Dec 21 Sunday
Come to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center on Saturday, December 13, 2025, for family-friendly holiday festivities! The event is free, but freewill donations are encouraged.
“Santa at the Center” activities will start at 1:00 pm. Activities include Make-and-Take Ornament Decorating and “Reindeer Games” such as Don’t Wake the Bear, Bowling for Penguins, and Snowball Bucket Toss. The Keelboat theater will have some short holiday videos running during this time.
At 2:00pm, Santa and Mrs. Claus with some elves will be available to hear children’s wish lists. Also don’t be surprised if you see a magician performing some feats of magic. Treats of hot cocoa and cookies/candy canes will be served in the classroom.
All are welcome to this festive Saturday event.
Dec 31 Wednesday
Join us for a family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration! Inspired by "First Night" events in other towns, our aim is to provide multiple age groups in our community with a fun way to ring in the new year in an alcohol-free setting.
We will have children's activities in the morning and afternoon including: Puppet shows by the award-winning Eulenspiegel Puppets A "noon year" kid's dance party ending with a countdown and balloon drop at 12 PM Face painting, balloon animals, and magic with Loli-Pop the ClownPrincess Golden, an interactive theater performance where audience members will get to take on roles in a funny, fairytale inspired play
Later in the afternoon and evening we will have live bands with dancing and other acts until midnight, followed by fireworks in our parking lot. The Burt Heithold Band will perform songs from yesteryear for a Lawrence Welk-ian style dance party from 3-5 PM. We'll have a "Before Sunset" countdown at 5 PM for those who want to head home before dark. Sing along with your friends to karaoke.Circus performers will perform acrobatics with an aerialist hoop, hula hoops, fans, poi balls, stilts, and juggling. We'll close out the evening with performances from local bands Ultra Violet Fever and GhostCat, followedby fireworks in our parking lot after midnight.