19th Annual Downtown Holiday Open House - Friday

Sarah Yenesel

Friday, December 3, 2021

Old Town Cape hosted the 19th Annual Downtown Holiday Open House, a two day event that began Friday night. People took pictures with Santa and experienced Santa's Workshop with children's activities by Discovery Playhouse. There was also window displays and downtown businesses were open for business. To purchase photos from this gallery for personal use, call 573-388-3620 and ask for Sharon or Renda.

Emett Pinkerton, 6 and Isabella Gore, 6, mix "reindeer food" at Santa's Workshop by Discovery Playhouse during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Amanda Pennington shows visitors the magic of Christmas at Santa's Workshop by Discovery Playhouse during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Alex Johnson, 11, poses for a picture with Santa Claus during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Dustin Cunningham and his son Birch Cunningham, 1, look at the Hutson's Christmas display during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Children outside try to distract child actors inside the "It's a Wonderful Life" Christmas Window at Pastimes Antiques during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
People watch "live mannequins" part of the Pastimes Antiques Christmas Window during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
People walk around downtown to look at window displays and shop during the Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Friday in Cape Girardeau. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)