“McPherson-Where Santa Shops” 2020 Holiday Promotion
The McPherson Chamber of Commerce and McPherson Main Street partner to bring you a delightful holiday experience in McPherson. Spend an entire afternoon visiting the welcoming McPherson stores in search of the ideal gifts or enjoy the family friendly events we have planned.
At this time, we plan to offer the traditional holiday line-up to bolster community moral and for the success of our local economy, as long as we can do so safely. We will approach each activity with added safety measures, and adaptions, based on the current COVID-19 status at that time.
*Holiday Events are subject to change and may even be cancelled if public safety and health regulations cannot be maintained. Decisions will be based on current regulations at the time of the event. Contact the McPherson Chamber at 620-241-3303 or McPherson Main Street at 620-241-7430 to verify events or visit the McPherson Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page.
It’s a Snowball Drive-By We have prizes to give away (while they last) from McPherson Chamber of Commerce and McPherson Main Street members.* Santa will be helping us distribute the goodies, so drive-by 1111 E. Kansas Ave. on Wednesday, November 18th from 4:30-5:30 pm. Enter the parking lot at the West drive and circle around behind the Museum.
We appreciate the community’s patience and enthusiasm as we find creative ways to offer traditional events.
Thank you to the following sponsors who donated prizes, gift cards and coupons for the Snowball Drive-By: Heartbeat Coffee, Hidden Closet Bookshelf, Stupka Chiropractic & Wellness Center, CK Pharmacies, Domino’s- McPherson, Artshirt -Gear for Sport, Venable Jewelers, The Village Geek-McPherson, The Clayworks at Disability Supports, McPherson College, The Cook’s Nook, Graber’s Ace Hardware- McPherson, Simply Good, The Stone Chimney, Brooklyn & Co, Hopp’s Sound & Electric, Sunflower Mercantile, Plastics Extrusion Machinery, Integrity Salon & Spa, 24/7 Travel Stores, McPherson Convention and Visitors Bureau, Twice Told Tales, Scooter’s Coffee, Chuck & Tami Singleton, and Lily & Terry Hedlund.
Girls Night Out in McPherson is Thursday, November 19th from 4-8 pm. Grab your girlfriends and make your way to the various stores that will be featuring special food, prizes, and sales just for you! There will be wish lists to fill our and fun for all. Participating stores: Brown’s Shoe Fit, Artshirt-Gear for Sport, The Cook’s Nook, Graber’s Ace Hardware, Brooklyn & Co, Sunflower Mercantile, The ARK, Simply Good, Scooter’s Coffee-McPherson, Three Rings Brewery, Stitches Quilt Shop, Rusty Tin Boutique and Venable Jewelers.
Candy Cane Cash– Shop local to check off your Christmas list and get registered to win! Shop at participating stores Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2020 and earn points to enter the Candy Cane Cash drawing. You could be the lucky winner of $1,000 or $500 in Candy Cane Cash to be redeemed for merchandise or services in any of the participating businesses. For each $10 spent at the participating stores, your Candy Cane Cash entry form will be marked, and once you have all 5 boxes marked on your form, fill out your contact information and drop it in a registration box.
You will earn points and find Candy Cane Cash boxes at these participating stores: A5 Western/Ramblin’ J Booteek, Artshir-Gear for Sport, Brooklyn & Co., Brown’s Shoe Fit, CK Pharmacy, Clayworks, Creative Hairlines Salon Spa, Domino’s Pizza-McPherson, Graber’s Ace Hardware, Heartbeat Coffee, Hopp’s Sound, Integrity Salon & Spa, Mattress Haven Furniture & Appliance, McPherson Museum Gift Shop, Nooks and Crannies Floral, Rusty Tin Boutique, Scooter’s Coffee-McPherson, Simply Good Overstocks, Stitches Quilt Shop, Stupka Chiropractic and Wellness Center, Sunflower Mercantile, The Cook’s Nook, The Hidden Closet bookshelf, The Stone Chimney, The Village Geek, Twice Told Tales, Venable Jewelers.
Cookies with Santa
• Thursday, Dec. 3 (5-6:30 pm) @ Stupka Chiropractic, 114 W. Euclid
• Thursday, Dec. 10 (5-6:30 pm) @ Nex-Tech Wireless, 200 S. Champlin
• Saturday, Dec. 12 (9:30-11:00 am) @ Awaken Church, 223 S. Main
• Saturday, Dec. 12 (2-3:30 pm) @ Clayworks, 107 N. Main
• Thursday, Dec. 17 (5:00-6:30 pm) @ KNGL /KBBE Radio Station, 411 E Euclid
• Saturday, Dec. 19 (9:30-11 am) @ Wendy’s, 610 N. Main
• Saturday, Dec. 19 (2-3:30 pm) @ Simply Good
Free Holiday Movies– All movies are shown at the McPherson Opera House, 223 S. Main, and are free to the public. We have added more movies and two showtimes to help maintain social distancing. Masks must be worn until you are seated. Concessions will be available for purchase.
• Saturday, Dec. 5 “Grinch” (2019 animated) Showing at 3 pm and again at 7 pm
• Sunday, Dec. 6 “A Christmas Story” showing at 3 pm and again at 7 pm
• Saturday, Dec. 12 “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” showing at 3 pm and again at 7 pm
• Sunday, Dec. 13 “Last Christmas” showing at 3 pm and again at 7 pm.
• Saturday, Dec. 19. “The Polar Express” showing at 3 pm and again at 7 pm.
• Sunday, Dec. 20 “White Christmas” showing at 3 pm and again at 7 pm.
• Tuesday, Dec. 22 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” & “Shrek the Halls” at 10:30 am and again at 7 pm.
Movies are sponsored by: The McPherson Opera House, Stockham Family Funeral Home, Peoples Bank and Trust, Ken D Cotton DDS, Elliott Insurance and Real Estate, Glidden Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson Coop Credit Union, Artshirt-Gear for Sport, H&R Block, MTC, First Bank Kansas, Midway Motors, KNGL-KBBE, Esther V. Rettig MDPA, The Stone Chimney, Chuck & Tammy Singleton, Home Sweet Home Realty- Teresa Pimentel, Creative Hairlines Salon and Spa, Compass Realty-Lanae Powell & Dana Regier, McPherson Rec. Commission.
In addition to all of these wonderful community activities, the holiday promotion includes TV advertising opportunities for the members of the McPherson Chamber of Commerce and McPherson Main Street. Be watching for the fun “McPherson -Where Santa Shops” KAKE-TV ads for these businesses and see if you can spot Santa! Hopp’s Sound, Artshirt-Gear for Sport, The Village Geek, Clayworks, McPherson Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Cook’s Nook, Graber Ace Hardware, The Stone Chimney, Brooklyn & Co, First Bank Kansas, Sunflower Mercantile, Simply Good Overstocks, Stitches Quilt Shop, Creative Hairlines Salon & Spa, Coates Cleaning Solutions, Culvers Wine & Spirits, and Home Sate Bank.