You can help make two upcoming holiday events events even more special!
October 21: Family Spooktacular at the Commons
First, consider registering your car/truck for the “trunk or treat” being planned for the Family Spooktacular at the Commons event on Saturday, October 21. Register your vehicle here. As of October 11, there are still spots available! Also planned is a Grand Pumpkin Illumination, and food/drinks will be available for purchase from local food trucks. Don’t forget to bring your dressed-up dog too! Stay for an outdoor movie — “Hocus Pocus,” airing at 6:30 p.m.
December 2: Christmas at the Commons
Mark your calendars now, as a holiday tradition is born at South Milwaukee’s downtown public square featuring a new take on the traditional Christmas parade, food, music, holiday activities, and family fun, culminating with the lighting of the city’s downtown Christmas tree.
As for that unique parade … it’s a standstill parade! Think traditional parade, but instead of units lining up and moving down the street, units line up … and stand still. Attendees walk around the parade units as they remain in place, meeting and greeting participants, watching them perform, etc. (Here is a fun example from Vermillion, S.D.)
The event itself begins at 3 p.m. at the adjacent Commons outdoor space and includes music, food, holiday activities and Santa. The “parade” runs from 4 to 5, and the event concludes with the lighting of the official city Christmas tree at the Commons starting at 6 p.m.
Learn more and sign up you entrant here. Organizations, businesses, team and more are welcome!
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