By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Immerse yourself in the Christmas spirit starting this weekend in downtown St. Joseph.
Lights will fill downtown, and an array of holiday activities will be happening, starting tomorrow at Felix Street Square.
Downtown Liaison for Mosaic Life Care Christy George says it all begins tomorrow at 6pm with the lighting ceremony
"It continues every Saturday up until Christmas, so there's three more weekends December 7th, 14th, and 21st," George tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "We have all kinds of activities, different things every weekend so there's a different reason to come down every Saturday and experience all the fun we have planned for you."
George says it will also be Small Business Saturday, with several businesses and restraunts having specials.
"And it's important to come down and support our local business because it's hard to be a local business nowadays, as opposed to anytime, but they really need your support," George explains. "And it not only helps them, but it helps you because they have really cool, unique gifts."
Santa will also arrive at 6pm, after a holiday performance by BJ Talley. A fireworks show will follow the lighting.
One new activity this year, says George, will be the pop-up Merry Market.
"We're building six little Christmas villages, and they'll have pop up vendors inside of them and we'll have different vendors each weekend, and that's sponsored by the Downtown Rotary Club #32 and special thanks to Habitat for Humanity for making this possible," George says. "But we're really excited about the little villages, it's going to create like a little German Christmas vibe we hope."
The festivities will begin at 5:30 tomorrow with a performance by BJ Talley. Santa will arrive at 6 before Mayor John Josendale flips on the lights. There will also be a fireworks show.
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