‘Tis the Season for Fun and Festivities in Kerrobert
By Veronica Smith
It’s that time of the year again to come out and enjoy two wonderful back to back nights of fun in Kerrobert! Come out and have some fun on Thursday, December 5th for the Kinette’s Festival of Trees and on Friday, December 6th for the Courthouse Restoration Society’s Annual Christmas Party.
Things are a bit different for 2024! The Kerrobert Kinette Club is taking over the helm this year for the Festival of Trees! Once the trees are set up in the Courtroom Art Gallery they will then be decorated by volunteer groups and businesses that donate $80 towards the fundraiser. Each tree has a bucket placed beside it that people can "vote" for with their donation dollars! These funds will be used for community initiatives. As in other years, there will also be a “Memory Tree” placed in the courthouse main hall for cemetery donations as well as the “Santa for Seniors” tree which allows people to give Christmas gifts to our local seniors. Jessica Mitchell will be displaying some of her Christmas villages during the Festival of Trees again this year as well!
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The opening night of the Festival of Trees is Thursday, December 5th. The Kinette Club will be handing out treat bags to the children throughout the evening. Santa will be there from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm as well! Also, this evening, the Kerrobert & District Historical Society will be offering tours of the museum from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm or you can choose to go on a self-guided "I Spy" pamphlet tour that will take you throughout the building trying to find specific items that are in the courthouse.
The courtyard will be lit up again this year with lights have been donated in the past by businesses, volunteer groups and members of the community. A big thank you goes out to the community volunteers that helped to put the lights up in the courtyard this year! If you have Christmas lights up on your house, please turn them on for this evening for everyone to enjoy! The public are encouraged to do a twinkle tour of town after they attend the Festival of Trees!
As always, there is no cost to attend the Festival of Trees, however you can choose to donate towards your favourite tree if you like. After the opening night, the beautifully decorated trees can be viewed during regular town office working hours from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm through out the Christmas season.
The next evening, Friday, December 6th, the Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society is hosting their annual Christmas party dine and dance with all funds going towards courthouse restoration.
The Courthouse Restoration Society’s Christmas party is a night of great food and live music at the Prairieland Community Centre. The decorating theme this year is “A Classy Christmas Party”.
You can come and enjoy a delicious meal and later at 9:00 pm there will be a dance with live music provided by the “The Bromantics”. This popular retro band has entertained at the Christmas party in the past and was greatly enjoyed by the crowd and had many people dancing throughout the evening therefore they have been invited back to party with us again!
Companies and private groups can plan on having this event for their Christmas party with all the organizing done for them and then just sit back and enjoy a relaxing evening! Tickets are $60 each or if you buy a full table of 8 they are $55 each! You can also phone the Town Office at 306-834-2361 to reserve your tickets or tables. Doors open for cocktails at 6:00 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm & Entertainment at 9:00 pm. Ticket sales end on November 29th. You can also come anytime after 9:00 pm for the dance for $30 if you want.
The Kinette’s Festival of Trees and the Courthouse Restoration Society’s Christmas Party are wonderful events that help kick off the holiday season and bring people together to raise funds for the community. Hope you can make it to these exciting events!