St. Charles Holiday Homecoming Weekend scheduled for Nov. 25-26

The annual St. Charles Holiday Homecoming Weekend, a two-day event featuring free holiday activities, will take place Friday, Nov. 25, and Saturday, Nov. 26, in downtown St. Charles.

According to a news release, the event begins at 5 p.m. Friday at the First Street Plaza with the Lighting of the Lights ceremony. There will be holiday carols sung by the St. Charles East and St. Charles North High School chorales and a special guest appearance from Santa Claus. The official light switcher for the ceremony is St. Charles police officer Jennifer Larsen and her family.

At 10 a.m. Saturday, the Arcada Theatre will host a free showing of the movie “Elf” and at 1 p.m., Santa’s House will open at the First Street Plaza. Children will have the opportunity to take pictures with Santa from 1 to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday from Nov. 26 through Dec. 18.

The two-day event ends with the Electric Christmas Parade at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in downtown St. Charles. The parade will feature holiday music, more than 60 parade entries and an appearance by Santa Claus, according to the release.