Weekend Fun for Tri-County Kids: Holiday Gift Shows!
Spectacular Crafts Shows in Manitowoc & Sheboygan Counties this Weekend
My mom mentioned her ambitious holiday goal to me the other day – to finish all her Christmas shopping by Dec. 1. Okay, her original goal was November 1, but that was beyond ambitious, it was downright crazy! Nevertheless, it means she has only a few weekends left to check off her list and then she can spend the rest of December enjoying seasonal fun. Hmmm . . . maybe she’s on to something.
It would be nice to spend December days making cookies, watching a holiday movie marathon, and catching a holiday performance, without getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of shopping and running from store to store. Plus, as busy parents, we have to somehow fit in holiday shopping in-between school band concerts, choral programs, holiday pageants!
Lucky for all of us, this weekend the Tri-County area is host to some spectacular Holiday Gift Shows. From one end of our hometowns to the other, the gift ideas are coming our way! The gift shows gather local and national brands and artists to provide us a plethora of items, from baubles and bangles, unique and unusual, crowd-pleasing to one-of-a-kind. It’s a one-stop marketplace to either get a huge head-start on holiday gift-giving or finish your list.
Read on to find out more, and view our Events Calendar for a full list of all family fun this weekend!
Holiday Market at The American Club, Kohler
November 18, 19 & 20
Delight in the Holiday Tradition of the 33rd annual Holiday Market. Browse and shop vendors from across the Midwest as they present Holiday decorations, clothing and accessories for women and children, handmade wooden toys, sweets, other food items, and serving ware.
This event offers wonderful decorations for your home as well as wonderful gifts to make the holidays special.
Come for the day and enjoy additional shopping at the Shops at Woodlake, lunch at a Kohler restaurant or a trip to the Kohler Water Spa. Make it a weekend getaway with an overnight stay at the Inn on Woodlake or The American Club and receive complimentary admission to the show.
Kohler School Friends Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, Kohler
November 19
This year's Fair is sure to be a spectacular event for the thousands who will visit the region's largest holiday arts, crafts and gift show. Each November, Kohler School is transformed into a winter wonderland offering shoppers the opportunity to find that one-of-kind gift for the holiday season.
Our 1-day juried event features the handcrafted items of more than 80 talented artists and exhibitors from throughout the Midwest. The juried factor in this craft show is a huge plus for all attendees. It allows the KSF to keep the items offered at the fair of high quality by reviewing all vendor applications and welcoming them to the fair based on several factors, such as quality, innovation, uniqueness, as well as cohesiveness and consistency of their work.
A complimentary shuttle runs all day between our Fair, The American Club's Wisconsin Holiday Market, and The Shops at Woodlake.A Raffle and Bake Sale are held in conjunction with our Fair, and lunch is served in our Holiday Cafe from 11 am to 2 pm.Live music performances are featured throughout the day, too!
Holiday on the Lakeshore, Holiday Inn, Manitowoc
November 18 & 19
34th Annual Holiday Gift Show
Huge variety of vendors and merchants, with a chance to win prizes and raffles!
Raffle tickets are available! You can win $100, $250 or even $500! All money raised goes back into our community as a scholarship or community grant.
BACK this year! We will be doing a $50 gift card drawing for 1 lucky participant who visits merchants and gets their card stamped. No purchase necessary. Great way to check out the offerings and learn more about their products!
Time to Smell the Gingerbread, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Sheboygan
November 19, 2016
80th Annual Christmas Bazaar & Cookie Walk
Luncheon: Soup and Sandwiches, Homemade desserts & Beverages
Shops: Fancy Cookies, Bake Shops, Fruit cakes, Soup Mix, Candy & Snack Mixes, Handcrafted Cards, Gifts & Ornaments, American Girl Items & Doll Clothes, Good-as-New Christmas Items
Vendor Boutique: Clever Containers, Homemade Pillows by Jake, L’BRI, LulaRoe, Norwex, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Stampin Up, Thirty-One, Tupperware
Autumn Artisan Faire, Faith United Methodist Church, Sheboygan Falls
November 19
Faith United Methodist Church welcomes you to their Autumn Artisan Faire. It will be a fun-filled day of shopping, good food and tasty treats! Artisan Faire ~ Silent Auction ~ Brat Fry ~ Bake Sale.