“Mistletoe Magic: Believe in Miracles,” Pine Bluff’s Christmas festival, will be held Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 6-9, featuring an ice skating rink at the Saracen Landing Pavilion at Lake Saracen, Christmas-themed photo booths, a retail market, food trucks, an outdoor kitchen, children’s activities and live entertainment.
Sponsors include Go Forward Pine Bluff, the city of Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff Parks and Recreation Department, MK Distributors, Sissy’s Log Cabin and Relyance Bank, according to the Go Forward website.
The city’s annual Christmas parade will kick off the festival at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, on Main Street. From 7-9 p.m. events will be held at Saracen Landing, including singing by the Jenkins Choir, according to a spokesman.
Friday, Dec. 7, from 5-9 p.m., Mistletoe Magic will be set up at Saracen Landing featuring food trucks, children’s activities, a bounce house and a performance by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s Jazz Band, according to a spokesman.
Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., the festival continues at Saracen Landing. Activities will include entertainment by the Highway 49 Blues Band and The On Call Band, according to a spokesman.
Sunday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the last day of the festival will include live entertainment by the Pine Bluff Community Choir at Saracen Landing.