
Wassail parade. Photo credit: Woodstock Chamber of Commerce
Woodstock, “one of the prettiest small towns in America” puts on a show each December. Join us for some Winter Wonderland Magic during Wassail Weekend in Woodstock from Friday December 13 to Sunday December 15, 2019. Complete with twinkling lights, yule-log, caroling, horse-drawn carriage parade, concerts, shopping, and so much more, this old-fashioned Christmas celebration is sure to enchant you. The main festivities for Wassail Weekend 2019 are recapped below:
Friday, December 13
10 am – 4 pm: Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum
4 pm: Storytelling by Peter Mendes at Norman Williams Public Library
7:30 pm – 9pm: Yale University’s internationally acclaimed a capella group, The Whiffenpoofs, performs at Pentangle Arts Woodstock Town Hall’s Theater
Saturday, December 14
10 am – 4 pm: Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum
9:30 am – 2:30 pm: Annual Holiday House Tour – a once-a year opportunity to visit some of Woodstock’s historic homes along The Green and on Elm Street
10 am – 12 pm: Historic St. James Church open for tours and music
10 am – 4 pm: Craft Fair at the Masonic Lodge
11 am – 3 pm: Wassail Cafe on the Green, serving mac & cheese, chili, Wassail and more
12 pm & 1 pm: Reading of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Ham Gillett at the Norman Williams Public Library
2PM: WASSAIL PARADE
3 pm: Yule Log and Memory Tree Lighting Carol Sing
3 pm: The Ten-A capella group at the Historic Congregational Church
3 pm: Wren Song performance at the Norman Williams Public Library
4 pm: Lighting of the Luminaries by the Woodstock Rotary Club
5:30 pm: Woodstock Inn Wassail Celebration Feast
7:30 pm: Cellist Eugene Friesen and singer/songwriter Elizabeth Rogers perform at at North Chapel Universalist Society
8 pm: CÒIG: A Celtic Holiday Concert at Pentangle Arts
Sunday, December 15
10 am – 4 pm: Christmas at Billings Farm
10 am – 2 pm: Craft Fair at the Masonic Lodge
3 pm: Movie “The Grinch” at Pentangle Arts
4 pm: Pentangle Arts’ 35th Annual Messiah Sing at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
7:30 pm: Movie “White Christmas” at Pentangle Arts
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