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Get out of joy – people with Wesbanco who switched on the 2024 Steubenville Nutcracker Village Lights Spised the switch during the opening ceremony. From the left are Mark Johnson, Middle, Eric Timmons and Kevin Straub and in front, Theodora Timmons and Lily Straub. – Christopher Dacanay

Steubenville – The holiday season 2024 was the largest Nutcracker village of Steubenville, which was experienced in relation to the event program and participation.

Every weekend of the village, thousands of visitors flocked to downtown Steubenville, and a few Saturdays with warm weather brought out crowds, which competed on the first Friday.

“Every single day between Christmas and New Year recorded more foot traffic than every regular weekend all year round.” said Therese Nelson Fedoryka, chief designer. “Our PIN board card, which is displayed throughout the event, shows visitors from all 50 states, Canada and Mexico. Thanks to some wonderful functions in the Forbes magazine, the readers Digest, NPR and Farm & Dairy, we received emails and comments on social media from hundreds of people across the country who added the village of Steubenville Nutcracker to their bucket list. “

She said that Nutcracker Village's Facebook page won another 7,000 followers in 2024-and the current total of 28,000 increased and the website had more than 94,000 visitors.

“Our German Gluhwein Garden looked at some of our personal data from weekend programs and served 300 other customers this year than last. Our crèche exhibition with George Dvorsky's collection of over 400 cribs had twice as many visitors as 2023. And our children's corner, which was operated by the Hilltop Montessori School, had 5,200 visitors compared to 3,500 in 2023 this year “,” Fedoryka explained.

Prost – Steubenville Nusscracker Village Volunteers Annie McKenna, left and Monica Roderique, roasted with memorial strips in the German garden Guhwein. – Christopher Dacanay

She said that they hope for a more precise amount of the city's analytics company, which will be held back last year to give the city officials a precise picture of what visitors draw in Steubenville and where they come from.

“We'Re GrateFul to the many downtown businesses and organizations that Helped Make This Season Magical by Contributing to the Festivities With Events of their own, Including Leonardo's Coffeehouse, Bookmarx Bookstore, Spyridon Studios, The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Strong Towns, The Harmonium Project, Sycamore Youth Center and Froehlich's Classic Corner, ” Said Fedoryka.

She said to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the festival, “Our team at Nelson and The Steubenville Cultural Trust went outside the mile and added a variety of new attractions and experiences to the participants.”

“We started the season with a street party on Tuesday before Thanksgiving, revealed 10 new nutcrackers and switched on the change of a number of new lights in the city center thanks to a two -year sponsorship from Wesbanco.” Said Fedoryko. “While we first planned the vintage bistro lighting over two blocks of the Fourth Street, the existing electrical infrastructure in the city center was classified as unable to support this upgrade, which was obvious when one of the light masts in the North Fourth Street during the Nusskracker village in a windstorming. We were able to change and light several other buildings in the city center, including one that was inspired by the Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland. Mark Nelson also developed and installed a number of “Star-Burst“Light displays inspired by the upcoming celebration of the America Semiquincentennial.”

This year she said that a new card layout was tested that expanded the nutcracker walk into the 200 Block of the North Fourth Street, which, as she explained, was excited by our thousands by visitors who endeavor to go and find all over 200 nutcrackers.

Entertainment – The Ron Retzer trio appeared on a stage with a view of the village of Steubenville Nutcracker in the Fourth Street. – Christopher Dacanay

“A main goal of the Steubenville Nutcracker village has always been to revive the city center of Steubenville and to emphasize the business here.” she said. “We love to give the participants the opportunity to patronize our local shops, and also enjoy the opportunity to do this.”

Every year the organizers carry out a satisfaction survey and receive a few thousand answers that help us plan future events. She said when she asked the question “What did we do well?” The overwhelming reaction is “The nutcracker!”

The visitors called the display astonishingly and commented on how nice it was to be able to go into the different shops. One said the area around Drosselmeyer's nutcracker shop “It always feels like a movie, so festive and funny.”

“Everything was so charming and fun” said a visitor. “Loved the thematic nutcrackers, loved the dance lights, the market and the trees on the way. The path was easy to follow and I don't have the feeling that we missed something. Was well thought out and planned. “

Another referred to the holiday building and said: “The nutcrackers get better every year and I love visiting them.”

“As it could expect, we have also received a number of suggestions for improvement that we would like to work together with companies and organizations in the city center for future years: more public toilet facilities, shops and restaurants that are open later or more often (especially between Christmas and New Year's Day), and directional signs, brain improvements, additional lighting, better sanitary and garbage distance and more decorations in the city, more Decorations and more decorations, more decorations and more nut nuts. she said.

She said it was organizers “Always amazed at the commitment of our community, from both ends of the scale.” In addition to a strong volunteer base, she said the organizers “Hundreds of wonderful companies and families are supported every year who sponsor nuts, eggs and catfish.”

She added, they have them “Was blessed by loyalty” Of their sponsors for the past 10 years, a list that included the Nelson Family and Their Employees, Tri-State Financial Services, Pat McLaughlin, Francesca Carinci, EM Media, Steubenville Police Wives, Downtown Bakery, Ace Optical, Trinity Health System, Froehlich's Classic Corner, The Jefferson County Historical Association, Bookmarx, The Rotary Steubenville Club, The Delaratta Family, Steubenville Kiwanis Club, Aim Women's Center, Barium and Chemicals, Mosti Funeral Home, The Hilty Family, Jim and Anna Chaney, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Eric and Alexandra Hart, Italian-American Cultural Club, The Dodds Family, The Harmonium Project, Sycamore Youth Center, Grand Theater, Heather Hoover and the City of Steubenville.

“After we have worked hundreds of thousands of hours in the past 10 years to make the Nusscracker -dorf a successful event for Steubenville, we have regularly seen the lack of commitment from the local community.” She pointed out.

“We long for seeing the streets of Steubenville every day, the shop fronts filled with lucrative companies, a blooming place to live and work and a family. This is a feeling that we expect to share with everyone who calls Steubenville at home, especially those who earn a living in the city center.

“Last season we were disappointed that some of our patrons had unpleasant encounters with certain shops in the city center, how they were threatened, was told that downtown was” unsure “and even had their vehicles dragged from unexpected land.” added it. “We strive to create a safe, inviting environment and leave our guests a positive impression, which affects the future of the public name of Steubenville. We look forward to building stronger partnerships with companies in the city center and better preparing the city center of Steubenville to welcome visitors. “

She said all of her events were free to take part. “We hope that the event can enjoy something. However, we were surprised how only a few residents actually take part: If you live in Steubenville and have never attended an event for the cultural trust of Steubenville, we encourage you to visit us to the city center and see why thousands of visitors from all 50 states flow here. You are the reason why we do that. “

She said that the Steubenville Cultural Trust is preparing for the large Steubenville Eggsibition, which will take place from April 1 to May 4, followed by the Catfish Crawl Artwalk, which will last from July 1st to September 1st.

“We are also pleased to be able to tell you that each of our public art projects will be issued an element of patriotism this year, since we join the nationwide celebration of America's 250th anniversary to sign the declaration of independence.” Said Fedoryka.

To keep up with projects and other announcements, visit Steubenvillenutcrackervillage.com or Facebook: Steubenville Nutcracker Village, Steubenville Eggsibition and Catfish Crawl Artwalk.

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