Middleville will host a holiday open house Dec. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with village shops and businesses open and inviting visitors in, each offering something special with music, snacks, photos with Santa, or other surprises. The open house is sponsored by the Middleville Business Alliance.

Also, in keeping with the holiday season, the village hosts holiday markets Nov. 26, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 in the community pavilion from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring live music, distinctive gifts and homemade treats.

During the month of December, 20 Middleville store owners have hidden elves somewhere on their premises for kids to find and get a surprise gift. Kids can also count the number of elves on the floats in the Dec. 10 Christmas Parade, write down their number and put it in a drawing that will win a prize for a boy and for a girl.