Events of Thursday, December 18, 2025

Holiday Gift Wrapping.  7 AM to 5 PM.  Make Your Holidays Merrier with AWARE Gift Wrapping!  Skip the stress and add some sparkle to your season! Drop your gifts off before work, and our AWARE team will have them wrapped, ribboned, and ready for the holidays when you swing back by. Where: AWARE Admin Building.  Best of all, it’s pay-what-you-can, and every dollar goes directly toward supporting survivors during the holiday season.  Let us take wrapping off your to-do list while you make a meaningful impact in our community!  706 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson.

JYP December Large Group Meeting. When: Thursday, December 18, at 6:00 p.m.  Where: Think and Mortar – 732 W. Michigan Ave.  About the Jackson Young Professionals: Founded in 2014, JYP has a dedicated group of volunteers running events to engage with and connect young professionals in the Jackson area. The Third Thursday Monthly Meetups offer an opportunity for you to see new places and businesses in Jackson while networking and meeting other young individuals in the area. But the group hosts dozens more events, programs, and even a festival or two. Check us out at jxnyp.com

Country Christmas Line Dance Night. 7 PM.  Slip on your boots and join us for a Country Christmas Line Dance Night at The HonkyTonk! Doors open at 7PM. Absolute beginner to high beginner lessons from 7:30-8:30PM, open dancing and requests from 8:30-10PM. We’ll definitely have a few Christmas song swaps, too! Wear your western holiday best, and come on out to ring in the holidays with DANCING!  $5 cover at the door. Honky Tonk at Oak + Iron, 151 West Michigan Avenue, Downtown Jackson.

Christmas Cookie Decorating Event.  6 PM to 8 PM.  Cookies, icing, and Christmas cheer- it’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us for a cookie decorating class where you will practice piping, learn different techniques, and understand the basics of cookie decorating! Leave with 6 beautifully decorated cookies, any leftover frosting to continue practicing at home, and new tips and tricks to use during your holiday baking! Purchase tickets to this class here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1975883641160?aff=oddtdtcreator   SOAR Cafe & Farms, 401 N. Mechanic Street, Jackson.

Mike Slim Crupi at Mancino’s.  Come on down for an evening of live music featuring Mike Slim Crupi Coming to you live at Mancino’s from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. It will be fantastic full of great music.  3017 Wildwood Avenue, Jackson.

Nite Lites Drive Thru Christmas Display.  It’s an experience like no other, and a tradition you don’t want to miss! The Nite Lites Drive-Thru Christmas Show is approximately 6 1/2 miles long.  November 22 through January 5,.  Sunday – Thursday 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm;  Friday and Saturday 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm.  Open Rain or Snow.  Open both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.  Michigan International Speedway US-12 Entrances only, 12626 US-12, Brooklyn.