Tuesday
• Star Lighting Ceremony, Sunken Gardens area of the ESU campus, university President Michael Lane will light the star on top of Plumb Hall at 4 p.m.
• Christmas tree dedication and lighting ceremony, in front of Cable ONE office, 724 Commercial St., 6:30 p.m.
• 31st Annual Christmas Parade, Commercial Street from 4th Avenue to 12th Avenue., 7 p.m.
Wednesday
• TFI Family Services 18th Annual Holiday Benefit Auction, Best Western Hotel, 3021 W. Highway 50, 6 p.m.
• Emporia Board of Education meeting, Mary Education Center, 1700 W. 7th Ave., 7 p.m.
• ESU vs. Northwest Missouri State, W.L. White Auditorium, 111 E. 6th Ave., 7:30 p.m.
• Emporia City Commission meeting, City Commission/Municipal Court Room, 518 Mechanic St., 1:30 p.m.
Thursday
• Lyon County Commission meeting, Lyon County Courthouse, room 102, 8 a.m.
Friday
• Artists Open House, Plumb Place, 224 E. 6th Ave., 5 p.m.
Saturday
• Breakfast with Santa, Emporia Public Library, 110 E. 6th Ave., 9 a.m.
• Holiday Homes Tours, 6:30 p.m.
• “A KCO Christmas” Traditional Christmas Program, Granada Theatre, 807 Commercial St., 7:30 p.m.
• ESU vs. Misssouri Western, W.L. White Auditorium, 111 E. 6th Ave., 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
• Holiday Homes Tours, 1 p.m.