Come kickoff the holidays in Osburn

OSBURN –– The City of Osburn is gearing up for their Christmas Festival this weekend.

The city has set up an entire day of fun yuletide activities for the family.

The festival will truly begin on Friday evening at 6 p.m. with a tree lighting ceremony followed by a community prayer.

Dubbing Osburn “The City That Still Believes,” it should be no surprise that Saturday morning will open with a breakfast with Santa Claus at Mom’s Vintage Eatery at 8 a.m.

Right after breakfast there will be vendors and games opening the Steins’ parking lot at 10 a.m.

Throughout the day there will be hayrides and other activities, but on Saturday evening is where the event will really pick up steam.

Following a fun exploration of the Candy Cane Forest just passed Silver Hills Elementary School (SHES), families can check out a Nativity reenactment at the same location at 5 p.m.

Following the Nativity will be the staging for the lighting festival parade in the SHES parking lot and then the parade will begin at 7 p.m.

After the parade makes its way through town families are encouraged to come back to the Steins parking lot for a street dance.

Many of the events will run through Sunday, including the vendors and games with 5 p.m. being the festival’s conclusion at the Candy Cane Forest.

Organizer Candy Gilmore hopes that the event goes well and that the kids have a good time.

“It’s really geared toward the kids, we want them to have a great time,” Gilmore said. “Please make sure and call and put your child on the list to see Santa. We want to make sure everyone gets to see Santa for those Christmas wishes.”

The Osburn Christmas Festival begins this Friday, November 30, and runs through Sunday, December 2, with the lighting parade being at 7 p.m. on December 1.

For more information, or to secure a spot with Santa call Candy Gilmore at (208) 556-1668, or to register for the parade contact Stefanie Hanks on Facebook or by email at jstkm09@gmail.com.

Deadline for registration is Friday.