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Small-town holiday trips within 30 miles: Glenwood, Plattsmouth, Blair and Ashland
Glenwood's wreath night is Sunday, Nov. 15. Plattsmouth's Victorian Christmas is Dec. 5. Blair and Ashland are date-only on official pages, with no start times posted.
If you want a short drive for a holiday stop, several towns inside about 30 miles now have dates on official city, chamber, library or tourism pages. Two of them are tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 15.
In Glenwood, Iowa, The Backroom Lounge lists Make a Wreath Night from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 23226 Centre Drive. The Mills County Chamber calendar does not state a price or an age limit, so call before you go. Later in the week, Scanlan Windows To The World holds its 28th annual open house Friday, Nov. 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. at 52399 230th Street, and Trinity Lutheran Church holds its Country Store Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 21, from 8 to 11 a.m. at 512 2nd Street. The chamber also lists a third annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Bar Crawl on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. downtown; participating bars, the price and an age limit are not on that page.
In Plattsmouth, Cass County Tourism lists Victorian Christmas on Main on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Entertainment Plaza, South 4th Street off Main. A price is not posted; the contact number is 402-990-2003. Nearby, WimBro Farms posts a Deck the Halls workshop on Friday, Dec. 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 2619 Bay Road, priced at $85 and currently marked sold out on the product page.
Blair’s city home page lists the Tannenbaum Festival on Thursday, Nov. 19, but it does not post a start time, so we are listing the date only. Ashland Hometown Christmas is Saturday, Dec. 12, downtown, on the Ashland Public Library community events page, also without official times. A light parade and fireworks show up only on aggregator pages and are not included here. The organizer contact is ashlandcommunitygroup@gmail.com.
In Manley, Lofte Community Theatre lists Christmas at Leon’s on Dec. 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 and 20, with season showtimes of 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 402-234-2553 for tickets; a price for this title is not on the season page.
Dates and times above come from those official pages, checked Nov. 14, 2026. A Missouri Valley Polar Express listing was in this week’s pack, but the city page could not be retrieved past a captcha today, so it is not included.