Bolenz Holiday Parade + Tree LightingThe Holiday Parade is always in the evening on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The parade is organized each year by Bolenz Jewelry. The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Culligan Plaza always begins shortly after the parade finishes around 7:00pm. There is music and a short dedication before the tree is lit. |
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Small Business SaturdaySmall Business Saturday is a national shopping holiday that is celebrated the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Small Business Saturday was created to encourage people to shop local and support small, family owned businesses over corporations when they do their holiday shopping. This holiday season we would like to encourage you to take advantage of Small Business Saturday and support our downtown businesses when you're shopping for gifts.
Small Business Saturday is November 28th, 2020. |
Downtown Gingerbread CompetitionThe Downtown Gingerbread Competition is now closed Entries were on display at the following six locations: Rusty Petunias Marketplace LLC, The Fresh Palate, Chippewa Valley Mercantile, The Rabbit Hole, Parallel 45 Books and Gifts, and Traveling Ladders this year.
WINNERS OF 2019 DOWNTOWN GINGERBREAD COMPETITION First Place will receive $100 in Downtown Dollars and goes to... There's No Place Like Gnome by Kassi Kraft Second Place will receive $75 in Downtown Dollars and goes to... MB (Military Base) by Julian Shafto Third Place will receive $50 in Downtown Dollars and goes to... Snowman Showdown by Support our Youth |
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2018 entries featured below.
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Santa ExtravaganzaSanta hours for the Holiday Season 2020 will be announced later this year after we make contact with Santa's Head Elf at the North Pole!
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