Kids Invited to Christmas Workshop to Pet the Sheep, Make Crafts
WISCASSET – Help welcome Santa to his Wiscasset Village Workshop on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 7pm. Santa will be arriving via a Merry & Bright Light Parade – cars, trucks, and ATVs lit and decorated for the season. When Santa arrives in the Village after parading around town, the evening’s festivities begin! Children waving light wands will guide him down the sidewalk to his local workshop in 78 Main St. On the way, will Santa stop to pet the sheep, take them for a walk, or feed them a snack? If not, young visitors will take on the woolly task.
Once inside, Santa’s charge is to nestle into his throne, fluff up his lap, open his ears, and be ready to listen to the deepest desires of his gathered fans. He, of course, is brimming with patience and jolly good cheer. The children, when not chatting with Santa, will be busily sipping cocoa, munching treats, and tasting s’mores. They may choose to color or make paper garlands to take home for the family tree; and the herd (of sheep) are waiting for them just outside.
For anyone wanting to wave to Santa as he parades through town, merrily and brightly, the cavalcade begins at 5pm on Churchill St., crosses Rte. 27 to Hooper St., turns right on to Federal St., then takes a left onto Main St. (Rte. 1), and finally a right onto Water St. The parade goes around the block and drops Santa off at the corner of Middle St. and Main where children wait to escort him to his workshop door at 78 Main St. And Marketfest family fun is launched!
For more information and calendar details, visit www.wiscassetholidaymarketfest.com.
The Major Sponsors supporting Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s free community activities are Carriage House Gardens, First Federal Savings & Loan, First National Bank, J. Edward Knight & Co., Jodie’s Restaurant, Midcoast Federal Credit Union, Red Bull Antiques, Red’s Eats, Rock Paper Scissors, Sherri Dunbar/Tim Dunham Realty, Water St. Kitchen & Bar, and Wiscasset Ford with additional support from BIRCH Home Furnishings & Gifts, Bradbury Art & Antiques, High Tide Printing, IndustrialME, M.W. Sewall, Old and Everlasting, Sprague’s Lobster, and Water Lily Flowers and Gifts.
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest is a partnership between Wiscasset Creative Alliance and Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Santa with children: Santa will be arriving in Wiscasset Village on Dec. 1 where he’ll be visiting with children in the 78 Main St. POP-UP. (Bob Bond photo.)
Merry & Bright graphic: A Merry & Bright Light Parade of vehicles welcomes Santa and families to an evening of seasonal fun on Friday, Dec. 1, starting at 5pm. (Graphic by Lucy Oyster)
