Schedule of Events

All-day, "RETAIL THERAPY" - Get a jump start on your holiday shopping!

Remember...Shop local, Eat local, Spend local, and ENJOY local!

3:30pm FREE MATINEE MOVIE: The Grinch - Hoxie High School Auditorium, 1625 Queen Ave, Hoxie

Bring the whole family for a free movie screening. Enjoy a free bag of popcorn and water bottle for all attendees. Sponsored by AmberMed.

6:00–8:00 PM — FOOD & FELLOWSHIP (Main Street)

Stroll down Main Street and enjoy shopping, eating, drinking, and being merry while listening to festive holiday tunes. Area businesses have generously donated food, beverages, and special holiday treats for everyone to enjoy.

Great Plains Auto & Hardware - Hot chocolate & cookies

Bainter Oil and Woofter Pump & Well - Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Drinks

H & S Repair - Turtles, Cookies, and Cider

Oscar's - S'mores Kits

Nex-Tech - Chicken Noodle Soup, Ginger Snap Cookies

Hirsh & Abbott Law Office - Cinnamon rolls

First State Bank - Zuppa Toscana Soup

Homestead Land and Realty - Snack Mix

Equity Bank - Scones and Cider

Hoxie Implement - Brats, Pop, Popcorn

JD's - Pulled Pork and Sloppy Joes

Hoxie Scouts - Kid’s craft project

American Legion - BINGO

Hoxie Masonic Lodge - Car Raffle

Friends of Sheridan State Lake - Informational booth

6 p.m., CHRISTMAS LIGHTING - Main Street, next to First State Bank

Gather at Main Street and Sheridan Avenue as we ‘count down’ and ‘flip the switch’ on the Christmas lights and ornaments.

6:30 p.m., BINGO - Community Impact Center

Try your luck at a round of BINGO at this come-and-go activity sponsored by the American Legion.

6:45 p.m., Prize Drawing #1 - Next to First State Bank, see full details below. Thank you to all of the generous prize sponsors!

7:30 p.m., Prize Drawing #2 - Next to First State Bank, see full details below. Thank you to all of the generous prize sponsors!

Evening Activities also include:

Photos with Santa & Kids Craft Activity — NEW LOCATION!!!

This year Santa will be at the Bowen Scout House! Stop in for a holiday craft activity and get your photo with the jolly elf himself — Santa Claus.

Special thanks to Roy Williams for helping us bring Santa to our community this year. Don't forget to grab a free candy bag courtesy of:

Sheridan County Economic Development
Watkins Realty & Insurance Agency LLC
James V. Myers CPA

Photos are on your own this year — please bring your phone or camera!

Craft activities are sponsored by the local Scout organizations — please take a moment to thank them for their time and effort in making this possible!

Hayrack Rides & Children’s Train Rides

Bundle up and enjoy a hayrack ride throughout the evening — made possible thanks to the Trevor & Taylor Popp for the lease of their hay bales and for volunteering to pull the trailer, and to Sealock Inc. for loaning the trailer itself. Loading and unloading will take place in front of First State Bank.

Kids can also hop aboard the Santa Express Train, provided by the Hoxie Hot Rodders (Lion’s Club), running east on Sheridan Ave (loading by JD’s).

Thanks to the City of Hoxie, we will have additional lighting and expanded street closures this year to make the area safer and brighter for everyone!

Bonfire, Prize Drawings, and Food by First State Bank

Warm up by the bonfire with friends and family — the perfect spot to take a break, cozy up, and soak in the spirit of the season.

Prize drawings will occur at two different times (6:45 pm & 7:30 pm) to help our staff and families provide the best experience possible.

***CHANGES THIS YEAR***

6:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., PRIZE DRAWINGS - Sheridan Avenue, south side of First State Bank

This year, we are going to begin the prize drawings earlier in the evening and conduct two rounds. Be sure to pick up a Vendor Map (from any of the participating business locations and get stamps from at least four of the participating businesses/organizations. Then, return your completed map to prize tables (by 7:25 p.m. for the second round) located on the south side of First State Bank to become eligible for the drawings (one entry per person).

Sheridan County Business Bucks will be awarded as well as a variety of wonderful prizes/gifts provided by area businesses and individuals. Prizes not collected by 8:15 p.m. that evening, will be redrawn on "Cyber Monday" December 1 at 12 p.m. via the Sheridan County Economic Development Facebook Page. The only entries will be from the event, no online entries will be possible.

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