Tag: Crete Country Christmas

Night 2 of the annual Crete Santa Sleigh Parade and Fundraiser starts tonight at 6PM from Crete Public Works. Escorted by lights and siren from Crete’s finest and bravest, Santa and his Elves will collect non-perishable food and monetary donations for the Crete food pantry, and new, unwrapped toys for Angels on Assignment.

Check out the LIVE Santa tracker to see the exact location here: https://villageofcrete.org/santa-sleigh-parade-fundraiser-2/

Please place donations on the curb for collection along the parade route, or hand them directly to Santa and his Elves when they come by. Please make checks payable to Crete Food Pantry.

The annual Crete Santa Sleigh Parade and Fundraiser starts this afternoon. Escorted by lights and siren from Crete’s finest and bravest, Santa and his Elves will collect non-perishable food and monetary donations for the Crete food pantry, and new, unwrapped toys for Angels on Assignment.

Starting 5̶P̶M̶  6PM today, Santa will visit the downtown Crete area. Refer to the map for the specific route. And check out the LIVE Santa tracker to see the exact location here: https://villageofcrete.org/santa-sleigh-parade-fundraiser-2/

Please place donations on the curb for collection along the parade route, or hand them directly to Santa and his Elves when they come by. Please make checks payable to Crete Food Pantry.

It’s the annual Crete Country Christmas Grinch 5K Run! Get into the Christmas spirit and chase away your inner Grinch, with this crisp Saturday morning 3.1-mile race.

Enjoy this Crete Country Christmas piano recital from Crete United Methodist Church, performed by Paul Blievernicht on Sunday, December 5, 2022.

The annual Crete Country Christmas officially started this afternoon, with a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the gazebo on Main and Cass, followed by food vendors and live music. Check out this LIVE video from downtown Crete:

Many more fun activities are planned for the next few days – see the complete schedule at https://cretecountrychristmas.com!

The annual Crete Santa Sleigh Parade is back December 5 and 6.

Escorted by lights and siren from Crete’s finest and bravest, Santa and his Elves will collect non-perishable food and monetary donations for the Crete food pantry, and new, unwrapped toys for Angels on Assignment.

Please place donations on the curb for collection along the parade route, or hand them directly to Santa and his Elves when they come by. Please make checks payable to Crete Food Pantry.

Weather permitting, Santa will visit the downtown Crete area on Monday, December 5, and the Lincolnshire/Swiss Valley area on Tuesday, December 6, scheduled to take off from Crete Public Works at 5̶P̶M̶  6PM. Weather may cause schedule to change, check the Crete Country Christmas Facebook page for updates.

View maps of the parade route:
Monday – The downtown Crete area
Tuesday – Lincolnshire / Swiss Valley area

You can also track Santa LIVE as he departs Crete Public Works, to see when he’s close to your area.

The annual “Light Up Crete for the Holidays” event by Crete Country Christmas, encourages residents to display magnificent decorations during the month of December. All participants enter a random raffle with a chance to win a price.

This year’s winners are:

1581 Austin Ave
847 Berkshire Pl
1122 Douglas Ln
25952 S Cambridge Dr
25511 Susan Ln

Thank you to all who participated.

🐕 Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to all the winners and their owners 🐕

Crete Country Christmas starts this afternoon! Delicious food, awesome music and pictures with Santa. At Cass and Main in downtown Crete!

See the entire schedule at https://cretecountrychristmas.com/activities-2021

Less than a month away, Crete Country Christmas is in need of volunteers for the festivities during the three magical days of December 3 through 5. Learn more at http://CreteChristmas.com or https://signup.com/go/xwfeYiB.