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Are you a winter hiker? You won’t want to miss this evening program. Join us for a presentation by Acadia Mountain Guides as they give tips and advice pertaining to avalanche safety for winter hikers.
Evening programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.
Avid birder Craig Repasz shares stories and data of the annual adventure of counting birds in the White Mountains in late December.
Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.
The Polar Express will be presented from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on December 16 at the Littleton Opera House. Moviegoers are encouraged to enjoy the show in their favorite PJ’s, just like the characters in the film. Boarding starts at 5 p.m., and the train leaves at 6. Tickets cost $3 each and are available at the Opera House Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., or call (603) 575-5324, and at The Little Village Toy & Book Store. Only 400 tickets are available.
Thousands of twinkling lights set the stage for the magical Christmas season at Santa’s Village. Youngsters can whisper their Christmas lists to Santa, feed his reindeer, visit the elves and enjoy 18 Christmas-themed rides in the frosty air.
Christmastime hours: November 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, and 27, and December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17. The park opens every day at 11 a.m. Be sure to dress warmly.
Christmastime Admission – $32 per person (children ages 3 and younger are always admitted free).
We invite you to join us at The Rocks Estate this holiday season to select a perfect tree from our farm. The Rocks has been described as a modern day Norman Rockwell Christmas scene, complete with the jingling bells of our horse-drawn wagon rides and marshmallows roasted to golden at our fire pit.
The Rocks Estate opens November 7 and will be open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily through Christmas Eve. Christmas tree shoppers may select a tree from the farm’s retail lot or wander the fields to Cut-Your-Own Christmas tree beginning November 18. The Rocks will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but otherwise open daily through December 24.
Guests may shop for gifts in our marketplace or online at www.therocksgiftshop.com. Specializing in wreaths, ornaments, American made gifts. Fair Trade gifts. Gifts for pets, puzzles, mats, food, apparel and much more.
Horse drawn wagon rides are offered November 18, 24, 25, and 26 and December 2, 3, 9, 10, and 16 by reservation. Call (603) 444-6228 or [email protected].
William Ögmundson is an award winning and EMMY-nominated composer, classically-trained solo pianist, and is generally acknowledged to be one of the finest pianists in New England.
Join William at the Tillotson Center as he returns to play a variety of originals and seasonal favorites on the Steinway Concert Grand piano. Admission $10/$5 Students.
The Chamber Ensemble from Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, will present an evening of classical music with a taste of the season!
The Chamber Ensemble, directed by Gould’s very own Edison Quinatoa, is coached by Thomas Mesa through the distance learning partnership between Gould and the Manhattan School of Music. The ensemble, which includes violins, flutes, bassoon and piano, will be performing works from Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, Eduard Grieg and Piazzolla.
Non-member tickets for the event cost $5 for all seats.
Your choice — a juicy burger and a craft draft beer ($11), or pair that burger with a glass of wine ($15).
This wildly popular show delivers a veritable explosion of yuletide splendor, complete with trivia, prizes, and, of course, all the holiday tunes you know and love. Year-round, the Sweetback Sisters and their band of brothers wow audiences with their precise, family-style harmonies and blazing instrumentals. For this show, the Queens of Christmastime bring their signature mix of modern nostalgia to a wide array of holiday classics and hidden gems that are sure to get even your Scroogiest uncle in a festive spirit. Songbooks and plenty of warm fuzzy feelings provided.
Tickets cost $20/adult in advance and $25 at the door and are available at the Gorham Town Hall, White Mountain Café and online at www.medallionoperahouse.org.
The holiday classic, “Clara’s Nutcracker, a Children’s Ballet,” will be performed by the Creative Edge Dancers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 8, 9 and 10 at 6 p.m. and in a matinee at 2 p.m. on December 10, all at the historic Littleton Opera House. Tickets cost $10 for adults, and $8 for seniors and kids 5-11, and are available at Lahout’s, the Opera House and at the door.