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Breakfast with Santa, Sip and Shop, Kick o to Christmas, Candlelight Tour highlight season in Edenton
Breakfast with Santa, Sip and Shop, Kick off to Christmas, Candlelight Tour highlight season in Edenton
Second Kick-Off to Christmas will be at Colonial Park Dec. 3
By Tyler Newman - Chowan Herald
With the arrival of the holidays, Edenton and Chowan County will feature a cornucopia of festive events to mark the occasion.
Kicking off the season on Saturday, Nov. 19 is Breakfast with Santa. A new Edenton tradition, the fifth annual breakfast will take place from 8 a.m to 11 a.m. at Edenton’s American Legion Post 40.
Besides breakfast, the event will feature professional photos with Santa, Christmas crafts, and Christmas cookies. The event is hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary Club, and tickets are available from Amber Hardy at (252) 312-6154. Tickets are $15 for children (the Santa experience and the food) and $12 for adults (food only).
Just up Virginia Road the same day at 9 a.m. will be the White Oak Elementary School Arts, Crafts and Vendor Fair, an annual event showing off the best and brightest from the community’s creative minds. Money raised from the show goes to benefit the Edenton-Chowan Schools. For those interested in setting up a booth, contact Heather Copeland at hcopeland@ ecps.k12.nc.us or Sarah Ryder at sryder@ ecps.k12.nc.us.
That very same evening, Edenton’s longawaited historic waterfront restaurant will finally open with a bang as The Herringbone Restaurant invites rock band Red Clay Strays, a country blues band from Alabama, to perform on the main stage at Colonial Park. The festivities will last all day, with the band taking the stage around 7 p.m. that evening. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Kicking off December in the usual Christmas spirit will be Destination Downtown Edenton’s Sip and Shop event. Typically held on a chilly evening in late fall, the shopping extravaganza showcases Edenton’s unique and charming downtown district while allowing residents and visitors to tour and browse the wares of merchants on South Broad and neighboring streets. Many of the businesses will offer extended hours for the occasion.
Sip and Shop this year will be held on South Broad Street on Thursday, Dec. 1 and begin around 5 p.m. Businesses’ extended hours will run until 8 p.m.
Just a few days later, on Saturday, Dec. 3, Edenton will host its second annual Kick-Off to Christmas at Colonial Park from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Featuring fun for the kids, food trucks for all, a winter express-themed trolley ride and boat flotilla, last year’s inaugural event drew great crowds. Organizers say this year’s event is already shaping up to be even better.
Perhaps Edenton’s most famous and celebrated Christmas event, drawing visitors from other states, is the Edenton Historical Commission’s
Shoppers pour hot apple cider and browse wares at Broad Street Bazaar in Edenton during the Sip & Shop event. This year’s Sip and Shop will be held on South Broad Street on Thursday, Dec. 1 and begin around 5 p.m. Businesses’ extended hours will run until 8 p.m.
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annual Candlelight Tour. The year’s tour will be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This year’s Candlelight Tour will feature historic homes east of Broad Street; last year’s tour featured homes west of downtown. Tour-goers are invited to marvel at the homes’ all-natural holiday decorations that capture Edenton Christmases reminiscent of the 18th and 19th centuries. Horse-drawn carriage rides through the town will be available for those
The Edenton Historical Commission’s annual Candlelight Tour will be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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who want an even more authentic experience.
Advance tickets for the Candlelight Tour are $30 and rise to $35 the weekend of the event. Children 12 and younger are admitted free, while groups of 10 or more can take the tour for only $25 per person plus tax. To book a spot in the tour and secure a ticket (good for both days), call the Penelope Barker House Welcome Center at (252) 4827800 or visit www. ehcnc.org.
