Our Story
For the past fifteen years, local churches, businesses and members of the arts community have come together to throw a free citywide Christmas party that features live music and arts performances, original work by local artists, a make-your-own toy workshop and, Santa Claus. In 2022, Christmas for the City was at the Benton for another Meaningful Christmas Experience for the Whole Community. We celebrated 15 Wonderful years of Christmas for the City. This year Christmas for the City will:
Be on Saturday, December 16th from 1:00 - 6:00 pm for the community to come together in a safe and celebratory way!
Feature citywide music, arts, and other interactive areas
Give our community opportunities to connect, pray over the community, and share your experiences
Provide ways to SERVE and ENGAGE like never before!
CFTC is an expression of a wide range of churches from across our city. View the below ad to see a complete list of sponsors and partners from 2022.
The vision for Christmas for the City is simple: to create a meaningful Christmas experience for the whole community by:
Incorporating all of the arts: drama, dance, music, literature, painting, drawing, and more provide the framework for the event. All artists are invited to contribute works around the theme of “Love Out Loud.”
Celebrating the diversity of our community: people across all generational, ethnic and socio-economic groups plan the event, participate and attend. Inclusivity is a high value.
Honoring those at work in our city: the non-profit organizations and ministries that work tirelessly all year long are highlighted and served.
To find out how you can get involved, go to the GET INVOLVED tab of this web site. Click the CONNECT tab for a variety of ways to communicate with us.
We invite individuals, churches, artists, businesses and non-profits to join us for Christmas for the City 2023: Saturday, December 16th. And, most importantly, join us in loving God and loving people.