Get ready to dash away, dash away, dash away, all to a holiday happening near you!

Heres the schedule of holiday events on tap throughout Grant County:

Thursday, Nov. 28

Free community Thanksgiving dinner

1-4 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge

A free holiday meal with all the fixings will be offered. People may bring a dessert or side dish to share, as well as board games to enjoy afterward. The bar will not be open. Football games will be playing on the big screen TVs. Home deliveries will be available for homebound folks. People are needed to help with the meal and with deliveries. For more information, call the lodge at 541-575-1824.

Free community Thanksgiving dinner

1 p.m., Teen Center, Prairie City

All are welcome to a free, traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. For more information, or to arrange for a ride, call Prairie Baptist Church at 541-820-3696.

Friday, Nov. 29

Black Friday bazaar

7 a.m.-2 p.m., Outpost Restaurant, John Day

Several vendors will be selling wares in the restaurants meeting rooms. Shoppers can enter to win a gift basket of goodies.

Thursday, Dec. 5

Holiday Showcase

6:30 p.m., Grant Union old gym

Featuring dancers of all ages.

Friday, Dec. 6

20th annual Carrie Young Memorial silent auction, dinner

6 p.m., John Day Elks Lodge

The menu includes spaghetti, salad and bread. All proceeds will benefit Blue Mountain Care Center, Valley View Assisted Living and homebound seniors in Grant County. To donate a silent auction item or make a monetary donation, call Lucie Immoos at 541-620-2098 or 541-575-1058.

Holiday Showcase

6:30 p.m., Grant Union old gym

Featuring dancers of all ages.

Saturday, Dec. 7

Festival of Trees

9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sale Barn, Grant County Fairgrounds

Decorated Christmas trees, wreaths and gift baskets will be sold in a silent auction, with all proceeds to go to nonprofits helping those in need in Grant County. Call Kailey Neal, 541-620-2569, for more information.

Fairgrounds holiday bazaar

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Keerins Hall, Grant County Fairgrounds

For more information, call the fair office at 541-575-1900.

Blue Mountain Hospital Auxiliary bazaar

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Trowbridge Pavilion, Grant County Fairgrounds

For more information, call Mary Jones at 541-620-4283.

Christmas Past at the museum

1-5 p.m., Grant County Historical Museum, Canyon City

The museum will be decorated for Christmas and the store will be open for Christmas shopping. The cost is $3 for those 12 and older, and free for Friends of the Museum.

Sunday, Dec. 8

Christmas Past at the museum

1-5 p.m., Grant County Historical Museum, Canyon City

The cost is $3 for those 12 and older, and free for Friends of the Museum. The museums store will be open for Christmas shopping.

Thursday, Dec. 12

Light up a Life

6:30 p.m., Valley View Assisted Living, John Day

Candles will be lit in memory of those who have died, or special loved ones. The evening will include music and refreshments. Sponsored by Blue Mountain Hospice. For more information, call 541-575-1648.

Seneca School Christmas program

7 p.m., School gym

All students, grades K-6, will present traditional Christmas carols in Here We Come ACaroling, a program designed by Melinda Mitchek.

Friday, Dec. 13

Festival of Children

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Trowbridge Pavilion, Grant County Fairgrounds

There will be a silent auction, with all proceeds going to the Tree of Giving, for people in John Day and Prairie City, and the Grant County Food Bank. Childrens activities include photos with Santa, ornament making, cookie decorating, bird feeders, nature crafts, Christmas gift making and a coloring contest. Sandwiches and punch will be provided. Admission per person is two cans of nonperishable food items or $2. For more information, call the Grant County office of Oregon State University Extension at 541-575-1911.

Saturday, Dec. 14

Mt. Vernon Fire fund-raiser and bazaar

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mt. Vernon Community Center

The Mt. Vernon Fire Department welcomes baked goodies to sell at the bazaar. The department will serve up a soup lunch for $5. Bring in a can of food for a free raffle ticket limited to five items. Santa will be there from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tables are still available. Call 541-932-4588 or Mt. Vernon City Hall at 541-932-4688.

Timber Truckers Light Parade

6 p.m., streets of John Day

This years theme is Wishing for Healthy Forests, Healthy Future. Following the parade will be a dinner and awards ceremony at the John Day Elks Lodge. To make a monetary or item donation, or for more information, call Mary Ellen Brooks, 541-932-4540, or Leslie Traylor, 541-620-4032.

Sunday, Dec. 15

Monuments 3rd annual bazaar

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monument Senior Center

Lunch and homemade goodies, plus lots of vendors and craftsmen from throughout the county. Call Stacy Robinson-Cox, 541-934-2155.

Monday, Dec. 16

Humbolt Elementary concert

6 p.m., new gym

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Prairie City School Christmas program

6:30 p.m., Schools new gym

Students in preschool through sixth grade will offer a holiday program.

Dayville School Christmas program

6:30 p.m., Dayville gym

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson, performed by arrangement with Samuel French Inc.

Grant Union High School winter concert

7 p.m., old gym

Long Creek School Christmas program

7 p.m., School gym

Monument School Christmas program

Directed by Ethos Music, school gym.

Saturday, Dec. 21

5th annual Heart of Grant County concert

7-9 p.m., United Methodist Church

Talented musicians offer performances in the annual holiday event, which includes refreshments. Admission is $5 a person or $10 per family. Call 541-575-4335 for more information.