Batesville will be celebrating Christmas in an “old-fashioned” way this weekend as holiday festivities and the annual Kiwanis Christmas Parade come to town.
Main Street Batesville (MSB), Experience Independence, and the Old Independence Regional Museum (OIRM) will present Old-Fashioned Christmas 2022 from Friday, Dec. 9, through Saturday, Dec. 10.
Festivities will celebrate the holiday season with vendors, a parade, live entertainment, food trucks, and more along Main Street, OIRM, and radiating into Maxfield Park.
Old-Fashioned Christmas will feature live music each night, which will include Randy & Stephanie Wade and The Sparrows on Friday evening starting at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, the stage will be filled with local groups, choirs, and even karaoke. And the annual Kiwanis Christmas Parade will light up Main Street at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. The route will include all of Main Street Batesville, and this year’s theme is “A Storybook Christmas.”
MSB also encourages everyone to visit the downtown merchants and take advantage of shopping promotions.
New this year, OIRM will be hosting a Quilt Walk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Quilt Walk will begin at the museum and extend into storefronts downtown. The museum will also be hosting crafts, entertainment, and a Winter Market.
The Winter Market will highlight artisans who specialize in a trade from days past. The feature will also include demonstrations of quilling, dulcimer playing, leatherwork, and more. OIRM will also have craft stations at the museum located at 380 S. 9th St.
For more information, visit mainstreetbatesville.org. Old-Fashioned Christmas 2022 is sponsored by Bad Boy Mowers, Citizens Bank, Lyon College, First Community Bank, and Imaginations Events.
Information provided by Main Street Batesville and Old Independence Regional Museum
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