FREE Pancake Breakfast with Santa

On Saturday, December 11, join Santa at Journey Community Church for a FREE pancake breakfast! You can also get your picture taken with Santa for a small fee. Call 440.331.7700 for more information, or go to http://www.journeycleveland.com/ to download your free ticket and reserve a seat at either the 9am or 11am seating. The Fairview Park Campus of Journey Community Church is located at 21220 Lorain Rd.

Visit Santa at Westfield Malls Now Through Christmas Eve

Bring your little ones to see Santa at any Westfield Mall this month for FREE. There are photo packages to purchase if you wish, but the awe and wonder in their eyes comes at no charge. :) Santa will be there from 10am-9pm Monday thru Saturday and 11am-6pm on Sunday, with some exceptions. Visit the website for more details. Enjoy the Christmas season!

Give Your Child a FREE Personalized Letter from Santa!

Imagine the excitement on your child's face upon receiving a Personalized Santa Letter! Santa can personalize details specific to your child including: your child's name, gender, age, hometown, accomplishment, present, and best friend's name!

They have Five FREE unique Santa Letters to choose from, great if you want Santa to write to more than one child in a household! You can even choose between five background templates! They offer a choice of a Free Printable Letter from Santa or a Free Santa Letter email. It couldn't be easier! Click here to get started!

The FREE Holiday Event of the Season: CircleFest Is December 5th!

Start off the holiday season with a trip to the 17th Annual Holiday CircleFest. It’s the perfect way to experience University Circle, FREE of charge. From 1:00-5:30 p.m., more than 20 of University Circle’s renowned museums, gardens, galleries, churches, and schools open their doors and offer an afternoon of activities, food, and shopping.

Visitors can look forward to a gingerbread house competition, live music performances, trees with themed decorations, a singing Santa, and even live reindeer. This year, Wade Oval becomes Cleveland’s Central Park with free horse-drawn carriage rides. Or, for a slightly warmer mode of transportation, UCI will provide free shuttle buses to escort guests to the different activity sites. From 5:30-6:00 p.m., the activities conclude with The Cleveland Museum of Art’s dramatic Winter Lights Lantern Procession on Wade Oval. Perhaps the most highly anticipated activity of Holiday CircleFest is The Rink at Wade Oval. Admission to The Rink is free, and skate rentals are only $3.
 
Rough Schedule of Events:
The Rink at Wade Oval: 1:00-7:00 p.m.
Free horse-drawn carriage rides (Wade Oval): 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Activities: 1:00-5:30 p.m.
Winter Lights Lantern Procession on Wade Oval: 5:30 p.m.

Visit the website for the HUGE list of fun things to do! There is certainly something for everyone. Enjoy!

December Art Walk in Little Italy This Weekend

Don’t miss the exciting December Art Walk, December 3,4 & 5, 2010. Little Italy kicks off the Holiday season during the December Art Walk with wine tastings, receptions, trunk shows and fantastic gift shopping in over 25 galleries and boutiques and extraodinary dining in 21 restaurants, bakeries and bars.

The annual tree lighting at 5PM Saturday outside the Historic Mayfield Theater features a special guest from the North Pole, Santa Claus 5PM to 7PM! Little Italy is growing with 5 new boutiques/galleries, new restaurants, an Italian Market & a new Bed and Breakfast! Always new and exciting, Little Italy is perfect for the passionate gift buyer!

Art Walk starts Friday, December 3 at Noon to 9PM, Saturday, December 4 Noon to 9PM & Sunday Noon to 6PM. Many restaurants are open to 2AM! Valet parking begins with 4 stations on Mayfield Rd. Friday at 5PM and continues throughout the Art Walk days. For more information about shops and restaurants see our official website: http://clevelandlittleitaly.com/.