By Journal Staff

NEGAUNEE — The annual Tinseltown 2024 holiday celebration will return to downtown Negaunee from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14.

This family friendly event will officially kick off the holiday season with activities including a Christmas parade, tree-lighting ceremony, downtown holiday caroling, music, wine tasting at the VFW, hay rides, a craft show, Santa at the Elks and miniature horse rides.

Also, this year will feature the all-new Gingerbread Lane attraction — a lighting and gingerbread village display along Rail Street, according to the city of Negaunee website — sponsored by Honor Credit Union, Cattron’s Lumber, Meister’s Farms and the Negaunee Downtown Development Authority.

Negaunee’s Immanuel Lutheran Church, at 520 U.S. Highway 41 East, will hold a Christmas market from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. also on December 14. A soup and pie lunch will be available for $5. Holiday crafts will be featured at the market.

Those interested in participating in the Christmas parade or being a downtown vendor can call Pete Munson at 906-361-8524.