The City Of Great Falls Welcomes The Holidays With A Mystery

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of year for Great Falls and now things are going to get a little more festive... and mysterious.

If you love solving puzzles and putting clues together, you're going to love what's happening in Great Falls later this month.

Are You Ready For A Family-Friendly Holiday Mystery?

When it comes to holiday mysteries, most of us might think of "Secret Santa" but now, there's another mystery in the form of the Parade of Lights Caper and you can include the whole family.

"Santa’s sleigh has vanished from the Park & Recreation storage area — and Great Falls needs local sleuths to help crack the case," a press release reads on the site for the City of Great Falls.

What In The World Happened To Santa's Sleigh?

Did Santa misplace his sleigh during a trial run? Did someone have the audacity to actually steal Santa's sleigh?

It'll be up to you to figure it out when the Parade of Lights Caper runs from November 27th to the 30th when the "city's iconic trail system into a real-life mystery board" according to the City of Great Falls.

It'll be up to us amateur sleuths to analyze "colorful suspects, curious 'evidence', and iconic local locations [that] will be hidden along the River's Edge Trail."

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If this is starting to sound like the board game "Clue", you're not that far off. The organizers behind the event say that participants will use various clues to narrow down suspects one-by-one to determine who is responsible for stealing Santa's Sleigh.

If you're one of the lucky few who crack the case, you could be eligible for some sweet prizes that include gift cards and passes to the Great Falls Rec Center.

It's a fun way to bring in the holiday season and you can learn more about the event on their site HERE.