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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