ChristmasFest Scheduled for December 4th

Press Release 

Release: Immediate

Date: 11/16/20

Contact: Sharon Crosby

Re: Schedule for Christmas Fest 2020

 

 

Christmas Fest 2020

Toccoa, GA – The Toccoa Christmas Fest has become a popular event to help start the Christmas season in Northeast Georgia. This year it will be held on Dec. 4 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. There are several events for everyone to enjoy during the evening.

 

The Lighting of the Tree will be at 6:00 pm on Sage St with Vice Mayor Evan Hellinga counting down to the lighting of the tree and the entire Courthouse Wonderland. The Toccoa Carolers will be there to start off the evening with seasonal songs performed be local churches from 6:00 – 7:00. Then at 7:00, the popular Tugaloo Holler will perform Christmas bluegrass music until 9:00.

Children will be delighted to visit with Santa at the Toy Shop and make crafts at the Elves’ Workshop. In remembrance of the first Christmas, there will be a live nativity with animals for the children to pet. Two carriages and a Polar Express train will take attendees around the beautifully lit downtown.

Lining the streets will be brightly decorated trees in front of many of the businesses.  As part of the Festival of Trees, people can vote for their favorite tree and their favorite non-profit for $1. All proceeds will go to the non-profit that the tree represents, and the tree/nonprofit with the most votes will receive the grand prize of $500.

Also that night, there will be food trucks and booths as well as a Christmas Sage Market with many different kinds of gifts items. The Market will be located in the parking lot on Tugalo St and Sage St.

Strolling through the streets and in the stores will be a quartet of Victorian Carolers from 1^st Presbyterian Church adding to the beauty of the evening.

For the adventurous, Toccoa on Ice will provide an opportunity to try out ice skating. The fee is $5 per person.  The ice skating rink is on Tugalo St.

To cap off the evening, you can stroll around the beautifully lit Courthouse Wonderland and view the many displays.

Even though this is an outside event, we are still asking folks to wear masks and practice social distancing.

The special weekend continues on into Saturday, December 5 with Breakfast with Santa at x-Factor Grill from 8:00 am – 10am. The Christmas Parade will begin at 4:00 pm. It will be spread out this year so everyone can stand farther apart as they watch the parade.

For more information go to www.mainstreettoccoa.com or call Sharon Crosby at 706-282-3309.