Friday, December 4
6 to 9 p.m. First Friday Tree Lighting
- Main stage with performances by local music groups, community vendors, festive activities, and more!
7 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony Begins (remarks and countdown)
5 to 9 p.m. Skating Rink at the Welcome Center
- Located behind the Delaware Welcome Center (20 E William Street) enjoy free ice skating provided by Snappy’s Automotive & their Mason Foundation.
8 to 9 p.m. Visit with Santa at The Delaware Welcome Center, walk-ins welcome!
6 to 9 p.m. Carriage Rides, $2 per person ages 6 and older, more details coming soon.
Saturday, December 5
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dash for Dasher, Santa has lost his reindeer Dasher, and we need your help to find him—explore downtown following Santa’s clues and have fun along the way!
- Beginning at COhatch, 18 E William Street. Voluntary donations accepted, monetary towards Main Street Delaware.
3:30 p.m. The Great Gingerbread Build Off at COhatch
- Registration coming soon
- Join us for this exciting event, where you’ll have three hours to build your most impressive gingerbread creation! The community will participate by voting for their favorite house—each vote is cast by purchasing tickets ($1 each) and dropping them in the jar of your favorite entry, for the People’s Choice. We’ll also have a panel of judges who will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes. Registration includes a basic gingerbread house kit, but feel free to bring your own special decorations—whether it’s sprinkles, candy, glitter, or anything else! We encourage creativity, so come ready to showcase your best gingerbread building skills! Please bring your own base to hold your house!
11 to 3 p.m. Visit with Santa at the Delaware Welcome Center
1 to 5 p.m. Skating Rink at the Welcome Center
- 1 to 3 p.m. will be a kids only skate with lessons provided by the Warcats Hockey Team
Sunday, December 6
1 to 5 p.m. Skating Rink at the Welcome Center
6 p.m. Annual “Light the Night” Christmas Parade, steps off from Mingo Park & travels down Sandusky Street to Wilmer Street
Thank you to all of our Community Investors:
Hiram Masonic Lodge
Willow Brook Christian Communities
Suburban Natural Gas
Wendy’s
COhatch
First Commonwealth
Snappy’s Automotive
The Mason Foundation
The Roesch Family
Delaware Pediatric Dentistry
Planet Marca
Destination Delaware
The Modern Maid
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Delaware County District Library
Little Buckeye Learning Center Delaware
AudioNova
Pathways Financial Credit Union
Modern Woodmen, The Denney Agency
Delaware Eagles 376
Performance Delaware
Honda Marysville Motorsports
Artomotive
Kemba Financial Credit Union
