Chesaning Christmas Candlelight Walk

Fri., and Sat., Nov. 26 & 27, 2010

Click Here for a complete list of activities at this year's Christmas Candlelight Walk!

Visit Chesaning for some family fun, including free horse-drawn carriage rides, and get in the holiday spirit in the glow of thousands of candles and tiny twinkling lights during the annual Candlelight Walk Nov. 27 and 28.

New this year is Light Magic in our Village, the only way to describe it is unusual, whimsical and fun! The kind of thing you have to see to believe! You will walk among a crazy assortment of vehicles and objects parked in downtown Chesaning on traffic-free Broad Street, trucks, farm implements, boats, whatever, if they can get it into town, they can enter it in the contest as long as it is decorated for the season!

Once again the Peet Community Center will house the Festival of Trees where you will find a fantasy of decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and gift items all waiting to be raffled. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be at the Peet Center to listen to children's wishes.

Take part in the Chamber of Commerce sponsored Candlelight Gift Walk promotion and maybe win a Chamber gift certificate or a gift prize.

To celebrate the holiday, a number of local churches will be setting up outdoor nativity scenes along the boulevard.

The Chesaning Area Historical Society will host a special museum display and is also sponsoring a Word Hunt Fun Contest. Search out the words in various local businesses and if you win (must be 18 years or older) you will take home a Netbook.

Gingerbread Houses decorated by elementary school students will be on display in various downtown businesses. Other activities include an Arts and Crafts shows at the High School and Middle School and at the Our Lady Parish Hall, roasted chestnuts, live skits by the Chesaning Area Performing Association and live holiday music by the Brady Wesleyan Church Praise Team.