Join us for Waupaca's 6th Annual Yuletide Celebration!
December 5-8, 2024
Thursday, December 5:
- Yuletide Celebration Parade, 6:30 p.m.
Join us in downtown Waupaca on South Main Street as we kick off Waupaca's Yuletide Celebration. Parade will start at 6:30 p.m. and run from Trinity Lutheran Church on Badger Street to Danes Hall on North Main Street. The parade will end at Danes Hall with Santa, carols with the Waupaca High School Madrigal Singers and Waupaca Community Theatre, and the lighting of the tree.
Are you a business or organization interested in participating in the parade? Fill out this ENTRY FORM and drop off, with payment, at the Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce office (315 S. Main Street, Waupaca).
Friday, December 6:
- Window Walk and late-night shopping in downtown Waupaca
Downtown shops open until 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 7--Waupaca's Yuletide Trail:
- Cookie walk, 10 am-4 pm
Get your cookie tin beginning on Friday, November 1 at the Holly History and Genealogy Center (321 S. Main Street), Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce (315 S. Main Street), Community First Credit Union (1006 Royalton Street), or Northern Home (119 N. Main Street).
Tins are $25 and all proceeds benefit the Waupaca Historical Society, thanks to Community First Credit Union.
Pick up your cookies with your tin (one ticket for each cookie for 20 total cookies) throughout the day at participating businesses. Check the map inside the tin for the cookie stops!
NEW!! Free cookie tin bag with each tin purchase!
- Shopping in downtown Waupaca and King, 10 am-4 pm
- Trolley from downtown Waupaca (pick up on East Fulton Street) to King, 10 am-5 pm
The Holly Jolly Trolley is back! Hop on and shop, then hop back on! The trolley will run all day back and forth with no set pick-up times. Just get the trolley stop and you'll soon be on your way! Enjoy entertainment on the trolley, too, thanks to our local musicians and storytellers! - Waupaca Area Public Library open all day, 10 am-4 pm
Storytime in the lower level, 10 am
Crafts in the exhibit room
"Americans and the Holocaust" traveling exhibit in the exhibit room - Children's Christmas Part at Danes Hall from 12 to 3 pm
Santa will be visiting from 12 to 2 pm! - Carolers in King from 10:30 to 11 a.m. and in downtown Waupaca from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Town Crier will also be announcing the day's festivities!
Sunday, December 8:
- Interactive family movie at the Waupaca Rec Center--The Santa Clause--12 pm
Indoor bouncy houses, holiday movie and refreshments by WICEC!
Sponsored by First State Bank
Hosted by the Waupaca Parks and Recreation Department and the Waupaca Area Public Library--FREE! - Downtown Waupaca businesses open for shopping
Artful Trees Display outside the Library/City Hall
- Check out the Artful Trees decorating the front lawn of the Library/City Hall! Trees are festively decorated by local businesses and organizations! Be sure to stop by day or night from December 5 through January 1!
Are you a local business or organization that wants to decorate a tree? There are 12 Artful Trees available, so sign up now! Fill out this REGISTRATION FORM and drop off payment at the Waupaca Historical Society (321 S. Main Street). The payment is refundable after your tree has been taken down by Friday, January 3 (more details on the form).
Not interested in decorating a tree but want to support the display? We are looking for sponsors to offset the costs of the trees, lights, stands and signage. In return for your sponsorship of this event, we will publish your logo in our printed materials, and name you as a sponsor in our social media and press releases. Contact us today if you are interested!
All Week:
- Holiday Movie at the Rosa Theatre
- Take your holiday photograph at the top of the hill next to Danes Hall. It's the perfect holiday photo opportunity with beautiful Main Street in the background!
- Enjoy the Storywalk in downtown Waupaca and in King! Two different holiday books will be available for you to read with your family in both locations.
OPPORTUNITIES:
- Would you like to sponsor Waupaca's Yuletide Celebration? We are looking for sponsors to help offset the costs of this free community event. Costs include signage, banners, printing, and trees. In return for your sponsorship of this event, we will publish your logo in our printed materials, and name you as a sponsor in our social media and press releases. If you would like to sponsor the event, please contact Tracy Behrendt at director@waupacahistoricalsociety.org. Thank you for your support!
