Our events section is sponsored by Riversite Realty who invite you to join them downtown this Saturday at 2 p.m. for the Wallaceburg Santa Claus parade, a wonderful tradition in our town. If you are looking to sell or buy a house or property, give us a call 519-627-3381, visit us at 639 James St, Wallaceburg or online at riversite.com.
– The Chatham Santa Claus Parade starts on Friday night at 6 :30 p.m. The Parade will be staged on Thames Street, travel over the 3rd St. bridge and down King St. to the Wish Centre. Santa will be at the Wish Centre to greet the children.
– The Knights of Pythias are holding their annual Santa Claus Parade in Wallaceburg on Saturday, November 18, at 2 p.m. The route for the parade will stay the same as previous years starting on Arnold Street, down Dufferin and the downtown core, up Nelson and finishing on Elgin. Register beforehand to take part in the float judging.
– ‘Breakfast with Santa’ will take place on Saturday morning at the K of P Hall on Nelson Street in Wallaceburg. It starts at 8 a.m. and runs to 11 a.m. Cost is $6 for adults and kids that are 12 and over, children 11 and under are free.
– The Chatham Phoenix Cheer team is holding a Christmas toy drive for the Children’s Hospital in London. The team will be collecting toys along the route of the Wallaceburg Santa Claus Parade as well.
– Canada Post workers will be collecting ‘Letters To Santa’ during the Wallaceburg Santa Clause Parade, and Chatham-Kent firefighters will also be gathering up non-perishable food donations as well.
– The Dresden Kings are holding a dinner and dance on Saturday at the Dresden Arena Hall. The event will feature music from the Jessika Rabbitt Band. Tickets are $35, Doors open at 6 p.m. with the dinner running from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., and it is catered by Burn’s. The dance runs from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Call Dave at 519-359-8982 for tickets.
– Home & Cottage Interiors is holding their Annual Christmas Open House this weekend at their shop, located just west of Wallaceburg at 1964 Dufferin Ave. They will be open on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
– A craft sale is taking place at the Port Lambton Community Hall on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stained & fused glass, goat milk soap products, hand crafted cards, and musch more will be available to purchase.
– The 7th Annual fundraiser for Trinity’s Mission & Outreach Committee is being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Trinity United Church in Wallaceburg. Come on out and shop the Christmas Marketplace. Soup and chili will be available, as well as slices of delicious homemade pie.
– The Salvation Army is having an open house starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, then an anniversary dinner starting at 6 p..m at the Church at 46 Orangewood Blvd. in Chatham. Tickets available for $15.00 each or $40 for a family. The tickets can be purchased at the church office.
– A Christmas House Tour hosted by the Catherine McVean Chapter IODE in Dresden is taking place November 19. The event starts at the Dresden Legion and runs from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost $15. Six houses are included on the tour, including one decorated by children and one of historical significance. Call 226-972-1818 for more details or to reserve your tickets.
– Looking ahead to next week, a blood donor clinic is being held at the UAW Hall in Wallaceburg on Thursday, November 23 from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information or to book an appointment call the Canadian Blood Services at 1-888-236-6283 or visit blood.ca.
– The ‘Late Night Christmas Shoppin’ under one roof’ event is taking place in Dresden at the Old Czech Hall on Thursday Dec. 7. it will run from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. There will be 20 different vendors and there will be 50 swag bags for the first 50 people tom come through. Santa will alos be there. All proceeds will go to back to the Czech Hall.
– And finally, the Dresden Santa Claus parade, with the theme “A Truly Canadian Christmas” is taking place on Dec 9 at 6 p.m. It will coincide wth Dresden’s ‘Christmas Night Market’ running from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
– Photo credit: Linda Howlett
