Holiday Happenings 2019

Holiday Happenings 2019: Gingerbread Festival and Auction celebrates 25 years

Edible edifices of all kinds will soon be on display — and available for purchase — as the Big Brothers Big Sisters Gingerbread Festival and Auction marks its 25th year. The viewing portion of the Gingerbread Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, giving attendees ...

Holiday Happenings 2019: Holiday Farmers’ Market celebrates 30 years

Now in its 30th year, the Lawrence Holiday Farmers’ Market will soon bring dozens of vendors to the DoubleTree hotel. And while the season for fresh produce may be over, Lawrence Farmers' Market manager Brian McInerney said there will be something for everyone at the market, scheduled for ...

Holiday Happenings 2019: Support local artists at Bizarre Bazaar

Although Lawrence's annual Bizarre Bazaar shopping event now draws more than a hundred artists every year, the event got its start as a small, intimate affair. “The event began about 31 years ago because a small group of artists 'didn't fit' in traditional art fair settings,” said Jerry ...

Holiday Happenings 2019: Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade returns for 27th year

There’s no better way to begin the holidays than hearing the clip-clopping of horses in downtown Lawrence. That’s according to the organizers of the local Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, which returns this year to celebrate the holiday season for the 27th year in a row. "We think it's a ...

Holiday Happenings 2019: See hundreds of crèche sets at Festival of Nativities

A staple of the Lawrence holiday season, the Festival of Nativities will return soon to Centenary United Methodist Church. By the time this year’s festival opens on Dec. 7, the church at 245 N. Fourth St. will have transformed into a softly lit metropolis of more than 300 crèche sets made ...