Dear Neighbor,
Here’s a snapshot of some of the many activities available for your enjoyment this weekend around Adams County.
It’s both First Friday and the Christmas Festival. There are a lot of things to do.
The Gettysburg Holiday Ice Rink is open all weekend
Please check the calendar for a full listing
Calendar of Current Art Exhibitions
Enjoy your holiday weekend in Adams County
Christmas/Holiday
Friday
A Gettysburg Christmas Festival
All Day
Annual Holiday Bazaar
All Day Trinity United Church of Christ
Join Trinity United Church of Christ at their 41st Annual Holiday Bazaar featuring a silent auction handcrafted gifts home-cooked food and baked goods including mince meat pies and …
Gingerbread Celebration & Holiday Mart
All Day
The Annual Gingerbread Celebration will be part of the inaugural Gettysburg Christmas Festival. Enjoy a gallery of gingerbread creations holiday art mart and activities for families.
Hollabaugh Bro’s 10th Annual Holiday Open House
All Day Hollabaugh Bros.
Our Holiday Open House is a great way to ring in the Christmas season! Join the Hollabaugh family for a celebration of the holidays featuring lots of great products to sample wonderful refreshments …
National Wreath Project
All Day Soldiers’ National Cemetery
Please join us for the Annual SGT MAC FOUNDATIONs National Wreath Project. We will meet at the Giant Food Store in Gettysburg at 8a.m.on Friday December 6th to tie the bows on 15500 …
The 5th Annual Homespun Christmas
All Day G. A. R. Hall
Enjoy a Holiday Open House at the Historic G.A.R. Hall. Hand crafted holiday gifts home baked goods and light refreshments will be for sale. Come see what the excitement is all about!
First Friday – Gettysburg Style!
9:00 a.m. Various Locations
Take in special events and refreshments with almost 100 businesses throughout Historic Gettysburg hosting special receptions guest artists and authors sales and later business hours. Look for the …
Gettysburg Christmas Parade
6:00 p.m. Downtown Gettysburg
Come join the Gettysburg and Adams County community in one of the most joyous of our holiday traditions.
St Paul’s Brass Holiday Concert
7:30 p.m. Trinity United Church of Christ
St. Paul’s Brass is a brass quintet from the Carlisle area that was formed in 1995. Their concert will include some beautiful arrangements of traditional Christmas music and a brief sing-a-long …
Saturday
A Gettysburg Christmas Festival
All Day
Christmas Festival Fun at Fourscore
All Day Fourscore Beer Co.
During the Gettysburg Christmas Festival Fourscore Beer Co. will be hosting a family friendly Santa letter writing station.
The Buzz Jones Jazz Quintet
All Day Christ Lutheran Church
Come and enjoy holiday songs and Christmas Carols that swing at The Buzz Jones Jazz Quintet! This festive event is part of A Gettysburg Christmas Festival December 6-8.
EBACC’s Annual Christmas Bazaar
8:00 a.m. East Berlin Area Community Center
The East Berlin Area Community Center will host a spectacular Christmas Bazaar for the community. The community center will welcome over 40 vendors filling the gymnasium stage and several classrooms. …
Annual Train Garden & Christmas Ornament Paint
10:00 a.m. Under The Horizon
Paint a Christmas ornament at Under the Horizon and help The Blessing Box Outreach Program. One small item to paint is included with the $5 seating fee. Additional ceramics start at only $3 …
Appearance & Signing: P. Buckley Moss
10:00 a.m. King James Galleries
In conjunction with A Gettysburg Christmas Festival the King James Galleries will be hosting an appearance and signing with P. Buckley Moss. A new release depicting the Gettysburg area at Christmas …
Holiday Film Fest: The Polar Express (2004)
10:00 a.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Based on the Caldecott Award-winning book by Chris Van Allsburg, a young boy learns about the spirit of Christmas when he embarks on a magical Christmas Eve railroad journey to the North …
Holiday Town Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides
11:00 a.m. Downtown Gettysburg
Get in the holiday spirit with holiday horse-drawn carriage rides through historic downtown Gettysburg. The holiday carriage rides are a part of A Gettysburg Christmas Festival – an unforgettable …
Santa Paws Holiday Shopping for the SPCA
12:00 p.m. Adams County Winery
Join us at the Farm Winery in Orrtanna for a day filled with holiday spirit as we support the SPCA. The winery will be holding our first ever Santa Paws/Christmas Shopping Market event. This is a …
Family Jingle Rock – Featured Concert
1:00 p.m. Gettysburg Area Middle School
Enjoy an hour concert by a cappella group Capital Blend at the Gettysburg Middle School auditorium. Capital Blend is an all-female …
Holiday Film Fest: Elf (2003)
1:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
A man raised as an elf at the North Pole travels to New York City to locate his real father.
Cookie Decorating with Santa
2:00 p.m. Garden Grille & Bar
Join the Hilton Garden Inn for a fun and delicious afternoon of Cookie Decorating with Santa! Christmas cookies will be provided along with a variety of frostings and edible decorations.
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Adult Gingerbread Decorating Event at Hollabaugh Bro’s
2:30 p.m. Hollabaugh Bros
Join us to get in the Christmas spirit and decorate your own Gingerbread House. The house will be pre-constructed for you so don’t worry if you are not a famed architectural baker. All you need …
Organ Christmas Recital
3:00 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church’s Cantor Cameron Wentz offers a Christmas organ recital on the church’s 1976 fully renovated and expanded Schlicker Organ.
Holiday Film Fest: White Christmas (1954)
4:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
A perennial holiday favorite about a successful song-and-dance team and a sister act who team up to save a failing Vermont inn in this Irving Berlin musical classic.
Scary Ghost Stories & Tales of the Glories: Christmas 1863
5:00 p.m. Jennie Wade House
On Christmas Eve 1863 the Mother of Jennie Wade Mary was still coping with the death of her 20 year old daughter. Jennie was the only civilian to die during the infamous battle when a stray bullet …
Spirits Tasting on the Ridge~ A Gettysburg Christmas Special Event
5:30 p.m. Seminary Ridge Museum
Join us in historic Schmucker Hall as Seminary Ridge Museum hosts an exclusive fine spirits and whiskey tasting as part of the Gettysburg Christmas Festival celebrations. Explore our three floors of …
ACAC Jingle Ball
6:00 p.m. Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center
Celebrate the holiday season at a spectacular black tie dinner and dance with Philadelphia’s Renaissance Orchestra.
Gettysburg Festival’s Yuletide Magic
6:00 p.m. Adams County Courthouse
Main Street Gettysburg will host “Yuletide Magic” on Dec. 7, 2019 in the beautiful and historic Adams County Courthouse, a first time experience for all.
Holiday Film Fest: A Christmas Story (1983)
7:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Jean Shepherd’s beloved tale set in a post WWII, Midwestern family where young Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa that he won’t shoot his eye out with …
Dark Side of Christmas
8:00 p.m. Ghostly Images of Gettysburg
The Dark Side of Christmas will feature folklore legends tales and history surrounding The Villains of the Season from Krampas to Belsnickel with a variety of others.
Sunday
A Gettysburg Christmas Festival
All Day
Breakfast with Mrs. Clause and Santa’s Elves
6:00 a.m. Garden Grille & Bar
Enjoy a full breakfast buffet with Mrs. Clause and Santa’s Elves serving orders of Santa’s favorite pancakes at the Garden Grille & Bar in the Hilton Garden Inn. Delicious fun for the …
Greens Wreath Craft Class
1:00 p.m. Adams County Winery
Come out and join us for our popular Greens Wreath Craft Class presented by Andrea from A&M Growers. For $45 you will receive everything you need (including instructions) to make a beautiful wreath …
Film
Friday
Dark Waters
4:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
A corporate defense attorney risks everything to take on an environmental …
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
4:15 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt and a host of famous friends …
Dark Waters
7:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
7:15 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Saturday
Holiday Film Fest 2019
10:00 a.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Enjoy the holiday spirit with a full day of classic movies on the Big Screen in the beautifully restored historic Majestic Theater!
Dark Waters
4:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
4:15 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt and a host of famous friends …
Dark Waters
7:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
7:15 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Dark Waters
2:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2:15 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Dark Waters
5:00 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
5:15 p.m. Gettysburg Majestic Theater
Music
Friday
Gettysburg Christmas Parade
6:00 p.m. Downtown Gettysburg
Come join the Gettysburg and Adams County community in one of the most joyous of our holiday traditions.
Tommy McCann at the GO Too!
8:00 p.m. Garryowen Irish Pub
He found his way back to the Garryowen and just in time! Join us and our long time friend Tommy McCann for an evening of classic acoustic covers in the cozy setting of our Upstairs bar the GO Too. …
Saturday
Gettysburg Festival’s Yuletide Magic
6:00 p.m. Adams County Courthouse
Main Street Gettysburg will host “Yuletide Magic” on Dec. 7, 2019 in the beautiful and historic Adams County Courthouse, a first time experience for all.
The Buzz with Daniel James & the Blue Collar Special at the GO
10:00 p.m. Garryowen Irish Pub
The Buzz a power-pop quartet from D.C. are heading back to the Garryowen this fall with locals Daniel James & the Blue Collar Special. Both bands will set you up but never let you down. High energy …
Theater
Friday
Frozen
7:30 p.m. Gettysburg Community Theater
Saturday
Frozen
2:00 p.m. Gettysburg Community Theater
Frozen
7:30 p.m. Gettysburg Community Theater
Sunday
Frozen
2:00 p.m. Gettysburg Community Theater
Frozen
7:30 p.m. Gettysburg Community Theater
Civil War
Friday
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
10:00 a.m. Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum
Come to Civil War Tails Diorama Museum for a Christmas Scavenger Hunt with a 12 Days of Christmas theme and Christmas prizes! This event is part of the larger A Gettysburg Christmas Festival. Come …
Saturday
Special Appearance~ Adam Shefts (The Victorian Historian)
1:00 p.m. Jennie Wade House Museum
Adam Shefts The Victorian Historian will be joining the Jennie Wade House History Tour for an added bonus. Presenting information on Victorian customs facts etc. Advanced reservations recommended …
Night at the Museum~ 1863
7:00 p.m. Gettysburg Heritage Center
The Battle of Gettysburg changed more lives than we could ever imagine. The events that took place in July of 1863 in a small town many people had never heard of forever effected our nation’s …