Credit: Courtesy of Coventry Village Special Improvement District
An annual tradition that’s taken place for the past five years, the Coventry Village Holiday Festival will take place from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9.

The event will include complimentary photos with Santa, Rudolph, Frosty and the Grinch, ice carving demonstrations, a Coventry merchant holiday window contest, a Lolly the Trolley Holiday Light Tour, winter storytimes, holiday crafts, and live music and karaoke.

Coventry Claus will be on hand to lead an ugly sweater bar crawl.

Shoppers and diners will earn a $10 Coventry Cash Coupon for every $50 they spend on a single receipt at participating Coventry Village locations on select weekend dates through the end of the year.

There will even be free parking at all public meters.

This article appears in Nov 15-21, 2017.

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