The time for holiday giving and celebration gets underway Saturday when the 54th annual Butler City Spirit of Christmas Parade comes to town.

A variety of activities are taking place before the parade begins at 5:30 p.m.

Butler Downtown is hosting a craft and vendor show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom on Main Street, a Butler Transit Authority bus will be parked in the Peoples Natural Gas lot on Main Street for the “Stuff the Bus” donation event for the Salvation Army, and activities for children will be held in the Peoples lot beginning at 3 p.m.

In addition, Butler Downtown is holding its annual Small Business Saturday Passport. Many businesses will have passports containing a list of participating businesses. Patrons take the passports to all the participating businesses to receive a stamp, which enters them in a contest to win prizes, said Audrianna Bly, of Butler Downtown.

Businesses are encouraged to be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the event. Some businesses are having sales or giveaways.

At the craft and vendor show, Butler Downtown will sell Christmas ornaments to raise money to replace light bulbs in the snowflake Christmas lights in downtown with LED bulbs, Bly said.

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