Boar's Head and Yule Log FestivalCome out to University Christian Church on Saturday, Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8 for their Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival. This free event is reminiscent of an ancient celebration commemorating the 12 days of Christmas. Here is what the church website has to say about it:

The pageant is based on an old legend, that of an Oxford student who kills a wild boar when it interrupts his studies. When the church adopted the Festival, it gained a new, Christian significance: the wild boar, symbolic of evil, is overcome by good through the teachings of Christ. Marching companies, in beautiful authentic costumes of Renaissance England, sing the ancient songs of Christendom, as they carry in the gaily-bedecked head of the wild boar, which is conquered by the innocent goodness of the Christ Child. The triumph of light over darkness is made graphic in the Christ Candle through its light and through the carvings on the wooden candleholder in our production.

Performances are scheduled for 3 and 5 p.m. on each day. Admission is free, but a limited number of reserved seats are available for purchase at $15 each. You can buy tickets here. If you are gunning for the free seats, show up early.

University Christian Church is at 2720 S. University Drive.