Uptown Normal’s Santa’s Station canceled

Posted on December 2, 2021
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By Jake Fogal

NORMAL – The highly anticipated Santa’s Station event will have to be put on hold for another year. The holiday festivity that would normally be set up between Uptown Station and the Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown Normal has been postponed for the second consecutive year.

Normal Civic Arts Manager Adam Fox spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller.

“Santa’s Station is not going to be set up this year. We are again, taking the year off. So we will not have that house set up between Uptown Station and the Children’s Discovery Museum. That will be one more year in waiting as we try to get all of those details sorted and make sure that everything can be done appropriately,” Fox said.

Fox reassures that there will be plenty of chances to see Santa in Uptown Normal this year, and he looks forward to Santa’s Station return in the future. For more information visit UptownNormal.com.

Jake Fogal can be reached at [email protected]

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