Holiday activities taking place in Oakland County on December 16 and beyond – The Oakland Press

• The performances of “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” will take place December 17-19 at 205 W. Long Lake Road, Troy, ridgedaleplayers.com, $ 18 and more.

• Santa Claus tours by appointment at Santa House and free horse-drawn carriage rides from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on December 18 and 24 in Shain Park, Birmingham city center, ALLINBirmingham.com/events.

• Merry & Bright Shopping Nights: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., December 16 and 23, downtown Berkley, live music, charity wrap stations and surprise Merry gifts Elves of downtown Berkley. Free Streetcar Rides, 11am – 6pm December 11th along Coolidge and 12 Mile with kid-friendly activities and more, Downtownberkley.com/merrimonth.

• Free Santa Claus tours (by reservation or without appointment) at Festival Park at The Village of Rochester Hills, near the Bravo restaurant until December 24, reindeer live, noon to 4 p.m., 18 to December 19. thevorh.com/events.

• The MSU Tollgate Farm Driving Holiday Light Show event will be held nightly, December 16-20, at 28115 Meadowbrook Road, Novi. The registration fee per car is $ 10. Register for a timed entry to canr.msu.edu/events/holiday-lights-on-the-farm.

• Royal Oak Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert: December 17 at 8 p.m., Royal Oak High School, 1500 Lexington Blvd., Royal Oak, $ 15 for adults, $ 12 for seniors and students, and free for 18-year-olds and less, RoyalOakOrchestra.org or 248-549-0262.

• Carols & Beer: 7:00 p.m., December 17, Rustic Leaf Brewing Company, 7200 Highland Road, Waterford Twp, 248-681-0040, waterfordcumc.org/2021-advent-noel-programming. Join musicians from Central United Methodist Church for a community Christmas carol.

• Farmington Chorus Holiday-themed Peace on Earth Concerts: December 17 at 8 p.m. and December 18 at 4 p.m. at Hawk Community Center – Farmington Hills, 29995 W. Twelve Mile Road, tickets $ 15 at bit.ly/3Hdet5H, 248-473-1850.

• Victorian Christmas: visit to decorated historic buildings and visit with reenactors to discover Christmas traditions of the 1860s, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 18 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. December 19 at the Historic Village of Troy, 60 W Wattles Road, Troy, $ 10 / member of the Troy Historical Society or $ 12 / non-member, all ages. Register on troyhistoricvillage.org.

• Old Fashioned Christmas: Noon to 3 p.m. on December 18, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005 Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills. Farm cars transport guests to the museum buildings for musical entertainment, crafts, snacks, theater groups and All Aboard! Display of model railroads in the calf barn. Tickets are $ 10 in advance, $ 15 per day, rochesterhills.org/museum.

• Orion Lighted Parade is postponed to 6 p.m. on December 18th in downtown Lake Orion and Holly Jolly Folly is postponed to December 17th at Golling Buick GMC (previously scheduled for December 3-4), facebook.com/OrionLightedParade.

• Orion Canterbury Cookie and Cocoa Crawl: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 18 in the village of Canterbury, Township of Orion, $ 5 per person, $ 5 parking, children under 2, military and veterans admitted free, facebook.com/canterburyvillagelakeorion.

• “The Road to Bethlehem, A Journey to the Newborn King”, a cantata by Lloyd Larson, presented by the choir and orchestra of the First Baptist Church of Troy at 7 p.m., December 18-19, First Baptist Church, 2601 John R Road, Troy, www.fbctroy.org, daycare for children 4 and under, free.

• “A Holiday to Remember” activities in downtown Northville include: Strolling live on Main and Center streets, 6 pm to 9 pm on Fridays until December 17th; Horse and wagon rides from Town Square, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, through December 18, and reindeer and holiday characters strolling the main and downtown streets, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, until December 19. centrevillenorthville.com.

• “A Christmas Carol”: Adaptation by Patrick Barlow with oversized puppets, until December 19, Tipping Point Theater, 361 E. Cady St., Northville, $ 33 and up, TippingPointTheater.com, 248-347-0003.

• Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Holiday Shop is open until December 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at BBAC, 1516 S. Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, profits go to active artists and to BBAC’s ArtAccess and education programs, bbartcenter.org.

• The “Blue Christmas” service will be held on December 21 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 100 Romeo Road, Rochester. The public is welcome. Also services on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., stpfeeds.org.

• Annual Winter Wonders and Lights Walk: self-guided interior tour of historic Meadow Brook Hall, decorated for the holidays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until December 23, $ 7.50 to $ 20, at Oakland University, Rochester Hills. Winter Wonder Lights self-guided outdoors, 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. until Dec. 30, $ 12 to $ 22. Meadow Brook also hosts Santa’s Saturdays with Santa Claus and live reindeer, December 11-18, adv. Tickets for all events, prebrookholidays.com.

• Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll is Friday through Sunday through December 19 and December 22 through 23, outdoors at 2359 Joslyn Ct., Orion Township. The event includes light shows, live Christmas shows. Tickets cost $ 14.99 and up. Parking costs $ 5. Admission is free for children under 2, soldiers and veterans, CanterburyHolidayStroll.com. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off in Canterbury Village, through December 23, to benefit The Bottomless Toy Chest during the holiday walk and shopping hours.

• Holiday Lights at Troy Historic Village: December 22, 23, 29 and 30 with time slots from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the village, 60 W. Wattles Road, Troy, free admission for members of the Troy Historical Society and all children under 6, $ 7 / non-member adult, $ 5 seniors and 6-12 years old, troyhistoricvillage.org.

• “A Christmas Carol”: by Charles Dickens, until December 23, Meadow Brook Theater on the Oakland University campus in Rochester, 248-377-3300, ticketmaster.com, $ 35 to $ 49 +.

• Merry & Bright Shopping Nights: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., December 16 and 23, downtown Berkley, live music, charity wrap stations and surprise Merry gifts Elves of downtown Berkley. Free Streetcar Rides, 11am – 6pm December 11th along Coolidge and 12 Mile with kid-friendly activities and more, Downtownberkley.com/merrimonth.

• The 10th Annual EXPO Michigan Marketplace takes place on weekends, through December 24, at West Oaks Shopping Center 1 and 2, 43480 West Oaks Drive, Novi, across from Twelve Oaks Shopping Center. The exhibit features handcrafted items for sale by Michigan artisans (many with disabilities), over 100 exhibitors, tours with the Santa, Michigan Super Star talent show. For information, call 248-599-2461, expomichigan.com, $ 5 entry.

• Somerset Collection in Troy to present Santa Claus at the Holiday Castle, throughout the season reservations are required for photos with Santa, 6 images on a USB stick for $ 30, thesomersetcollection.com.

• Santa’s Flight Academy is open at Twelve Oaks Mall Lifestyle Café Food Court, 27500 Novi Road, Novi, shoptwelveoaks.com, facebook.com/twelveoaksmall.

• Museum holidays: noon to 3:19 p.m., December 27, 28, 29, 30, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 248 841-2690, rochesterhills.org/museum, $ 5.

• Interactive exhibition: All aboard! The Model Railroad Exhibition is from noon to 3 p.m. on December 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, presented by the Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, rochesterhills.org/museum, $ 5.

• Glenlore Trails: The Aurora Holiday Light Show takes place Thursday through Sunday evening, after sunset, throughout the season, at 3860 Newton Road, Commerce Township, $ 25 gen. admission, $ 20 for 65 and over, $ 15 for 4 to 12, free for 3 and under, glenloretrails.com.

• Holly Dazzle is from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. until Dec. 31 at the Michigan Renaissance Festival grounds, 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, michrenfest.com, adm. for 13+ is $ 21.95 +, adm. for ages 5 to 12, $ 7.95 and over, free for ages 4 and under.

• The Great Decorate: Annual holiday tree decorating competition at participating businesses in Birmingham city center. To vote, donate any amount to your favorite tree at TheGreatDecorate.com until December 31. Donations to benefit teens in need.

• The Harry Potter New Years Eve Ball is 8 p.m. to midnight on December 31 at Sundquist Pavilion in downtown Farmington, gfachamber.com/holly-days-2021.

• Canterbury Village – Michigan Mitten Drop, Kid’z Drop Celebration: December 31 from 4 pm to 7 pm. Illuminated 1.8-meter mitt falling from 80 feet at 6:30 p.m., family activities, shows, horse-drawn carriages, MichiganMittenDrop.com, $ 7 each, parking is $ 5. Free entry for children under 2, soldiers and veterans.

• The “Magic of Lights” Christmas Lights Driving Experience takes place in the evenings through January 1 DTE Energy Music Theater, Independence Township, register at magicoflights.com/events/clarkston, $ 20 and more.

• The Big, Bright Light Show lights up downtown Rochester, every evening from 5:00 p.m. to midnight until January 2, then every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the weekend of January 15. RochesterMI.com Town Center.