2008 Creston Holiday Calendar of Events

November

15        Holly Daze Craft & Gift Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mealsite

27        Happy Thanksgiving

28        Holiday GiveAway 2008 Begins

            Lighting of Rainbow Park, 5:00 p.m. 

29        CHS Alumni Event & Top Chef Chili Cookoff, 6:00 p.m. CHS

 

December

    4         Comfort and Joy Quilt Show, 10 a.m. until after the parade, American Home Design

      Quilt Block Walk in Uptown Creston  

Festival of Trees, Maple Street Memories

Living Windows & Caroling on Maple and Adams Street, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

            Santa Arrives at the Christmas Castle at the Depot, 4:00 to 6 p.m., 
               Restored Depot, pictures available for a fee, Friends of the Library

            Model Railroaders working at the Depot, 4:30 p.m. to close

            Rotary Soup Supper, 4 to 7 p.m., Congregate Meal Site

            Cider and Donut Holes Served in the Depot before and after the Parade

            Lighted Christmas Parade, 7 p.m., Uptown Creston

            Fireworks Show, Uptown Creston, following the Parade

            Iowa State Savings Bank Holiday Open House, following the Parade, ISSB

5              Comfort and Joy Quilt Show, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., American Home Design Center

            Quilt Block Walk in Uptown Creston  

Festival of Trees,  Maple Street Memories

6          Breakfast with Santa, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., depot

Comfort and Joy Quilt Show, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Home Design Center

            Festival of Trees,  Maple Street Memories

            Quilt Block Walk in Uptown Creston  

            YMCA Wine & Cheese Tasting, Three Mile Lake Lodge

7          Festival of Trees, Maple Street Memories

            Rural Iowa Crisis Center Home Tours, 2 to 5 p.m.

10        Creston Chamber of Commerce & UCDA Holiday Open House, 10 a.m.

              to 4 p.m., Chamber/UCDA Offices

12        Crest Area Theatre Presents Madrigal Dinner, 5:30 a.m., Supertel Inn

13        Santa at Christmas Castle, 9:00 a.m. to Noon, Restored Depot

Creston Animal Rescue Effort (CARE) Craft and Bake Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 

            Congregate Meal Site

            Crest Area Theatre Presents Madrigal Dinner, 5:30 a.m., Supertel Inn

14        Southwestern Community College Concert Choir presents Carols in Concert,

7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center.

15        Middle School Concert, 7 p.m.   

17        Creston Holiday GiveAway 2008 Drawing, 10:30 a.m., Chamber Office

18        CHS Winter Concert, 7:00 p.m., High School Auditorium

25        Merry Christmas

31        New Years Eve

Christmas Castle 2008 Opening

The 2008 Christmas Castle in the Restored Depot will be open for all to enjoy beginning November 26th.  Take a few minutes out of your schedule to come experience the beauty and fun of the Castle.  It will be open through the first of the year. Come once or visit often.

For additional information on any of these events please call the Creston Chamber of Commerce at 641-782-7021