It’s Christmas in McPherson
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas .. . . now, all we need is snow! The first weekend of November is the traditional Christmas Holiday Open House in McPherson That designated weekend brings shoppers to McPherson to buy early gifts and to see what all McPherson has to offer for their gift list.
The Christmas Holiday Open House and Christmas promotion is a Main Street, Chamber & Convention & Visitors partnership of promoting shopping and visiting McPherson for the holiday season. All the marketing & advertising for Shopping, Movies, Christmas Light Contest, Candy Cane Cash, Trolley Tours, Cookies with Santa could not be possible without the financial support of Main Street & Chamber members, in addition to the marketing grant that is made available from the Convention & Visitors Bureau. Thank you to the following businesses for their support.
Be sure to call in the Chamber at 241-3303 or Main Street at 241-7430 with your address to be part of the Christmas Light Contest.
Shop in McPherson this holiday season and YOU could win $500.00 in Candy Cane Cash!
Candy Cane Cash Participating Merchants:
A5 Wester, ArtShirt-Gear for Sport, Brooklyn & Co., Brown’s Shoe Fit, Clayworks at Disability Support, Creative Hairlines Spa & Salon, Elite Entertainment, Guys ‘N Gals, Health Food Market, Hopp’s Sound & Electric, Krehbiels Meat Market & Deli, Mattress Haven, SassyBags, Stitches Quilt Shop, The Bookshelf, The Cook’s Nook, The Hidden Closet, The Stone Chimney, The Well, VAAM, Venable Jewelers
2011 Christmas Promotion Supporters & Participants
Mattress Haven, The Stone Chimney, PrairieLand Partners, The Well, Artshirt – Gear for Sport, Peoples Bank & Trust, Venable Jewelers, Brooklyn & Co., The Bookshelf/Hidden Closet, Brown’s Shoe Fit, SassyBags, The Cooks Nook, Esther V. Rettig MD, P.A., Graber’s Ace Hardware, Clayworks at Disability Supports, Health E-Quip, Cartridge King, Sunbird Dental, Client Centered Counseling, Creative Hairlines Salon & Spa, Integrity Salon & Spa, Johns-Manville, Midway Motors Super Center, Guys ‘n Gals, Williams Energy Services, Elliott Insurance, Rinse & Roll Car Wash, Siri Harrell CPA, The Cedars, Sunflower Bank, H & R Block, Ameriprise Financial, CertainTeed, Ellene McKean & Associates, Femco, A5 Western, Hopp’s Sound & Electric, Health Food Market, Krehbiel’s Meat Market & Deli, First Bank Kansas, VAAM, Elite Entertainment, Stitches Quilt Shop
Click on this link for a printable version of the 2011 Christmas Schedule
November 26
3:00 p.m. “Polar Express” movie at the McPherson Opera House (FREE)
December 1
Participating stores open till 8:00 p.m.
6:00-7:30p.m. Cookies with Santa at The Bookshelf/Hidden Closet, 206 N. Main, FREE photos by Walgreens
December 3
Mini Main, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the McPherson Community Building (sponsored by Main Street), shopping for kids, crafts
& cookies with Santa (sponsored by Ellene McKean & Associates) FREE photos by Walgreens
3:00 p.m. Dr. Seuss, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at the McPherson Opera House (FREE)
December 8
Participating stores open till 8:00 p.m.
6:00-7:30 p.m. Cookies with Santa at Midway Motors Super Center, 2075 E. Kansas, FREE photos by Walgreens
Christmas Light Public Trolley Tours – 6:00, 7:00 & 8:00 p.m. from the McPherson Opera House (advanced tickets at CVB -306 N. Main or 1-800-324-8022)
December 10
9:00-10:30 a.m. Cookies with Santa at ClayWorks, 107 N. Main, FREE photos by Walgreens December 11
1:30-3:00 p.m. Cookies with Santa, at Siri Harrell, CPA at the McPherson Opera House FREE photos by Walgreens
3:00 p.m. “The Muppet Christmas Carol” movie at the McPherson Opera House (FREE)
December 15
Participating stores open till 8:00 p.m.
6:00-7:30 p.m. Cookies with Santa, at Creative Hairlines Salon & Spa, 207 S. Main, FREE photos by Walgreens
Christmas Light Public Trolley Tours – 6:00, 7:00 & 8:00 p.m. from the McPherson Opera House (advanced tickets at CVB -306 N. Main or 1-800-324-8022)
December 17
9:00-10;30 a.m. Cookies with Santa, at Sassy Bags, 302 N. Main, photos by Walgreens (FREE)
3:00 p.m. – “A Dog Named Christmas” movie at the McPherson Opera House (FREE)
Christmas Light Public Trolley Tours – 6:00, 7:00 & 8:00 p.m. from the McPherson Opera House (advanced tickets at CVB – 306 N. Main or 1-800-324-8022)
December 22
Participating stores open till 8:00 p.m.
6:00-7:30 p.m. Cookies with Santa, at The Well, 101 N. Main, FREE photos by Walgreens
Christmas Light Public Trolley Tours – 6:00, 7:00 & 8:00 p.m. from the McPherson Opera House (advanced tickets at CVB -306 N. Main or 1-800-324-8022)
Private Christmas Light Trolley Tours are available by calling 1-800-324-8022