Gardens Aglow continues through December 28 Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 5 to 8:30 at the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, 2400 S. Scenic in Springfield. The garden is decorated with lights, and you can purchase hot chocolate and coffee to drink around a fire pit.
The Little Acorns program, “Furry Scurry,” for kids three to six-years-old, will be held Friday morning (12/13) at 10:30 at the Shoal Creek Conservation Center, 201 W. Riviera Dr. in Joplin. Kids will learn about mammals and their fur.
The Judith Enyeart Reynolds School for the Performing Arts at Springfield Little Theatre will present “The Little Prince” Friday night (12/13) at 7, Saturday (12/14) at 2 and 7 and Sunday (12/15) at 2. Performances will be at 237 S. Florence in Springfield. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors and $6 for children 12 and younger.
The Lebanon Concert Association will present a Kim Crosby Christmas Concert Friday night (12/13) at 7 at the Cowan Civic Center Theatre. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students.
The Five & Dime Drama Collective will present the 2nd Annual Holiday Radio Show, “A High Hat Christmas: The Third Santa,” Friday night (12/13) at the Crescent Hotel, 75 Prospect Ave. in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Doors open at 6. Tickets are $25.
Studio Live on KSMU will feature local musician, Steve Ames, at noon Friday (12/13). Ames will perform Friday night at 6 at Tie & Timber Beer Company, 1451 E. Cherry, during Studio Live Social Hour. Learn more here.
The Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East in Springfield, will present “Wynonna and the Big Noise: Rockin Roots Christmas” Friday night (12/13) at 8.
A Class Act Productions presents the "Very Merry Variety Show" Friday and Saturday night (12/13-12/14) at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon (12/15) at 2 at Nathan P. Murphy’s, 218 S. Campbell in Springfield. It will feature “Home Alone-ish,” a live parody of the movie, “Home Alone.”
Springfield Little Theatre presents “Disney’s Frozen Jr.” through Sunday (12/15) at the Landers Theatre.
Springfield Contemporary Theatre, 302 E. Pershing, presents “A Doll’s House 2” through December 22.
“A Christmas Carol: The Musical” is at the Historic Owen Theatre in downtown Branson through Sunday (12/15).
The Lights of Joy Christmas Drive-Thru is open through December 31 nightly from 5 to 11 at 700 Expressway Ln. in Branson.
Candy Cane Lane, a drive through light display, is open at Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park, 3825 W. Farm Rd. 146 in Springfield, through December 22. Hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 5 to 8. Hot chocolate will be available for purchase.
The Light the Park light display at Bolivar’s Dunnegan Park, 601 MO 83 in Bolivar, is open nightly from 6 to 9 p.m. through December 27. Donations are accepted to benefit local charities.
Christmas Lights of Ozark, a holiday light display, is at Finley River Park in Ozark through December 31. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Donations are accepted.
A Holiday Train Garden Display is at the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic in Springfield, through December 31. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Holiday Store for Kids, a place for children to purchase low-cost gifts for loved ones, will be open this weekend at various Springfield-Greene County Library branches.
Adults are invited to “Homemade Holiday Crafts” Friday night (12/13) from 6 to 8 at the Library Center. Build a cozy cabin ornament and learn how decorate clay ornaments with a marbled design. Registration is required.
Have your furry friends’ pictures taken during Pictures with Santa Friday (12/13) from 4 to 7 at Sassy’s Goodies, 812 S. Glenstone in Springfield. The cost is $5 and proceeds will benefit K9s For Camo. Learn more here.
Teen Night is Friday night (12/13) from 6 to 8 at the Library Station for kids in grades six through 12. This week’s program is a Nightmare Before Christmas Party.
The Pop-Up Sale: Holiday Market will be at the Springfield Art Museum, 1111 E. Brookside Dr., Friday and Saturday (12/13-12/14) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday (12/15) from 1 to 5.
The traveling exhibit, “Over There: Missouri & the Great War,” is at Missouri State University’s Meyer Library through February 27. The exhibit highlights a statewide collaborative digitization project to document Missouri’s role in World War I.
Itus Virtus will is asking for volunteers to help put wreaths on tombstones, part of Wreaths for Fallen Heroes, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield Saturday (12/14). The day starts with a ceremony at 11 a.m. featuring keynote speaker and past U.S. attorney general, John Ashcroft. Learn more here.
Wreaths will be placed on veterans’ tombstones Saturday morning (12/14) from 10 to noon at Mount Hope Memorial Park in Lebanon as part of Wreaths Across America.
The Springfield Santa Run will be held Saturday morning (12/14) at 8. The 5K will start at the Discovery Center, 438 E. St. Louis in Springfield.
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will host the 16th Annual Memorial Luminary Driving Tour Saturday night (12/14) from 5:15 to 9:30. The Tour Road and the sidewalk to the Ray House will be lined with luminaries, each representing a soldier killed, wounded or missing in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. The Ray House will be decorated for Christmas as it might have been during the battle, and the Kickapoo High School Choir will sing carols. There will be cannon firing demonstrations at Tour Road Stop 5. Admission is free.
The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center will offer a holiday craft making event for kids Saturday (12/14) from noon to 3. Stop by anytime to make a holiday-themed nature craft. The cost is $5.
The Show Me Exotics and Reptile Show will be held Saturday (12/14) from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Admission is $5. Kids 12 and under, military and first responders get in free.
The Drury University men’s basketball team will host Central Christian Saturday night (12/14) at 7 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Learn more here.
All ages are invited to stop by the Springfield Conservation Nature Center, 4601 S. Nature Center Way, Saturday (12/14) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at make holiday crafts from natural and recycled materials. Find details here.
The Christmas Bird Count will be held Saturday (12/14) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shoal Creek Conservation Center, 201 W. Riviera Dr. in Joplin. Beginners and experts are invited to help count birds with the Ozark Gateway Audubon Chapter.
Moxie Mornings will start Saturday morning (12/14) at 10 at the Moxie Cinema, 305 S. Campbell in Springfield. The event will include an innovative short film and an art project. It’s geared toward children two to six-years-old, but older and younger siblings are welcome. Admission is free.
Holiday Art Day will be held Saturday (12/14) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Park Central Branch Library.
The Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site, 7850 N. State Highway V in Ash Grove, will host “Ozark Christmas Traditions” Saturday (12/14) from 1 to 5 p.m. See how the Boones and residents of the Missouri Ozarks celebrated Christmas.
The Downtown Springfield Association will host the Springfield Christmas Parade Saturday afternoon (12/14) at 2. The theme is “Silver Bells: It’s Christmas Time in the City.”
The Ash Grove Branch Library will host a Holiday Open House Saturday (12/14) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Ash Grove Christmas Parade will start Saturday morning (12/14) at 10 in downtown Ash Grove.
The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Buffalo Christmas Parade Saturday morning (12/14) at 10. The theme is “Christmas at our House.”
The Midtown Carnegie Branch Library will host “Short Stories on Audio” for adults Saturday afternoon (12/14) at 1. Basic crafting supplies will be provided or you can take your own. Warm cider will be served.
The Festival of Lights Holiday Exhibition will start Saturday afternoon (12/14) at 2 at Jordan Valley Ice Park. Skaters of all ages and levels will perform. Admission is $5.
An art-making workshop, “Collection Connection: Enameling,” will be held Saturday morning (12/14) at 10 at the Springfield Art Museum, 1111 E. Brookside Dr. Registration is required.
Families with children of all ages are invited to Art Exploration Saturday afternoon (12/14) at 2 at the Library Station.
Bathe to Save will be held Saturday (12/14) from noon to 4 at the Southwest Missouri Humane Society, 3161 W. Norton Rd. in Springfield. There is a fee and registration is required. Proceeds will benefit the Humane Society.
Historic Murphysburg Preservation Inc. will host Home for the Holidays…in Joplin Saturday (12/14) from 1 to 6. The holiday homes tour will feature nine historic homes. The tour starts at 204 N. Jackson Ave. in Joplin, and admission is $20 if tickets are purchased by Friday or $25 on Saturday.
Pet photos with Santa will be offered from noon to 2:30 Saturday (12/14) at Ozark Veterinary Clinic, 1802 State Highway 14 in Ozark. Take as many photos as you’d like in a five-minute window. Proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
The Conservatory of the Ozarks will present their Christmas Show Saturday night (12/14 at 6 at Drury University’s Clara Thompson Hall. A $10 donation is suggested for admission.
Carver Laboratory Demonstrations will be held Saturday and Sunday (12/14-12/15) from 11 to 1 at George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond.
A Santa Fly-in will start at 1:30 Saturday afternoon (12/14) at the Floyd W. Jones Airport in Lebanon.
Trails at the Springfield Conservation Nature Center will be closed Saturday through Monday (12/14-12/16) for a managed deer hunt. The Nature Center building will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, (417) 888-4237.
The Sports Card Show is Saturday (12/14) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cash Center, 1754 Burls Way in Harrison, Arkansas.
The Children’s Chorus of Springfield will present a Christmas Concert Saturday night (12/14) at 7 at Evangel University’s Barnett Recital Hall. Admission is free.
The Downtown Joplin Alliance and the Paranormal Science Lab will host the Old Joplin Flashlight Walking Tour Saturday night (12/14) at 7. It will start at Blythe Mercantile, 102 W. 2nd Street in Joplin. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for kids under 14.
A Night of Merry Making will be held Saturday night (12/14) from 5 to 8 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The night will include caroling in Basin Spring Park; Living Windows, including a Living Art Exhibit; and Elfie Selfie Scavenger Hunt and more.
The Santa Scavenger Hunt, Night of 1000 Santas, will be held Saturday night (12/14) at 6 in downtown Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The Ozarks Chorale will present a Holiday Concert Saturday night (12/14) at 7 at The Auditorium, 326 S. Main in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Admission is $10 at the door.
The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express Train will make a stop in Joplin Sunday afternoon (12/15) at 4:30 at Union Depot. Visitors can tour the train and visit with Santa and his elves. Learn more here.
Connect2Culture will present the David Phelps It Must be Christmas 2019 Tour Sunday night (12/15) at 7:30 at the Joplin High School Performing Arts Center, 2104 Indiana Ave. in Joplin.
The Missouri State University Lady Bears will host a Black Out/Alumni Game Sunday afternoon (12/15) at 3 at JQH Arena.
The Star Wars Winter Celebration will be held Sunday afternoon (12/15) at 2 at the Library Center.
An Art Festival Workshop, for artists interested in the application process for juried art shows, will be held Sunday afternoon (12/15) from noon to 3 at the Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman in Springfield.
Sunday Make ‘n Play is Sunday afternoon (12/15) from 2 to 4 at the Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library for kids age three to grade four.
The Mid-Town Concert Series continues Sunday afternoon (12/15) at 3 with Keyboards at Christmas. The concert at Central Christian Church, 1475 N. Washington, will feature two grand pianos and an organ.
A free showing of the film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” will be held Sunday (12/15) at 3 at the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East in Springfield. You can get tickets the day of the event.
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will present a Christmas Concert Sunday (12/15) at 3 at Monett High School Performing Arts Center, 1 David Sippy Dr. in Monett. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for anyone 18 and younger as well as seniors.
The locally-produced film, “Witness at Tornillo,” will be shown Sunday night (12/15) at 7 at the Moxie Cinema, 305 S. Campbell in Springfield.
