CHERRYVALE — The Christmas season will be filled with several activities in Cherryvale this week.

On Friday night, Dec. 12, Hometown Holidays will be held in downtown Cherryvale from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with several stores offering holiday bargains. At Newton’s Hardware, Santa Claus will make an appearance at the store, and the Lincoln-Central Select Choir will sing carols beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Cherryvale Middle-High School Band will also perform during the evening.

Warm chili will be served to hungry shoppers.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, the Cherryvale Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its annual Christmas parade beginning at 11 a.m. The parade route will begin at Lincoln-Central Elementary School and conclude at the Cherryvale Nursing and Rehabiliation Center.

Parade entries scheduled to be in the event include the Cherryvale MIddle-High School Band, Cherryvale Police Department, Cherryvale Fire-EMS Department, Cherryvale Division of the Montgomery County Rural Fire Department, Coffeyville Regional Medical Center and more.

Also on Saturday morning, members of the Catholic Youth Organization from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church will hold a bake sale and quilt display.

Events on Saturday also include the first-ever Holiday Extravaganza sponsored by the Cherryvale Band Boosters. The event held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Kansas Army National Guard.

Numerous arts and crafts items as well as homemade foods will be for sale to holiday shoppers, and many commercial items will also be available.

Child care will be available at the Holiday Extravaganza event, and a Kids’ Corner will be set up for children to enjoy coloring or creating other small crafts.

Door drawings will be announced each hour during the Holiday Extravaganza.