Brookings Holiday Events 2016
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Salvation Army
Bell ringing
November 18December
22nd, 2016
Hy-Vee (790
22nd Ave)
JC Penny's
(990 22nd
Ave)
Wal-Mart
(2233 6th St)
Donna Doss
605-6922987
605-6952659
dossd@brook
ings.net
https://www.fa
cebook.com/b
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tionarmy/?fref
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Brookings
Swim Club
9th Annual
Turkey Day 5K
Race Day:
9:00am
Thursday,
November 24th
Course starts
at the Hillcrest
Aquatic Center
parking lot.
Jen Smetana
bscturkey5K
@gmail.com
https://www.te
amunify.com/
Home.jsp?tea
m=sdsbsc
Brookings
Area Chamber
of Commerce
& Convention
Bureau
Brookings
Area Chamber
of Commerce
& Convention
Bureau
21st Annual
Festival of
Lights: Letters
to Santa
Keep an eye out for the Red
Kettles! Money raised by the
Salvation Army is used
locally to support Back to
School Backpack supplies,
Share the Warmth, summer
recreation programs, My
Neighbor, and many other
projects in the Brookings
Area.
Run off that dinner! Course
begins at Hillcrest Aquatic
Center parking lot and runs
through the neighborhood.
Entry fee through Nov 22 is
$25/individual and $50/family
After Nov 22 it is
30/individual and $60/family.
Walkers welcome!!
Make and mail a letter
straight to Santa in the North
Pole!
4:00pm 8:00pm
Thursday,
December 1st
5:00pm 7:00pm
Thursday,
December 1st
Brookings
Area
Chamber
605-6926125
Brookings
Area
Chamber
605-6926125
info@brookin
gschamber.or
g
Climb aboard a horse drawn
trolley and experience the
Central Residential Historical
District.
Hitch Studios
315 Main Ave.,
Ste. 1
Brookings, SD
57006
Downtown
Brookings
http://www.br
ookingscham
ber.org/pages
/FestivalofLig
hts
http://www.br
ookingscham
ber.org/pages
/FestivalofLig
hts
21st Annual
Festival of
Lights: Historic
Trolley Rides
info@brookin
gschamber.or
g
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Brookings Holiday Events 2016
Please feel free to share all or a portion of this information, we just ask that you credit the Helpline Center Volunteer Connections as your source.
Brookings
Area Chamber
of Commerce
& Convention
Bureau
21st Annual
Festival of
Lights: Free
Play & Cookie
Decorating
Enjoy an evening of free play
at the Children's Museum of
South Dakota! For $2 enjoy
your evening with cookie
decorating and a hot
chocolate bar.
Watch dazzling lights make
their way down Main Avenue
between 8th Street and 3rd
Street. This year's theme:
The Secret Life of Santa!
What does Santa do when
it's not the holiday season?
Come to the Parade of
Lights to find out!
Share your wishlist with
Santa! Santa, Mrs. Claus,
Elves and fun away your
visit! Bring a camera!
5:00pm 7:00pm
Thursday,
December 1st
Brookings
Area Chamber
of Commerce
& Convention
Bureau
21st Annual
Festival of
Lights: Parade
of Lights
Children's
Museum of
South Dakota
Santa Clause
is Coming to
the Museum!
Option 1
Women's
Health Center
3rd Annual
Fundraising
Banquet
Join Option 1 Women’s
Health Center for an evening
of fun and fundraising
6:00pm
Sunday,
December 4th
Brookings
Economic
Development
Corporation
and Brookings
Area Habitat
for Humanity
Tour of
Trees…with a
Creative Twist!
A new twist to the traditional
tour of trees. Don't just
decorate, "create" your
Christmas tree! Rules: 1. No
traditional trees, real or
artificial. 2. There are no
other rules. Set up trees
between 8:00 AM-5:45 PM.
Prizes, music, refreshments,
holiday treats
6:00pm 8:00pm
Thursday,
December 8th
7:00pm
Thursday,
December 1st
Saturday,
December 3rd
2:00-4:00 PM
Children's
Museum of
South Dakota
521 4th Street
Brookings, SD
57006
Downtown
Brookings
Parade will run
down Main
Avenue
between 8th
Street and 3rd
Street
Brookings
Area
Chamber
605-6926125
info@brookin
gschamber.or
g
http://www.br
ookingscham
ber.org/pages
/FestivalofLig
hts
Brookings
Area
Chamber
605-6926125
info@brookin
gschamber.or
g
http://www.br
ookingscham
ber.org/pages
/FestivalofLig
hts
Children's
Museum of
South Dakota
521 4th Street
Brookings, SD
57006
Old Sanctuary
928 4th Street,
Brookings, SD
57006
Atrium of
Innovation
Center
Research Park
at SDSU
2301 Research
Park Way
Brookings, SD
57006
Children's
Museum of
South
Dakota
605-6926700
Olivia
Isenberg
605-6921600
Jennifer
Quail
http://prairiepl
ay.org/
director@opti
on1.org
http://option1.
org/
jennifer@broo
kingsedc.com
http://makingb
rookings.com
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Brookings Holiday Events 2016
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Children's
Museum of
South Dakota
Noon Year's
Eve
Bring the children to an early
New Year's Eve celebration
at the Museum! The
Museum will help little ones
end the year and ring in the
new year at Noon.
10:00am 12:00pm
Saturday,
December 31st
Children's
Museum of
South Dakota
521 4th Street
Brookings, SD
57006
Children's
Museum of
South
Dakota
605-6926700
http://prairiepl
ay.org/
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