(Nov. 2 – Rock Your Christmas, 2:30 p.m., Rock painting at the Chadron Public Library

Nov. 8-9 – Pine Bough Bazaar

• 4-7 p.m. Nov. 8, Dawes County Fairgrounds
• 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Nov. 9, Dawes County Fairgrounds

Nov. 9

• Gingerbread House Workshop, 10 a.m. – Noon, Chadron Open Art, $3/person. Space is limited.  Register online at https://forms.gle/bpvuYtpvjLZ8r1Bk7
• Rock Your Christmas, 2:30 p.m., Rock painting at the Chadron Public Library
• Mad Tea Party, 3 p.m., Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Nov. 16 – Giving Hearts Gala, 5:30 p.m., Chadron Arts Center (Ticketed Event)

Nov. 17 – Holiday Mini Sessions, Noon-6 p.m. Holiday Inn Express & Suites. Book your holiday photos with Eugene Spyy Photography. 

Nov. 20 – Jan. 8 – Festival of Trees, Dawes County Courthouse (Available for viewing during normal business hours and from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Nov. 23, Nov. 30, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21) **Official State Tourism Holiday Passport Stop, starting Nov. 22

Nov. 22-23 – Shop Hometown Harrison

• 4-8 p.m. Nov. 22,  Harrison VFW Hall
• 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nov. 23, Harrison VFW Hall

Nov. 29 – Black Friday – Shop Northwest Nebraska

Nov. 30 – Shop Small Saturday

• Santa’s Village open at The New Leaf Marketplace from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
• Discover Crawford during Shop Small Saturday. Local businesses will offer great deals from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., and kids are invited to take part in a bell parade from Stockman’s Drug to the 2nd Street Bakery at 2 p.m. Santa will greet the children at parade’s end for pictures a story on the history of Stone Soup. Stone Soup will be served from 4 p.m. till gone. The community Christmas tree will be lit at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to drop off a can of food at the bakery on Monday and Wednesday of that week. The cans will be used to make the soup. Any cans not used for the soup will be donated to the food pantry. Each person donating a can will get a ticket for a free cup of soup (one cup per ticket) on Saturday. Anyone without a ticket will be asked to donate $1.00 to be donated to the food pantry.

Dec. 1 – Kids Christmas Shopping at Stateline Casino, with Santa, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Dec. 5 – Christmas in Chadron

• 1-8 p.m. – Meet the Maker event with LaRee Colburn at Bloom Flowers & Gifts (see flyer below for details). 
• 4-8 p.m. – CSC Art Guild Christmas Sale, Chadron Open Art
• 5 p.m. – Soup and hot chocolate, along with live entertainment, Downtown Plaza
• 6 p.m. – Community Tree Lighting, Downtown Plaza
• Following Tree Lighting – Pet Parade and Parade of Lights
• Festival of Trees Open House until 7 p.m. with refreshments & the United Methodist Handbell Choir will perform after the parade.
• 7 p.m. – CSC Holiday Concert, Memorial Hall

Dec. 6 

• Santa at Nebraska Bank, 4-6 p.m. 
• CSC Art Guild Christmas Sale, 4-7 p.m., Chadron Open Art
• “The Ultimate Christmas Show,” 7 p.m., Memorial Hall Black Box Theatre (reserve tickets at www.csc.edu/theatre)
• Holiday Spirits & Cheers, 6 p.m. – Midnight, Bean Broker Coffee House & Pub (Ticketed event, purchase tickets at Bean Broker)
• Santa at the Crawford Fire Hall, 6-9 p.m. 

Dec. 7

• Kris Kringle XMAS Boutique, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., (Santa will be there from 1-3 p.m.) Dawes County Fairgrounds
• Friends of Pets Christmas Pet Portraits, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Bomgaar’s in Chadron
• Light Up the Fort and Historical Christmas Dinner, 6 p.m. (Ticketed Event – tickets on sale Nov. 4 at 8 a.m.)
• “The Ultimate Christmas Show,” 7 p.m., Memorial Hall Black Box Theatre (reserve tickets at www.csc.edu/theatre)

Dec. 8 – Kids Christmas Store, Assumption Arena, 1-2:30 p.m. 

Dec. 13  – Pine Ridge Job Corps Christmas Dinner, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Dec. 14

• Christmas Cookie Bake-off & Santa, 9 a.m., Harrison V.F.W. Hall (See flyers below for details.)
• Free Christmas Matinee, 1:30 p.m., Eagle Theatre, Sponsored by Chadron Kiwanis and Chadron Rotary

Dec. 15 – Annual Winter Ballet, “Alice in Wonderland,” 2 p.m. Memorial Hall (Ticketed Event)