December 11, 2025

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Free Kids Community Christmas Movie

Saturday, December 13
10AM-1PM
Gaylord Cinema West
Film/Theater/Art

Presented by Gaylord Rotary. 10am: Meet Santa. 11am: Movies start & include Elf, The Christmas Chronicles, & The Muppet Christmas Carol (choose 1 of 3). Free for ages 3-13; donations for others. Wear your favorite cozy pajamas. Free gift for first 300 children.

December 13 - December 13

Saturday 13

2025 Small Works Holiday Exhibition
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center

Cookie Walk & Craft Fair
9:00 a.m.
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Interlochen

Northern Michigan Trinity Lutheran & School Annual Christmas Cookie Event
9:00 a.m.
1003 S. Maple St., TC

Something To Smile About: Mixed Media Paintings by Carol C Spaulding
9:00 a.m.
Glen Arbor Arts Center, Lobby Gallery

2025 Holiday Bazaar
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Galleries, Petoskey

Downtown Petoskey Holiday Parade
10:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Park, downtown Petoskey

Free Kids Community Christmas Movie
10:00 a.m.
Gaylord Cinema West

Holiday Market at Castle Farms
10:00 a.m.
Castle Farms, Charlevoix

Holiday-Christmas Theme Story Time
10:00 a.m.
Alden District Library

Merry Marketplace 2025: Holiday Art Market
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Cornwell Gallery, TC

OAC Holiday Artisan Boutique
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Old Mission Women's Club Holiday Cookie Fundraiser
10:00 a.m.
Peninsula Community Library, TC

Portraits of Place
10:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Atrium Gallery, Petoskey

Winter Member Exhibition
10:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

DIY Needle Felted Ornament Workshop
10:30 a.m.
Suttons Bay Bingham District Library

8th Annual Art Tree & Ornament Show
11:00 a.m.
Higher Art Gallery, TC

Beneath the Surface: Training Tomorrow’s Water Stewards
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Charlevoix Circle mARkeT
11:00 a.m.
Charlevoix Circle of Arts

Children's Christmas Party
11:00 a.m.
TC Elks Lodge #323

Christmas in the City: Christmas Cocoa & Chocolate Crawl
11:00 a.m.
Mackinaw City

Dewey Blocksma: Roundtable
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Doug Cannell: "Selections from Backstories"
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Family Holiday Crafting Day
11:00 a.m.
Oliver Art Center, Frankfort

Fifth Annual Strolling Lights Festival
11:00 a.m.
Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District, Glen Arbor

Guild Pop-Up Exhibit: Marilyn Rebant
11:00 a.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Libragallery, TC

Ice Into Ocean: Arctic Tracings
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Impressions of an Era: Prints from the Denison Museum Collection
11:00 a.m.
Dennos Museum Center, NMC, TC

Local Artist Melonie Steffes Solo Exhibit: Wilder Alternatives
11:00 a.m.
Higher Art Gallery, TC

Say NO to Israel's Genocide
11:00 a.m.
Grandview Parkway + Union St., TC

Winter and the Blues
11:00 a.m.
Art on Union Gallery, TC

Sweet Exchange
12:00 p.m.
The Little Fleet, TC

The Great Northern Christmas Festival
12:00 p.m.
1902 Resort & Retreats, Wolverine

Heather Shumaker Book Signing
1:00 p.m.
Horizon Books, TC

"The Nutcracker"
2:00 p.m.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
2:00 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse, TC

Christmas in The Village
3:00 p.m.
The Village at GT Commons, TC

GLCO Presents Family Holiday Pops Concert
3:00 p.m.
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor

The Benzie Community Chorus: December Up North "That One Year..."
3:00 p.m.
Frankfort United Methodist Church

A Colonial Christmas
4:00 p.m.
Colonial Michilimackinac, Mackinaw City

Family Movie Day: "Elf"
4:00 p.m.
The Garden Theater, Frankfort

Christmas Market Art & Craft Fair
5:00 p.m.
Downtown Gaylord

AlpenLights Christmas Drive-Thru Light Display
5:30 p.m.
Otsego County Fairgrounds, Gaylord

The Christmas Journey
5:30 p.m.
New Hope Community Church, TC

Dead Poets Society - Open Mic Poetry
6:00 p.m.
Blessed Be Tea and Apothecary, TC

The 4th Annual Christmas at The Old Art Building: SOLD OUT
6:00 p.m.
Old Art Building, Leland

Gaylord Community Orchestra & Choir Christmas Concert
7:00 p.m.
Gaylord High School, Gornick Auditorium

Seasonal Concert w/ Dave Calendine
7:00 p.m.
The Music House, Williamsburg

"The Nutcracker"
7:30 p.m.
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Corson Auditorium

Counter Methods - Evolution
7:30 p.m.
City Opera House, TC

Downtown Sound: Charlie Millard Band with Lara Fullford & Dane Tollas
7:30 p.m.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Theater, Petoskey

NMC Concert Band Christmas Concert
7:30 p.m.
TC West Senior High School Auditorium

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
7:30 p.m.
Old Town Playhouse, TC

Frank & Marilyn - A Classic Christmas
8:00 p.m.
Leelanau Sands Casino Showroom, Peshawbestown

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