Rally the corgi has sniffed out the best Christmas events for kids in New Albany, IN for 2026, and here is what he found: 3 family events, 2 of them free. They are First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community Singalong (December 4), Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market (December 12) and Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show (December 19). We check every date on the host’s own website, and each listing links straight there. For the rest of the state, see our Indiana Christmas events for kids guide.
What Rally found in New Albany
- 3 Christmas events for kids in New Albany
- 2 free events, including Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market and Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show
- Also on the list: 1 Christmas show and 2 Christmas markets
- Season: December 4 (First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community Singalong) to December 19 (Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show)
- Every date checked on the host’s own site on Nov 10
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Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market
- When: Saturday, December 12, 2026, 9 am to 2 pm
- Where: Life Center at Kingdom Life Church, Sellersburg, 11515 US-31 N, New Albany, IN 47172 (opens in maps)
- Cost: Free admission and free parking
- Ages: All ages
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Now in its 7th year, this indoor Christmas market fills the Life Center behind Kingdom Life Church in Sellersburg with local vendors. Tables carry handmade crafts, artisan and boutique goods, holiday decor, packaged treats and direct-sales items, and local organizations set up alongside them. The organizer bills it as family-friendly.
The market is open Saturday, December 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 11515 US-31 N in Sellersburg. Admission and onsite parking are free, the whole event is indoors, and it is open to the public with no ticket needed.
Parent tip: It is all indoors and free to enter, so it works as a quick cold-weather outing where kids can pick out a small handmade gift. Remember it is in Sellersburg, not New Albany, when you plan the drive.
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- Show My Crafts (opens in a new tab)
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- Life Center at Kingdom Life Church, Sellersburg, 11515 US-31 N, New Albany, IN 47172 (opens in maps)
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Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show
- When: Saturday, December 19, 2026, 9 am to 2 pm
- Where: Shepherd of the Hills Church, Georgetown, 5231 IN-62, New Albany, IN 47122 (opens in maps)
- Cost: Free admission and free parking
- Ages: All ages
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This indoor gift show at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Georgetown keeps a strictly handmade focus. Crafters, artists, makers and specialty food vendors sell original artwork, home decor and gifts, while direct-sales companies, resale boutiques and service businesses are not allowed in. The organizer describes it as family-friendly and timed for the last days before Christmas.
The show runs Saturday, December 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 5231 IN-62 in nearby Georgetown. Admission and onsite parking are free, it is held indoors, and it is open to the public without tickets.
Parent tip: With Christmas six days away, this is a good place to let kids choose teacher gifts or stocking stuffers made by local artisans. Note that the show is in Georgetown and closes at 2:00 p.m.
- Host
- Show My Crafts (opens in a new tab)
- Address
- Shepherd of the Hills Church, Georgetown, 5231 IN-62, New Albany, IN 47122 (opens in maps)
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Holiday show
First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community Singalong
- When: Friday, December 4, 2026, noon to 12:45 pm
- Where: New Albany Main Library, Upper Level Open Area, 180 W Spring St, New Albany, IN 47150 (opens in maps)
- Cost: No price listed on the organizer's page; registration required
- Ages: All ages
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The library's December edition of its First Friday Concert series is a lunchtime program of holiday favorites with a singalong for the audience. This year the Clarksville and Silver Creek High School choirs sing with the Community Music Alliance Choir, and the Silken Strings Ensemble from New Albany High School accompanies them. The library describes the concert as its December tradition.
The concert is Friday, December 4, from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. in the Upper Level Open Area of the New Albany Main Library, and it is listed for all ages. Registration is required through the library's event page, which showed 192 seats when checked. No price appears on the page.
Parent tip: At 45 minutes over the noon hour, this is a manageable first concert for young children, and the singalong lets them join in. Register everyone in your group ahead of time, since seating is capped.
- Host
- Floyd County Library (opens in a new tab)
- Address
- New Albany Main Library, Upper Level Open Area, 180 W Spring St, New Albany, IN 47150 (opens in maps)
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When each New Albany Christmas event for kids happens
The first is First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community Singalong in New Albany on December 4; the last runs to December 19. Each bar spans an event’s dates, not every hour in them, so check the host’s page for times.
- First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community SingalongNew Albany · Dec 4
- Sellersburg Christmas Craft MarketNew Albany · Dec 12
- Georgetown Last Minute Gift ShowNew Albany · Dec 19
Looking further afield? Our Indiana Christmas events for kids guide lists every event we have found in the state, and we have city guides for Clarksville, IN, Charlestown, Bloomington and Greensburg. The national search sorts every event by distance from your town.
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The story of Christmas in New Albany
New Albany was the largest city in Indiana from 1816 until 1860, a steamboat-building town on the Ohio River across from Louisville. Today its Christmas season for families gathers around a midday concert at the downtown library and holiday craft markets in Sellersburg and nearby Georgetown.
How New Albany celebrates
The Floyd County Library hosts a First Friday Christmas Concert and Community Singalong at the New Albany Main Library on December 4, an event the library calls its December tradition, with high school choirs, the Community Music Alliance Choir and a string ensemble from New Albany High School. Downtown, New Albany Main Street opens the season on November 14 with Jingle Walk, a ticketed wine-tasting and shopping stroll meant for adults. For family shopping, Show My Crafts runs two free indoor markets in Southern Indiana: the 7th Annual Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market on December 12 and the Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show on December 19.
Fun facts about Christmas in New Albany
New Albany was founded in July 1813 by three brothers from New York, Joel, Abner and Nathaniel Scribner, who named it after Albany, New York. It was incorporated as a town in 1817 and became the seat of Floyd County in 1819. The Monon railroad linked the city to Michigan City on Lake Michigan in 1847, and New Albany High School opened in 1853 as the first public high school in Indiana. The 2020 census counted 37,841 residents.
Traditions today
- Christmas Concert and Community Singalong: The library's December First Friday Concert brings choirs and a student string ensemble to the New Albany Main Library for holiday favorites the audience can sing along with.
- Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market: The 7th annual market fills the Life Center in Sellersburg with handmade goods, decor and treats on December 12, with free admission.
- Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show: On December 19, the Saturday before Christmas, a handmade-only gift show sets up at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Georgetown.
- Jingle Walk downtown: New Albany Main Street starts the season on November 14 with a wine-tasting and shopping walk for grown-ups that checks in at its office on Pearl Street.
- New Albany High School musicians: The Silken Strings Ensemble from New Albany High School, the state's first public high school, accompanies the choirs at the library concert.
A fact for kids
Shipbuilders in New Albany once turned out steamboats for the Ohio River, including one called the Robert E. Lee. New Albany High School also runs WNAS-FM, started in 1949, the nation's oldest continuously operating high school radio station.
Questions about Christmas in New Albany
When was New Albany, Indiana founded?
New Albany was founded in July 1813, when three brothers from New York, Joel, Abner and Nathaniel Scribner, arrived at the Falls of the Ohio. They bought the land from Col. John Paul, and John Graham platted the town on the Scribners' property.
How did New Albany get its name?
The Scribner brothers, who came from New York, named the site after the city of Albany, New York. Joel and Mary Scribner built their home in New Albany in 1814, the year after the founding, and the Scribner House still stands today.
When did New Albany become the Floyd County seat?
New Albany was incorporated as a town in 1817, when it was still part of Clark County. In 1819 it became the seat of government for the newly established Floyd County, and a courthouse followed in 1824. It remains the county seat today.
Was New Albany once the largest city in Indiana?
Yes. New Albany was the largest city in Indiana from 1816 until 1860, when Indianapolis overtook it. Steamboat building drove the economy in the mid-19th century, with at least a half-dozen shipbuilders at work, and the industry had ended by 1870.
What is New Albany's railroad history?
In 1847 the Monon railroad connected New Albany to the port at Michigan City on Lake Michigan. Later in the 19th century, railroads made the city a center for pork packing and locomotive repair, and a bridge built across the Ohio River in 1886 carried rail and road traffic to Kentucky.
What is the Town Clock Church in New Albany?
The Town Clock Church, now the Second Baptist Church, served as the New Albany stop on the Underground Railroad. Lightning destroyed its original steeple in 1915, and a replica steeple was not finished until 2016, 101 years later.
What happens at Christmas in New Albany?
The Floyd County Library holds a Christmas Concert and Community Singalong at the New Albany Main Library on December 4. Downtown hosts Jingle Walk, a wine walk for adults, on November 14. Free indoor craft markets also take place in Sellersburg on December 12 and in Georgetown on December 19.
Who performs at the library's Christmas concert?
This year the Clarksville and Silver Creek High School choirs join the Community Music Alliance Choir, with the Silken Strings Ensemble from New Albany High School accompanying. They present holiday favorites on Friday, December 4, from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. in the library's Upper Level Open Area.
Who organizes Christmas events around New Albany?
Three organizers appear in this guide. The Floyd County Library runs the December 4 concert, New Albany Main Street runs the downtown Jingle Walk on November 14, and Show My Crafts runs the Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market and the Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show.
Which Christmas events near New Albany are free?
Show My Crafts lists free admission and free parking for both of its markets: the Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market on December 12 and the Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show on December 19. The library's concert page lists no price but does require registration.
How is Georgetown connected to New Albany?
Georgetown is a nearby town. U.S. Senator and later Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton was a native of Georgetown who practiced law in New Albany, and the Sherman Minton Bridge is named for him. Georgetown also hosts the Last Minute Gift Show on December 19.
Sources
- New Albany, Indiana, Wikipedia
- First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community Singalong, Floyd County Library
- Jingle Walk, New Albany Main Street
- Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market, Show My Crafts
- Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show, Show My Crafts
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New Albany Christmas events for kids: questions parents ask
What is the best Christmas event for kids in New Albany to start with?
Start with the First Friday Concert: Christmas Concert and Community Singalong at the New Albany Main Library on Friday, December 4, from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. It is short, listed for all ages, and features area high school choirs and a string ensemble from New Albany High School. Registration is required.
Are there free Christmas events for families near New Albany?
Yes. Show My Crafts lists free admission and free parking for two indoor markets in other Southern Indiana towns: the Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market on Saturday, December 12, and the Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show on Saturday, December 19. Both run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and are open to the public.
Where can kids meet Santa in New Albany?
None of the organizer pages checked for this guide mention a Santa visit. The library concert on December 4 is a music program, and the craft markets on December 12 and December 19 are shopping events. If Santa matters most, ask the Floyd County Library or the market organizer before you go.
Is there a Christmas concert for families in New Albany?
The Floyd County Library holds its Christmas Concert and Community Singalong on Friday, December 4, at noon in the Upper Level Open Area of the New Albany Main Library. The Clarksville and Silver Creek High School choirs perform with the Community Music Alliance Choir and the Silken Strings Ensemble from New Albany High School.
Which New Albany Christmas events need tickets or sign-up?
The library's Christmas concert on December 4 requires registration through its event page, and seating is limited. The Sellersburg Christmas Craft Market on December 12 and the Georgetown Last Minute Gift Show on December 19 need no tickets. Both markets are open to the public with free admission.
Is the Jingle Walk in downtown New Albany for kids?
Not really. Jingle Walk on Saturday, November 14, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., is a wine-tasting and shopping walk through downtown businesses, run by New Albany Main Street. General admission is $30 and VIP is $45. It suits a grown-up afternoon, so families with children will do better with the library concert or the craft markets.
Are there Christmas train rides for kids near New Albany?
Santa trains and holiday train rides have their own guide: Rally Takes the Train’s Indiana Christmas train rides guide. This New Albany guide covers Santa visits, story times, light shows and other events off the rails.
How do you confirm these events?
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