Gold & Glitz Gala

Let’s kick of the festival season at the Gold & Glitz Gala

at The Holly Vault. Tickets can be purchased below or in person at Holly Antiques.

Indulge in a buffet dinner, including options for those with dietary

restrictions, and sip on exquisite cocktails, or even a signature

mocktail at our cash bar. Dance the night away or browse our silent auction

items and experiences, valued between $25 and $1,000+!

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 6pm

Tickets are $65 per person or $475 for a table of 8.

Meet the board

Pictured:Front Left side Holly Herrick , Michael McCanney, Linda Stouffer (Secretary), Jerome Raska (Executive Director), Amy Hillman ,Jennifer Ryan (Treasurer) ,Pam Messing.

Not pictured: Cal Steele

Become a volunteer!

Fall Mum Fundraiser

Our Fall Mums are grown locally and will benefit our long standing festival. Deadline to order is Monday, September 22, 2025. Pick- up will be on Monday, September 29, 2025 from 4- 7pm in Battle Alley.

Mums are available in the following colors.

Yellow, Orange, Purple/Pink, or Red!

Pricing:

9” Pot $20 each or 3 for $50

10” Hanging Plants $25 each

Place your order here

In 1838, Holly became the last township in Oakland County.

In 1855, the Detroit, Milwaukee and Pontiac Railroad finally reached Holly from Detroit. Holly turned out to be a crucial junction in the east-west line. The railroads created hotels and dining establishments.

Henry Howland Crapo was a lumberman with significant timber and land holdings, but to make money from the lumber, he had to find a way to ship it. He created the Flint & Holly Railroad, which opened on Nov. 1, 1864, connecting Flint to Holly. The new railroad company also opened the Saginaw Valley to settlement and started a lumber boom that lasted for over two decades.

Holly became the first railroad junction in the state, and in 1865, the Village of Holly was incorporated. While trains were the life blood of the area's economy, the Village remained small and the surrounding townships rural.

Two devastating fires in the 1870s led the village to build the first waterworks system in Oakland County and all businesses were required to be built of brick.

Holly’s Battle Alley, in the heart of the Village, earned the nickname more than 100 years ago due to the number of disputes settled there. The wild reputation of Battle Alley drew the attention of famous temperance activist, Carrie Nation and she and her anti-alcohol supporters beat patrons of the saloons with umbrellas and Nation used her ax to smash whiskey bottles.

In June 2022, another fire threatened the Village. The six-alarm fire destroyed Arcade Antiques and severely damaged The Holly Hotel, Andy’s Place restaurant and the Holly Moose Lodge. 150 firefighters from departments across Oakland County answered the call to keep the fire from destroying the entire downtown area.

Want to learn more about Holly past & present? Stop by the Hadley House Museum at 306 S. Saginaw Street from 1 – 4 pm or visit the links below.