This Weekend Is Packed With Great Holiday Events [LIST]
The holiday season is upon us and there is a TON of fun stuff to do in the Corridor this weekend! Here are some of the highlights:
- Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
- U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids
- December 1st at 7:30 p.m.
- Tickets range from $45 to $119 - get yours HERE
- A Christmas Carol
- Old Creamery Theatre in Amana
- December 1st & 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and December 3rd at 2 p.m.
- Tickets range from $10 to $31 – get yours HERE
- Annie
- Theatre Cedar Rapids Auditorium
- December 1st & 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and December 3rd at 2:30 p.m.
- Tickets range from $31 to $40 – get yours HERE
- Holiday Cabaret
- Theatre Cedar Rapids Studio
- December 1st & 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and December 3rd at 2:30 p.m.
- Tickets range from $21 to $25 – gets yours HERE
- Playtime Poppy Presents: Disney's The Lion King Jr.
- Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids
- December 1st at 5 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. and December 2nd at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
- Tickets are $4
- Coffeehouse Night
- Lowe Park in Marion
- December 1st from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - doors at 6:30 p.m.
- Live music from Anji Kat
- Free to the public with limited seating
- Christmas in the Park & Peppermint Walk
- City Square Park in Marion
- December 1st from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Hot cocoa and popcorn, holiday activities at the library, horse-drawn carriage rides, visits with Santa and Anna/Elsa from Frozen, live music, and more
- The Peace Tree will be lit at 6 p.m.
- Free to the public
- A Christmas Past
- Downtown West Branch
- December 1st with events beginning at 4 p.m. and December 2nd with events beginning at 8 a.m.
- Tree lighting, art market, kid's activities, visits with Santa, crafts, silent auction, carolers, horse-drawn carriage & wagon rides, and more
- For a full schedule of events click HERE (begins on page 6)
- Prelude to Christmas
- Amana Colonies
- December 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
- Shopping, Christmas decor, Tannenbaum Forest, theater, demonstrations, kid's activities, and more
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- Deck the District
- Czech Village/New Bohemia in Cedar Rapids
- December 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
- For a full schedule of events click HERE
- Fridays@NewBo
- NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids
- December 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Viewing of the movie A Christmas Story
- Free to the public
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation & Ugly Sweater Contest
- NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids
- December 1st from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Tickets are $5 - get them in advance HERE and get a free beer from NewBo Beer and Wine at the event
- 21+ only
- Holidog Bazaar
- The Former Artisan’s Sanctuary in Cedar Rapids (45 16th Ave SW)
- December 1st from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and December 2nd from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Pet photography sessions are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. December 2nd and cost $30.00 - reserve your slot HERE (walk-ins are welcome but reservations are recommended)
- Proceeds benefit Dogs Forever’s Safe Place
- For more details click HERE
- Holiday Thieves' Market
- Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City
- December 2nd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and December 3rd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Features shops, student displays, a holiday concert, children's art activities, a silent auction, wine & beer tasting, and more
- Free admission
- Orchestra Iowa with Ballet Quad Cities Presents: The Nutcracker
- Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids
- December 2nd at 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. and December 3rd at 2:30 p.m.
- Tickets start at $18 - get yours HERE
- Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
- Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
- December 2nd at 7:05 p.m.
- vs. Sioux Falls Stampede
- Santa at the Stable night
- Tickets are $10.75 to $35.75 - get yours HERE
- Cans Film Festival
- Marcus Wehrenberg Theatre
- December 2nd from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Donate 5 or more cans of food per person and get a free ticket to one of the Holiday Classics films playing that day: It's a Wonderful Life, Elf and The Polar Express
- All donors will also receive a 'Buy One, Get One Free' voucher to return to see another Holiday Classics Film between December 8th and 14th: Christmas Vacation, White Christmas, and A Christmas Story
- Fundraiser for the Salvation Army Food Pantry
- Cirque Musica Holiday Presents BELIEVE
- U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids
- December 3rd at 7:30 p.m.
- Tickets range from $33 to $88 - get yours HERE