By Tribune Staff

Great Bend High School students, community volunteers and Great Bend Recreation Commission staff will transform the City Auditorium into Santa’s Workshop, notes GBRC’s Megan Hammeke.

The 26th Annual Santa’s Workshop will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, in the City Auditorium. Children can enjoy holiday-themed booths throughout the night and visit Santa with their wish list. This free Christmas event is designed for preschool through 6th graders and their families. Enter thru the doors located on the southwest corner of the auditorium.

The 26th annual event returns to the City Auditorium after two years of hosting a drive-through experience at the Great Bend Activity Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic. GBRC staff are going all-out to decorate the auditorium this year, with a large banner, pop-up backdrops, props for photo opportunities, new displays and nearly 10 Christmas trees. Multiple stations will be handing out treats and prizes.

Students from the Great Bend High School Student Organizations, Barton Community College Sports Medicine Staff, Barton County Sheriff’s Office, Great Bend Fire/EMS, Great Bend Police Department, and GBRC will help with this event.

Also, the USD 428 Parents As Teachers, Parent Teacher Resource Center (PTRC), Sunflower Early Education Center and Great Bend Public Library Children’s Department will provide a mini-Santa’s Workshop in the Burnside Room in the Recreation Center designed for preschoolers. For this event, enter through the northeast door of the Burnside Room.