christmas ~ by the sea ~ fri., dec. 6 - sun., dec. 8 schedule … · 2019. 12. 4. · its annual...
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Friday - December 6th, 2019
All day until 9:00 pm Holiday
Shopping Extravaganza – Downtown
Camden
Featured activities and special holiday
shopping prices at stores throughout
downtown Camden.
12:00-12:45 pm Holiday Music
Concert –
First Congregational Church
Matt Mainster and friends will present their
traditional noon concert, a fun holiday
variety show to brighten your lunch break
and ignite the Christmas spirit. Free. FMI:
(207) 236-4821.
4:30-6:00 pm Christmas by the
Sea Opening Ceremonies – Camden
Public Library
Holiday selections performed by Camden
Hills Regional High School choral and
instrumental groups. Bring new or like-
new hats, mittens, gloves and scarves to
decorate the Camden Community Hat and
Mitten Tree. Your items will benefi t those
who need a bit more warmth this winter.
5:00-5:30 pm Santa visits the
PenBay YMCA
5:00-7:00 pm Open House at First
National Bank
Join First National Bank Camden location
located at 44 Elm Street to celebrate the
holidays. Enjoy hot apple cider, cookies,
musical entertainment, and blinking rings
that are fund for kids and adults alike.
6:00 pm Christmas by the Sea
Parade – Downtown Camden
A festive parade through Downtown
Camden. Floats gather on Union Street
Camden and travel down Main Street to the
tree lighting with Santa Claus at the Harbor
Park. Is your group or business interested
in participating in the Christmas by the Sea
Parade? Download your application.
6:00-8:00 pm Holiday Open House
- Camden National Bank, downtown
branch
Warm up inside with cookies and hot cocoa
and holiday music.
6:15-8:15 pm Carriage Rides
Through Downtown Camden - pick
up at Camden National Bank
See the holiday lights decorating the streets
of downtown Camden as you ride aboard
a horse-drawn carriage. Carriage rides
courtesy of Camden National Bank.
6:30-9:00 pm A Walk Through
Bethlehem – Chestnut Street Baptist
Church
Experience the First Christmas as you stroll
through the city to get a personal view of
more than 80 costumed cast members
as the recreate the city of Bethlehem as it
might have been the night of Jesus’ birth.
6:45pm Community Tree Lighting
Ceremony – Camden Harbor Park
Experience Christmas as you stroll through
town to where Santa Claus presides over the
community tree-lighting ceremony at Harbor
Park, ushering us offi cially into the holiday
season. With schooner masts lit in the
background and the star visible above on Mt.
Battie, the full sight can only be witnessed
from this vantage point in Camden. Holiday
tree co-sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank
and Journey’s End Marina.
7:30 pm The Nutcracker – Camden
Opera House
Atlantic Ballet Company’s full length version
of this magical holiday production. Tickets
are $18/Adults, $16/Children under 12 and
Senior Citizens. Tickets can be purchased
online or the day of the show at the Camden
Opera House.
Saturday - December 7th, 2019
8:00am-12:00pm Holly Berry Fair –
Rockport Opera House
Rockport Garden Club brings you Sparkle
and Glitz, featuring appetizers and baked
goods, and tables full of costume and
vintage jewelry. A craf t boutique offers
hand-craf ted items and hand-painted
furniture, the Cook’s Corner fi lled with
kitchen items, as well as baked goods,
quick, ready-to-defrost, frozen soups and
appetizers. Also treasures from Granny’s
attic and several raffl es.
9:00am-12:00pm Beltie Holiday –
Aldermere Farm
Join this unique holiday celebration at
Aldermere Farm, Maine Coast Heritage
Trust’s historic saltwater farm preserve, and
enjoy handmade treats, craf t memorable
gif ts for your loved ones, and get your photo
taken with a belted Galloway calf.
9:00am-1:00pm St. Thomas
Episcopal Church Holiday Fair
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church will be holding
its annual Christmas Fair, a tradition in
Camden. Craf ts, Vintage Treasures rummage
sale, homemade baked goods and preserves,
a raffl e of three “Made In Maine” product
baskets and one “For Kids” basket, and a
soup and bread luncheon. Handicap entrance
around the corner on Wood Street.
9:00am-2:00pm Holiday Craf t Fair -
First Congregational Church
Featuring a variety of fi ne craf ts made by
local artisans.
9:00am-2:00pm Christmas Market
at Guini Ridge Rockport
Come celebrate the holiday season and
pickup your trees, wreaths, garland and
more! Our DIY center will be setup to
make your own wreath as well as pro-tips
for your holiday decorating. Please contact
us at (207) 887-5874 or guiniridge@gmail.
com for more information or for a vendor
application.
9:30am Santa Arrives by Boat –
Rockport Harbor & Rockport Marine
Greet Santa as he arrives by boat in
Rockport Harbor, followed by photos with
Santa and his elf at Rockport Marine, taken
by photographer Mark Haskell. Photos with
Santa sponsored by Camden Coast Real
Estate.
10:00am-12:00 noon Holiday
Craf ts and Open House - Children’s
House Montessori School
Join the staff and volunteers at Children’s
House Montessori School for a free
holiday craf t workshop and open house.
Participants will create a variety of holiday
ornaments and craf ts. All materials will be
provided and craf ts are designed for a wide
variety of ages and skills. In addition to the
workshops, teachers will be available to talk
to families who are interested in learning
more about the school and its programs.
10:30-12:00 noon Holiday Cookie
Decorating – 16 Bay View Hotel
Curtis-Bok Conference Room
Join Chef Andrea Barbour of the Bay
View Collection Hotel Group and decorate
homemade cookies with icing and festive
decorations!
12:00 noon Santa Arrives by Boat –
Camden Public Landing
Santa’s reindeer get to take a break
as Santa’s sleigh turns into a boat and
traverses Camden Harbor. Santa will
come ashore at the town’s Public Landing,
courtesy Lyman Morse at Wayfarer.
12:15pm Story Hour with Santa
Claus –
Camden Public Library
Gather around Santa inside the library as he
reads Twas The Night Before Christmas.
1:00pm Free Photos with Santa at
Camden Public Library
Children of all ages will enjoy a treasured
photo with Santa and his elf, taken by local
photographer Mark Haskell. Photos with
Santa sponsored by Camden Coast Real
Estate. Photos with Santa sponsored by
Camden Coast Real Estate.
1:00-4:00pm Holiday Decorated
Conway Homestead Tours with The
Historical Society
Join This Historical Society on tours of the
historic 1780’s Conway homestead which will
be decorated for the holidays.
3:00pm The Nutcracker – Camden
Opera House
Atlantic Ballet Company’s full length version
of this magical holiday production. Tickets
are $18/Adults, $16/Children under 12 and
Senior Citizens. Tickets can be purchased
online or the day of the show at the Camden
Opera House.
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