Avoca, Iowa Holidays On Main

12/06/2024

We were so blessed to have Claire Petersen Photography donate her time and talent to capture our event this year. She strolled the street for hours, snapping photos of your special moments to gift to all of you this holiday season! And she sure enjoyed it too, she was smiling every time we saw her!

Please head on over to follow her page and check out the photos. The beginning of the album features our 3K race and then moves into various other activities. Thanks again Claire for your incredible generosity and expertise.

12/02/2024

Ugly Christmas Sweater 3K Results are attached. Great job to ALL the finishers. The freezing temps and falling snow prove just how strong you are! The finish times were FAST, so perhaps the cold encouraged you to be done as quickly as possible. 🙂

A few fun facts...our male and female champion were siblings from Harlan, and they won the race last year too! Our top 4 male finishers are all local high school runners, so that was cool! Also, 2 of our top 3 female runners were in the 9-10 age bracket!

Overall Male
1st Place, Erik Heslink, 10:37
2nd Place, Nolan Denton, 10:58
3rd Place, Collin Harder 11:05

Overall Female
1st Place, Julia Heslink, 12:13
2nd Place, Brynlee Holst, 14:48
3rd Place, Maelie Madden, 15:20

A huge thanks to our generous race sponsor Fred Funston Post 227, plus all the hard-working volunteers who made the race possible. A good portion of our volunteers were AHSTW FFA students. We are grateful!

We also want to thank Claire Petersen Photography for her generous gift of finish line photos, plus she shot the rest of Holidays on Main too! These will be priceless treasures to remind you of this fun experience. We'll share that album in a separate post. 🙂

Lastly, we did our very best to compile accurate results, but please feel free to contact us if any of these results need amended, thank you.

'Till next year...happy running!

12/02/2024

The blow-ups will be left up at the fairgrounds until at least Tuesday morning - if you didn't get a chance to see them take a drive down for look!!

12/02/2024

The cold didn't stop Avoca from spreading holiday cheer! What an amazing event! Thank you to everyone who made it happen!
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High resolution downloads can be found at https://claire-petersen-photography.client-gallery.com/gallery/holidays-on-main-2024

12/01/2024

11/30/2024

Stepperettes will be performing on Main Street today at about 3:45. 🤩

Bundle up and come out to enjoy all of the fun activities we have planned. You won’t want to miss out! ❄️

11/29/2024

🎅🌟We cannot wait to see all of you at Holidays on Main tomorrow! 🌟🎅

It is going to be a full day of fun activities, Santa Claus, a live nativity, performances, great food and more!

11/28/2024

We are filled to the brim with gratitude for our amazing volunteers and sponsors. Thank you for being a part of our community. We wish you all have a Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

We can’t wait to see you all at Holidays on Main Saturday!

11/27/2024

Three. More. Days!

New this year 🌟 Face Painting & Balloon Artist - you can find them inside the City/Fire Hall.

11/26/2024

Only 4 more days! 🎉

There is going to be so many fun activities on Saturday. Take a look at the schedule of events today!

11/25/2024

Stop in the Flower Shop during Holidays on Main!

11/25/2024

🎄✨ Avoca Holidays on Main is Almost Here! ✨🎄

Don't forget some of the early activities:
- Vendor & Craft Fair starts at 1pm at the United Church.
- Registration for the 3K Ugly Sweater Race begins at 2pm.

11/23/2024

7 DAYS 🎉

The countdown is on! We are 7 days away from the 11th annual Holidays on Main celebration! Plan on joining us on Saturday, November 30th in Avoca, IA. 🎅🤶

To view the entire schedule of events, visit avoca-hom.com/about/ today.

11/22/2024

🎨✨ Craft Time with Girl Scout Troop 61! ✨🎨

Looking for some creative fun? Come visit Girl Scout Troop 61 at Community 1st Credit Union and enjoy making something special!

11/21/2024

Come see the Bethlehem walk start out front of the flower shop at 5:45pm. All are welcome to walk behind Joseph, Mary, Shepherds and animals up the street to the Live Nativity behind the Post Office.

This beautiful tradition is a perfect way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. 🙏✨

11/20/2024

Everyone loves a craft fair and shopping for Christmas gifts1 The vendor craft fair will be returning to Holidays on Main from 1-6 pm. Make sure and stop at Avoca United Church and check out all the fun items. Thank you Linda Schumacher for being our organizer again this year!!