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
