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Join as they kick off the Christmas season with live music, photos with Santa, free food and hot chocolate, face painting, balloon artists, games -- and, of course, the lighting of the 75-foot-tall Tree of Lights!
Bring your pets—and your people—for Photos With Santa benefiting Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue! Dogs, cats, kids, families—they’d love to see them all! Come make a holiday memory while helping support animals in rescue. ❤️🐾
Frosty Nights, Christmas Village & Lights, offers the Omaha area a fully interactive Christmas experience, where friends and families can start a new holiday tradition. Stretching across 80 acres, Falconwood Frosty Nights will have some serious wattage and shine bright with an infinite number of lights!
Santa Claus is coming to town! Specifically, the UMB bank! Stop on by to take pics with Santa, his sleigh, and his ponies (the reindeer are still prepping for Christmas). Then, swing by Fat Brain Toys to get to work on that wish list. It's a perfect start to the holiday season!
It’s almost time for Blair’s favorite holiday tradition — the Tannenbaum Festival!
Join Village Pointe for the annual tree lighting holiday celebration to kick off the holiday season! Santa Parade & Tree Lighting – 6:00 PM | Davenport Street Watch as Santa arrives by carriage to help light the tree, joined by favorite storybook and holiday characters!
Join for Winterfest at Bayliss Park on Friday, November 20! Food trucks will open at 5 p.m. and activities begin promptly at 6 p.m. with the Bayliss Park holiday lighting ceremony.
Step into a winter wonderland at the annual Feztival of Trees, where the spirit of the season comes alive in dazzling displays of creativity, community, and holiday cheer. Each year, local businesses, organizations, and individuals transform beautifully decorated trees into breathtaking works of art—each one unique and brimming with festive magic. Guests can purchase raffle tickets and enter for a chance to win their favorite tree—decorations, gifts, and all! Every sparkling tree tells a story of generosity, kindness, and the joy of giving back. Visit Santa during designated hours (Check their site for details).
Join for the 19th Annual Tree Lighting & Holiday Parade! Parade starts at 6pm with fireworks immediately following provided by Bellino Fireworks and the Salvation Army Kroc Center. Santa and all of his friends will be here, as well as surprise parade guests!
Enjoy an interactive show complete with indoor snowfall and favorites like Rudolph, Santa’s elves, and Santa Claus himself. After each performance, kids get one-on-one time with Santa and a photo to remember it by. Multiple shows run daily.
Soon, it will be time to dust off those ornaments and deck the halls! Christmas at Union Station presented by FNBO returns on November 27 and we can’t wait to see you at the museum! From the 40-foot-tall twinkling tree to holidays around the globe to Santa himself, you won’t want to miss all that we have planned. artifacts and historic photographs.
Join for our 32nd Annual Christmas Walk event! Downtown businesses will be hosting specials, promotions, and giving out treats all day long! There will be a petting zoo, horse drawn carriages, and a tree lighting ceremony. Write a letter to Santa and then later get a picture with the jolly old fellow.
Join over 75 local businesses in celebrating the holiday season! Shopping, Music, Activities, Santa
Celebrate a family tradition Saturday, November 28th from 12-3pm. Bring the little ones to visit Santa and share their holiday wishes, then enjoy a complimentary horse and carriage ride around the village. Kids - stop by Doodle Art Studio for a free cookie and Great Harvest Bread Company for free hot cocoa. Don't miss out on the amazing Christmas lights around the village come dusk. This is our way of saying thank you for supporting Small Business Saturday and shopping local this holiday season. Come join the fun! This event is FREE!
Enjoy shopping at local businesses, exploring Olde Towne with an activity passport, free trolley rides, photos with Santa, the Grinch, and Olaf, crafts, games, tree lighting and more! There's something for the whole family to enjoy. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate the Christmas season with us. All are welcome!
Come experience why Papillion “feels like home” and was nominated as one of Hallmark Channel's top 25 Merriest Christmas Towns 🎄 Winter Wonderland is a Papillion Community Foundation tradition, bringing thousands of community members to our historic downtown Papillion area. Watch as Mayor David Black flips the switch to light up over 900,000+ lights throughout downtown. Grab a cup of hot chocolate and hop on a carriage or hayrack ride to see the lights around the city. Visit Santa in the Portal Schoolhouse and see his real life reindeer 🎅 🦌 Take pictures with Snowy the Mouse and other characters 🐭
Santa Claus is coming to town! Santa and his holiday crew will arrive in La Vista and travel through the City before stopping in Central Park to light the tree, lead a joyful sing-along and snap a big community selfie with Santa (no individual Santa photos). Come explore Santa’s Workshop, view Christmas lights in Central Park, see live animals, listen to Christmas carols and enjoy free cookies, cocoa and glow items.
Join the Twin Rivers YMCA for a festive morning of pancakes, holiday fun, and a special visit from Santa! Bring the whole family to enjoy a delicious breakfast, make merry memories, and kick off the holiday season together. $6 PER PLATE. This event is open to the community, so no registration is needed.
Family-friendly day of holiday events throughout Wahoo capped with a downtown lighted winter parade and tree-lighting event.
Join for a festive morning of delicious brunch, holiday cheer, and a special visit from Santa Claus at Lied Lodge in Nebraska City!
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