Holiday Crafts for Kids @ The Germantown Christmas Festival

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Event Category: General Events

Target Audience: All Ages Welcome!

The Germantown Christmas Festival kicks-off the Holiday Season in Germantown. This year the festival falls on Veterans Day, a day intended to honor and thank all military personnel who served the United States in all wars, particularly living veterans. Veterans will be honored throughout the day. There are family friendly activities scheduled all day so bring your family, friends and neighbors out to enjoy the community before the busyness of the season takes over.

5k Candy Cane Run/Walk
9am registration; 10am race start
Register at the Germantown Community Library
see separate calendar listing for more details and registration information
RUN REGISTRATION FORM  OR  https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Germantown/5kCandyCaneRunWalk

Annual Christmas Parade
Theme: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Line-up 12:30pm; parade start 1:30pm
Parade Route: starting at Pilgrim Road & Sylvan Circle (north of Mequon Road) traveling north to Fond du Lac Avenue, onto Main Street; travel west on Main Street to Squire Drive; turn south onto Squire Drive ending in the Life Church parking lot.
PARADE ENTRY FORM

Tree Lighting Activities
1:30pm-4:30pm
Located at the Germantown Community Library
Featuring: free horse-drawn carriage rides, hot beverages & treats, caroling, visits with Santa as soon as he is done with the parade, gift basket sale by Friends of the Library and kid craft activities, and KID IDs by the Germantown Police Department.
The actual lighting of the official Village Christmas Tree takes place about 4:15pm
The Kiwanis Club will have food available for sale all day at the library.