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Event | ENTITY | Date in 2024 | Description |
Treasure Hunt to find Sami and Ollie
 | Sponsored by Sea Lions Caves, maps available at Florence Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center r | 11/24 – 12/23/2024 | Maps for finding Florence mascots Sami the Seal and Ollie the Otter as available at participating businesses and the Visitor Center (290 Hwy 101) Not only will you discover fantastic deals and prizes, but you’ll also be supporting local businesses during the most wonderful time of the year! |
Power of Florence Christmas Card Making 🎄 | Siuslaw High School | 11/25/2024 1 – 4 pm At Florence Event Center | A gathering to make festive Christmas cards for residents at Spruce Point, Shorewood and Regency. All materials provided, no registration required, just show up ready to have fun, get creative and make a difference |
Community Thanksgiving Dinner | Florence Elks Lodge and Kiwanis Club of Florence | 11/28/2024 12-2 pm | This free dinner November 28, 2024. Donations are accepted. Volunteers are needed to set up, serve, and wash dishes. Contact Cindy Sherman 541-999-9343 or Florencekivolunteers@gmail.com Also, for more information or to sign up: https://k09633.site.kiwanis.org/annual-thanksgiving-community-dinner/#:~:text=The%202024%20Annual%20Thanksgiving%20Community,Thank%20you!! |
 | City of Florence | 11/25/24 – 12/17/24
| Kids of all ages can drop off letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole Express Mail Drop Box at the Siuslaw River Bridge Interpretive Center from November 25 to December 17th. Make sure to include your return address on your letters so that our elves can make sure you get a reply! Check out some of these printable letters to Santa templates. More information is available at: https://www.ci.florence.or.us/community/2024-letters-santa |
Gingerbread House Contest voting 
| C.R.O.W. | 12/2 to 12/15/2024 Florence Event Center |
Vote for your favorite house, $1 per vote or $5 for 6; The Gingerbread houses will be displayed in the FEC lobby during the Holly Jolly Follies and other holiday events
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Sweet Dreams, the 2024 Holiday Jolly Follies 
| C.R.O.W. | 12/6 – 12/7 4 – 9 pm 12/8 2 pm Florence Event Center |
An annual fundraising event for C.R.O.W. Director and playwright Melanie Heard has created an enchanting script entitled “Sweet Dreams: A North Pole Nutcracker.” Tickets 12 $20 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under
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Empty Bowls
| Florence Food Share | 12/6 - 4-6pm 12/7 – 10 am-6pm 12/8 – noon-4pm
| Artists, sponsors, and volunteers come together to offer handmade ceramic bowls for $15; local artists contribute items for a silent auction |
Florence Nativity Festival
 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | 12/6 - 12/8/2024 1 – 5 pm | Nativities from around the world, live music, children’s activities Contact Vicki Kennedy at 541-991-7397
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Photos with adoptable pets
| Oregon Coast Humane Society | 12/7/2024 2-3 pm
| Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Season of Giving Tent near the Old Town Gazebo at the corner of Bay and Laurel streets. Part of Florence Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Festival 2024 |
Holiday Festival 2024 
| Florence Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center | 12-7/2024 Noon to 7 pm | Celebrate the season at our Holiday Festival! Gather at the Chamber’s “A Season of Giving” Tent at the Gazebo (corner of Bay & Laurel) for a day full of holiday fun and support for local organizations. Special Activities: Habitat for Humanity - 11 AM - Noon Helping Hands Coalition - Noon - 1 PM Elks Lodge #1858 1 PM - 2 PM Oregon Coast Humane Society - Photos with Adoptable Pets - 2-3 PM First Step Transitional Housing 3 - 4 PM Lighted Vehicle Cruise Parade at 4 PM Santa & Mrs. Claus arrive at 4 PM, followed by Hayrides until 7 PM
Lit Balloon Giveaway 3-5 PM Santa’s Workshop at Cross Road Church (corner of 9th & Maple) from 11 AM - 2 PM Letters to Santa, Cocoa & Cookies, Make & Take Crafts, and a visit from Santa from 12-1 PM! Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 PM
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Holiday Party | PFLAG | 12/9/24 6:30 to 8 pm | White elephant gift exchange |
SHS Band Winter Concert 🎄♫🎄♫🎄 | Siuslaw High School | 12/11/2024 7- 8 pm Florence Event Center
| Florence Event Center |
Community Christmas Basket Project 50th Year! 
| Soroptomist of Florence | 12/14/2024 10 am – 1:00 pm at the Siuslaw Middle School 2525 Oak St, Florence, OR | No registration is required to receive a Christmas Food Basket. Just come on down from 10 am - 1 pm on December 14..All cars must line up on 27th Street between Kingwood and Oak Street and will be directed on how to enter the pick up line.
The Christmas Food Basket Project is coordinated by Soroptimist International of Florence. At last year's event, Soroptimist members, along with our over 100 volunteers, handed out about $40,000 worth of food and holiday cheer to 447 families representing over 2,100 people.
Interesting in help fund the Christmas Food Basket Project? Donations can be mailed to Soroptimist International of Florence at PO Box 1209, Florence, OR 97439. |
Light Up a Life
| Peace Harbor Hospice | 12/14 at 2 - 4 pm at the Florence Event Center | For the 29th year this special program offers reflective readings, music, reading of the names and the lighting of the Light Up a Life tree. To submit a loved one’s name to be read, call Peace Harbor Hospice by December 1 at 541-997-3418 or email charkness1@peacehealth.org, including your name, the name to be read and your phone to clarify pronunciations of names. |
Teen Giving Tree 🎄🎄🎄
| Teeb Giving Tree Christmas Party | 12/19/2024 5-6:30 pm at the Sutton Lake Fire Station | The Teen Giving Tree Program is in its 12th year. Sign-up/application sheets and wish lists for teens 13-17 in the North Lakes area have been available from cashiers at Twin Lakes Grocery & Liquor since October 1st. The community can support the program by shopping for gifts and returning them to Twin Lakes by December 13th. More information is available on their website https://twinlakes.store/2024-wishes or call the store at 551-997-3021 or come to the store |
Holiday Singalong ♫♫♫♫♫ | Parkinson’s Resources | 12/19/2024 from 2-3 pm | This Parkinson’s Resource singalong is open to everyone. There is a virtual option that is free but you have to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-sing-along-hybrid-tickets-1057333034569 |