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From The Blog Wassail Weekend 2022: Get into the Spirit of Christmas

Holiday Cheer All Week Long

Wassail Weekend celebrations started in Woodstock in 1983.......

Each year Woodstock looks forward to celebrating the holidays in style throughout the weekend and beyond. The town turns into a winter wonderland with historic homes wrapped perfectly in holiday decor. 

Shops are decked out to the halls, carriage rides are provided and holiday performances are treated to locals and visitors. Traditionally the Wassail parade is always held at 2 pm Saturday.

For 39 years Wassail Weekend has been a bright spot in Woodstock holiday celebrations. We look forward to welcoming you to this year's celebrations and spreading Christmas cheer. Keep reading for more details on all the activities going on.

Wassail Weekend in Woodstock Vermont
Billings Farm & Museum

THURSDAY, December 8th

Starting Thursday from 7:30-9:30 PM, join us at our local Town Hall Theater where Pentangle Arts will be hosting its first Wassail Weekend performance by musical act Coig.  Listen to an Irish Christmas in America.

Learn more about Còig at coig.ca

Listen to some of the group's music and purchase tickets through Pentangle here.

FRIDAY, December 9th

10AM-4PM: Christmas at Billings Farm, always a family favorite enjoy the farm's authentically decorated 1800s Farm, warm Wassail, candle dipping, and holiday decor all throughout the grounds. For a daily schedule click here.

1PM-3:30PM: Carriage Rides through town, meet up at the green to take a cozy sleigh ride through town, with the luck of plenty of snow you'll view the blanketed town in all its holiday splendor. The suggested donation is $10.

4PM: When Santa Came to Stay by Billy Sharff, a reading at Norman Williams Public Library

4PM- 7:30PM: History & Architectural Tours through the Village, Bonfire, Hot Chocolate & Smores / First Congregational Church

 7:30PM - 9:30PM: More music to enjoy sponsored by Pentangle Arts at Town Hall Theatre, categorized "Bagpipe Rock" enjoy the band Prydein. To listen and purchase tickets click here. 

Winter Sleigh Ride
Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides

SATURDAY DECEMBER 10TH

Saturday is chock-full of Holiday Fun all around town, the Wassail Weekend Parade will go on rain or shine at 2:00 PM!

All Day: Participate in our Wassail Scavenger Hunt: Go to the Woodstock Town Smiler for instructions and find all 14 letters and spell the secret words!

From 9:30AM-5 PM: A Free Shuttle will be provided into the center of town, please park at Woodstock Union High School

9:30 AM-3:30 PM: Enjoy Woodstock Wassail Artisan Market on The Green 

9:30 AM -1:00 PM: Carriage Rides through town, meet up at the green to take a cozy sleigh ride through town, with the luck of plenty of snow you'll view the blanketed town in all its holiday splendor. The suggested donation is $10.

10:00 AM-4:00 PM: Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum 

10:00 AM-4:00 PM: Enjoy Wassail Holiday Craft Fair at the Masonic Hall, 30 Pleasant St. 

10:00 AM- 1:00 PM: Bring your kids in for some arts and crafts at Artistree that's offering Holiday Ornament Making 

10:30 AM-3:00 PM:  Serving Adult Wassail and other Beverages on The Green at Wassail Cafe

12:30 PM-1:45 PM - Enjoy Wassail Drinks, Cookies, and Indoor Sing at First Congregational Church

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: A Child's Christmas in Wales by Ham Gillett Reading at Norman Williams Public Library

2:00 pm: 37th Annual Wassail Parade Coordinated by High Horses Therapeutic Riding and the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce, takes place around the village green

Wassail Peppermint
Wassail Weekend Parade
Wassail Weekend luminaries
Billings Farm & Museum
Wassail Weekend luminaries
Wassail Weekend
Wassail Parade

SATURDAY DECEMBER 10TH CONTINUED 

3:00 PM: Join the town for a Yule Log and Memory Tree Lighting plus Caroling on The Green 

3:00 PM: The Ten Accapella Group - First Congregational Church 

3:00 PM: Songs of the Season - Wrensong - Norman Williams Public Library

4:00 PM: Lighting of the Luminaries - Woodstock Rotary lights 400 Luminaries on The Green, a beautiful site lighting up the heart of town.

7:30 PM: Holiday Cabaret - A musical performance presented by Barnarts at Artistree’s HayLoft 

7:30 PM- 9:00 PMSweet Honey in the Rocks  Enjoy another musical performance presented by Pentangle Arts at Town Hall Theatre, for more information and tickets click here.

Visit with Santa Clause

SUNDAY DECEMBER 11TH

10:00 AM-2:00 PM:  Carriage Rides through town, meet up at the green to take a cozy sleigh ride through town, with the luck of plenty of snow you'll view the blanketed town in all its holiday splendor. The suggested donation is $10.

10:00 AM -4:00 PM: Christmas at Billings Farm & Museum 

10:00 AM -2:00 PM: Wassail Holiday Craft Fair located at Masonic Hall, 30 Pleasant St

12:30 PM: Cookies with Santa Bring the family to Town Hall Theatre and meet the big guy himself Santa Claus, enjoy cookies and cheer presented by Pentangle Arts

2:00 PM: No Strings Marionette — A Christmas Carol (Live Musical Theater) - Pentangle Arts at Town Hall Theatre 

4:00 PM -6:00 PM: 38th Annual Messiah Sing at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church presented by Pentangle Arts the Suggested Donation is $10

We hope you enjoy Wassail Weekend and this Holiday Season with us here in Woodstock, VT

For all the information at a glance check out our PDF link

Wassail Weekend Poster 2022.pdf

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