The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Christmas at the Dells celebration is just around the corner. This year’s celebration will take place the first weekend of December.
Events start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5th at the Dells Museum. Dells Bowl will have half-priced bowling starting at 1:00 p.m. River Community Church will be hosting a children’s craft event from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. There will be sleigh/hayrides from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. The American Legion will be having a soup supper from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The Christmas Tree Lighting and the Parade of Lights will start at 6:30 p.m.
Events continue on Sunday starting at 12:00 p.m. at the Dells Museum that will run all day long. The Festival of Christmas Auction will start at 7:00 p.m.
Along with a weekend full of events, the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce will be having a gingerbread house contest and coloring contest. There will also be some new additions to the Christmas at the Dells celebration that will continue past the weekend through the month of December.
Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce Treasurer Amber Larson says, “We are excited to add some new activities to our annual Christmas at the Dells celebration this year. The new additions include a ‘Shop Our Town Punch Card’, Holiday Lighting contest, children’s coloring contest, and a children’s craft event at RCC.”
The “Shop Our Town Punch Card” activity invites locals to visit many wonderful businesses in Dell Rapids. Shoppers are to collect 10 punches on the card and return it to Video Plus by December 17th to be entered into a drawing for a new tablet. The punch cards can be found at Video Plus.
For residents that want to participate in the Holiday Lighting contest, they are asked to decorate their homes and contact the chamber by Monday, December 21st, by phone (428-4167), email (drchamberofcommerce@gmail.com), or mail (PO Box 81) with their names and address to be entered into the contest. Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce board members will drive around Dell Rapids on the evening of Tuesday, December 22nd to pick out the winners. Winners will receive some fun prizes from the chamber.
Larson also says, “We enjoy planning this annual event and hope to reach out to the community to remind them of the great town we are proud to call home.”
More details about the event can be found on the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce website www.dellrapids.org.