2024 will be a 5-day free festival held on the mall from 6th Street to Peavey Plaza (11th Street) from Wednesday,

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.