Come celebrate the Courthouse Lighting Ceremony and Shop Small Saturday

Spend your Saturday afternoon shopping and dining downtown before the Courthouse lighting kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment on the courthouse grounds then the holiday lighting at 6:15 p.m. Santa Claus will be visiting the Courthouse Rotunda shortly after the lighting ceremony to hear children’s wishes and pose for photos.

Donations of unwrapped gifts will be accepted for families in need through Brown Santa, organized by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office. Visitors will be able to watch the donations fill Santa’s sleigh at the event. Donations of cash,check,credit and debit cards will be accepted.

As well there will be a complimentary gift wrapping station beginning at 5:30 p.m. for any gift purchased at a downtown business hosted by The San Marcos Main Street Program. Then in the Kissing Alley there will be a mailbox dedicated to holiday letters. Here visitors can bring or write on-site a card at the Main Street Card Station . All letters submitted on Nov. 30 will be sent to Hays County military personnel who are deployed. After Nov. 30, the mailbox will be installed in Kissing Alley for the public to send holiday letters to loved ones.

Hope to see you downtown