WINTHROP HARBOR'S 

SANTA DAY

is a day designated to celebrate jolly old Saint Nick
and to welcome the Christmas Season in Winthrop Harbor.
Join us for a day full of Christmas activites. 

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Winthrop Harbor Proclaims First Saturday in December, "Santa Claus Day" in Winthrop Harbor

Mayor Dr. Michael Bruno and the Village Board Members have proclaimed the first Saturday of December as Santa Claus Day in the Village of Winthrop Harbor. It is a day designated to celebrate Jolly old Saint Nick and to welcome the Christmas Season in Winthrop Harbor. This will be a day-long celebration.

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Welcome Breakfast for Santa on Santa Claus Day

Santa will be in Winthrop Harbor on December 3, 2022. The Village will be rolling out the red carpet for Jolly old Saint Nick. The day will start with hosting a breakfast for him in his honor at the Schlader Building from 9:00 am – 10:30 am.

On the breakfast menu will be pancakes & sausage with orange juice, milk, and coffee to wash it down.

Breakfast will be $7
Children under 10 years old $5


The Queens of WH will be providing games/crafts for kids as well. Santa will be available to take pictures with the kids and their families before he begins his journey around the streets of Winthrop Harbor, which will begin at 11 am, following breakfast.

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Santa Day

Winthrop Harbor’s Operation Santa

The Winthrop Harbor Police Department recently received a call from Santa requesting help in collecting toys for the children of Winthrop Harbor this Christmas. The police department quickly responded to this call and requested assistance from the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Public Works Department.

At 11 am, on December 3, 2022, the Winthrop Harbor Police and Fire Departments will be escorting Santa through the various neighborhoods of the Village, complete with flashing lights and plenty of blaring sirens to signal little ones that Santa has entered their neighborhood. Santa will be stopping in front of homes where the children are waiting for him. Once you hear the police sirens, that means Santa will be about 5 minutes away from your location. Grab your coats, cameras, and phones, along with the toys to donate, and run outside.

Let’s make sure no child is left out during the holidays, please help if you can. Let's meet our challenge and fill a truck full of toys and bring smiles to the Christmas season. We will be collecting new unwrapped toys during the Santa visit. Take a picture with Santa and donate a toy!

A van donated by The Outdoorsman will be following Santa's sleigh with elves collecting the unwrapped new toys for our local Toys 4 Our Tots.

Route Map CLICK HERE

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DONATE A TOY - BRING A HOLIDAY SMILE TO A CHILD

Let’s make sure no child is left out during the holidays, please help if you can. Let's meet our challenge and fill a truck full of toys and bring smiles to the Christmas season. We will be collecting new unwrapped toys during the Santa visit. Take a picture with Santa and donate a toy!

GPS Location of Santa

The GPS location sharing will be starting at 11 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2022.

Please view the route map below. The routes will be driven in the order they are numbered. We do not have an estimated arrival time for any neighborhood since it is unknown the number of stops the caravan will be making.

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Santa's
Christmas Parade

Once Santa has completed his tour of Winthrop Harbor, he will join other groups at the parking lot of the Schlader Bldg. to line up for the Christmas Light Parade. Line up begins at 4pm, and groups can register to participate in this free event. 

A route map of the parade will be posted on the Village website. The Parade will kick of at 4:30pm, and travel throughout the Village, dropping Santa off at the WH Fire Station at approximately 5:30pm for the WH Community Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Parade Route 

The parade begins at the Schlader Recreation Center on 9th Street, following this route:
9th Street East to Holdridge Ave.
North on Holdridge to 5th Street.
West on 5th to Thompson Ave.
North on Thompson to 3rd Street
East on 3rd to College Ave.
South on College to 4th Street
East on 4th, across Sheridan Rd., to Ravine Dr.
Follow Ravine Dr. through The Pines, to 7th Street
West on 7th To Landon Ave.
South on Landon to 13th Street
West on 13th to Fulton Ave.
North on Fulton to 11th Street
West on 11th, across Sheridan Rd., to Monroe Ave.
North on Monroe to 10th Street
East on 10th to Ellis Ave.
North on Ellis to 9th Street
East on 9th to Kirkwood Ave.
North on Kirkwood to 7th Street
East on 7th to Whitney Ave. (Parade ends here)

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Winthrop Harbor Tree Lighting Event

Mayor Bruno, and residents, will join Santa in welcoming the North Prairie Jr. High Band and Zion-Benton High School Choir while they play a few familiar holiday songs. Razzle Dazzles Baton Twirling Corps will also be performing at this event.  Light refreshments will be provided by Community 365.

After a quick warm-up inside the Fire Station, everyone will be asked to gather at Jana Joy Lee Park, North of the Fire Department, and help Santa countdown to light up the holiday tree.

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Winthrop Harbor's
Decorating Contest

It's that time of year again! Our Winthrop Harbor business and residential 3rd annual Christmas Decorating contest. Please register by December 10th

http://www.explorewinthropharbor.com/harbor-holiday.html Winners will receive a $50.00 Gift Card. Good Luck to all of our contestants.

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Winthrop Harbor Holiday Craft Fair

Winthrop Harbor Recreation is hosting our annual Holiday Craft Fair Saturday, December 10th from 9am to 3pm. Come support our local CRAFTY vendors and shop for those amazing home-made gifts, candles, jewelry and so much more. This is a free entry event. Food and beverages are available for purchase. We will be doing RAFFLE drawings as well. Hope to see you all there!

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