Church Fairs this Weekend 11/23 2019

Holly Day Fair Congregational Church Of Union, CT Route 190, Union Saturday, November 23rd From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. A traditional holiday fair for all the family Fresh sprays, Fresh cemetery boxes Fresh Door Baskets. Lots of children's activities. Home-baked goodies cookies by the pound.Teacup Raffle—gift baskets and gift cards from many local businesses. Unique Handmade Christmas Gifts and Seasonal Ornaments. Mr and Mrs Claus will arrive at 10 a.m. by firetruck to take photos. 

St Mary's Church in Portland will hold their annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, November 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the church. Basket raffle, jewelry/pocketbook table, bake sale, crafts and tag sale. The Knights of Columbus serve breakfast and lunch. 

St.Ann Craft Fair

Saturday, November 23, 2019

8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.

St. Francis De Sales Church/

     St.Ann Church

     215 West Street

     Bristol, CT

  50+ Varied Craft Tables Food and Fun

Free Admission, Ample Parking, Handicap Accessible

Holiday Stroll Niantic November 30, 2019

16th Annual Holiday Stroll

Come kick-start your holiday season in Niantic at the 14th Annual Niantic Main Street Holiday Stroll. This family-friendly day features:

• horse-drawn carriage rides,
• shops & restaurant specials,
• holiday music and complimentary hot cider and cocoa on the town green,
• children’s arts, crafts and games,
• Annual Chili Cook-off,
• a Smore Station,
• a “Snow-Flake Drop” featuring discounts and giveaways to local shops and restaurants, and last, but not least,
• the arrival of Santa on a shiny red fire truck just in time for the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony beginning at 5:00 pm on Liberty Green in the heart of Niantic Village.
• So come early, and stay late. The fun takes place on Saturday, November 30th beginning at 3:00 p.m. 

For additional details, visit the Niantic Main Street Facebook Page

Holiday Block Party Cromwell

When: December 7, 2019
Time:  5 p.m. 8 p.m.
Where: Town Green on West Street
What: 

• Christmas Tree Lighting
• Food Trucks
• Chili Cook-Off
• Caroling 
• Holiday Stroll
• Artisan Holiday Market
• Wreath Toss
• Cookie Decorating
• Much More and Loads of Fun

Christmas Bazaar at Wadsworth Mansion Middletown 2019

HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Sunday, December 8 2019,  10:00am – 3:00pm, $2.00 entry fee

If you are looking for that special handmade holiday gift, this is the place to be. Vendors from the open-air market will be featured. Plenty of free parking is available. 

Bring the entire family and come and enjoy this pre-Christmas event. Mark your calendar now!!

Holiday Light Fantasia Goodwin Park

Holiday Light Fantasia is a much loved Greater Hartford tradition and this season's destination.  The 2-mile show transforms Goodwin Park into a drive-through wonderland of holiday spirit with a beautiful collection of over 1 million lights.  

Whimsical holiday scenes, familiar characters, and local tributes shine bright in larger-than-life lighted scenes and 200 individual displays.  Lighted animations celebrate not only Christmas but Hanukkah, New Years and Three Kings Day.

Benefitting the Channel 3 Kids Camp, the Hartford Holiday tradition welcomed more than 100,000 visitors last year!  The display begins on Thanksgiving and continues w until New Years Day 2020. 

At $15 per car, this is a bargain!! 

Church Fairs November 15-16, 2019

If you are like me, you enjoy checking out some of the great church fairs that happen all through the holiday season. Here are just a few to get you started. 

Olde Time Christmas Fair
St. Andrew Church, Colchester
4 p.m-8 p.m.  Friday
9 a.m-2 p.m.  Saturday
Bakeshop, handmade goods, kid's corner, crafters, baskets and more, Christmas gifts, teacup raffle, turkey dinner.  

November 16

Festival of Angels Fair
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Middletown
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Crafts featuring hand-blown glass ornaments from Poland, baked goods, farmer's market, jewelry boutique, raffles, and a variety of local artisan vendors.  

Christmas Bazaar
St. Mary Church, Stonington
9am – 2pm
Christmas crafts and items, jewelry, fresh floral arrangements, handmade crochet and knitted items, baked goods, Portuguese sweet bread, soup and chili.

Holly Jolly Christmas Fair

 All Hollows Church Moosup

8 a.m to 2 p.m.

St Mary Magdelen Oakville

9 am to 3 pm

School gymnasium. Themed baskets, raffle items, granny's attic, vendors, Breakfast and lunch offered. 

Mystic Holiday Boat Parade on November 30, 2019

Named as one of the Top 5 Best Holiday Light Displays in New England by Yankee Magazine!


Santa Claus is coming to town and so is Mystic’s Holiday Lighted Boat Parade in Historic Downtown Mystic on November 20, 2019.

Santa arrives at 2 p.m. on a 60’ tug boat and is greeted by a large crowd in Mystic Park.  After a brief break, festivities in the Park resume with the lighting of the Christmas tree at 6 p.m.  and the 13th annual Lighted Holiday Boat Parade will begin a few minutes later.

Don’t miss this spectacular show of lighted boats. The vessels will parade down the Mystic River from the Mystic Seaport at 6:20 p.m. and return to the Mystic River Park, where spectators and judges will be gathered. 

Boats will be judged in a variety of categories, see their website for details.

The only cost to enter is a donation of a toy, coat, or food item for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.

If your sailboat, powerboat, dinghy, or high-speed rowboat is still in the water, light your vessel, and please join them your chance to dazzle the judges.

Bazaars and Fairs the weekend of November 8-9 2019

Central CT Community Women's Club
45th Annual Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Cromwell Middle School 
Simmone Mularski will be here with her famous biscotti and more!! 

St. Bernards Church Rockville will hold their Christmas Bazaar on Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch and dinner is available. Come to see their baked goods, attic treasures, crafts, books, toys, jewelry and Christmas collectibles. 

St. Luke Church, Ellington
5 p.m.-8 p.m.-Friday
9 a.m-2pm- Saturday
Crafts, country store, gift baskets, free face painting/balloon artist, attic treasures, baked goods, café, raffle and vendors. 


St. Mary Church, Coventry
6-8 p.m. Friday
10 a.m.-2 p.m. SaturdayHomemade crafts, jewelry, Christmas items, toys, knit items and more. Raffles, bake sale; food available both days. 

Women's Club Bazaar
St. Agnes Church, Niantic
Saturday November 9,  9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
Vintage and costume jewelry; theme baskets; restaurant row, baked goods; attic treasures; silent auction.  
   
Ladies Guild Annual Craft Fair
St. Bridget of Kildare Church, Moodus
Saturday, November 9,  9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Table runners, velvet pumpkins, pillows, jewelry, paintings, prints, and more, plus baked goods, a raffle, and food.  

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in New Hartford will have their annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St Margaret Church Madison 17th Annual Craft Show Fri. Nov 8 5-9p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Friday evening ladies shopping night with wine and cheese. Free coffee for shoppers on Saturday.

St Elizabeth of the Trinity North Haven 
5-8 p.m. Fri. Sat 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Our Lady of Fatima Yalesville
Sat 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Washington Depot
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Silent auction, white elephant, baked goods and more. 

58th Annual Farmhouse Fair will be held at Ellington Congregational Church, 72 Main Street in Ellington on Friday, November 8th from 5 pm to 8 pm and on Saturday, November 9th from 9 am to 2 pm.   Gift and decorative items include traditional Raggedy Ann & Andy Dolls, Christmas Shoppe, Quilt Cupboard, Fabulous Fibers, All Things Animal, Grandma’s Shoppe, plus Homemade Baked Goods & Cookies and hand-craft items. Pasta dinner  Friday 5 pm – 7 pm. Chicken a la King and cranberry salad on Saturday from 11:00 – 1:00 p.m

First Congregational Church of Stratford Holiday Fair and Tag Sale Friday, Nov. 8, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Craft vendors and items for sale including books, jewelry, gift baskets, holiday decorations, Cabot cheese and more. Santa will be on hand on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Bake sale items will be for sale as well as meals and refreshments, including breakfast, on Saturday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. First Congregational Church is located at 2301 Main St., Stratford.   

Annual Christmas Fair at The Congregational Church of Naugatuck for two days of Christmas fun! Shopping, dinner, lunch, crafts, treats and more!  Friday 3-7 p.m. and Saturday 9a.m. to 3 p.m.

Victorian Holiday Tea Isham Terry House Hartford

Victorian Tea

December 1,2019

1-4 p.m.

Enjoy a Victoria afternoon tea at the Isham Terry House in Hartford. You are invited to tour the beautifully holiday-decorated home. You can also create a Victorian-inspired paper ornament or a holiday card. Reservations required. Call 860-247-8996 ext 11 or isham.terry@ctlandmarks.org 

$30 or $25 for CTL members

Isham Terry House 

211 HIgh Street

Hartford

Biscotti and Beyond Fall Schedule 2019

In the warm months, Simonne Mularski sells her biscotti and cookies at local farmer's markets. Now that the weather is getting colder do you have to wait until the weather warms up again? Absolutely not.

Biscotti and Beyond is open and producing delicious biscotti just about every day of the week. Fall flavors include pumpkin, gingerbread, maple walnut and apple caramel. 

Simonne will be selling at some local fairs this fall and winter but if you just can't wait, pick up the phone and give her a call with your order.  860-301-0825

Some places Simonne will be selling her biscotti include:

Central CT Community Women's Club 45th Annual Holiday Craft Fair Cromwell Middle School
Sat. Nov 9, 9a.m. to 3 p.m. 

St Peter Claver Parish Center West Hartford
MATH (Medical Aid to Haiti) Craft Festival and Marketplace  Sat Nov 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 17,  9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Danbury Holiday Gift Expo@ O'Neill Center at Western State University Sun. Dec 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

6th Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza @ Chester Meeting House Friday, Dec. 6,  5-9 pm 


Haddam Killingworth Middle School PTO Holiday Craft Fair Sat. Dec 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.