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Olde Towne Holiday Tree Lighting & Open House 2021

November 9, 2021
Olde Towne Crafters Market

Enjoy a hometown holiday tree lighting complete with decorations, music, a Sugar Plum fairy, Father Christmas, and even a little snow!

Olde Towne’s shops will be open late with an additional 30 crafters & authors selling their wares. Also, catch a free Tidewater Winds quartet concert, strolling colonial carolers, hot cider, prize drawings, and shuttle rides! You can be sure to get in the holiday spirit right here in Olde Towne!

Schedule:

Olde Towne Merchants’ Holiday Open House – High Street Corridor, 4 to 8 pm.
Crafters Market with 30 crafters and local authors – Middle Street Mall, 4 to 7 pm
Holiday Tree Lighting with Sugar Plum Fairy, Father Christmas, the Olde Towne Arts & Music Children’s Chorus, and even a little snow! – Middle Street Mall, 5:30 pm
Strolling Entertainment – Father Christmas and the Mary Veale Singers will be strolling the streets singing songs of the season and distributing candy canes from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.
Monumental Methodist Church will host the Coleman Collection Nativity Scene and serve hot apple cider from 4 to 7 pm.
The Olde Towne Arts & Music Children’s Chorus will carol through the business district spreading holiday cheer! A strolling violin player will also share his holiday favorites.
Free rides will be provided on the Olde Towne Shuttle so you don’t miss any of the fun!
Stop by Anderson-Wright Rooms & Gardens for Spirits of the Season; and Don Comer preforming holiday favorites from 6 to 7:30 pm.
Stop by Trinity Episcopal Church to catch a free concert with Tidewater Winds Quartet at 7:30 pm.
*Please bring a new unwrapped toy for the Marine “Toys for Tots”  drive.

These Olde Towne shops will be open late and decked out for the holidays:

Scoops!
Children’s Museum Gift Shop
Peace of Nature
Portsmouth Welcome Center
Little Shoppes on High
Twisted Art & More
Sole Right Men’s Fine Footwear
Village Thrift
Olde Towne Arts & Music
Bier Garden Gift Shop
Way Back Yonder Antiques
Studio CK Salon
The Book Club
Anderson-Wright Rooms & Gardens
Love More
Kitchen Koop

Come meet one or all of the following authors! A signed book makes a great gift!

Allie Marie
Amy Moler
Harry Holes
E.J. Towler
Teresa Inge
TB Bond
Sheryl Jackson
Dana Edwards

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