{"id":127608,"date":"2025-11-19T14:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=127608"},"modified":"2025-11-24T23:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T04:05:20","slug":"new-haven-celebrates-the-season-with-annual-holiday-homecoming-20251122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/11\/19\/new-haven-celebrates-the-season-with-annual-holiday-homecoming-20251122\/","title":{"rendered":"New Haven celebrates the season with annual Holiday Homecoming &#8211; 11\/22\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NewHavenHolidayHomecoming.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-127609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NewHavenHolidayHomecoming.jpg 448w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NewHavenHolidayHomecoming-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NewHavenHolidayHomecoming-150x119.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The City of New Haven is gearing up to ring in the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>City of New Haven Indiana news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>New Haven Celebrates the Season with Annual Holiday Homecoming Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Haven, Indiana (November 19, 2025) \u2014 The City of New Haven is gearing up to ring in the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Holiday Homecoming celebration will kick off this Saturday, Nov. 22, in downtown New Haven with plenty of family-friendly activities. Attendees can expect to see free food and drinks, live performances, contests and giveaways hosted by local businesses, carriage rides, and of course, photos with Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Homecoming serves not only as a way to celebrate the season, but also as a way to engage the community and local businesses. &#8220;This event is a great way to close out the year,&#8221; said New Haven Mayor Steve McMichael. &#8220;As we enter a season of love and joy, we hope residents will join us in the fun and share a moment of cheer, remembering all the things that make our city so beautiful!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This event will kick off with a performance by the Woodlan High School Choir at 5 p.m. followed by Santa&#8217;s arrival at 5:30 p.m.to light up Downtown New Haven. Santa will be joined by 4th grader Briella S., who recently won the mayor&#8217;s annual Christmas card contest.<\/p>\n<p>For a full schedule and map of activity locations, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activatenewhaven.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.activatenewhaven.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/nkp-765\/img_4997.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Santa Claus and the 765 at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. 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