Upcoming Events at Old Town Peoria
Sat Dec 10, 5:00 PM - Sat Dec 10, 9:00 PM
Old Town Peoria
Old Town Peoria, Peoria, AZ 85345
Community: Peoria
Description
Old Town Holiday Festival is happening this year to make your Christmas in Glendale, AZ more special!
Event Details
Peoria’s Old Town Holiday Festival, featuring Second Saturdays, returns on Saturday, Dec. 10. Two Peoria events are coming together for a night of free holiday fun in Old Town Peoria from 5 to 9 p.m., near 83rd and Grand Avenues.
“The Old Town Holiday Festival is a special time when families come together to create warm holiday memories,” said Mayor Cathy Carlat. “Each year, I look forward to this cherished event in Old Town Peoria.”
Old Town Holiday Festival attendees can stroll through the historic streets of Old Town Peoria, between Peoria and Grand Avenues, with sweaters and hot cocoa and experience live entertainment and festivities. Event entertainment will include live, local music performances, horse drawn carriage rides, a giant interactive snow globe, high school choir performances, gingerbread house displays, and holiday photo opportunities. The Mujeres Mercado and several other local craft vendors will be selling gift items, and a variety of food and beverage trucks will be onsite. Entries for the annual Gingerbread House Contest must be submitted between Nov. 28 - Dec. 7 at the Peoria Community Center, located at 8335 W. Jefferson St. The grand prize for the Best Overall Large House is $100 and $50 for the Best Overall Mini House.
The highlights of the evening will be a tree lighting ceremony in the heart of Osuna Park, and a special appearance from Santa Claus. Every year, members of the Peoria city council gather with residents to turn the holiday lights on in the park at 7:15 p.m. In addition, the Peoria Fire-Medical Department will deliver Santa to the festival by firetruck for meet-and-greets and family pictures. Photo prints with Santa Claus are free.
“This annual event includes many celebrated holiday traditions, with a variety of new elements from our Second Saturdays event,” said Marylou Stephens, Director of Arts, Culture, and Library Services. “We are delighted to bring the community together once again to celebrate the holiday season.”
For more information about the Old Town Holiday Festival, including the Gingerbread House Competition entry form, visit www.peoriaaz.gov/specialevents.
“The Old Town Holiday Festival is a special time when families come together to create warm holiday memories,” said Mayor Cathy Carlat. “Each year, I look forward to this cherished event in Old Town Peoria.”
Old Town Holiday Festival attendees can stroll through the historic streets of Old Town Peoria, between Peoria and Grand Avenues, with sweaters and hot cocoa and experience live entertainment and festivities. Event entertainment will include live, local music performances, horse drawn carriage rides, a giant interactive snow globe, high school choir performances, gingerbread house displays, and holiday photo opportunities. The Mujeres Mercado and several other local craft vendors will be selling gift items, and a variety of food and beverage trucks will be onsite. Entries for the annual Gingerbread House Contest must be submitted between Nov. 28 - Dec. 7 at the Peoria Community Center, located at 8335 W. Jefferson St. The grand prize for the Best Overall Large House is $100 and $50 for the Best Overall Mini House.
The highlights of the evening will be a tree lighting ceremony in the heart of Osuna Park, and a special appearance from Santa Claus. Every year, members of the Peoria city council gather with residents to turn the holiday lights on in the park at 7:15 p.m. In addition, the Peoria Fire-Medical Department will deliver Santa to the festival by firetruck for meet-and-greets and family pictures. Photo prints with Santa Claus are free.
“This annual event includes many celebrated holiday traditions, with a variety of new elements from our Second Saturdays event,” said Marylou Stephens, Director of Arts, Culture, and Library Services. “We are delighted to bring the community together once again to celebrate the holiday season.”
For more information about the Old Town Holiday Festival, including the Gingerbread House Competition entry form, visit www.peoriaaz.gov/specialevents.
