17th Annual Light Up the Night and Soup Cook-Off

Bellaire Chamber's 17th annual Light Up the Night and Soup Cook-Off, Saturday, December 5, 2026, in downtown Bellaire. The main chamber page schedules a full day: 5K Elf Run 10 to 11 am; last-chance craft fair 10 am to 3 pm at the ASI Community Center; Polar Plunge 11:30 am to 12:30 pm; a free holiday matinee 1 to 3 pm at the Bellaire Movie Theater with a non-perishable food donation; Santa and Mrs. Claus 3 to 5 pm at the downtown pavilion; soup cook-off 4:30 to 7 pm (tickets $15, voting closes at 7 pm); Parade of Lights at 6:00 pm; and the community tree lighting at 6:30 pm after the parade. The page notes the schedule is tentative.