Celebrate the holidays "farm-style" at Christmas in the Garden - Canceled

CANCELED DUE TO COVID SURGE IN ABILENE

DEC. 4, 2020 – Jump into your pajamas, grab a mask and head downtown to celebrate the holidays with new four-legged friends! The Abilene Cultural Affairs Council presents the 3rd Annual Christmas in the Garden: Family Fun on the Farm on Friday, Dec. 4. This year’s event features the May Farm Petting Zoo, live country music, farm-themed crafts and food.

This year, we are offering families two times to choose from – 5 to 6:30 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. with a limit of 75 families for each time. The cost is $10 per family. Families who want to ride the Storybook Capital Express and see Storybook Capital of America characters in Santa’s Workshop can reserve a train car for $5 that fits up to five people.

 Last year’s Christmas in the Garden sold out. Buy tickets at www.abilenecac.org while spots are still available.

This festive evening takes place in the Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden on the lawn of the Abilene Convention Center. The garden’s storybook sculptures are decorated with twinkling Christmas lights and holiday decorations.

Families are asked to wear their face masks and socially distance while in the garden. Families will enter only on the north side of the garden this year.

Children will have the opportunity to share their Christmas wishes with Santa Claus, who will be seated inside a vintage red truck decorated for the holidays.

Mrs. Claus will read “An Otis Christmas” written and illustrated by Loren Long, whose original artwork will go on exhibit in Abilene at the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature on June 10 to kick off the 2021 Children’s Art & Literacy Festival.

Christmas in the Garden is hosted by the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council and is one of several featured events during the Abilene Downtown Association’s annual City Sidewalks holiday celebration. For a full schedule of City Sidewalks events, go to www.abilenedowntown.com.