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Santa Pictures With Pets

November 16 • 6-9 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

Bring your pets and snap a photo with Santa on the Square! 🎅 Furry, feathery, or scaly – all are welcome! Each hour is tailored to accommodate the specific needs of different pets, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable experience for all; follow the schedule below. Remember to bring your camera or smartphone to capture the fun! All pets must be well-behaved, properly restrained, and up-to-date with vaccinations.

😺 6 pm – Feline Fiesta
Bring your purr-fect companions to meet Santa Claus. CATS ONLY from 6-7 pm.

🦜🐍 7 pm – Exotic Extravaganza
For those with exotic pets, this hour is dedicated to you! From parrots to pythons, all exotic animalsare welcome.

🐶 8 pm – Canine Carnival
Fido’s turn! Head over with your pup to meet Santa. DOGS ONLY 8-9 pm.

 

Bring your pets and snap a photo with Santa on the Square! 🎅 Furry, feathery, or scaly – all are welcome! Each hour is tailored to accommodate the specific needs of different pets, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable experience for all; follow the schedule below. Remember to bring your camera or smartphone to capture the fun! All pets must be well-behaved, properly restrained, and up-to-date with vaccinations.

😺 6 pm – Feline Fiesta
Bring your purr-fect companions to meet Santa Claus. CATS ONLY from 6-7 pm.

🦜🐍 7 pm – Exotic Extravaganza
For those with exotic pets, this hour is dedicated to you! From parrots to pythons, all exotic animalsare welcome.

🐶 8 pm – Canine Carnival
Fido’s turn! Head over with your pup to meet Santa. DOGS ONLY 8-9 pm.

 

Santa on the Square

Saturday, November 25 • 10 am-2pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

SANTA is coming to town!🎅 Bring your wish list, take photos (with your own camera), and share cookies and milk with Ol’ St. Nick on the square. 🥛🍪

SANTA is coming to town!🎅 Bring your wish list, take photos (with your own camera), and share cookies and milk with Ol’ St. Nick on the square. 🥛🍪

Inside Little Shop Of Stories
Inside Little Shop Of Stories
Close-up At Colorful Truffles From Greene's Fine Foods
Paintings Inside Wild Oats & Billy Goats
HomeGrown
Inside Little Shop Of StoriesClose-up At Colorful Truffles From Greene's Fine FoodsPaintings Inside Wild Oats & Billy GoatsHomeGrown

Small Business Saturday

Saturday, November 25 • 10 am-4 pm
Downtown Decatur

Skip the algorithm, shop merry, and get your holiday shopping done early — all while supporting Decatur’s local businesses! There will be free gift wrapping on the Square for city of Decatur purchases, 10 am – 4 pm.

Keep your receipts! Check out the Shop Early Promo and earn a $20 gift card!

Skip the algorithm, shop merry, and get your holiday shopping done early — all while supporting Decatur’s local businesses! There will be free gift wrapping on the Square for city of Decatur purchases, 10 am – 4 pm.

Keep your receipts! Check out the Shop Early Promo and earn a $20 gift card!

Screen on the Square: Happy Feet

Friday, December 1 • Movie at 7 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

🎥🍿Screen on the Square Movie Series continues Friday, Dec. 1 in Downtown Decatur with Happy Feet! Tap your feet to the rhythm of this Academy Award-winning animated film that follows the journey of Mumble, a penguin with a passion for tap dancing, as he discovers the joy of dancing to your own tune and finding your true voice.

🌠 Bring your blankets, cozy up under the stars, and immerse yourself in movie magic.

🍿 Free popcorn on us! (While supplies last)

⏰ Movies start at dusk. Arrive early to secure your spot and enjoy the pre-movie festivities.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone is welcome! This is a FREE community event perfect for families.

🎥🍿Screen on the Square Movie Series continues Friday, Dec. 1 in Downtown Decatur with Happy Feet! Tap your feet to the rhythm of this Academy Award-winning animated film that follows the journey of Mumble, a penguin with a passion for tap dancing, as he discovers the joy of dancing to your own tune and finding your true voice.

🌠 Bring your blankets, cozy up under the stars, and immerse yourself in movie magic.

🍿 Free popcorn on us! (While supplies last)

⏰ Movies start at dusk. Arrive early to secure your spot and enjoy the pre-movie festivities.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone is welcome! This is a FREE community event perfect for families.

SantaCon

CANCELLED!
Saturday, December 2 • 7 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.

Update: Dear Santas (and Grinches), SantaCon has been cancelled tonight in Decatur due to inclement weather. 😢 Though we will not have any festivities on the square, our restaurants and pubs will have plenty of holiday cocktails, boozy nog, and cheer on tap!

Mix, mingle, jingle, and toast to the holidays with your friends and fellow Santas at SantaCon in Decatur! Grown-ups, this night of festive frolic is just for you. Dress in your jolliest attire (there’s a contest!) and get ready to karaoke. You’ll find plenty of pubs and restaurants steps away for cocktails, mocktails, savory bites and sweet treats to keep your spirits bright.

🍸Take your drink with you. Decatur has an open container zone in our downtown businesses district.

Mix, mingle, jingle, and toast to the holidays with your friends and fellow Santas at SantaCon in Decatur! Grown-ups, this night of festive frolic is just for you. Dress in your jolliest attire (there’s a contest!) and get ready to karaoke. You’ll find plenty of pubs and restaurants steps away for cocktails, mocktails, savory bites and sweet treats to keep your spirits bright.

🍸Take your drink with you. Decatur has an open container zone in our downtown businesses district.

Tree Lighting On Downtown Plaza
Tree Lighting On Downtown Plaza
Tree Lighting On Downtown Plaza

Tree Lighting

Thursday, December 7 • 7 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

🎄✨Light up the night with Decatur’s annual tree lighting. Santa himself flips the switch to light the tree on the square at 7 p.m. sharp

❄️🎶☕️Enjoy holiday carols, hot cocoa and “snow” on the square. This event is FREE and family-friendly.

🎄✨Light up the night with Decatur’s annual tree lighting. Santa himself flips the switch to light the tree on the square at 7 p.m. sharp

❄️🎶☕️Enjoy holiday carols, hot cocoa and “snow” on the square. This event is FREE and family-friendly.

Menorah Lighting

December 10 • 4:30 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

🕎 Celebrate Chanukah at the annual Menorah Lighting on the Decatur Square this Thursday! Enjoy hot latkes, doughnuts, music, crafts for kids and photos with Mr. Dreidel.

🕎 Celebrate Chanukah at the annual Menorah Lighting on the Decatur Square! Enjoy hot latkes, doughnuts, music, crafts for kids and photos with Mr. Dreidel.

crowds of people on the downtown plaza roasting marshmallows at large bonfire
crowds of people on the downtown plaza roasting marshmallows at large bonfire

Bonfire + Marshmallow Roast

Thursday, December 14 • 7-8 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

Once a year, the Decatur Fire Department supervises a roaring bonfire on the square! 🔥And yes, there are marshmallows for roasting! The event is FREE; marshmallows, too. (Available while supplies last.) You can bring your own marshmallows as well.

Once a year, the Decatur Fire Department supervises a roaring bonfire on the square! 🔥And yes, there are marshmallows for roasting! The event is FREE; marshmallows, too. (Available while supplies last.) You can bring your own marshmallows as well.

Screen on the Square: Deck the Halls

Friday, December 15 • Movie at 7 pm
Downtown Decatur Square, 101 East Court Sq.
FREE!

Who’s going over-the-top for the biggest and brightest Christmas on record?!? Take a break and watch “Deck the Halls” with us. 🎥🍿Screen on the Square Movie Series finishes Friday, Dec. 15 with this holiday comedy that will have you laughing all the way to December.

🌠 Bring your blankets, cozy up under the stars, and immerse yourself in movie magic.

🍿 Free popcorn on us! (While supplies last)

🍹Mocktails: We’ll be serving Decatur’s Bicentennial Mocktail, a seasonal hot wassail crafted by White Bull with just the right amount of winter spice.

⏰ Movies start at dusk. Arrive early to secure your spot and enjoy the pre-movie festivities.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone is welcome! This is a FREE community event perfect for families.

Who’s going over-the-top for the biggest and brightest Christmas on record?!? Take a break and watch “Deck the Halls” with us. 🎥🍿Screen on the Square Movie Series finishes Friday, Dec. 15 with this holiday comedy that will have you laughing all the way to December.

🌠 Bring your blankets, cozy up under the stars, and immerse yourself in movie magic.

🍿 Free popcorn on us! (While supplies last)

🍹Mocktails: We’ll be serving Decatur’s Bicentennial Mocktail, a seasonal hot wassail crafted by White Bull with just the right amount of winter spice.

⏰ Movies start at dusk. Arrive early to secure your spot and enjoy the pre-movie festivities.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Everyone is welcome! This is a FREE community event perfect for families.

Shop Early, Shop Local

Get a $20 gift card! That’s right, we’ll give you a $20 gift card to a local Decatur restaurant when you spend $200 with City of Decatur retailers through Nov. 1-30.

Email photos of your receipts to decatur.sbs@decaturga.com, along with your address, and look for your gift card in the mail.

Letters to Santa

🎅📝✨Have you written to Santa, yet? Send your letter straight to the North Pole! We will have a Santa Mail station on the square Nov. 25 during our Santa on the Square and Shop Small Saturday events.
Plus, three special delivery drop-offs in Decatur starting Nov. 25:

📫 Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave.
📫 Kelly’s Market, 308 E. Howard Ave.
📫 Oakhurst Market, 650 East Lake Dr.

✉️Psst: We hear Santa might write back this year. Parents, make sure your kids include a return address!

This Week In Decatur

But wait, there’s more! Our calendar is jam-packed with weekly community happenings. Catch a show at Eddie’s Attic, swing by a book signing, check out an exhibit, sign up for a workshop, or join in a walking tour. Find out what’s happening each and every week right here!

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