By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Decatur Main Street will hold its annual downtown and around Holiday Open House in Decatur on Friday and Saturday.
A total of 22 businesses are participating this year and will be open during the two days, offering various giveaways as well as drawings for prizes and other activities.
Santa will be in his house on the Madison St. Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Punch cards are now available at the participating businesses.
“Grab your punch card and hit the town! Stop at each participating business and complete your punch card to enter to win Decatur Dollars,” Decatur Main Street said in a posting.
On the back of each punch card will be a place for the holder to vote for his/her favorite “merry merchant” window display. The winning business will receive $50 in Decatur Dollars.
For a list of participating merchants and their offerings, see Decatur Main Street’s Facebook page.
The annual downtown Christmas tree lighting is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 22.
HOSPITAL CRAFTS: As part of this weekend’s festivities, Adams Memorial Hospital will hold its third annual Christmas market.
A total of 23 booths with holiday décor, jewelry, crafts and more will be set up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Complementary cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee will be available.
The hospital will be holding a peanut butter and cereal drive. People who bring a box of cereal or a jar of peanut butter to the market will be entered into a raffle, hospital officials said.
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