Chamber unTapped
(Ballroom)
Thursday, Dec 5 – 5-7pm
The Manistee Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their annual holiday edition of Chamber UnTapped in the grand ballroom. Mingle, enjoy light snacks and cash bar while getting a sneak peak of Festival of Trees.
Admission: $15 for Chamber investors; $25 for non-investors – Tickets
12 X 12 Art Show in the gallery
(Hardy Hall Gallery)
Thursday, Dec 5 – Noon-3pm
Friday, Dec 6 – 1-9pm
Saturday, Dec 7 – 11am-8pm
Sunday, Dec 8 – Noon-3pm
Celebrate local artists as they showcase original pieces of work displayed throughout Hardy Hall Gallery at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts.
Admission: Free
Lakeside Club’s Festival of Trees & Holiday Décor
(Ballroom)
Friday, Dec 6 – 1pm–9pm
Saturday, Dec 7 – 11am-8pm
View and bid on creatively decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and seasonal decor and gifts, all made by local artists and organizations. Bring canned goods to vote for your favorite entry for the “People’s Choice” award. Bring unwrapped toys for Five CAP’s “Toys for Tots/Gifts for Teens” and enter in a prize drawing. Auction bidding closes 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Proceeds from the 2024 Festival of Trees will go to Manistee County Historical Society/Museum, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts and Lakeside Club High School Scholarship for Service.
Admission: Please consider a $1 minimum donation
Sleighbell Cookie Crawl
(Hardy Hall Gallery)
Friday, Dec 6 – 4-7pm
The Ramsdell Theatre is one of 20 participating locations for the Sleighbell Cookie Crawl! Be sure to pick up your cookie box at West Shore Community College (downtown campus) – only 100 cookie boxes will be sold – and retrieve a signature cookie from each participating location! There will also be cider, hot cocoa, coffee and live music in Hardy Hall.
Admission: Purchase a cookie collection box by donation
Note: Pick up cookie collection boxes at West Shore Community College, downtown Manistee campus.
Art Stroll
(Hardy Hall Gallery)
Friday, Dec 6 – 4-7pm
Kick off the magical Christmas weekend with the 1st annual Manistee Art Stroll. Grab a few friends and stroll around town enjoying art in our shops, galleries & historic buildings. Fill your card by visiting each spot then return to The Piping Plover for a *special gift: consolation gift after the first 100 people
Admission: Free
Holiday Card Making
(Classroom A)
Friday, Dec 6 – Noon-2pm
Make homemade holiday cards for loved ones this season in this guided workshop. No registration required and all supplies included.
Admission: Suggested $5 donation
The Haunting of Ebenezer
(Theatre)
Saturday, Dec 7 – 2pm
The Ramsdell Theatre invites the community to an acoustic concert retelling of Dickens’ classic tale, “The Haunting of Ebenezer.” This performance includes 16 original Americana songs that guide the audience through Ebenezer Scrooge’s haunting and transformation.
Admission: $15 – Tickets
Manistee Civic Players Present “Matilda the Musical”
(Theatre)
Friday, Dec 6 – 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec 7 – 7:30pm
Sunday, Dec 8 – 2pm
Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.
Admission: $10-$40 – Tickets