Tree Lighting Festival The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce will kick off the Christmas season, 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, with a Tree Lighting Festival in Downtown Chandler at the Lincoln County Courthouse.
In addition to a Tree Lighting Ceremony, some of the “Winter Wonderland” activities planned are Gingerbread House and Courthouse Door Decorating contests and a Sing Out for Christmas Choir competition. There will be Christmas carolers, retail vendors and food trucks, photo opportunities, children’s Christmas crafts, and more.
Annual Christmas Parade The Chandler Area Chamber invites you to participate in the Annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7. Citizen of the Year Larry Lenora will serve as Grand Marshall for the parade.
A monetary prize will be awarded to the first, second and third place float winners. All band entries will be awarded $150 for participating. The theme for this year’s parade is “Winter Wonderland.” To be eligible for prize money, you must follow the theme.
Parade line-up will take place at 10 a.m. at the corner of Sixth and Steele near Memorial School. The parade will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Santa Claus will be in the Courthouse lobby immediately after the Christmas Parade. Free pictures with Santa will be taken and available on site.
Confirm your participation as early as possible by calling the Chamber office at (405) 258-0673 or by e-mailing chandlerchamber@gmail.com.
Christmas Bucks The Chandler Chamber will give away $1,000 in Chamber Bucks at the end of the parade in front of H&S Theater. Prizes of $500, $300, and $200 will be given away drawn from tickets received from Chamber members. Participating businesses have flyers in their window. Stop by to get the tickets through Dec. 6.
Christmas at the Theater A new holiday treat after the parade this year is a free movie showing of “The Polar Express” at H&S Theater at 1 p.m. Admission is free; however, concessions must be purchased.
Christmas Decorating Contests The public is also invited to participate in the annual Christmas Store Front and/or Home Decorating contests. You do not have to be a current Chamber member to enter, but it is limited to the immediate Chandler area.
You can use the parade theme for the storefront but are not obligated to do so. Homes will be judged on the outside only and limited to a five-mile radius of Chandler city limits.
Deadline for registering your home or business is 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, to qualify for judging. Judging will be Friday, Dec. 6. Register by calling the Chamber office at (405) 258-0673 or email chandlerchamber@gmail.com.
For more information contact the chamber’s executive director Marilyn Emde at (405) 258-0673.