Holidays in July Activities and Events
Several preserves have chosen to celebrate some of their favorite holidays in July. So get ready to Christmas Carol, Trick or Treat and hunt for Easter Eggs! Christmas dinners and dances, decorating contests and plenty of Christmas cookies are to be enjoyed when Christmas comes early to Thousand Trails at Christmas in July celebrations at the following preserves:
Bear Cave, Michigan................. July Circle M, Pennsylvania............... July Cultus Lake, British Columbia...... July Diamond Caverns, Kentucky....... July Gateway to Cape Cod, Massachusetts...........................July Gettysburg Farm, Pennsylvania... July Grandy Creek, Washington........ July Indian Lakes, Indiana................. July Lake and Shore, New Jersey...... July Lynchburg, Virginia.................... July Moody Beach, Maine................ July Oakzanita, California................ July PA Dutch, Pennsylvania.............. July Pine Country, Illinois................... July Pio Pico, California.................... July Rondout Valley, New York.......... July St. Clair, Michigan..................... July Sea Pines, New Jersey............... July Sturbridge, Massachusetts.......... July Williamsburg, Virginia................ July
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For more holiday magic, you can Trick or Treat as Oregon’s Bend Preserve celebrates Halloween on July 19. New Jersey’s Sea Pines Easter fun includes a Deviled Egg Taste-Off and an Easter Egg Hunt on July 11-13.
And Now For Something Completely Different: Leave it to our preserves to put a spin on the ordinary or come up with some out of this world events to keep you surprised. Check these out: Pacific City (Oregon) will be “Frozen in Time” July 12 with an Ice Cube Holding Contest, Snowball Toss and Ice Cream Bingo. You may be shaken and stirred at Whalers Rest (Oregon) the weekend of July 11-13 during the 007 Weekend Fun that involves sleuthing and crime solving.
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What’s a beauty pageant without a bevy of beautiful women? It’s what Lake Gaston (North Carolina) calls their annual “Womanless Pageant” as the men walk the runway and strut their stuff the weekend of July 18-20. Take me to your leader; or at least to La Connor (Washington) as the preserve hosts their Aliens Weekend July 18-25. Relive the fun of your Senior Prom or make even better memories at Gateway to Cape Cod (Massachusetts) during the weekend of July 18-20. Hours of fun are planned, including Saturday night entertainment.