Greetings from Greater New Haven

Holiday Events Galore!

Through 2/6 The Nativity Story: Art of the Creche at Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center

Through 1/9 Annual Holiday Sale of Fine Craft, Jewelry & Unique Objects at Guilford Arts Center Holiday Shop

11/18 3:30 - 6:30 Holiday Market in Orange

11/18-12/31 Light up your Holidays with Fantasy of Lights at Lighthouse Point Park! A holiday light display like no other.

11/18 noon-8 p.m. Girls’ Night Out in Guilford

11/21 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 17th Annual JCC Craft & Gift Fair

11/25-1/3 Festival of Silver Lights at Hubbard Park in Meriden

11/26 6-8 p.m. Milford Tree Lighting

11/26-12/19 (weekends) Come Visit Santa At The Shore Line Trolley Museum

11/27 1 & 5 p.m. A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage at the Shubert

11/27 1-4 p.m. East Haven Chamber Annual Tree Lighting 2021 on the East Haven Green

11/27 3 p.m. The Elf on the Shelf: The Musical is the thrilling spectacle of music and dance

that transports audiences to the North Pole to glimpse the magical lives of Santa’s Scout Elves.

11/27 4 p.m. West Haven Christmas Tree Lighting on the Town Green

11/27 6:30 p.m. 2021 Branford Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting

11/27 8 p.m. Orchestra New England presents Colonial Concert XLI

11/28 5:30 p.m. Light the Hanukkah Menorah at BEKI

11/28 Sundown West Haven Menorah Lighting

11/28 5 p.m. Menorah Lighting Bethany Town Green

11/28 4-4:30 p.m. Lighting of the Menorah on the Guilford Green

12/2 7 p.m. New Haven Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony

12/2-4 Shop small at The New Haven Holiday Village, featuring more than a dozen local businesses on the New Haven Green. Inspired by outdoor pop-up winter marketplaces common throughout the world, The Holiday Village blends New Haven’s unique flavor with this classic, beloved tradition.

12/3 6:30-8 p.m. North Branford Tree Lighting

12/3-12/19 Pantochino Productions presents The Littlest Christmas Tree. “The Littlest Christmas Tree” is a fun-filled musical about an elf named Rolio who’s tasked with finding a Christmas tree for Santa Claus.

12/4 1 p.m. Wallingford Tree Lighting at Seasons of Celebrations-With a Victorian Flair!

12/4 4:30 Hamden Holiday Tree Lighting

12/4-12 32nd Annual Trees of Hope at the Maritime Center

12/5 4-5 p.m. North Haven Annual Tree Lighting

12/5 3:30-6:30 Orange Tree Lighting, Parade and Ice Carving - details coming soon

12/5 5-6:30 p.m. 8th Night Chanukah Concert with Simply Tsfat

12/10 & 11 at the Oakdale Theatre CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the stage in this awe-inspiring and eye-popping family holiday spectacular.

12/10 6-8 p.m. Madison Christmas Tree Lighting

12/11 2:30 p.m. New Haven Symphony’s Holiday Extravaganza

12/12 noon-4 p.m. The Shops at Yale present Holiday Ice Carving Competition & A Cappella Concert at Broadway Island

12/12 noon-5 p.m. Woodbridge Holiday Market at New England Brewing Company

12/17-19 The Nutcracker presented by New Haven Ballet at the Shubert. Set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, this wonderful classic leads audiences into the home of the Von Stahlbaum family as they celebrate the holidays.

12/17 7:30pm New Haven Symphony Orchestra presents Handel’s Messiah

12/23 The Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Shubert. Everything old is new again. Tchaikovsky’s 129-year-old ballet is re-imagined as a holiday dance spectacle in The Hip Hop Nutcracker.

More Events

We will be updating our website and social media feeds with additional holiday events as we receive them.

Visit our events calendar to keep up with the latest events.

This newsletter is produced in collaboration with the South Central Regional Council of Governments. www.scrcog.org

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