The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County

Holidays on the Ridge set for Dec. 6 – 8

Geiger Elementary students perform at last year’s tree lighting.

RIDGEWAY – Lights on the Ridge will light up Ridgeway’s night sky on Friday, Dec. 6, at the Century House (170 S. Dogwood Ave.) to kick off the Ridgeway’s annual holiday event.

The event will begin at 5 p.m. with the Geiger Elementary School choir singing Christmas carols, then Santa will arrive in a horse-drawn carriage to light the town’s Christmas tree.

Following the tree lighting, there will be free horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown. Some shops and restaurants will be open and there will be a holiday open house at the Ridgeway Marketplace (110 S. Palmer Street) from, 6 – 9 p.m.

There will be tours of Ridgeway’s new historical museum as Aimwell Church’s Christmas Carolers entertain around the town. There will also be a vintage tractor pull.

Visitors to Ridgeway can enjoy a full day of shopping and dining on Saturday, Dec. 7, as Ridgeway celebrates Shop Small Saturday.

The three days of Christmas celebration and shopping will culminate on Sunday, Dec. 8, with the town Christmas Parade which will begin at 3 p.m. This year’s theme will be Singing in the Season.