2022 Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend Event Schedule
Thursday, December 1
Chamber of Commerce UnTapped
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre Ballroom, 101 Maple Street
Join the Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce for an evening of great food, drinks and good company! Reconnect with friends and colleagues at Chamber UnTapped. Tickets required. More information can be found at www.manisteechamber.com.
Friday, December 2
Event: 6 x 6 Art Exhibition
noon to 5 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, Hardy Hall Art Gallery, 101 Maple Street
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts presents this community show featuring 6 x 6 canvases by area and regional artists and enthusiasts. The square canvases will be for sale for $20. Be inspired by art! Purchase and support the Hardy Hall Art Gallery. Free and open to the public.
Lakeside Club’s Festival of Trees & Holiday Decor
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre Ballroom, 101 Maple Street
Admission: $1 minimum donation
View and bid on creatively decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, gift baskets, and other seasonal decor designed by local holiday enthusiasts. “Buy it Now” options available. Bring canned goods to vote for your favorite entry for the “People’s Choice” award. Bring unwrapped toys for Five CAP’s “Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens”. Bidding closes Saturday, December 3 at 8 pm. Proceeds benefit two local nonprofits.
Lakeside Club’s “1885 Come Alive!”
7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre Ballroom, 101 Maple Street
Step back in time! This event is an authentic Victorian Christmas gathering. Black tie with a Victorian theme required. Enjoy entertainment, Victorian appetizers and sweets with a cash bar. Limited tickets are available. Purchase advance tickets online at lakesideclubmanistee.org. Tickets are $35 per person or $60 per couple.
Saturday, December 3
Christmas Craft Bazaar
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wagoner Community Center, 260 St. Mary’s Parkway
10 a.m., The Vogue Theatre, 383 River Street
Hot Chocolate from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Race details and information will be posted on http://runmanistee.blogspot.com. Advanced registration will be $20 per runner, $25 on race day.
Event: 6 x 6 Art Exhibition
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, Hardy Hall Art Gallery, 101 Maple Street
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts presents this community show featuring 6 x 6 canvases by area and regional artists and enthusiasts. The square canvases will be for sale for $20. Come in and be inspired by art! Purchase and support the Hardy Hall Art Gallery. Free and open to the public.
Tours of the Ramsdell Theatre
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (every 30 minutes), Ramsdell Theatre, 101 Maple Street
$5 per person. Available at www.RamsdellTheatre.org
Ramsdell Theatre Box Office is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.
11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ramsdell Ballroom, 101 Maple Street
Admission: $1 minimum donation
View and bid on creatively decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, gift baskets, and other seasonal decor designed by local holiday enthusiasts. “Buy it Now” options available. Bring canned goods to vote for your favorite entry for the “People’s Choice” award. Bring unwrapped toys for Five CAP’s “Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens”. Bidding closes Saturday, December 3 at 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit two local nonprofits.
Scandinavian Christmas Open House
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Old Kirke Museum, 304 Walnut Street
Christmas trees decorated in the traditional Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian manner and traditional Scandinavian cookies in the 1868 sanctuary along with a display of Christmas “Tiny Towns and Trains II” and the Madsen Lumbering Dioramas in the lower exhibit hall.
Santa’s Headquarters
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Manistee Marina, 480 River Street
Santa himself will be there for photo ops and to receive Christmas lists from all the good girls and boys. Santa has to leave promptly at 4 p.m. to line up for the Victorian Sleighbell Parade.
Sponsored by: RE/MAX Randy Zakrajseck
Roasted Chestnuts: Annual Sleighbell Tradition
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Downtown Manistee, various Locations on River Street
Sponsored by: Kendra C. Thompson Architects, PC
Victorian Sleighbell Parade
5:30 p.m., Downtown Manistee, River Street
Experience one of Michigan’s most memorable holiday traditions. This authentic parade features horse drawn carriages, turn of the century characters, 30-foot Christmas tree pulled upright by a beautiful horse team, bagpipers and much more. The parade concludes downtown’s west end near the fountain with community caroling and lighting of the tree.
Sponsored by: West Shore Bank
Sleighbell Fireworks
Immediately following the Victorian Sleighbell Parade
Sponsored by: Jeff Reau Edward Jones
A West Shore Community College Holiday Rock Spectacular Reunion
8 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, 101 Maple Street
The West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series, in collaboration with Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, will present the Holiday Rock Spectacular Reunion. This is an opportunity to ring in the holiday season with a powerful musical production featuring the music of The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, For King and Country, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, and U2 to name a few. Tickets are required and range from $15 to $50. Available at www.RamsdellTheatre.org.
Sunday, December 4
Lakeside Club’s Festival of Trees & Holiday Decor
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ramsdell Ballroom, 101 Maple Street
Pick-up time for Winning Bidders
Event: 6 x 6 Art Exhibition
noon to 3 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, Hardy Hall Art Gallery, 101 Maple Street
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts presents this community show featuring 6 x 6 canvases by area and regional artists and enthusiasts. The square canvases will be for sale for $20. Be inspired by art! Purchase and support the Hardy Hall Art Gallery. Free and open to the public.
Ramsdell Theatre Box Office is open from 1 to 2 p.m.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Manistee Marina, 480 River Street
Santa headquarters will also be open on Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sponsored by: RE/MAX Randy Zakrajseck
A West Shore Community College Holiday Rock Spectacular Reunion
2 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, 101 Maple Street
The West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series, in collaboration with Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, will present the Holiday Rock Spectacular Reunion. This is an opportunity to ring in the holiday season with a powerful musical production featuring the music of The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, For King and Country, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton and U2 to name a few. Tickets are required and range from $15 to $50. Available at www.RamsdellTheatre.org.
