Arts, Dining & Entertainment

Wassail Weekend schedule of event filled with holiday festivities

Dec. 7-9—WOODSTOCK—There’s something for all ages throughout this festive holiday Wassail weekend.

Schedule:

Friday, Dec. 7

10 a.m.-5 p.m. – Woodstock Wassail Weekend Artisan Market at 23 Elm St.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum

4 p.m. – Storytelling by Scott Davidson at Norman Williams Public Library

5-7 p.m. – Wassail Open House at the Woodstock History Center, featuring special holiday displays, hot cider, seasonal treats, a silent auction, Celtic music, and more. Free.

7:30 p.m. – The film, “The Holiday,” playing at Pentangle Arts

Saturday, Dec. 8

8-11 a.m. – Breakfast with Santa at the Little Theater: $8 adults, $4 children 12 and under

9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – 17th annual Holiday House Tour: $45 tickets available at 802-457-3981

10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Historic St. James Church open for tours and music

10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum

10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Craft Fair at the Masonic Lodge

10 a.m.-5 p.m. – Woodstock Wassail Weekend Artisan Market at 23 Elm St.

11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Wassail Cafe on the Green, serving mac and cheese, chili, Wassail and more

11 a.m.-4 p.m. – Silent auction and Wassail at the Woodstock History Center (suggested donation), including a food court with hearty soups, corn bread and more; artisans selling crafts, and silent auction that ends at 2 p.m.

12 p.m. & 1 p.m. – Reading of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Ham Gillett at Norman Williams Public Library

1 p.m. – Craft-making activity for children and adults at the Norman Williams Public Library

2 p.m. – 34th annual Wassail Parade, coordinated by High Horses Therapeutic Riding Program and the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce. Best viewed from the village green.

3 p.m. – Yule Log and Memory Tree lighting and carole sing.

3 p.m. – The Ten-A Capella group at the Historic Congregational Church: limited seating, free, donation welcome

3 p.m. – A Capella concert at Norman Williams Public Library

4 p.m. – Preschool crafts in the Abbott Room at Norman Williams Public Library

4 p.m. – Lighting of the Luminaries by the Woodstock Rotary Club

5:30 p.m. – Woodstock Inn Wassail celebration feast

7:30 p.m. – Eugene Friesen cello concert at North Chapel Universalist Society: $15

8 p.m. – CÒIG: A Celtic Holiday Concert at Pentangle Arts

Sunday, Dec. 9

10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Craft fair at the Masonic Lodge

10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Woodstock Wassail Weekend Artisan Market at 23 Elm St.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Christmas at Billings Farm

11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Book signing at Yankee Bookshop for the Billings Farm-inspired children’s story, “Huck’s Way Home,” by Kristina Rodanas

3 p.m. – The film, “Home Alone,” playing at Pentangle Arts

4 p.m. – Pentangle Arts’ 35th Annual Messiah Sing at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church: suggested donation is $10

7:30 p.m. – The film, “Love, Actually,” playing at Pentangle Arts

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