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Pancakes with Santa (Featuring the Pancake Man)

🎅 They have quite they day in store for you and your family on Saturday, December 20th. Enjoy some delicious pancakes with the pancake man and get your photo and meet Santa at the Fremont Family YMCA! 🎄
Pancakes are free for members and $5 for nonmembers (per person).
Bring the whole family to see Santa and enjoy an afternoon full of festive fun and holiday cheer. This event will take place in the tennis courts.
✨ Activities Include:
🎪 Bounce House
🎨 Holiday crafts
🎉 Games
Pancakes with the Pancake Man
📸 🎅 A photo with Santa

Selfies with Santa

Come take selfies with Santa at the event – it’s the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit! This will be on the main floor!

Selfies with Santa

Come join us at Loft 22, in the BERTA + LOUISE ROOM (MAIN FLOOR) for a jolly good time with the man in red himself! Bring your best smiles and strike a pose with Santa for a memorable holiday selfie. This in-person event is perfect for kids and adults alike who want to capture the festive spirit. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to create lasting memories with Santa at Loft 22! These are for you to take with your camera or your phone. There is a time 2-3 minute time limit per family to be fair to everyone. YOu MUST have a ticket to get into this event <3

Winter Wonderland in Papillion

A Little Wonder. A Lot of Magic.

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

Listen and watch live performances from community area musicians 🎶

Visit Santa in the Portal Schoolhouse and see his real life reindeer 🎅 🦌

Warm up by one of the many fire pits, or visit our many vendors for holiday gifting 🎁

Take pictures with Snowy the Mouse and other characters 🐭

Support Small Business Saturday by shopping at our many amazing downtown stores

Breakfast with Santa

Enjoy a morning with the jolly old elf. Pancakes and sausage. Crafts, story time, fun and games. A community event sponsored by The Florentine Players and Florence Historical Foundation. Bring your camera, photos encouraged. Free Will donations are welcomed

Makers Street – Holiday Market (Old Market)

Celebrate the magic of the season while supporting local makers, artists, and small businesses!

🧶 Handcrafted gifts • 🍪 Holiday treats • 🎅 Photos with Santa

Every purchase supports someone’s dream, not a big corporation. Come shop handmade, support your neighbors, and make this holiday season meaningful. 💚

Free admission • Family friendly • Shop small, shop local, shop handmade

Santa Paws Holiday Photos – SNAFU Rescue Fundraiser

Santa will be in town to see your furry friends! Please join at The Green Spot Omaha on Saturday, November 22nd, from 2-5 PM. If Santa isn’t your pup’s thing, they can shoot photos with just a festive holiday backdrop.

Reservations are encouraged but walk ins will be welcome! For just $20 (Cash or Venmo: @SNAFU-Rescue), you’ll get your holiday pics and help our cause for saving dogs!

Lights of Aksarben: Making Spirits Bright

Celebrate the season with us at Lights of Aksarben: Making Spirits Bright! Fill your Friday nights with holiday cheer– From Santa visits and dazzling lights to live music, sweet treats, a petting zoo, and festive crafts. It will be a joyful gathering for the whole community.

Lights of Aksarben: Making Spirits Bright

Celebrate the season with us at Lights of Aksarben: Making Spirits Bright! Fill your Friday nights with holiday cheer– From Santa visits and dazzling lights to live music, sweet treats, a petting zoo, and festive crafts. It will be a joyful gathering for the whole community.