Holidays in the Heart of the City will take place on Friday, November 22, 2024 from 5:30 to 8:30PM.  We will feature free Christmas Concerts, Horse-Drawn wagon rides on Ezra Rust Drive, open houses at many venues including the Childrens’ Zoo, Andersen Enrichment Center, Japanese Tea House, The Montague Inn and the Mexican American Council.  Free pony rides for the kids in Borchard Park, food vendors on the streets and much more.

Download the Holidays in the Heart of the City poster

Cookie House Competition: The Annual HAP Cookie House Competition will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024 at the Andersen Enrichment Center, 120 Ezra Rust Blvd.

Cookie Houses will be set up from 12:30 to 2:30PM to qualify for judging at 3:00PM.  Houses will be on display for the following day from 10am to 1pm.

Each participant will receive a 4 lb. bag of white granulated sugar and a 2 lb. bag of powdered sugar compliments of the sponsor Michigan Sugar.  The sugar can be picked up at the Andersen Center

You must pre-register to participate.  Download the application here.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

For more information, please call Positive Results Downtown Saginaw, PRIDE at (989) 753-9168