Cost: In Advance: $5 per person
+ 1 can of food or a
non-perishable food item.
At the Door: $8 per person
+ 1 can of food or a
non-perishable food item.
To benefit The Richmond Food Pantry & the IOOF Ben Hur Lodge in Richmond.
Join Santa and his helpers for a special pancake breakfast to help welcome in the holiday season.
Held at Doyle’s Pub, downtown Richmond.
Saturday, 11/24 at 9:30am, and on Sunday 11/25 at 10am. Treat your child to a yummy pancake breakfast with all the trimmings.
There is a limit of 50 people per seating and tickets have been selling quick. You may purchase advance tickets at Doyle’s Pub or Skoopers and have a guaranteed seat with our jolly visitor.
Capture a holiday memory and have an adorable photo with Santa taken by Roni from PhotosByRoni.com.
1st Annual
Peoples Choice Coloring Contest
Have your children color the bells (or other designs available). They can use crayons, markers, or paint, and can add glitter or trims to sparkle them up. The sky's the limit!
Entry judging/age categories:
2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10+.
Judging:
 Ballots will be available for the public at large to vote for their favorite. Voting can be done once a day. No purchase is necessary. Each of the age group winners will be determined by most votes received. Voting will end at 5pm on November 30 with winners being notified the morning of December 1.
Prizes:
The winner of each age category will receive a $10 gift certificate from the Richmond Business Partners redeemable at many of our downtown shops. AND, each will be featured on the front page of our website for the entire month of December!
For coloring sheet entries and how to enter, please visit our special coloring contest page on this website.
 CharliesNuthouse.com will be roasting fresh Michigan Chestnuts all weekend on Broadway. Start a new holiday tradition with a delicious, old fashioned treat. If you have never had the pleasure of hot roasted chestnuts, be sure stop by for a free taste!
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 Join us on
Wednesday's, 3 to 7pm at Memorial Hall for our Holiday Bazaar. Click image for larger view.
Charlies Nuthouse will also be serving fresh, hot roasted chestnuts out front! If you have never had them, stop by for a free sample!
And, from now until Christmas, many of our downtown shops will be staying open
 on Wednesday evenings until 7pm! We have lots of gift ideas, treats and more for the 2007 holiday season.
 Join us at 5pm on Friday, November 23 at Stevens Park in front of the Gazebo (Main Street & Broadway) for the start of our tree lighting festivities.
We'd like to encourage children to bring an ornament they have crafted to help trim our community tree. We have put together some neat ideas to help get them started.
We will sing some favorite holiday songs and make sure everything is ready to receive our special guest when he arrives.
Breaking News: In our latest message from the North Pole, Santa's personal 'visit coordinator' has now confirmed his arrival for 5:30pm. She says he is very excited about his visit to Richmond and will be bringing along Mrs. Claus to enjoy our celebration. He send regrets that it is a bit early for Rudolph and the reindeer crew to be able to attend with them though. They are all in the middle of their extensive training for the marathon they run each Christmas Eve.
 The Richmond/Spring Grove Kiwanis have arranged Horse Drawn Carriage rides from 11am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. The rides last about 15 minutes for a cost of only $25. The carriage stop will be located on west Broadway near the Charlies Nuthouse fresh, hot roasted chestnuts stand.
The Richmond/Spring Grove Kiwanis have gathered together awesome designers who have added their special touch to the rooms of the beautiful Richmond Inn. Tour this wonderful Victorian beauty in all her holiday slendor on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. While the tour is free of charge, donations for the Richmond Food Pantry will be warmly recieved.
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Sponsored by the Richmond/Spring Grove Kiwanis, children may visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Memorial Hall until 8pm on Friday after our official tree lighting, and again on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm.
Pictures with Santa and activities for your children will also be provided. For more information, please visit their website.
 The 1st Place winner will have family name and year engraved on our trophy!
Plus... exclusive bragging rights
for an entire year!
PRIZES:
1st Place: $150 Gift Certificate
from Van's Supermarket
2nd Place: $100 Gift Certificate
from Van's Supermarket
3rd Place: $50 Gift Certificate
from Van's Supermarket
Please visit our special page for
eligibility and entry requirements.
 You've made your list, checked it twice, and now you have a bundle of packages to be wrapped! No worries, Santa's Little Helper is here to lend a hand!
Santa's Little Helper Gift Wrapping service is located in the lower level of Doyle's Pub. Bring in your packages to be wrapped and then trot upstairs to embibe in a hot drink, a snack, lunch or dinner. When you're finished with an enjoyable break, your packages will be all wrapped up and topped with a bow ready to set under the tree.
Santa's Little Helper will be available for all your gift wrapping needs starting on Friday, November 23 and continuing on until Christmas Eve. If you have loads to wrap, you may wish to call Santa's Little Helper Kierre at 815.678.3623 to schedule a convenient time to drop off and pick up large numbers of packages.
 The Richmond Food Pantry will be holding their annual craft and bake sale in the lower level of Memorial Hall on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Proceeds directly benefit our food pantry and all the wonderful work they do throughout the entire year.
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