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FREE EVENT: Holiday Celebration

November 30, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Date:
November 30, 2024
Time:
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES

Saturday, Nov. 30, 3-8 p.m.

  • 3 p.m. Turn in completed I Spy game: The first 75 kids to complete the game and turn in their card will win a stuffed Henry T. Fox! Aaron Harris will provide live music on stage.
  • 3-5 p.m. Professional ice carving: Watch for characters Rudolph & Frosty to appear out of blocks of ice!
  • 4 p.m. Sand Ridge Nature Center presents “Suzie Snowflake & Snowflake Bentley.”
  • 4-6 p.m. Meet Elsa, Anna, and Olaf. Also, enjoy the strolling juggler who will be working the crowd.
  • 4-7 p.m. Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Meet Santa’s reindeer, Donner and Blitzen!
  • 4:15 p.m. Sam Fazio Holiday Crooner on stage!
  • 5:15 p.m. Professional Storyteller Chris Fascione will share holiday stories with lots of fun and engagement.
  • 5-7 p.m. Dickens Carolers will entertain the crowds and end on stage at 6:30 p.m.
  • 6 p.m. Sand Ridge Nature Center presents “Brrrr! How Animals Stay Warm.”

All evening:

  • Shop the holiday market with 25 vendors.
  • Ice skate no matter the weather.
  • Get your photo taken inside the giant snow globe!
  • Free popcorn and hot cocoa, while supplies last.
  • Meet Henry T. Fox.
  • Purchase Ace Pizza by the slice or sweets by OMG Pastries.
  • Winter crafts/activities, compliments of Sand Ridge Nature Center
Special thanks to the Lansing Public Library and UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial for their support!

MORE DATES TO VISIT WITH SANTA & MRS. CLAUS

  • Fridays, Dec. 6 & 13, 6-8 p.m.
  • Saturdays, Dec. 7 & 14, noon-3 p.m.

Santa House is located at 18112 Henry St.


ADDITIONAL TREE VIEWING 

Wednesdays-Sundays, Dec. 1-22, 3-8 p.m.


TWO WAYS TO SPONSOR/DECORATE A HOLIDAY TREE: 

  1. Click here to register online to decorate a holiday tree at Fox Pointe! OR
  2. Download the form, complete, and bring it with your payment to the Lansing Municipal Center, 3141 Ridge Rd. 

Decorating a tree at Fox Pointe for the holidays is a great opportunity to advertise your business, organization, church, school, and more, and to express your support for the community! It’s a perfect project for families and neighbors as well.

Groups will decorate real 6-7 ft. Scotch pine trees that will be on display at Fox Pointe through Dec. 22. Participants can showcase their creativity with traditional ornaments, handmade crafts, or a unique theme to captivate the hearts of visitors. With a limited number of trees available, early registration is encouraged to secure your spot.

Thanks to these sponsors for registering to decorate trees: 

  • All Souls Parish/St. Ann Church
  • American Lawn
  • Bethel Church
  • Chicago’s Chicken Shack
  • Chick-fil-A Lansing
  • Cub Scout Pack 542
  • Desired Medical Services
  • Doszak Family
  • Edward Schultz American Legion Auxiliary Unit 697
  • First United Methodist Church – Women in Faith
  • Framily Group – Friends that are family
  • Girl Scout Troop 15574
  • Greenway Bikehouse
  • Homewood Disposal Service
  • HVAC Masters, Inc. 
  • Illiana Financial Credit Union
  • In Memory of Bob Stokey
  • Kijewski, Noort, Lopez Families
  • L.A.C.E.
  • Land O’Frost
  • Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Lansing Christian School
  • Lansing Community Food Pantry
  • Lansing Fire Department
  • Lansing First Party
  • Lansing Historical Society
  • Lansing Human Relations Commission
  • Lansing Junior Woman’s Club
  • Lansing Little League
  • Lansing Police FOP 218/Records Department
  • Lansing Public Library
  • Lansing Public Works Department
  • Lansing School District 158
  • Lansing Veterans Memorial Ceremonial Honor Guard
  • LARC
  • Michael Foods, Inc.
  • New Hope Church
  • Nommensen Family
  • Piekarski Tree Service
  • Podgorski Family
  • Phoenix, Caiden, & Derryl Reese
  • Ridge Animal Clinic
  • Robinson Engineering LTD
  • Betty Rodgers
  • Savage Sports NFP (10U)
  • Savage Sports NFP (12U)
  • South Chicago Parents & Friends, Inc.
  • The Southtowne Stallions
  • Swindle Family
  • Tacos & Burritos Rancho Grande
  • Ted’s Pet & Feed
  • TF South High School (The Howler –Newspaper)
  • Thrivent
  • Tiny Town, Inc. NFP
  • Triluminar Lodge #767
  • Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Village of Lansing Building Team
  • Village of Lansing Finance Department
  • Village of Lansing IT Department

 

Click here to apply to be a vendor at the market! (Please note that we are currently at capacity. You will be considered if we have cancellations)

2024 Holiday Market vendors include:

  • A Touch of Love Knit Shop25
  • Avon
  • Blukraftz
  • Crazy Crafting 1
  • Custom Crafts Magic Co
  • Designz by Nellie B
  • Erika
  • Irie Paintings by Carlton Tingle
  • Jean’s Art
  • Jump Start Novelties
  • Kim’s Sketches
  • Kori Elise
  • Legacy Gems
  • Linked By Crystal LLC 
  • Mamagee’s
  • Ncourage U2
  • Nissa’s Nana Pudding & More, LLC
  • Nkumaa House of Beads
  • Peace 2 Pieces LLC
  • Penguino Productions
  • Pure Popcorn Apparel Co
  • Rosary’s by Ivy
  • SIRROM
  • Tina’s Tumblers
  • T’s Talk