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Kick off the holidays with Ross Auxiliary's annual winter extravaganza for the Town featuring kids caroling, a live band playing jazzy holiday classics, tasty food, cocktails & wine, hot cocoa & cookies, falling snow, Santa and more! Plus enjoy the spectacular holiday lights display (which will remain up thru the end of January 2022 for all to enjoy). It's a festive celebration for Ross residents of all ages! So come early to see the snow, enjoy food and festive activities. Stay late to sip cocktails, mingle with neighbors and enjoy the lights!

While our WinterFest event is free, please purchase a WinterFest Raffle Ticket and be entered to win 2 tickets to Spring Dinner to help support the Holiday Lights in Ross Common funded entirely by Ross Auxiliary and Ross Property Owners’ Association (RPOA). Mark your calendar: Send a letter to Santa starting Nov 28 and get a response from the North Pole.

WinterFest 2021 Event Schedule:

3:30PM - Enjoy falling snow & make snowflake ornaments & Star of David crafts

4:00PM - Holiday carols by The Ross Preschool & Branson Girls A Cappella Group

4:3OPM - Santa to make an appearance

4:30PM - Tailor Made Jazz Trio will play jazzy holiday classics

5:00PM - Light up Ross Commons in a dazzling display of lights

5:30-6:30PM - Eat, drink & mingle with friends and neighbors under the lights

Kids can get creative in our arts area where they can make a snowflake ornament or Star of David craft. Plus we’ll be passing out take-home goodies like silver bells, dreidels and Hanukkah gilt. JAMBAR samples will also available to keep kids powered while they create and play (donated by founder and Ross resident Jennifer Maxwell).

Guests can enjoy complimentary coffee and cocoa (provided by our friends The Ross Police Officers’ Association) as well as sugar cookies (donated by Rustic Bakery) and Hint Water (donated by founder and Ross resident Kara Goldin).

Enjoy a meal from the Casablanca Moroccan and Mediterranean food truck. It will be parked on Ross Common serving up great food everyone can enjoy! We’ll also have seating available.

Adult beverages available for purchase from our mobile bar include: Ross Toddy, seasonal sangria, beer, wine (PlumpJack, Duckhorn) and Day Trip CBD-infused sparkling water. (credit card only)

As as a special service exclusively for our senior residents, we are offering safe rides home from the Post Office via a car service starting at 5pm until 6:30pm. So please walk over in the daylight to join us in the merriment and we’ll help get you home safely in the dark.

Additionally we’ve partnered with Ross School to open the school’s bathrooms for this event. Both the courtyard and blacktop bathroom will be open.

Special thanks to our generous event co-sponsors.