Fun events starting at 8am and ending around 7pm in Downtown Dushore!!
Breakfast with Santa – Pam’s Restaurant, Main Street, Dushore – 8am-11am- The Dushore Lions Club sponsors this event annually. There is no charge for children under 12. Children 12 and over and adults are $7.00 each. Each family receives one free picture with Santa.
Blitzen’s Blazers 5K Run/Walk – This reindeer themed Dushore Dash will start behind Sinclair’s Hardware, Dushore at 9 am. First 25 finishers receive a tee-shirt. Sponsored by the Sullivan County Recreation Association.
Cookie Walk – Dushore Fire Hall, Center St, Dushore – 9am-Noon – Buy a box of homemade cookies. Don’t wait too long- this often sells out!
Gingerbread House Make It/Take It – Redeemer Bible Church – 9am-1 pm – All supplies provided. Use lower entrance off parking lot. Front is at 242 German St.
Cards to vets – 9am-3pm at Sinclair’s Hardware
Christmas at the Library – Center St, Dushore – 9am-4pm – There will be a book sale all day and Christmas movies will be playing. There will also be face painting by Hidden Gems of Laporte
Christmas Craft – Dushore Pharmacy, German St, Dushore – Craft making will be offered with all the supplies from 10am-12:30pm
Cookie Decorating – Rocky Forest Real Estate, German St, Dushore – 10am-1pm- Hurley’s Fresh Market provides the cookies and decorating supplies so that children can make beautiful Christmas cookies!
Help Santa Find the Elves – 10am-3pm – The Independent Living Group sponsors this hunt for elves. You will be given a sheet of businesses listing where the elves can be found and as you visit each business, write down what the elf is doing or what the sign says in that particular store.
Vendors – 10am-4pm at Pealer’s Hall, Main St, and St. Basil’s Hall, Churchill St.
Live Reindeer – in Dushore Hardware Lot, behind the building – Come see the reindeer between 11am-1pm. Don’t be late…the reindeer are very busy this time of year!
Ugly Sweater Contest – St. Basil’s Hall – Come early to shop at the vendors. Judging precisely at 2 p.m.
Caroling by the tree – Between the Sully and the Guthrie on Main St, Dushore – Begins at 5:15 with the lighting of the tree at 5:30 p.m.
Parade of Lights – 6 p.m. sharp. – Route: German St to Water St to Main Street. Small souvenirs will be available for purchase.
Elf Toss – Dushore Agway, Headley Ave, Dushore – A variation of cornhole, this game has you trying to toss small elf toys into an opening in a giant wrapped present in the Agway greenhouse. Come try your skill!
TreeFest – St Basil’s Hall, Churchill St, Dushore – Trees will be decorated around various themes by local residents and organizations, all competing to see who can make the most beautiful tree. Prizes awarded.
Faux Snowman Contest – Kast Pond, N German St, Dushore – Residents and businesses are invited to make snowmen from any available item – tires, balls, boxes – use your imagination. The creations will be left around the pond thru January, so make sure your snowman can weather the storm! Prizes awarded.
Basket Raffle – All day at Pealer Hall.
Letters to Santa – Take your child in Pealer Hall to complete a Letter to Santa. Santa will be collecting the letters and taking to the North Pole after the parade of lights.
Adult beverages Over 21yrs of age , stop in Smith’s Bar & Grill for spiked Hot Chocolate. They will be serving in their business on Main Street Dushore.