Here’s a rundown of assorted end-of-year holiday activities taking place in Wellesley
*Visit our Where to Worship page for links to houses of worship, so you can get details on services of interest.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s 8th annual Festival of Trees
will take place through Sunday, December 11, at Mass Hort’s Elm Bank property, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley.
Tree Lighting & Caroling 5:30 to 7pm on Dec. 8 in the Linden Square Courtyard
Shopping Stroll– Enjoy special discounts and promotions from 5 to 8pm at these participating stores.
View and print the Shopping Stroll Store List Here
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Shopping Stroll in Linden Square– Enjoy special discounts and promotions from 5 to 8pm on Dec. 9 at these participating stores
View and print the Shopping Stroll Store List here
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Dec. 11 in Linden Square: Breakfast with Santa at The Cottage – 8am and 9:45 AM seatings, reservations required, click HERE to reserve your seat 100 % of Raffle and Children’s breakfast proceeds benefit Lovin’ Spoonfuls
Lunch with Santa & Ham Sampling at The Linden Store from 11-2pm- visit with Santa while you grab some lunch and sample their delicious ham
Make your own Pizza with Santa’s Head Elf at California Pizza Kitchen from 11-2pm- Email Nicole Martino at nmartino@cpk.co to sign up in order to secure your spot. Mention Lovin’ Spoonfuls when you eat lunch and 20% of your bill is donated to Lovin’ Spoonfuls
Scavenger Hunt– 10-2pm Enjoy fun activities, freebies, face painting and more in our participating stores
View and print the clue sheet and store list HERE
The Holiday Happenings weekend is sponsored by Wellesley Bank and a portion of the weekends proceeds will benefit Lovin’ Spoonfuls
Bonjour and Joyeux Noel, it’s the French Christmas Market in Wellesley, December 10
Saturday, December 10, 2016, the Wellesley Community Center at 219 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills is sponsoring a Christmas holiday trunk show, hosted by Your French Gift, 10am – 4:30pm.
Items for men, women, children, beauty, art, and decoration. In addition, Café Madeleine will sell coffee, tea, other beverages, specialty food, and food gifts.
You may recall that Your French Gift had a bricks-and-mortar store for years in Wellesley Hills.
Luminary Night — Sunday, Dec. 11
The 10th Annual Luminary Night will be held on Sunday, December 11th, 2016. On Luminary Night, families and businesses throughout Wellesley light luminary candles along their streets, sidewalks and doorsteps, creating a beautiful town-wide glow welcoming the holiday season.
Luminary kits can be purchased online . Luminary kits are $20 each and include materials to create ten luminaries. Kits ordered on-line will be delivered to your home between December 6th and 10th. BUY KITS HERE!
Are you hosting a Luminary Night block party for your neighborhood? Let us help you get the word out – and the coffee is on us! Please register your party and we will help promote your party and provide warm beverages and snacks for your guests! REGISTER YOUR BLOCK PARTY HERE!
An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols, Sunday, Dec. 11, 5pm, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 79 Denton Rd.
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Wellesley Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops! — Sunday, December 18, 3:00pm
Nancy Hoffmann Gerber, soprano with Douglas Gerber, guest conductor
Vocal selections from “Suddenly Christmas Eve” by Stephen Gerber
Our traditional “Two Front Teeth” Contest Winner, the audience holiday singalong, a visit from Santa and much, much more. Fun for the whole family.
Held at MassBay Community College, 50 Oakland St., Wellesley
More info on tickets: http://www.wellesleysymphony.org/
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