Santa parade, tree lighting and more next Saturday, December 5 

Kids will have a chance to meet Santa Claus and tell them their wishes on Saturday, December 5, when he comes to Cedar Springs. Photo by Bailiwick Studios from Rockford, MI (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Are you ready to have yourself a merry Christmas Cedar Springs-style? Come on out and experience a day of goodwill and cheer on Saturday, December 5, when the Cedar Springs Area Chamber of Commerce presents “Come Mingle with Kris Kringle.”

The day will start at 10 a.m. with families able to create decorations for the Christmas tree at the Cedar Springs Library from 10-1, then decorate the tree at Main and Ash with their ornaments at 3 p.m. There will also be ornament making at the Cedar Springs Historical Museum from 1-3 p.m. You can also enjoy a bake sale, free hot chocolate, a storytime with Mrs. Claus, and a petting zoo, all before the mini-parade that brings Santa to the corner of Main and Ash Street at about 4:30-4:45.

Following the parade will be a live nativity scene, tree lighting, caroling, and mingling with Kris Kringle at the corner of Main Street and Ash.

Bring the whole family out on Saturday, December 5, for a fun, community Christmas celebration! See info in our holiday events section on page 8 for complete details on times and locations.