From shopping to carroling to carriage rides, there will be lots of activities in Clarendon for Small Business Saturday and the new Small Town Christmas celebration on November 30.
Several local merchants will be open throughout the day with special savings to help shoppers get a jump start on their Christmas buying. Check out the Enterprise’s Holiday Gift Guide and ClarendonTX.com/Christmas for details on local merchant promotions. Merchants planning to be open for Small Business Saturday at press time were Amanda’s Country Soaps, Broken Road Liqour, Clarendon Outpost, Cornell’s Country Store, Courtney D’Costa Scentsy, Every Nook & Cranny, Floatin’ T, Henson’s, Garrison’s, Lowe’s Family Center, Monroe’s Peach Ranch, Mulkey Theatre, Rambling Ranch Boutique, REFZ Sports Bar & Grill, and Whistle Stop.
Small Town Christmas festivities will begin at 4 p.m. with the 200 block of Kearney Street being closed off to traffic and vendors and booths being set up in the holiday spirit.
Registration for a Christmas Scavenger Hunt will begin at the Courthouse at 3 p.m. with the hunt beginning at 4:00.
The walking hunt will consist of ten teams of four – first come, first serve – with at least one team member being high school age or older.
A knowledge of local history will be helpful, and cell phone will be needed for selfies. Chamber Christmas Cash will be awarded to the winning teams.
Santa’s Playhouse will open at 321 Kearney, across from the Aquatic Center, with crafts and games for kids. The playhouse will continue through 8 p.m.
At 5 p.m., Santa Claus will be on the Courthouse Square where there will be live music on the courthouse steps and hot chocolate provided by the Clarendon Lions Club.
The courthouse lighting will be held at 6 p.m. in accordance with tradition, and then the fun will shift back to Kearney Street.
Food vendors will be set up on Third Street, and live music and caroling will continue throughout the evening until 9 p.m.
Carriage rides will be available, and s’mores stations will be set up on Kearney Street.
Merchant booths will be set up on Kearney Street and/or in the Donley County State Bank parking lot between the Masonic Lodge Hall and the Crossties Ministry Center. In the event of bad weather, those booths will be moved inside those buildings.
The Chamber of Commerce booth will also have for sale the official 2024 Small Town Christmas sweatshirt. Those shirts will also be available in the Visitor Center next week.
Small Town Christmas is being organized by a group of volunteer elves and supported with promotional efforts through the Chamber of Commerce and the Clarendon EDC. Volunteers have been busy preparing decorations and cleaning windows.
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