Christmas may still be months away, but Neenah is already feeling merry. Neenah, Wisconsin has been named one of the Top 25 finalists in Hallmark Channel’s search for America’s Merriest Christmas Town, and now Future Neenah is asking the entire community—and Wisconsin—to help bring the title home.
Public voting is one component of Hallmark’s final selection process, and supporters can vote for Neenah once every day through September 4 at:
https://merriestchristmastownscontest.hallmarkchannel.com/
The winning community will have a Hallmark Christmas movie filmed in its town, giving Neenah the opportunity to share its small-town charm and Christmas spirit with viewers across the country.
“We already know how special Christmas in Neenah is, and making the Top 25 gives us the opportunity to show the rest of the country,” said Michelle Dunning of Future Neenah. “What makes Neenah merry isn’t just the lights, decorations or events. It’s the people. Our community comes together year after year to create traditions, welcome visitors and make Christmas feel like home.”
Neenah’s nomination highlighted the traditions and community spirit that fill the city throughout the holiday season. Downtown Neenah transforms with decorated historic storefronts and thousands of twinkling lights, while events such as A Very Neenah Christmas and the A Very Neenah Christmas Market draw thousands of visitors downtown. Other beloved traditions include the Santa Fire Truck Float, ice skating under the lights at The Plaza, horse-drawn carriage rides, live mannequin window displays, holiday giving campaigns and generations of family traditions.
Neenah’s Christmas charm has even inspired fiction. Local author Amanda Lauer wrote A Very Chapel Falls Christmas, a holiday novel inspired by Downtown Neenah and its Christmas traditions.
The community rallied around Neenah’s initial nomination, with residents, businesses and local organizations submitting their own stories to Hallmark. Residents also filled a giant Christmas card with handwritten messages sharing what they love most about Christmas in Neenah before Santa himself helped send it on its way to Hallmark, thanks to NM Transfer.
Now, Future Neenah hopes that same community spirit will carry Neenah through the next round.
Residents, businesses, visitors, former residents and anyone who loves Neenah are encouraged to vote once each day, share the contest with friends and family, and help spread the word on social media through September 4.
“Hallmark movies remind us of places like Neenah,” Dunning said. “We welcome Hallmark to come experience the real thing.”
VOTE FOR NEENAH
Vote once daily through September 4: https://merriestchristmastownscontest.hallmarkchannel.com/
Future Neenah is a nonprofit, community-focused organization working to make Neenah a better place to live, work, and explore. Through partnerships, events, and economic development efforts, Future Neenah brings people together to celebrate and shape the city’s past, present, and future.
