It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Flint & Genesee! Sure, we’re still in Thanksgiving week, but the weather is cold and many businesses and attractions are already in the holiday spirit.
From special holiday road races to Christmas plays to spectacular light displays, the county is ready to spread the magic of the season to residents and tourists alike.
“Flint & Genesee offers a wonderful array of holiday happenings,” said Cheryl DeFrain, Director, Flint & Genesee Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Our entire county hosts unique events and attractions that make our community so special during the holiday season.”
Among the happenings:
- Holiday Trains exhibit at the Sloan Museum – Now through Jan. 4, 2015 – sloanlongway.org
- Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic – Nov. 28-Dec. 30 – geneseecountyparks.org/pages/Christmas
- Flint Handmade Holiday Craft Market at the Masonic Temple – Nov. 29, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. – flinthandmade.org
- Wild Turkey Run/Walk at For-Mar Nature Preserve – Nov. 29, 11 a.m.-noon – geneseecountyparks.org
- Longway Planetarium holiday shows: “George & Oatmeal Save Santa” (12:30 p.m.) and “Holiday Magic Laser Show” (2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. only on Dec. 22-23) – Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 6- 7, 13-14 and 20-23 – sloanlongway.org
- Flint’s Holiday Walk at the Flint Cultural Center – Dec. 2, 5:15-8 p.m. – flintculturalcenter.com
- Holiday Candlewalk in downtown Flushing – Dec . 4, 5:30 p.m. and Dec. 5, 6 p.m. – flushingchamber.com
- “Tambourines to Glory” at The New McCree Theatre – Dec. 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 and 26-27 (Thursday and Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.) – thenewmccreetheatre.com
- Jinglefest in downtown Fenton – Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. – fentonchamber.com
- Christmas on Main Street in downtown Davison – Dec. 6, 11 a.m. – davisondda.org
- YMCA of Greater Flint’s Santa Run/Walk – Dec. 6, noon-3 p.m. – flintymca.com
- “The Nutcracker” presented by the FIM at The Whiting – Dec. 6, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 7, 3 p.m. – thewhiting.com
- Clio Cast & Crew presents “Ho, Ho, Ho: The Santa Claus Chronicles” – Dec. 11-14 (Thursday and Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m.) – cliocastandcrew.com
- “A Walk Through the Pages: A Christmas Carol” at the Whaley Historic House Museum – Dec. 13 and 20, 1-4 p.m. – www.whaleyhouse.com
- “A Dickens of a Holiday Celebration” (4-6 p.m.) and “Dickens Stockton Christmas” (6-8 p.m.) at Stockton Center at Spring Grove Museum – Dec. 13 – stocktoncenter.weebly.com
- Flint Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops Concert at The Whiting – Dec. 20, 7 p.m., and Dec. 21, 3 p.m. – thewhiting.com
For more information, contact the Flint & Genesee CVB at (810) 600-1404 or .