Holiday events, lights, photos with Santa Claus
• Holly Jolly Drive-Thru holiday lights event is 6-8 p.m. Dec. 11 in the Southfield Parks & Recreation Building Circle Drive, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield. View holiday lights, festive ice carvings, a live reindeer, and Santa from vehicles. Bring letters for Santa Claus to give to helpers. The first 250 children receive a special treat bag. All participants must wear face masks and stay inside vehicles, www. cityofsouthfield.com, free event.
• Outdoor Holiday Magic is through Dec. 24, at The Village of Rochester Hills, at the corner of Adams and Walton Road, Rochester Hills, featuring festive lights and activities. Photos with Santa, Dec. 11-Dec. 13 at Festival Park, free, adv. register for a time slot; Holiday crafts for kids, 2:30- 4:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Fountain Park; Reindeer visits, 2- 6 p.m. Dec. 13, at Festival Park. Holiday music events include Lisa Catallo and Sara Kerras, 6-8 p.m., Dec. 11; Dave Thomas, 5-7 p.m. Dec. 12; Oakland County Chorale Society, 7-8 p.m. Dec.12; Caroling Violetters, 3-5 p.m. Dec. 13. Events subject to weather, TheVORH.com/Events.
• Holiday Magic Drive Thru Lights is 5- 9 p.m., remaining dates: Dec. 1114, Dec. 17-24 and Dec. 2630, at Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad, 6140 Bray Road, Flint.$10 per car, pay at the gate, cash or credit, no buses, geneseecountyparks.org/ crossroads-village.
• The ‘Christmas Peace’ virtual service: 7 p. m. Dec. 12, St. John Lutheran Church in Farmington Hills, a mix of contemporary reflections and readings, and holiday instrumentals, via Zoom and Facebook Live, www. stjohn- elca.org.
• Artist’s Holiday Market is through Dec. 13, Orion Art Center, 115 S. Anderson St. Lake Orion. Pop-Up Holiday Market will be held weekends and times for in-person shopping. The Virtual Holiday Market will run daily online during that time, orionartcenter.org.
• Clawson Chamber of Commerce is hosting Clawson the Elf Scavenger Hunt at local businesses. Entry forms and rules are at clawsonchamber.org. Completed entry forms may be submitted by 6 p.m. Dec. 15 via email to clawsonchamberofcommerce@gmail.com or dropped off at one of the participating businesses, to be entered into a drawing for a gift basket.
• Cranbrook Christmas Jazz- Grace Out of Necessity: 7 p.m. Dec. 18, featuring Rodney Whitaker Sextet along with guest vocalist Vanessa Rubin and the Christ Church Cranbrook choir. Annual concert is virtual this year, cccathome.org.
• Santa House and Scavenger Hunt is 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 20, downtown Birmingham. Sign-up for a socially distanced appointment with Santa through Dec. 24. Sign up for the Scavenger Hunt at signupgenius.com/ go/10c0d49a5af22a6fcc07birmingham. View live Reindeer, Dec. 19. Activities in accordance with Oakland County COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, allinbirmingham.com/calendar.php.
• Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll is Friday-Sunday, through Dec. 20, holiday light displays with live characters, adv. timed tickets, limited capacity, $10+ each, free for children younger than 2, military and veterans, masks required, www.CanterburyHolidayStroll.com.
• Annual Holiday Shop boutique is through Dec. 21 at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, BBArtCenter.org.
• Somerset Collection is offering pre-paid advance reservations for photo visits with Santa, Wednesdays through Sundays, with proceeds to benefit Leader Dogs For The Blind, social distancing and masks required for ages 2+, tickets are $30+, mysomersetsantavisit.as.me/schedule.php.
• Holiday Wander, an immersive holiday scenes exhibit, is Wednesdays through Sundays at Somerset Collection Level 3 North Nordstrom Court, thesomersetcollection.com/holiday-wander, $10 each to benefit charity.
• Twelve Oaks Mall offers photos with Santa through Dec. 24, pre-paid advance reservations for photo visits with Santa, social distancing and masks required for ages 2+, $19.99+ pricing varies for photo packages, shoptwelveoaks.com/pages/sfa.
• Great Lakes Crossing Outlets offers prepaid advance reservations for photo visits with Santa, through Dec. 24, social distancing, and masks required for ages 2+, $19.99+ pricing varies for photo packages, greatlakescrossingoutlets.com/pages/sfa.
• “HollyDazzle, A Renaissance Christmas”, ¾ mile walk with holiday scenes and sensory lights is 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. select dates through Dec. 27 at the Michigan Renaissance Festival grounds, 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, timed tickets for social distancing, purchase adv. tickets, MichRenFest.com, $20 per person, $8 per child, free for children 5 and younger, free parking, masks required.
• Winter Wonder Lights, interactive outdoor holiday light display, Dec. 11Dec. 30, excluding Dec. 2425, Meadow Brook Hall, on the campus of Oakland University, Rochester. Timed tickets at meadowbrookholidays.com, $22ages 13+, $12-youth, free for children 2 and younger, $18 for active military and veterans, parking is free, shuttle available, masks required.
• Magic of Lights drive-through display is through Jan. 2 at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Independence Twp., 1.5-mile route of holiday lights, soundtrack played through FM car radio, 5-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Purchase advanced tickets, $25+, MagicofLights. com/events/Clarkston.
• Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo, select nights through Jan. 3, 8450 W. 10 Mile, Royal Oak, 248-5415717, adv. timed tickets, $15-$20, plus $8 parking, wildlights.detroitzoo.org.
• Big Bright Light Show is 5 p.m.-midnight, through Jan. 3, and weekends through Jan. 17, downtown Rochester, downtownrochestermi. com.
• The Birmingham Shopping District will host The Great Decorate, a holiday tree decorating competition between downtown restaurants and retail stores that partner with local artists to win a small business grant – while raising funds for local foster teens, in partnership with the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange. Visitors to downtown Birmingham, through Dec. 24, can view the decorated trees at each venue and vote for their favorite by donating any amount in person or online at thegreatdecorate.com.