Downtown Holiday Festival and
Tree Lighting Event!

Will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012

Photo by Jerry Prout

 The 2011 Holiday Fest was held Saturday, December 3 from 4-6pm in Pine Street Plaza. Well over 200 people joined us downtown for a celebration of the holiday season. 25 families registered for the Kid’s Jingle Bell Fun Run at 4pm sponsored by WSU YMCA. Download the Jingle Bell Fun Run brochure.  Butch T. Cougar lit the tree at 4:30 pm. Performances from local choirs and bands, free cocoa and cookies, and at 5pm Santa himself arrived to hear the kids’ wishes! The evening finished off at 6pm with a Marshmallow Roast at Paradise Creek Brewery and a special performance of Pinnochio at RTOP Theater at 6:30pm.

At 5:30 the winner of the Home for the Holidays Prize Pack, valued at over $500, was drawn. Albert Chang won and selected a natural boulder opal from Sam Dial Jewelers, valued at $350.00. He gave this to his girlfriend, Yi-Shan Chen. The Prize Pack also included a family season pass to Palouse Discovery Science Center, 4 movie passes to Village Centre Cinemas and a suite of his choice from Holiday Inn Express.

2011 SCHEDULE OF ENTERTAINMENT:

3:30 – Last minute registration for Kid’s Jingle Bell Fun Run, YMCA Office, 105 NE Spring St. $10

4:00 – Kid’s Jingle Bell Fun Run – finish line at Pine Street Plaza, awards for

4:00 – Lincoln Middle School Spartan Voices & Jazz Choir

4:25 – Butch the Cougar counts down to light the Tree

4:30 – Franklin Foxes Jazz Choir

5:00 – Santa arrives by Firetruck!

5:00 – Palouse Harmony Chorus

5:15 – WSU  Tuba Band

5:30 – Drawing for the Holiday Prize Pack

5:30 – Rising Stars Dance Studio Performance

5:45 – Pullman Civic Theater “Christmas Carol” Review

6:00 – Marshmallow Roast at Paradise Creek Brewery

6:30 – Holiday Review at Regional Theater of the Palouse

Other holiday events that happened in Pullman this holiday season include:

Shop at Home for the Holidays: From November 10 – December 1, all shoppers were able to enter their name at participating businesses by rating each WSU Visual Arts Department Window Display or enter to win at any of our other merchants (full list of participating businesses below). Each ballot entered you to win a Home for the Holidays Prize Pack including something sparkly from Sam Dial Jewelers, a family season pass to Palouse Discovery Science Center, 4 movie passes to Village Centre Cinemas and a suite of his choice from Holiday Inn Express!

WINDOW DISPLAY:                                                                     FREE DRAWING:

The Bookie, WSU campus                                                           Sid’s Pharmacy, Dissmore’s and Pullman Regional Hospital

Lilybee’s, 400 E Main                                                                  Hero’s N Sports, 245 Kamiaken

At Home Designs, 250 E. Main St.                                          Atom Heart Music, 255 N. Olsen

Moments in Time, 250 E Main St.                                           Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasters, 400 E. Main St.

Design Effects, 236 E. Main St.                                                Daily Grind/Licks, 230 E. Main

Sugar Britches, 246 E. Main St.                                              Ric-O-Shay, 118 N Grand Ave.

A Wrinkle in Time, 242 E. Main St.                                       RTOP, Grand Ave.

Flirt, 107 S Grand  Ave.                                                             Palouse Games, 141 N. Grand Ave

Prune Orchard, 215 E. Main St.                                              B & L Bicycles, 219 E. Main St.

Sam Dial Jewelers, 255 E. Main St.                                        Shear Heaven, 145 Kamiaken St.

Glassphemy, 135 Kamiaken                                                     Denny’s, 816 Lori Ct.

Crimson & Gray, 1095 SE Bishop Blvd.                                Great Clips, 690 SE Bishop Blvd.

Wild Ivy, 275 Bishop Blvd.                                                        Paper Pals, 1475 S Grand Ave.