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SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN!!Join us for Christmas at the Fire Station!!🕘 9am – 12pm 🥞 Porkie & Pancake Breakfast (free will donation) Santa Visit – 10am-12pm (don’t forget letters (with return address) and cameras!)Bring along your letters to Santa! Be sure to include your address, to get a letter in return!!🎅🏼 Santa will arrive […]
1 Festive Day…3 Unique Events!PICTURES WITH SANTA ON A HARLEY – 10am-2pmJoin us in the showroom at Doc’s for pictures with Santa on a Harley. Well-behaved & leashed 4-legged friends are welcome too! A portion of the picture sales will be donated to the Shawano Humane Society. You are welcome to take your own pictures […]
Clintonville Area Ambulance will be selling Chili and baked goods at Balsam Creek Lane Tree FarmWe will have chili with all the fixings, baked goods and bottled water.Carry outs available.Bring your family out for a great Holiday 🎄experience at the tree farm and stop by and grab some food.🚑🍪🥣https://mrchristmastree.com
We are thrilled to be bringing back Saturdays with Santa at the Naberhood (the area right by Franklin Park – you can see the lighted trees and Santa in the same morning!). Every Saturday in December leading up to Christmas, Santa and some of his elves will be at the Santa House for meet and […]
Join us for our annual Christmas Tree Ship Day festivities! Santa will arrive on a Susie-Q fish tug with a load of Christmas trees at 10:00am. After docking, he will greet families in the Museum. Submarine tours will be available all day long. Tiny Art will be available for purchase in the Riverside Gallery. Admission […]
Bring the family to the museum to play games and other activities. Make Holiday Cards for Veterans and create a 1940s Ornament. 1940s refreshments will be provided by the American Legion Auxiliary.For one day only, original letters written by the Barber Brothers while stationed on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, just months before they […]
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Come on out and visit Doc’s Zoo! Alligators get fed every Saturday at 11am (sharp). You’ll want to get there early enough to park and find your spot. Leave enough time to wander around the zoo and see ALL the amazing animals. If you run early – check out Doc’s Amazing Breakfast at Doc’s Timeline […]
Activities in the Expo Hall 11am- 4:30pm Activities/Craft/Vendor Fair 10am-3p Caroling in the Expo Hall 4:45pm Christmas Tree Lighting 5pm 🎆 Fireworks
Come out to enjoy a simpler Christmas celebration. There is no fee to attend. Donations are happily accepted. Tour historic buildings decorated for the holidays, enjoy festive cookies and hot chocolate and join the fun in our Santa scavenger hunt. Fun for all ages! Come celebrate a cozy, old-fashioned, Christmas.
The Grinch will be visiting us on Dec 6th during the Christmas in Bonduel event.Get a picture taken and grab them off Facebook from photographers page!Get Lunch while visiting the Grinch!!Free Hot Chocolate for the kids. This is part of the Christmas in Bonduel Celebration!
Santa Claus is coming to town!Grab your family and join us for free pictures with Santa at Fleet Farm! Bring a smile, and your smartphone or camera for some memorable holiday photos!
Santa Claus is coming to town!Grab your family and join us for free pictures with Santa at Fleet Farm! Bring a smile, and your smartphone or camera for some memorable holiday photos!
St. Paul Lutheran Church & School in Bonduel warmly invites the community to a Christmas celebration on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 3:00–5:00 pm. The event will feature a live Nativity with live animals, carolers, and opportunities to walk through or drive by. Guests can enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while taking part in “Celebrate […]
Stop by the Lena Public Library during the Village of Lights festivities and write your letter to Santa! 🎅 We’ll have sweet treats, a hot cocoa bar, and classic Christmas cartoons playing to keep the holiday spirit bright.Take a break from the cold and warm up with a snack, and enjoy some festive fun before […]
Join us for a Great Evening in Lena Celebrating the Holiday Season!3:00-7:00PM – Let’s Celebrate the Village of Lights!
Join us as we light the Community Tree decorated with ornaments by Marion Elementary School Students. Marion High School Choir will be singing carols to help set. Santa will be riding through Marion with the Fire Department – ending at the Tree Lighting. Follow Marion Police Dept for route and estimated times Be sure to […]
This year we’re opening the whole park, not just Fort Howard! Every area will be alive with old-fashioned holiday spirit!Overview:- Experience the Park as you haven’t before, by candlelight!- Interact with costumed historic interpreters- Enjoy festive music- Warm yourself by a fire.- Visit and take a photo with our Old World Santa- Food and beverage […]
CHRISTMAS IN BONDUEL12p-2p Santa will arrive at the Lumberyard Bar & Grill (all children receive a gift bag). Petting Zoo and Wagon Rides available. 1p-3p – Red Rooster Cafe & Catering – Kids Decorate a Cut-Out Cookie2p-4:30pm (or while supplies last): Shop the SANTA SHOP at Wayne’s Place. Kids can score gifts for their favorite […]
Perdition Pines Haunted Event is thrilled to present the eighth annual “FROSTBITE FOREST!” A Christmas Horror Haunted Attraction!!The weather outside is frightful and Jacquelyn Frost candy cane slaughtered Saint Nickolas into pieces to join forces with KRAMPUS. Now as you and your group travel through FROSTBITE FOREST you will be given one lantern to keep […]
Write A Letter to Santa Printed Santa Letter Templates are also available at 291 S Main St Clintonville How to Read/Answer a Letter FAQ
We are working on creating a new and improved Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families Restaurant Guide! Let us help make the mealtime decisions easier. As a hockey family, knowing who is open after games and practices, that serves something for my entire family is a MUST-HAVE! (so any restaurants within a 90-minute drive of Shawano is […]
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