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Dress Like Your Favorite Holiday Movie Character

A parents-only holiday party. Fancy, funny, or frankly unhinged – the only wrong answer is regular clothes.

DateDec 8
Doors6:00 PM
WhereDowntown Ross
Dress codeMandatory
until the red carpet
The Fine Print

Three Rules, That's It

01

Grown-Ups Only

This one is for you. It lands on a Tuesday, which means every good sitter in Marin is sitting at home doing nothing. No excuses.

02

Come As Anyone

Any character from any holiday movie. Red carpet glamour or a bathrobe and a cigar. Both have won before.

03

Nothing To Pay

No ticket, no suggested donation, no envelope by the door. Show up in costume and let someone else pour.

Six Costumes, Fully Solved

The Formulas

Every one of these is three items or fewer. Most of them are already in your house.

Love Actually

The Cue Cards

  • Stack of white posterboard
  • One thick black marker
  • A Santa hat and total silence
Bridget Jones's Diary

Christmas Pajamas

  • Reindeer-print pajamas
  • Hair you did not brush
  • A large glass of red
Christmas Vacation

Wear the Lights

  • One tangled string of lights
  • A battery pack in your pocket
  • Groaning, on request
Christmas Vacation

The Bathrobe

  • White robe, black collar
  • An unlit cigar
  • Confidence you have not earned
Love Actually

The Reindeer Sweater

  • Green turtleneck
  • A felt reindeer, firmly attached
  • A long look across the room
Home Alone

The Red Sweater

  • Plain red crewneck
  • Hands flat on both cheeks
  • Hold it. All night.
Food & Drink

The Spread

Come hungry and thirsty. This is not a cheese-cube-and-a-cracker situation.

Catering

Forkful of Earth

The food is going to be genuinely excellent - properly made, and plenty of it. Bring a real appetite.

The Bar

Wine & Vodka

Sophie James and GoodMellow pouring all night, with Hanson Vodka for anyone building something stronger.

In the Library

The Whisky Bar

Old Fashioneds, made properly, in the library. Find it early and tell nobody.

On the Prize Table

What You're Playing For

Judging happens on the night. Commitment counts more than budget – we have seen a roll of tinsel beat a rented costume.

VIP Early Registration

One family gets first pick of our AfterSchool Enrichment Classes – before registration opens to anyone else. Every class, every day, yours to claim first.

Yes, people have planned costumes around this
Prize · 02

Sophie James Wine

A bottle of something genuinely good, and local. Best enjoyed while still in costume.

Prize · 03

Hanson Vodka

Sonoma-made, small batch. The reward for whoever commits hardest to the bit.

Prize · 04

A Box of See's

The good assortment. Whether you share it with your children is between you and them.

Prize · 05

Bragging Rights

Unofficial, non-transferable, and good for a full calendar year of smugness at morning drop-off.

Seven Of Them

The Trophies

Engraved, handed out on the night, and yours to put somewhere visible. The categories are below so you can aim at one.

Funniest Costume Most Unhinged Most Committed Naughty List What the Elf? Best Duo Greatest in Snow
Can't Decide?

Let the Reel Decide

Press the button. Accept your fate. Screenshot it and send it to the group chat as a binding commitment.

Your character is waiting in the projection booth.

The Idea Deck

Fifty Ways To Show Up

Same list, sliced three ways. Start with effort level if you are feeling realistic.

Before You Come

The Details

Cost

Nothing At All

No ticket, no suggested donation, no envelope by the door. Just come.

Hosted By

The Allen-Hughes Family

With logistical support from Brittany Dautch and Hannah Adams, who have thought of several things you have not.

Getting There

Take an Uber

You are a movie star for one night. Movie stars do not park their own cars, and they certainly do not drive home from the whisky bar.

If You Are Reading This on December 8th

  1. Red sweater. Hands on cheeks. You are Kevin McCallister. Takes four seconds.
  2. Pajamas and a glass of wine. You are Bridget Jones. Nobody will question it.
  3. Green turtleneck, a felt reindeer taped to it, longing stare. Love Actually, sorted.
  4. White tank top, a smudge of dirt, a Santa hat. Die Hard is a Christmas movie and you are here to prove it.
  5. Wrap a string of lights around yourself. You are the Griswold house. Commit to the groaning.

See You On The Red Carpet

December 8 · 6:00 PM · Downtown Ross. Free to attend, catered, and fully stocked. Tell us you're coming so we know how much to pour – then book the Uber.