December 5 & 6, 2025

Culver Holiday Weekend kicks off December with family-oriented and locally-minded events and activities. Celebrate the holidays with cookie decorating, crafts, caroling, pictures with Santa and a community tree lighting on Friday evening with the Culver Park Department.

Enjoy holiday shopping at the annual Holiday Hop! Pick up a punch card at a participating Main Street business, shop & dine at, at four of the participating businesses, then turn in your punch card for a chance to WIN at the Holiday Hop Drawing Friday night for a local goods basket worth hundreds!

Afterwards, wear your best, and ugliest holiday sweater to the Ugly Sweater Party at the Lakehouse Grille on Friday night.

Saturday morning, wake up with free yoga and shop local goods at the Farmers Market —both take place at the Culver Union Township Public Library. All this and MORE to look forward to this December 5th and 6th at Culver’s Holiday Weekend. See you there!

2025 Culver Holiday Weekend Schedule

Friday, December 5th

4PM - 8PM Holiday Hop at participating Main Street Businesses:

Participating Businesses: Cafe Max, The Garden By Elizabeth, civvies, The Culver Heron, Surfbro, Three Bird Layne,

Art Awakened by Suzi Q, Culver Academy Museum & Gift Shop, and Shades of Beauty with Jeanne

5:30PM Crafts & Cocoa at the Depot Building (615 E. Lake Shore Dr.)

6:30PM Culver Park Department Christmas Tree Lighting (615 E. Lake Shore Dr.)

7:00PM Santa Claus Meet and Greet Photo Op & Cookie Decorating (819 E. Lake Shore Dr.)

9:00PM Ugly Sweater Party at the Lakehouse Grille (620 E. Lake Shore Dr.)

SATURday, December 6th

9AM Free Community Yoga at the Culver Union-Township Public Library (107 N Main St.)

Sponsored by civvies & Culver Pediatrics

10AM - 1PM Culver Farmers Market at the Culver Union-Township Public Library (107 N Main St.)

10AM - 5PM Sallies by the Shore serving HOLIDAY flavors look for the pink camper parked outside civvies (114 S. Main St.)

9PM DJ 5AM Music & Karaoke at the VFW (108 E Washington St.)