Note meetup graphic is from previous year,
This year is on Friday, Nov 27th.
This is an FYI- I will not be able to host, but welcome you to attend on your own time if interested in this free, all age community event. Scheduled start at Baker Street. Check link below for other locations.
Here is more info on the full schedule. You can still RSVP if you would like to look for each other there. I will be balloon twisting with another twister. It is super busy with a long line, so I probably won’t be able to say hi, but you can wave if you see me, lol.
Here is the full day Friday lineup:
2:30 - 4:30
Holiday festivities at FairyTea! - 69 Market St.
Bring your wishlist for Santa as he reads, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’. Sing along to favorite holiday tunes.
Toys for Tots donations are encouraged.
5:00 - 7:00
Santa arrives at the foot of Baker St. atop a decorated firetruck.
Follow him to The Firemen’s Museum to hear children’s wishes.
38 Baker St.
Hot chocolate and cookies:
215 Water St.
Sponsored by The Wharf Tavern
243 Water St.
Sponsored by Mechanics Fire Company, Station #2
First Methodist Church:
25 Church St.
Make Ornament Crafts (downstairs)
Hot chocolate, cider & cookies too!
Thanks to Kickemuit-Portsmouth Grange #24
Federal Blues R.I.M. carriage house
42 Baker St.
Open house & refreshments.
See militia in colonial attire.
Strolling performers will entertain around Water and Baker Streets with stilt-walker, juggling and hula-hoop!
Take a tour of Washington Lodge #3
39 Baker St, the second oldest, continuously running Masonic Hall in the Western Hemisphere.
Balloons by Ciel & Jen: will make a balloon of your choice!
5:15 & 6:00 (Two Shows):
Marvelous Marvin Magic: Laugh Count for kids of all ages!
"Fill-a-Trunk" Toy Drive! Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit children in need.
5:30
Maxwell House
59 Church St.
Massasoit Historical Association invites you for mulled cider, cookies and ‘Cantica Nativitatis’ - the songs of Christmas observed during the 10th to 19th centuries, with historian & musician, Richard Donohue.
Baptist Church
407 Main St.
S’mores will be available until 7:30 pm.
5:15 & 6:15
Circus Dynamics - Two Shows
Fire Spinners enthrall audiences with their highly skilled prop manipulation, enhanced by wonder of fire, breathtaking stunts and high energy routines! Washington Lodge #3, behind 39 Baker St.
6:00-8:00
Very Merry Dickens Carolers will perform at Town Hall at 6pm and then stroll Main Street after the lighting ceremony!
514 Main St.
6:00
Mt. Hope High School Vocal Ensemble performs holiday music in the sanctuary (upstairs) First Methodist Church:
25 Church St.
Sponsored by Jay Barry Cultural Arts
6:45
Mt. Hope High School Marching Band performs in front of Massasoit Park before the countdown to Water St. Lighting Ceremony.
236 Water St
Sponsored by Jay Barry Cultural Arts
Follow behind the Mt. Hope High School Marching Band and Santa on his truck up Baker Street to Main Street
7:15
Main Street Light Ceremony at Town Hall
514 Main St.
Sing along with the Mt. Hope High School Vocal Ensemble, followed by some words from the Warren Holiday Festival Committee, culminating in the COUNTDOWN and lighting ceremony!
After-Light - until 9:00pm
After the Main Street tree lighting ceremony:
Pop over to arc{hive} book + snackery, 4 Market St, for cocktails, snacks and good company!
The Collaborative, 508 Main St., is hosting After-Light Poetry Night! Bring a poem to share. Refreshments and festive frivolity!
FairyTea! - 69 Market St. Stop by for a cozy night of festive charm, delicious small bites, sweet treats, handcrafted mocktails, cocktails, and of course, tea.
Take a stroll and selfies under the arches on Parsonage Way
Be sure to tag @warrenholidayfestivalt
(between Church and Baker Streets)
There is also a scavenger hunt and looping free trolley. You can download and look at the hunt here:
https://warrenholidayfestival.org/friday-events
