Local events coming up to celebrate the season

Several local event are coming up to help celebrate the Christmas season.

Get an early start in celebrating by signing up for the Lighted Christmas Parade. The deadline is November 28. The Lighted Christmas Parade will be on December 2 at 6 p.m.

The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce encourages people to sign up now as you make plans for the design of your float. It’s time to enjoy the Christmas spirit together as a community and join together for fun. The parade’s route is the same as the Gift of Waters. It starts on Senior Avenue, past the Post Office, turning to the flagpole, then turning around at the turning lane at the stoplight (not the intersection), and finishes on Broadway. The Chamber is also working on getting Santa and Mrs. Clause to come and have the opportunity for photos afterwards. Get ready for some winter fun and season’s greetings here in Thermopolis.

The Chamber is holding its 2023 Merry Christmas Market were participants can shop locally starting the week of November 24 for the possibility of winning $250 in Chamber Bucks.. Participants turn in their receipt to the Chamber of Commerce.

See the ad on this page for complete details.

The Children’s Resource Center is hosting Soup with Santa on Thursday, November 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the center.

There will be a variety of soups to enjoy and crafts for holiday gift giving. Santa will also be there to make the night special.

This is a fundraiser for their Dolly Parton Imagination Library which delivers free books to local children birth to three-years-old for free. Suggested donations are between $5-$20 for each craft and $5 per person for dinner.

For more information, call the center at 864-9227.

The 23nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival will be held on Tuesday, December 5 at the Community Church Fellowship Hall at 5:30 p.m. for food, drinks, and at 6:30 p.m will be the tree, wreath, and specialty items auction. All proceeds go to the Thermopolis Community Fund. Hot Springs Health and Pinnacle Bank sponsor the event.

Event organizer John Gibbel said, “It’s really exciting. We’re hoping to have over 30 items available for auction. In addition to the trees and wreaths, we will have silent auction items and specialty items, custom-made for this event from our talented community.”

For more information, contact John Gibbel at 921-0878.