KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Downtown Kalamazoo has a festive slate of free occasions scheduled this vacation season.
It options Santa’s Workshop, Small Enterprise Saturday(s), a window adorning contest and extra, the Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership introduced Monday.
Households can go to with Santa through the annual Bronson Park Tree Lighting scheduled from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 26.
Stay music, crafts, scorching chocolate and different vacation enjoyable will even be out there.
Convey your furry good friend – and digicam – to Gazelle Sports activities for a vacation photograph with Santa Claus earlier than the Bronson Park Tree Lighting from 3-4:30 p.m.
Pet meals donations will likely be collected through the occasion to donate to native pet shelters.
Particular appearances by costumed characters – together with Olaf, Elsa, Paw Patrol and Princess Sophia – will occur from 3-5 p.m. on Nov. 26 and 12-2 p.m. on Nov. 27 on the Kalamazoo Mall.
Santa’s Workshop opens Nov. 27, that includes visits with Black Santa each Thursday and Sunday afternoon. It’ll be on the primary ground of the Radisson Plaza Resort within the Blush Salon Magnificence Lounge area.
Each little one who visits will obtain a Santa letter-writing equipment to take residence, which incorporates all objects wanted to ship a letter to Santa, a vacation craft and wrapped goodies. Santa mailboxes will likely be positioned all through downtown Kalamazoo for households to ship their letters.
Santa will see guests Thursdays and Fridays from 4-8 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to six p.m. and Sundays from 12-4 p.m.
Returning this 12 months is the Winter Window Adorning Contest, a pleasant competitors between downtown companies to see who has the merriest show.
To assist guests get round downtown, the Holly Jolly Trolley will run Thursdays by means of Sundays from Nov. 26 by means of Dec. 29 and on Dec. 31 for New 12 months’s Eve.
With 9 stops all through downtown, the route consists of stops at Metropolis Corridor, alongside the Kalamazoo Mall, Portage Road and Michigan Avenue.
The trolley will run Thursdays and Fridays from 5-9 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to eight p.m. and Sundays from 12-4 p.m. All trolley rides are free.
Parking within the Epic Parking ramp will likely be free on Thursdays in December. There will even be free 90-minute on-street parking all through downtown and free parking all day on Sundays.
Small Enterprise Saturday will likely be each Saturday in December this 12 months in downtown Kalamazoo, together with the nationwide occasion on Nov. 27.
Many native companies will host in-store promotions and specials.
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