Holiday Celebration in Downtown Statesboro Friday December 1

Hosted by the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority, the annual Holiday Celebration in Downtown Statesboro, is this Friday, December 1, 5:30 – 8:00 pm. This event is sponsored by Vyve Broadband. Main Street will be closing 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm from the courthouse to Railroad Street.

Shops will be open and vendors will set up along the sidewalks with local artisans, food, and more. There will also be Mockingbird’s Turf hayride in the Synovus Bank parking lot, a Santa photo booth, the book bus, bouncy house, axe throwing, build the gingerbread Tormenta FC Stadium contest, and the famous Chili Town cook-off. Winners of the cook-off will be selected in four categories, overall best chili, best restaurant chili, people’s choice, and best decorated booth. Chili Town ticket proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Statesboro and Bulloch County.

A Celtic Christmas Concert with the Carroll Brown Band will be at 7:30 pm at the Emma Kelly Theater. Purchase single tickets and family bundles on the Averitt Center’s website. Each ticket includes hot cocoa or coffee.