HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

• Kris Kringle Market open-air holiday market is noon-10p.m. Dec. 4, downtown Rochester, downtownrochestermi.com/ calendar/2021/12/3/kris-kringle-market.

• Rochester Garden Club Gifts & Greens Market Day is 9a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 4, Rochester Schools Administration Center, 501W. University, Rochester, rochestergardenclub.org, $2+ admission.

• The Rochester Area Hometown Christmas Parade which was scheduled for Dec. 5, has been canceled, due to the Oxford High School tragedy, facebook.com/ RochesterRegionalChamber/ posts/10159703100824329.

• Christmas in the Village is 1-4 p.m. Dec. 4, with the Christmas Parade at 1p.m., beginning at the Edna Burton Senior Center at Ball and Cedar, right on Church, right on Mill St., left on South Street, Ortonville, facebook.com/ ortonvillemi.

• Downtown Berkley Holiday Lights Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony is 4p.m. Dec. 4, at 12 Mile Road, downtown Berkley, downtownberkley.com/merrimonth.

• Orion Lighted Parade is rescheduled to 6 p.m. Dec. 18 in downtown Lake Orion and Holly Jolly Folly is rescheduled to Dec. 17 at Golling Buick GMC. (Previously scheduled for Dec. 3-4, rescheduled due to the shooting at Oxford High School), facebook. com/OrionLightedParade.

• Northville Historical Society Christmas in the Village is Dec. 4 Mill Race Village, millracenorthville.org, $12 admission.

• Handel’s “Messiah”: 4p.m.

Dec. 5, Orchard Lake Community Church, Presbyterian, 5171 Commerce Road, Orchard Lake, 248-977-0208, olccp.com/ Events, $15.

• Holiday Show & Sale is 10a.m.4 p.m. Dec. 4 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5at epiphany glass studios, 770Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac, 248-745-3786, epiphanyglass. com. Open studio family event with hands-on workshops and holiday shopping.

• Birmingham Winter Markt is through Dec. 5, featuring displays from local artists, European cuisine, ice sculptures, entertainment, visits with Santa, carriage rides and children’s activities, ALLINBirmingham.com/ wintermarkt.

• Downtown Northville’s “A Holiday to Remember” activities to feature: Strolling Live Music on Main and Center Streets, 6-9 p.m. Fridays through Dec. 17; Horse & Wagon Rides starting in Town Square, 6-9 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 4-18and Reindeer and Special Holiday Characters strolling on Main and Center Streets, 3-5p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5-19, downtownnorthville.com.

• Madrigal Chorale “Season of Rebirth” concert is 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4at Clarkston United Methodist Church, 6600Waldon Road, Clarkston, 248-625-1611, madrigalchorale.org, $22for adults $15 for children, info@ madrigalchorale.org 248-8041377.

• Cocoa & Crafts with Santa is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11 a.m.2p.m. Dec. 5, at Troy Historic Village, 60W. Wattles Road,

Troy. Visit Santa, make a simple holiday craft and games and hot cocoa. Register at troyhistoricvillage.org or 248-5243570), $6/Troy Historical Society member or $8/non-member.

At the door: $8/Troy Historical Society member or $10/nonmember. Free for children under 2years. Sponsored by Genisys Credit Union.

• Holly Dickens Festival: 11 a.m. 6p.m. Saturdays and noon-5p.m. Sundays, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12, hollydickensfestival.org.

• Farmington’s Holly Days are Dec. 4 and Dec. 11, downtown Farmington, presented by the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce. Events on Dec. 4include Light up the Grand Parade at 5:30p.m. followed by tree lighting at Governor Warner mansion, gfachamber.com/hollydays-2021.

• The Oxford parade previously scheduled for Dec. 4, has been canceled due to the shooting at Oxford High School, facebook. com/DowntownOxford.

• “The Nutcracker Ballet”, previously scheduled for Dec.

5at Oxford High School has been canceled, facebook.com/ladancelakeorion.

• Annual Holiday Lights Ceremony is 6:30p.m. Dec. 7, Farmington Hills City Hall campus, 31555 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills. Trees at city hall will be illuminated along with a 20-foottall candle. Event features the Farmington High School Vocal Harmonics, visit from Santa arriving on a fire truck, hot cocoa and cookies inside Fire Department Headquarters, 248-6996700, fhgov.com.

• The Cliff Monear Trio holiday jazz concert: 7-9p.m. Dec. 9, Huron Valley Council for the Arts, 205W. Livingston Road, Highland Township, $20 gen adm., students $5, huronvalleyarts.org, 248-889-8660.

• Gilbert Jackson Chorale “Music for Christmas” concert is 7:30 p.m., Dec. 11, Central United Methodist Church, 3882Highland Road, Waterford, jacksonchorale.org, 248-648-1583, free admission.

• “Bring Us Light”: 7 p.m. Dec. 11, Hilltop Church of the Nazarene, 21260Haggerty Road, Northville, citylightschorus.com, $10.

• Royal Oak Jingle and Holiday Light Parade is Dec. 11featuring Royal Oak Jingle Cookie Crawl, 1-6p.m., Holiday Light Parade at 7p.m. Families can take their own photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus, 8-10p.m. inside a heated tent on Center Street between 3rd and 4th Street, Winter Market, reindeer, live entertainment, ROJingle.com.

• Southfield Parks & Recreation presents Soulful Santa Celebration, Dec. 11in the Southfield Pavilion, 26000Evergreen Road, Southfield featuring visits and photo opportunities with Black Santa, take home crafts and storytelling with the Southfield Public Library, cookies and hot chocolate, entertainment and vendor marketplace. Guests can choose a two-hour timeslot: noon-2 p.m., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or 5-7p.m. Tickets for ages 2+ are $3for residents and $5for non-residents. One adult must be present per family, purchase tickets at bit.ly/3ELsbdK, 248796-4620.

• “A Broadway Christmas Carol” band concert: 3-5p.m. Dec. 12, North Farmington High School Auditorium, 32900W 13Mile Road, Farmington Hills, fcbmusic.org, 248-310-7008, free.

• “Christmas Town- A Magical Night” is 4:30-6:30p.m. Dec. 12 on the front lawn of Birmingham First United Methodist Church, 1589W. Maple Road, Birmingham. The event features Christmas lights display, Christmas Town with a live Nativity and petting zoo, artisan’s shop to make a craft and roast marshmallows, photos with Santa, children and youth choirs perform “mini-concerts” inside the church, fumcbirmingham. org/advent-and-christmas, free admission.

• St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church along with St Matthew’s and St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church of Detroit to host Blue Christmas Service of remembrance and hope, 7p.m. Dec. 14at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 1413 E. Thirteen Mile Road, Madison Heights. A candlelight service with scripture, music, prayers, and words of encouragement and hope for people of any faith, or no faith. All are welcome, no RSVP needed, livestream available at stpatsmh.org, 248-5859591.

• Blue Christmas service of remembrance and encouragement is 7p.m. Dec. 15, Waterford Central United Methodist Church, 3882Highland Road, Waterford Twp., 248-681-0040, in person and online, Live.WaterfordCUMC.org.

• MSU Tollgate Farm drivethrough holiday light display event to be held nightly, Dec. 16-20. Entry fee per car is

$10. Register for a timed entry at commerce.cashnet.com/cashneti/selfserve/BrowseCatalog.aspx. Holiday decoration donations are needed and volunteers are needed to help decorate. Contact Mike Mathis at mathismi@msu.edu.

• Victorian Christmas: Tour decorated historic buildings and visit with reenactors to experience 1860s Christmas traditions, 6-8p.m. Dec. 17, 10a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 18and 10a.m.-3p.m. Dec. 19at Troy Historic Village, 60W. Wattles Road, Troy, $10/ Troy Historical Society member or $12/non member, all ages. Register at troyhistoricvillage.org.

• Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Holiday Shop is Dec. 2— Dec. 21, 10a.m.—6p.m. Monday Saturday and noon-4p.m. Sunday at BBAC, 1516S. Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, proceeds benefit working artists and BBAC’s ArtAccess and education programs, bbartcenter.org.

• Annual Holiday Walk and Winter Wonder Lights: Self-guided indoor tour of historic Meadow Brook Hall, decorated for the holidays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through Dec. 23, $7.50-$20, at Oakland University, Rochester Hills. Winter Wonder Lights self-guided outdoors, 5:30-10 p.m. through Dec. 30, $12-$22. Meadow

Brook also hosts Santa Saturdays with Santa Claus and live reindeer, Dec. 4, Dec. 11and Dec. 18, adv. Tickets for all events, meadowbrookholidays.com.

• Holly Dazzle is 5:30-10:30p.m. through Dec. 31, on the grounds of the Michigan Renaissance Festival,12600Dixie Hwy., Holly, michrenfest.com, adm. for 13+ is $21.95+, adm. for ages 5-12 is $7.95+, free for ages 4and younger.

• Holidays at the Museum is noon-3p.m. Dec. 11, 12, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 248-841-2690, rochesterhills.org/museum, $5.

• Interactive Exhibit: All Aboard! Model Railroad Exhibit is noon-3 p.m. Dec. 4, 11, 12, 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, presented by The Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, rochesterhills.org/ museum, $5.

• The 10th annual EXPO Michigan Marketplace takes place weekends, through Dec. 24, at West Oaks Shopping Center

1and 2, 43480West Oaks

Drive, Novi, across from Twelve Oaks Mall. The expo features handcrafted items for sale by Michigan artisans, (many with disabilities), more than 100 exhibitors, visits with Santa, Michigan Super Star talent show. For information, call 248-5992461, expomichigan.com, $5 admission.

• Somerset Collection to feature Santa at the holiday castle, through the season, reservations are required for photos with Santa, 6images on a flash drive for $30, thesomersetcollection.com. Also Portraits With Pets is 6:30-8:30p.m. Dec. 5, featuring a keepsake flash drive of photos for a $30 donation to Leader Dogs for the Blind.

• Santa’s Flight Academy is open at Twelve Oaks Mall Lifestyle Café Food Court, 27500Novi Road, Novi, shoptwelveoaks.com, facebook.com/twelveoaksmall.

• Glenlore Trails: Aurora holiday light show is Thursday through Sunday evenings, following sunset, through the season, at 3860Newton Road, Commerce Township, $25gen. admission, $20for ages 65+, $15for ages 4-12, free for ages 3and younger, glenloretrails.com.

• The Big, Bright Light Show lights up downtown Rochester, nightly from 5 p.m.-midnight through Jan. 2, then every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through the weekend of Jan. 15, DowntownRochesterMI.com.

• Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll is Fridays-Sundays through Dec. 19and Dec. 23, outdoors at 2359Joslyn Ct., Orion Township. Event includes light shows, live Christmas performances. Tickets are $14.99+. Parking is $5. Admission is free for ages younger than 2, and military and veterans, CanterburyHolidayStroll.com. New unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Canterbury Village, through Dec. 23, to benefit The Bottomless Toy Chest. during the Holiday Stroll and shopping hours.

• “Magic of Lights” drivethrough holiday lights experience is being held, evenings, through Jan. 1, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Independence Township, register at magicoflights.com/events/clarkston, $20+.

• The Great Decorate: Annual holiday tree decorating contest at participating businesses in downtown Birmingham. To vote, donate any amount to your favorite tree at TheGreatDecorate.com through Dec. 31. Donations to benefit teens in need.