BRENHAM CHRISTMAS STROLL ACTIVITIES BEGIN FRIDAY

  

Downtown Brenham’s celebration of the holidays kicks off today (Friday).

Festivities for the two-day Christmas Stroll include shopping, caroling, the lighting of the courthouse Christmas trees and a lighted parade through downtown.

Brenham Main Street Manager Monique Breaux says she believes the public will really enjoy this year’s theme for the parade, “A Storybook Christmas”.

 

Tomorrow’s (Saturday) parade will ride through downtown at 6 p.m. and serve as the highlight of this weekend’s events, which start today with shopping at the Jingle Bell Market at the Ant Street Inn from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  There will also be the First Friday Farmer and Artisan Market along Baylor and Park Streets from 3 to 6 p.m.

The Texas Tenors will perform “Deep in the Heart of Christmas” tonight at The Barnhill Center at 7 p.m.  Unity Theatre will present Coney Island Christmas at 8 p.m.

Tomorrow begins with a free showing of the short film, “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure” at the Historic Simon Theatre at 8:30 a.m.  Seats must be reserved at www.jingle.cityofbrenham.org.  That will be followed by a sold-out Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. in the Bullock Ballroom at The Barnhill Center.  The Ant Street Inn will host another day of the Jingle Bell Market from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

At 5 p.m., the local Girl Scout Troop will gather at the Washington County Courthouse Square for caroling and the annual lighting of the Christmas trees.  That will lead into the parade, and afterwards children can sit with Santa at the courthouse gazebo and take rides on the 1950 Invader Fire Truck at the Brenham Fire Museum.  There will also be a pop-up s’mores bar, and Unity Theatre will have another showing of Coney Island Christmas at 8 p.m.

KWHI will have live coverage from the Christmas tree lighting tomorrow beginning at 5 p.m., and will broadcast the parade starting at 6 p.m. on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com.