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Letters to Santa
Free
Drop off your letter to Santa in North Columbus Public Library's MAGIC MAILBOX between Nov 25th and Dec 14th to receive a customized reply along with some goodies from Santa!
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Breakfast with Santa at Old Town ?
$5
Santa will be at Old Town on December 14. Come join us for a meet and greet with the big guy and enjoy a pancake breakfast! All proceeds from this event will benefit Toys for Tots.
Find out more »8:30 am
Breakfast With Santa at The Rock Ranch ?
Enjoy a delicious breakfast with the Big Man himself...Santa Claus. First Seating: Santa arrives for photos at 8:30 a.m. A bountiful breakfast/brunch menu is served at 9:00 a.m. Second Seating (To go on sale when 8:30 a.m. seating fills): Santa arrives for photos at 11:30 a.m. A bountiful breakfast/brunch (same menu) is served at 12:00 ... Read More about Breakfast With Santa at The Rock Ranch ?
Find out more »9:00 am
Eye Spy Camera Scavenger Hunt at FDR State Park
Team up for our on-site scavenger hunt with your camera or phone. Pick up checklist/rules at the park office any time. Pictures must be brought to park office with checklist by 4 PM Sat. Winners will be called to pick up prize. Hunt changes all the time so you can participate all throughout the year.
Find out more »10:00 am
Children’s Christmas Celebration at Hills & Dales ?
Children will delight in creating their own gingerbread houses, participating in a Christmas sing-a-long and story time, and visiting with Santa. Free to the community.
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Breakfast with the Elves ?
$15
Saturday Breakfast with the Elves December 7th, 14th, and 21st, 2019 Join us for a fun-filled morning with Santa, Mrs. Clause and some of his elves. Start out with a tasty breakfast to fuel up for the activities. With full bellies and excited spirits, move on to write and mail a letter to Santa, create ... Read More about Breakfast with the Elves ?
Find out more »City of Valley Christmas Merry Go Round
Sixty-three years is a long time to keep a tradition going, but that’s how long the Christmas Merry-Go-Round has been bringing joy to riders, both children and young-at-heart adults. In 2012, the Christmas Merry-Go-Round celebrated its 2,500,000 rider! We are anticipating celebrating the 3,000,000 rider this year. In 2007, the City of Valley took on ... Read More about City of Valley Christmas Merry Go Round
Find out more »Donuts with Santa ?
SANTA IS COMING! join us for some holly, jolly Chattahoochee Harley-Davidson fun! We are hosting Santa (WE KNOW HIM!) for a meet & greet and photo's! (free digital copies!). Not to mention, Free DONUTS, coffee and hot chocolate!
Find out more »11:00 am
Preschool Story Hour at Phenix City-Russell Co Library
Join us on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. for Story Hour! Stories, songs, crafts, and a snack will be provided.
Find out more »11:30 am
Santa Claus Visits ?
Visit A Real Bearded Santa Free at Hollywood Connection Thursday's through Sunday's until Christmas Eve. Up to 10 photos on a thumb drive may be purchased for only $19.95. Thursday's & Fridays 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday's 2:30 - 6 p.m. Also December 23rd 11:30 a.m. - 6 ... Read More about Santa Claus Visits ?
Find out more »1:00 pm
Holiday Carriage Rides in Downtown LaGrange
Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through the streets of Downtown LaGrange, courtesy of our Downtown Partners and Merchants Rides start at the corner of S.LaFayette Square and Bull Street, next to the Chamber Plaza. Rides are free to the public. Tipping is encouraged ( $5.00 to $10.00 suggested ) Holiday schedule begins November 22 through ... Read More about Holiday Carriage Rides in Downtown LaGrange
Find out more »2:00 pm
The Nutcracker at Gogue Performing Arts Center
SNOWFLAKES, SWORD FIGHTS, SWIRLING CONFECTIONS AND A CHRISTMAS TREE THAT REACHES THE SKY! This December, experience the magic and join Clara as she travels to the Land of Sweets in The Nutcracker. This classic holiday ballet will feature the company dancers of Variations Dance Studio alongside many community members playing hundreds of fun and exciting ... Read More about The Nutcracker at Gogue Performing Arts Center
Find out more »The Polar Express 3D at NIM
The Polar Express 3D is returning to the Giant Screen Theater inside the National Infantry Museum every weekend beginning December 6, 2019! Cuddle up in your favorite pajamas and enjoy this family friendly tradition that is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. The 2004 film is based on the children’s book of the ... Read More about The Polar Express 3D at NIM
Find out more »Reindeer Ride at FDR State Park
Saddle up with the wrangler elves at Roosevelt Stables, Celebrate the holiday season with a 1-hour, guided horseback ride through the winter woodlands. Must pre-register and pre-pay by calling Roosevelt Stables. Geared towards ages 6 and up. $50 plus $5 parking. 706-628-7463.
Find out more »New Horizon Theatre Presents Closed for the Holidays
$13 – $16
New Horizon Community Theatre presents "Closed for the Holidays," a festive holiday comedy that is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit! "After a blizzard shuts down the roads on Christmas Eve eve, a motley crew of travelers find themselves stranded at the local community center. From the lovelorn drama teacher with a bus ... Read More about New Horizon Theatre Presents Closed for the Holidays
Find out more »3:00 pm
Christmas Carnival at Moon Lake
Join us Saturday, December 14 as the historic Martin-Idle Hour Park becomes a beautiful Christmas carnival! Vintage carnival rides and games, food trucks, Winter Village, pony rides, a small business expo featuring businesses from all over the Chattahoochee Valley, and Moon Lake’s newly unveiled Christmas lights set to music! The event begins at 3 p.m. ... Read More about Christmas Carnival at Moon Lake
Find out more »4:00 pm
1st Christmas Celebration at Historic Westville
$8 – $12
Frohe Weihnachten! Join us for our 1st Annual Christmas Celebration at Historic Westville, as there will be fun for the whole family. Experience a German Christmas, complete with traditional food and drink. There will be s'mores roasting, homemade gingerbread, and food trucks to satisfy anyone's Yuletide appetite, plus a visit from Santa. Children can stay ... Read More about 1st Christmas Celebration at Historic Westville
Find out more »5:00 pm
The Polar Express 3D at NIM
The Polar Express 3D is returning to the Giant Screen Theater inside the National Infantry Museum every weekend beginning December 6, 2019! Cuddle up in your favorite pajamas and enjoy this family friendly tradition that is sure to put you in the holiday spirit. The 2004 film is based on the children’s book of the ... Read More about The Polar Express 3D at NIM
Find out more »5:30 pm
Wagon Ride Country Christmas Nights
Make Christmas memories at The Rock Ranch this year. Centrally located near Atlanta, Macon, LaGrange, and Columbus Ga., On Country Christmas Nights, families arrive by wagon through more than a mile of lights outlining the beauty of the ranch. Once they arrive at the Truett's Barn, they choose from a myriad of activities including a ... Read More about Wagon Ride Country Christmas Nights
Find out more »6:00 pm
Ludy’s Christmas Lights Spectacular
The Ludy’s Christmas Light Spectacular features more than 200,000 Christmas lights dancing in sync to holiday music with 100% of the display handmade by the owner, Jerry Ludy. The family has been featured on ABC’s “The Great Christmas Light Fight”. From Snowman Snowball fights, Striker the Elf, Gus the Cannonball Frog, to the Ski Lift… you ... Read More about Ludy’s Christmas Lights Spectacular
Find out more »7:00 pm
The Nutcracker at Gogue Performing Arts Center
SNOWFLAKES, SWORD FIGHTS, SWIRLING CONFECTIONS AND A CHRISTMAS TREE THAT REACHES THE SKY! This December, experience the magic and join Clara as she travels to the Land of Sweets in The Nutcracker. This classic holiday ballet will feature the company dancers of Variations Dance Studio alongside many community members playing hundreds of fun and exciting ... Read More about The Nutcracker at Gogue Performing Arts Center
Find out more »7:30 pm
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever December 6,7,13,14,20,21, 2019, at 7:30pm December 15, 2019, at 2:30pm In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids--probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when ... Read More about The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Find out more »Cinderella – The New Broadway Musical
$20 – $48
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award®-winning musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music that’s delighting audiences with its surprisingly contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! ... Read More about Cinderella – The New Broadway Musical
Find out more »Columbus Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
Celebrating over a decade of performances, The Columbus Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker promises to instill a love of the arts in young and old alike. This family-oriented production, which features a cast of over 100 performers, with live orchestra and acclaimed guest artists, captures the magical wonder and innocence of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet as ... Read More about Columbus Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
ACADEMY DANCE CENTER PRESENTS – ''RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER!" The Academy Dance Center will present ‘RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER!,’ specially adapted for the dancers of the Academy’s 2019 Ensemble Company, at Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts Theatre on Saturday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, December 15th at 2:30 p.m. Rudolph soars onto the ... Read More about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Find out more »8:00 pm
New Horizon Theatre Presents Closed for the Holidays
$13 – $16
New Horizon Community Theatre presents "Closed for the Holidays," a festive holiday comedy that is sure to get you into the Christmas spirit! "After a blizzard shuts down the roads on Christmas Eve eve, a motley crew of travelers find themselves stranded at the local community center. From the lovelorn drama teacher with a bus ... Read More about New Horizon Theatre Presents Closed for the Holidays
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