📆 Around town this week
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This week
🎄 Old-Fashioned Christmas @ Otterbein Sunset House | Tuesday (12/9) at 4:30pm – If you’ve been craving Christmas with horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers, and cookie decorating, Otterbein Sunset House has you covered. Ottawa Hills’ throwback celebration returns with Santa’s workshop, the Grinch and Cindy Lou Who, treat trucks, and plenty of classic holiday cheer to go around.
🐱 Walking in a Whisker Wonderland @ Toledo Botanical Garden | Thursday (12/11) at 4:00pm – Whisker Wonderland is at the Crosby Center with a treat-walk box you fill for your cat or dog, vendors slinging last-minute gifts, and a raffle. It funds Willow & Whiskers’ future bookstore and FeLV+ rescue lounge, so leave pets home, bring cash, and holiday spirit.
🎨 The Art of Giving: Toledo School for the Arts Fundraiser @ Just Toledo | Thursday (12/11) at 5:30pm – Whether you’re finishing the gift list or hiding from it, this Toledo School for the Arts fundraiser lets you shop local while student musicians handle the soundtrack. It is free, and 20% funds private lessons, school trips, production supplies, and more. Feel-good retail therapy, Toledo-style.
🎭 The Nutcracker @ Stranahan Theater | Friday (12/12) at 10:30am – The Nutcracker returns with Toledo Ballet and Toledo Symphony delivering Tchaikovsky’s sparkle for the longest-running production in North America. Expect magical mice, a world tour of confections, and a Sugar Plum sendoff. Bring the kids, or indulge your inner Clara, all are welcome.
🎠 Children’s Wonderland @ Sylvania Exhibition Center | Friday (12/12) at 11:00am – Load the kids, your nostalgia, and a spare coffee, and head to Tam-O-Shanter for Children’s Wonderland, a Northwest Ohio holiday staple for over 50 years. Expect classic displays, train rides, Santa photos, and yes, the glorious Mold-A-Matic, all wrapped in pure hometown cheer.
This weekend
🍪 4th Annual Toledo Helps Ukraine Cookie Walk @ Rossford Recreation Center | Saturday (12/13) at 9:00am – Holiday cookie tray feeling light? The 4th Annual Toledo Helps Ukraine Cookie Walk lets you stock up on homemade goodness while doing some real good, with every box supporting humanitarian aid. Come taste, choose, and bring home treats that look impressively homemade.
🥂 AAUW/Toledo 125th Anniversary Brunch @ The Toledo Club | Saturday (12/13) at 9:30am – Think you’ve seen Toledo traditions come and go? Celebrate 125 years of AAUW Toledo with a proper brunch, the kind with real conversation, shared stories, and coffee that keeps up, plus a little history, a lot of friendship, and zero small talk about potholes.
🔔 Jingle Bell Bash @ St. Johns Jesuit High School | Saturday (12/13) at 10:00am – Whether your kiddos are sprinters, tinkerers, or sensory seekers, this inclusive holiday bash lets everyone join in. Think Santa photos minus the mall meltdowns, cookie and ornament decorating, an Elf Workshop, inflatables, games, prizes, and obstacle courses that welcome all.
🧵 Embroidery 101 Workshop @ Just Toledo | Saturday (12/13) at 3:00pm – Dip your toes into the world of fiber arts and walk out with an embroidery piece that’s totally your style. Whether you bring your own design idea or shamelessly borrow from Pinterest, you’ll get all the guidance (and supplies) you need. It’s cozy, creative, and the perfect excuse to spend two hours pretending you’re a cottagecore artisan.
🎅 Santa Claus & Paws @ Endless Pets & Supplies | Sunday (12/14) at 10:00am – Think your pet is camera-shy? For a $15 donation, Santa Dave will pose with your furry, feathered, or scaly family member for a framed print, kids welcome too. He has handled snakes, ducks, and a pig, and he smiles, so your crew will look adorable on camera.
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