Mark your calendars for this weekend's Winter Wonder Weekend!

Spend this weekend downtown, experiencing the heart of the holidays in our great Lawrence community! Shopping, dining and entertainment for the whole family!

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Saturday December 6th
7:00am – 11:00am:The Eldridge Hotel’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Buffet- Eldridge Hotel
Fill up and warm up with the ultimate breakfast buffet. Then step right outside to view the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade! Check out the menu above!
$10.95 Ages 55+; $12.95 Ages 54-13; $6.9 Ages 12-7; FREE Age 6 and under!
8:00am – 4:00pm:
Big Brothers Big Sisters Gingerbread Festival & Auction - Abe & Jake’s Landing
Pancake Breakfast,Family Activities & Santa Sighting
9:30am – 4:00pm:
“Tails & Traditions”  Family Program - Watkins Museum
A free family festival featuring crafts, activities, games and treats celebrating holidays from around the world. Perfect for families!
FREE program!
10am – 5pm:
43rd Annual Lawrence Art Guild Holiday Art Fair- Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire Street
10:30am – 8pm:
Ice Skating - at the Downtown Skate Rink  next to the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street
11am:
22nd Annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade – Massachusetts Street between 7th & South Park
12:30- 5:30pm:
LOLA Giant Arts & Crafts Show – Van Go Inc., 715 New Jersey Street
Lola (Ladies of Lawrence Artwork) will be hosting their 9th annual Lola Giant show at Van Go Mobile Arts. Featuring 25 vendors of varying crafts, oh snap photo booth, and elevate massages! Swag bags to the  first 50 guests both days.
1:00-4:00pm
Lawrence Busker Festival Presents Winter Wonder Weekend Workshops – Lawrence Arts Center Black Box Theater
PRE REGISTER for this childrens’ entertainment HERE (Limit 40 Children)
Drop the kids off for entertaining workshops and a clown performance while you get your holiday shopping done!
1:30-3:30pm
Horse-drawn Wagon Rides in Downtown Lawrence – South Park (12th & Massachusetts Street) ***Weather Permitting*** 
Robin Dunn of Dunn’s Landing in Wellsville, KS and Cecil Carter of 3C Carriage Co. of White City, KS will take you on a nostalgic 10 minute holiday ride in Downtown Lawrence!
$5 per person – tickets on sale at South Park on parade day only
1:00-5:00pm
Live Caroling by Lawrence Civic Choir - Massachusetts Street
Santa Sightings at The Toy Store, Weaver’s, and the Gingerbread Festival

Sunday December 7th

11am – 1pm:
Santa Visits The Eldridge! – Come and see Santa while he takes a break at our historic hotel! Bring your camera and snap a photo with him when you make your gift request!
noon – 5:00pm:
Big Brothers Big Sisters Gingerbread Festival & Auction - Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E. 6th Street
Family Activities & Santa Sighting
12:30- 5:30pm: 
LOLA Giant Arts & Crafts Show - Van Go Inc., 715 New Jersey Street
Lola (Ladies of Lawrence Artwork) will be hosting their 9th annual Lola Giant show at Van Go Mobile Arts. Featuring 25 vendors of varying crafts, oh snap photo booth, and elevate massages! Swag bags to the  first 50 guests both days.
1 – 6pm:
Ice Skating at the Downtown Skate Rink next to the Lawrence Public Library
2:00pm – 5:00pm:
Winter Wonder Sunday – Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street
Another kids days out activity! We’ll provide the fun (crafts, movie, and snacks) and supervision while you shop for the holidays ’til you drop downtown!
FREE program for children ages 5+ (Limit 60 Children)
1:00-5:00pmLive Entertainment in Downtown Lawrence! - Massachusetts Street 
Live Caroling by Lawrence Civic Choir 
Live Holiday Characters
Santa Sightings at Weaver’s and the Gingerbread