Though this year’s Holiday Stroll in downtown Owensboro will be scaled back, the City is still offering a few traditions. The “Elf on the Shelf” scavenger hunt will return downtown Friday through Sunday, while a virtual tree lighting will be held Saturday.
With restrictions in place limiting any crowds gathering for events, the traditional Holiday Stroll activities that take place annually on the first Saturday in December had to be changed.
In compliance with the limit on crowds for events, the Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place virtually this year at 5 p.m. Saturday on the City of Owensboro’s Facebook page.
This year, the “Elf on the Shelf” scavenger hunt will become a weekend-long event in order to space out crowds and give participants more opportunities to complete the hunt.
There will be 10 numbered elves hidden throughout downtown Owensboro, and participants must find them all and upload their photos to Instagram.
One winner who locates all of the elves will be chosen at random to win the grand prize package from downtown Owensboro merchants. The package consists of two reserved seating tickets for both the 2021 Owensboro Air Show and the 2021 Owensboro HydroFair presented by Jagoe Homes, and more than $80 in gift cards for downtown restaurants.
All elves will be visible from the outdoors in order to keep indoor crowds to a minimum. All of the scavenger hunt rules and details can be found on the event’s Facebook page, or by following @cityofowensboro on Instagram.
“The holidays look a little different for everyone this year,” said Tim Ross, Director of Public Events for the City of Owensboro. “But we are excited to still be able to bring some socially-distanced fun to downtown Owensboro with a few things that we traditionally do each year.”
