Much is happening in Cape Cod over the next few weeks.
A Seaside Christmas in Orleans is a month long celebration with shopkeepers, gallery owners and restaurants welcoming visitors with special events and tasty treats. Visit https://orleanscapecod.org/explore/a-seaside-christmas-in-orleans/
Through December 30, the Annual Glassblowers’ Christmas takes place at the Sandwich Glass Museum on Main Street in Sandwich Village. In addition to the spectacular glass exhibits the Museum is known for worldwide, this time of year features special trees decorated with hundreds of unique glass ornaments created by some of the region’s foremost glass artists. Click on http://sandwichglassmuseum.org/
On December 1 – 9, stop by the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum on Main Street in Hyannis.Throughout the Museum you’ll see rooms filled with Christmas trees – all festooned with lights and ornaments, and surrounded with decorations and gifts. They’re all waiting for lucky raffle winners to take them home. (Yes, if you have the winning ticket for your favorite tree, it’ll be yours to keep – decorations, gifts and all!)
Falmouth Holidays By The Sea takes place December 1 – 3, and includes the arrival of Santa sailing into Falmouth Harbor, the Annual Lighting of the Falmouth Village Green with caroling and a downtown Holiday Stroll. Noon on Sunday is kick-off time for the annual Falmouth Christmas Parade. Renowned for being southeast Massachusetts’ largest Christmas parade, highlights include decorated floats, marching bands, live animals, costumed characters and Santa Claus, too. It’s one of the premier Cape Cod events in December – definitely not to be missed!
Brewster won’t be left out. Brewster for the Holidays is a town-wide celebration is a long-standing tradition in the historic “Sea Captains Town” of Brewster. Festivities begin on Friday morning when local shops, galleries and inns open their doors for a weekend of family-friendly events, activities and promotions. Highlights of Brewster for the Holidays include the Tree Lighting and the Lighting of the Windmill at Drummer Boy Park, blacksmith demonstration and windmill tours, a Holiday band concert, Arts & Crafts Show, and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History’s Gala Family Party.
That same weekend you can go to Christmas in Harwich. This weekend in Harwich begins with the Harwich Port Stroll where locals and visitors join together for the tree lighting ceremony and caroling. Also on Friday evening, have your photo taken with Santa (he arrives by fire truck), and take a horse-drawn carriage ride through Harwich Port. Complete details are at http://harwichcc.com/cape-cod-vacation/christmas-in-harwich/
For the wow factor, attend Holly Folly Weekend December 1 – 3 in Provincetown. Holly Folly Weekend, the Provincetown Business Guild’s Gay and Lesbian Holiday Festival, kicks off on Friday with the “Holly Folly Shop Hop”, a great time to peruse Provincetown’s amazing variety of shops and galleries for unique gifts that’ll “Wow” everyone on your list – pets included!
Throughout the weekend there’ll be events all over town. Open houses, dance parties, drag bingo, a Jingle Bell Bathing Suit Run down the center of town … that’s just a little sampling of the fun and frivolity in P’town on Holly Folly Weekend.
The Yarmouthport Christmas Stroll is on December 3 from 1 – 4 on Route 6A. Information can be found at http://www.yarmouthcapecod.com/yarmouth-port-christmas-stroll/
Chatham gets into the act December 8 – 9 with Christmas in Chatham. Christmas in Chatham will bring you back to days gone by. This weekend is part of a month-long celebration of the Holidays that includes a town light parade, caroling, visits with Santa, music and theater performances, sweet treats, Christmas fairs, open houses and shopping throughout the town.
The Historic Bass River Holiday Cookie Stroll will take place December 9 from 10 – 3. Tour grand homes in the historic village of Bass River, see the sights, and pick up home-baked cookies along the way. What could be better?? When you purchase a ticket for the Cookie Stroll, your ticket is actually a cookbook with recipes for cookies served at the sites along this two-mile walking tour. Tickets ($20) to this popular event are limited and sell out quickly. All proceeds support the South Yarmouth Library. http://www.yarmouth.ma.us/1267/Annual-Holiday-Cookie-Stroll-and-Open-Ho
