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Friday, November 26, 2021
Volume 17 • Issue No. 48
York Holiday Events Ensure Family Fun This Season YORK The holiday spirt is stronger than ever in York! The Festival of Lights held annually at the beginning of December gives thanks to the community for making York such a delightful place to live and celebrates the warmth and tradition of the season. Here is a listing of some of the scheduled happenings this year to be enjoyed throughout the Festival of Lights: Visit Sohier Park to see the Nubble Lighthouse dressed in its holiday best. Lights will be on daily from 4 p.m. to midnight from Saturday, November 27 through New Year’s Day. Limited edition ornaments are available for purchase on the Nubble Giftshop’s website (see photo above). Yuletide at Old York. Daily, through December. Old York Historical Society presents an old-fashioned holiday celebration, with a spectacular outdoor display of holiday greens and historical vignettes. Take a peek through the windows of Jefferds Tavern to glimpse scenes of holidays past, or bring your family for a picture-perfect holiday photo under a garland of greens. Eight Days of Hanukkah
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Giveaway from Monday, November 29 through Monday, December 6. Daily giveaways on the York Parks & Recreation Facebook page. Open to those of all faiths. Warmth from the Heart. One warm coat could help to
KENNEBUNKPORT It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Kennebunkport, with the 40th annual Christmas Prelude (December 2-12) transforming the town into a winter wonderland of holiday-themed events and activities. There’s even more magic this year, following a year of virtual events due to the pandemic. The newest and largest event is the Prelude Opening Festival from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, December 3, a block-long family-friendly celebration featuring live music, street performers, fire eating shows, fire baton performances and more! There will be delicious snacks available from local vendors, appearances by special characters, all around the lit Dock Square Tree. Also new is the Prelude 40 Trees Trail, which will light up at 6:30 p.m. that night. The party continues the following Friday, December 10, with the Prelude Family Festival, also from 6-8 p.m. and featuring “surprise” fireworks. The schedule is chock full of events each and every day, with the Cape Porpoise Lob-
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Parks & Rec website and social media pages. Student Art Showcase. Artwork displayed from all York Schools. Reception is December 1, 5-7 p.m. and the showcase will be available to view Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ocean Fire Pottery Holiday Extravaganza, Woodbridge Road. December 3-5. Holiday Extravaganza at the outdoor gallery with free hands-on and take-home kids’ art activities, fire and cider all month long. Featuring guest artists 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast with Santa. Saturday, December 4. Children through age 12 (and their fami-
lies) are welcome to join the Parks and Recreation Department at Arrowheads Estate in Cape Neddick, 8-10 a.m. Free nibbles will be served, plus an additional breakfast menu will be available for purchase. Ornament Painting. December 4. Children of all ages are welcome to join the Parks and Recreation Department and Firefly Pottery from Portsmouth, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Grant House Barn, 200 Route 1. Lots of ornament shapes to pick from. After being painted, your ornaments will be kiln fired and ready for pick up at the Parks and See YORK page 2...
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make a difference in a person’s life here in York County. A community collection will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 10-11 a.m. in front of the Parish House of First Parish Church. The coats will be made available to families in York County through the York County Community Action Corporation. Children and infant coat sizes are especially in demand this winter. They will also be collecting food donations at that time as well. Candy Cane Hunt. December 1-17. Explore the community for numbered candy cane signs and submit an entry sheet for a chance to win prizes. Participation sheets available on the York
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ster Trap Tree lighting, a pooch parade (with costumes), Santa’s village – complete with reindeer, a new Bavarian Christmas Market and of course Santa’s trip via lobster boat. The Hat Parade, in its 16th year, will get a new route through Lower Village Kennebunk. For full schedule of events, to www.christmasprelude.com. The town’s shops and restaurants will be decorated in twinkling holiday lights, and visitors will have ample opportunity to come in out of the cold after a village stroll and warm up with a cocktail, specialty coffee or cocoa at spots all over town. Also returning this year are all of the craft fairs Prelude is known for – the perfect places to find unique, hand-crafted gifts. The Kennebunkport Business Association is also taking the safety of its guests seriously, offering free masks and sanitizer (sponsored by Southern Maine Health Care), spreading events over larger areas to minimize crowding and encouraging social distancing where possible – all part of “The Prelude Promise.”
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Holiday Lights Stroll ELIOT Sandy Hill Farm, 34 Sandy Hill Lane in Eliot, celebrates winter and the holiday season with an enchanted forest decorated with an immersive and festive display of colorful lights. Visitors can stroll along the lighted path at their own pace which has been expanded this year to
over a mile and now includes 750,000 lights making this attraction one of the biggest holiday light shows in New England. Sandy Hill’s Holiday Light Stroll will be open through January 2, 2022. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www. tickettailor.com/events/sandyhillfarm/580936.
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Don’t forget our small local shops during the holidays!
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