| Safely enjoy the magic of the holiday season downtown this year. We invite you to bring your friends and family downtown to experience all the fun activities, great places to eat and unique shops with specialty gift options for everyone on your list. There will be activities and special events every Saturday. Carriage rides will take visitors through our city streets, showcasing our historic architecture and marvelous holiday window displays. This year we are providing a uniquely safe experience for families with our Santa Claus (Dec. 4th & 18th), Winter Princess (Dec. 11th), and their elves and helpers able to interact with kids in a safe, outdoors, and socially distanced manner. Dec 18th – Saturday Sponsors: Downtown Association, Downtown Community Improvement District, Gray Manufacturing, Hillyard, Missouri Western State University, Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Buchanan County |