Welcome to All Things Christmas!
Mark your calendars for December 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2024 for a fun-filled celebration for the holiday season! Invite your friends and family to visit Alva.
Do you want to contribute? Check out how you can get involved.
Check out our newsletter that takes a DEEP DIVE about the
Bring Christmas Home event HERE!
Christmas Light Cruise
Maybe lighting is more your game! Get on the list for the home lighting competition! Top prize is $500! Click this sign up link to get your address added to the town-wide map!
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Christmas Light Parade!
Calling all clubs, organizations, businesses, and anyone who wants to get festive! The Light Parade will be on Saturday following the bed races. We're looking for all kinds of entries to light up the downtown square! So, four wheelers, trucks, cars, tri-cycles, just add lights and ANYTHING GOES!
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BED RACES
Also, GET EXCITED because we're BRINGING BACK BED RACES!
You can sign up by clicking HERE.
Here are the rules...
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Beds must be between 2'6" ft by 5'8" ft and 6 ft by 8 ft, and include a mattress.
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This will be a timed event and course will be a single down and back loop.
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Beds must have four functional wheels that stay in contact with the ground at all times. Wheels can be any size, but they don't need to be the same size.
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Beds CANNOT have motors or mechanical assistance. Steering is allowed, not required.
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Teams must consist of one rider and four runners or pushers.
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The rider must sit or lie flat on the bed at all times.
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Pushers must remain behind or on the side of the bed and push the bed foot-first. All 4 pushers must be in contact with the bed at the finish line.
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Racers must wear closed-toe shoes and riders must wear helmets. Beds must be designed with safety in mind. Rider must weigh over 100 pounds and if under the age of 18 have parental consent. All participants must sign a waiver prior to race.
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Teams are encouraged to decorate their beds with a theme and costumes are a bonus
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The Bed can double as a Light Parade entry. So LIGHT EM UP!
Check out these photos of the bed races taken from an Alva High School year book!
Santa's Bakery
Stop by Santa's Bakery on December 7, located at the Bridge2Hope building on the corner of Flynn and College to get all of your sweet treats to kick off the season.
Pop Up Park &
Farmer's Market
In addition to our local shops being open for the season, you can find vendors located in the Pocket Park (located west of Northwest Electric) and at the Farmer's Market on Flynn (located in the Courthouse parking lot).
Talent Show!
And, hey! How about you show us your talent in the Christmas Talent Show! We are so excited to see what you've got!
Let's light it up!
We would love to do all we can to light up Alva! It would be awesome for the Downtown Square to shine bright for the season. Would your business or family like to donate something that will last for many years to come? Consider donating towards the purchase of a large Christmas fiberglass or lighting display. These items range in cost from $800 to $8,000. We would love to work with you to make it happen. We could add a commemorative plaque with your business name, family name, or in memory or in honor of a loved one.
Tree of Life and Love
Also, we have collected orders for luminaries for the Tree of LOVE and now the Tree of LIFE. Both options will have a designated area on the courthouse lawn for a magical Christmas ambiance and have large decorative signs to indicate who the luminary is in honor of for the Tree of Love, and who supported Christmas with a Star for the Tree of Life.
Thank you to everyone who ordered to help light it up in Alva!
