Celebration of It's A Wonderful Life Festival

Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 at 9:00am

Various Venues in Seneca Falls

Schedule Of Events

9:00 am - Noon: Bedford Falls Station Postal Cancellation.  Seneca Falls Post Office, 38 State Street.
9:00 am - 4:30 pm: Visit the It's a Wonderful Life Museum; It's a Wonderful Quilt Raffle, 76 Fall Street.  
9:00 am - 8:00 pm: "All Things Wonderful."  It's a Wonderful Life Museum Gift Shop and Photo Opportunity with Bedford Falls Mural and "You Are Now in Bedford Falls" sign.  80 Fall St.
10:00 am: 21st Annual George Bailey Award.  Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
10:30 - 11:30 am: Presentation by Monica Capra Hodges, granddaughter of Frank Capra. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Autograph signing by cast members.  Autograph free with purchase; $30 fee for items you bring yourself.   The Gould Hotel, 108 Fall St.
11:30 am - 12:15 pm: "From Darkness to Light, From Despair to Hope – How ‘It's a Wonderful Life' Can Save Lives from Suicide." Presentation by Govan Martin, Founder and Executive Director, Suicide Prevention Alliance, Harrisburg, PA.  Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
12:15 - 1:00 pm: "Everyone Needs a Mary Bailey." - Presentation by Mary Owen, Donna Reed's daughter. Special Screening of  "A Very Merry Christmas" - a Classic Episode of The Donna Reed Show from 1958 featuring Buster Keaton. Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
1:00 pm: It's a Wonderful Parade. Fall Street.
2:00 – 3:00 pm: "The Timeless Message of ‘It's a Wonderful Life'– ‘Never Again Will There Be Anyone Like You."  Panel Discussion.  Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
2:00 - 4:00 pm: Autograph signing by cast members. Autographs free with purchase; $30 fee per autograph for items you bring yourself. The Gould Hotel, 108 Fall St.
3:00 - 4:00 pm: "Why and How Frank Capra made ‘It's a Wonderful Life,'" Presentation by John Kuri, Filmmaker, Author, Musician, Son of Emile Kuri (Set Decorator, "It's a Wonderful Life".)  Trinity Church, 27 Fall St.
4:40 pm: It's a Wonderful Run 5K.  To register, go to www.itsawonderfulrun5K.com
7:00 - 9:15 pm: Special Screening of "It's a Wonderful Life."  Free Admission. Douglas Avery Performing Arts Center, Mynderse Academy, 105 Troy St.
6:30 - 7:30 pm: Dance Lesson by Groove Juice Swing (from Rochester).  Mynderse Academy Gymnasium, 105 Troy St.
7:30 - 10:30 pm: "Dance by the Light of the Moon." Music by Andy Stobie and the Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra (18-piece swing band).  Free Admission.  Mynderse Academy Gymnasium, 105 Troy St.