Christmas On The Ava Square

08/25/2026

08/18/2026

Our theme this year is Stars, Stripes, and Christmas Lights ✨ 🎄🇺🇲 If you are a business on or off the Square, please help us decorate by decorating the inside and outside of your business. ❤️😁

08/14/2026

Start thinking about your entry for the Gingerbread house show!

The Art Guild partners with the Christmas on the Square Committee for this fun Christmas time show. No entry fee. Cash prizes for contests.

08/13/2026

Celebrate the season with us at our Christmas on the Square, we’re inviting vendors to join in this magical holiday event perfect for showcasing crafts, gifts, treats, and homemade treasures! If you would like to be a part of it, please contact Shauna at 417-543-2014 for more details!

08/12/2026

Stay tuned for updates. We have a new, fun activity to do with your friends and family! A cookie walk the first Saturday of December! When we have more updates, I will create an event page for you. Check out the fun cookie walk that they do in Hermann, Missouri every year. Each participant is given a festive holiday bag to collect the cookies and a ticket to be stamped at each location.
The shops prepare and label bundles with one big cookie or 2or3 small cookies each.
Be sure to follow our page to stay updated on all of the fun Christmas activities we are planning!

08/10/2026

If you are a shop owner in Ava and would like to stay updated on the Christmas plans, please let me know and I can add you to our message board. please tag any shop owners you know.

08/02/2026

Looking for people who love Christmas and work well with others, to help plan an enjoyable day for the people of Ava and our surrounding communities. Meet at the VFW on the Square this Tuesday, August 4 at 5:15.

07/24/2026

Who else can't wait until Christmas ⛄🎁?

07/21/2026

Looking for people who love Christmas and all of it's magic and want to make this year's event special for the people and children of Ava. The event is December 12th this year.
Our first meeting will be August 4th at 5:15 at the VFW on the Square.

06/16/2026

I'm super excited to announce we have a band secure for our Christmas on the Square event in December. "No Days Off" can be found singing in the Mansfield gazebo during the Farmer's Market. They love Christmas music as much as I do!