While the weather in Columbia isn’t nearly as cold as usual this time of year, it will still be time to celebrate the season this Friday at the annual Living Windows Festival.
From 6:00-8:00 p.m. this Friday, Columbia’s downtown area, The District, is turned into a winter wonderland. Participating businesses will be staging live performances of popular holiday scenes in their windows. This annual festival is a celebration of the holiday season and marks the beginning of extended holiday hours for many businesses in The District.
Live window displays are the main feature of the evening´s festivities, but festival goers are invited to enjoy many other activities throughout the evening, including:
- Open houses
- Holiday treats and refreshments
- Carolers and other holiday music
- Free carriage rides through downtown
- Live nativity scene
- A visit from Santa Claus (Stop by the Landmark Bank to see our visitor from the North Pole-and don´t forget to bring your camera!)
Here’s a preview of what some of the shops in The District have planned for Friday:
Artlandish Gallery
A Merry Jolly Artful Holiday Open House
Bluestem Missouri Crafts
Living Christmas Trees
Calhoun’s
Gigi and Her Girl
Candy Factory
Live Saxaphone player & refreshments
Glik’s
North Pole Sewing Lab
Makes Scents
A Very Brady Christmas
Maude Vintage
Holiday After Hours
Poppy
Hipster Holiday
PS: Gallery
Polar Express
Slackers CDs & Games
Nightmare Before Christmas
Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream
Holiday Night Fever
Rally House
Celebrate the Holiday’s with the Tigers
Tallulah’s
Winter Wonderland
You should also be sure to stop by our new Visitor Center in City Hall (corner of 8th and Broadway) to check out our new space and join in some holiday cheer. Bundle up (maybe) and head down to The District and take in the sights at Living Windows!
