ENO HALL - 754 Hopmeadow Street

Theatre Guild of Simsbury - 5:30-6:15PM in Auditorium - The Theatre Guild of Simsbury will be performing songs from Broadway for your listening pleasure!

Jon England - 4:30-5:15PM, 6:30-7:15PM in Auditorium – From England, yet fresh to Simsbury - this Olde Worlde citizen brings a whole new meaning to "Piano MANia"! Dazzling dexterity, outrageous outfits and a flabbergasting sense of piano-related musical fun. A "must see" Christmas-oriented spectacular with sing-and-dance-along favorites from Jon England, the "Velvet Piano" showman.

 

Simsbury Camera Club - 4:00-7:00 in Lower Level Youth Room - Demonstrations, information and exhibits.

 

SCTV Holiday Greetings - 4:30-7:15PM at SCTV (enter through Youth Room) - Your family can tape a holiday greeting to be aired on SCTV throughout the month of December. DVD copies will be available for a $5 donation. You can make an appointment starting to 2 weeks after Thanksgiving.

 

SIMSBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY- 800 Hopmeadow Street

Phelps Tavern Museum - 4:30-7:15PM - Free Admission to the Museum.   Warm yourself in our one-room school house.



UNITED METHODIST CHURCH -799 Hopmeadow Street

Holiday Cafe and Warming Hut - 4:30-7:30PM in Wesley Hall - Drop in for free soup and snacks.  Stay for the great ongoing live entertainment.

 

Annual Messiah Sing In- 6:00-6:45PM in the Church Sanctuary - Join the Farmington Valley Chorale for this memorable tradition!

Carillon Concert - 7:00-7:30PM - Music from the bell tower by Daniel Kehoe.
 
Bell Tower Tours - 6:30-7:30PM - Limited visitation to the bell tower.



VINCENT SPORTS SHOP - 776 Hopmeadow Street

Fastest Lacrosse Shot Competition - 5:00-7:00PM - sponsored by the Simsbury High School Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team. 



SIMSBURY FREE/GENEALOGICAL LIBRARY - 749 Hopmeadow Street
4th Annual Gingerbread House Exhibit -4:00-7:15PM - Come view the edible artwork of local gingerbread house artisians. You will be excited by this year's entries!

SOVEREIGN BANK - 741 Hopmeadow Street
Ice Carving Demonstration - 5:00PM - on the front steps of the bank.  Professional Ice Carver Gary Costa will amaze you as he produces another holiday masterpiece for us.


BANK OF AMERICA - 740 Hopmeadow Street
Pictures With Santa - 4:00-7:00PM - Have your child's picture taken with the real Santa Claus! $5 per photo taken by photographer Curt Henderson. Photos will be mailed to your home about 1 week after event.  No personal photographs permitted.  PLEASE NOTE:  The picture line will be cut off at about 6:30PM so that Santa can see those children who waited in line before he has to leave for the evening.  We do not want anyone to wait in line and not get to see Santa and miss out on other fun events happening outside! Please note that this year the line for Santa will be forming outside the bank, and only 2 families will be allowed into the bank at a time.

 

Ski Sundown Rail Jam - 4:30-7:15PM - on the Front Lawn of the Bank of Amercia.
Watch the skill and tricks of Ski Sundown snowboarders as they perform their high flying maneuvers. 

 

THE RICHMAN GROUP BUILDING PARKING LOT- 730 Hopmeadow Street

Playstrong Block Party - Join the fun! Music, dancing and demonstrations by incredible local talet, plus contests and games! There will also be figure skating demonstrations from the International Skating Center of CT and Zumba lessons with the ACROfitness Performing Team.

Simsbury Spinners - 4:45-5:30PM

Gloria J. Rossetti School of Dance - 5:45-6:30PM

ACROfitness Student Body - 6:30-7:30PM

International Skating Center of CT - 5:00-7:30PM

 

Facepainting- 5:00-7:00PM

SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY - 725 Hopmeadow Street
Woventales Folktales - 4:30-5:00PM, 5:30-6:00PM, 6:30-7:00PM in the Children's Room- American Folktalkes - Bre'r Rabbit and Friends! These stories have been passed down through generations. They transcend our differences and show our common experiences.

 

Pirate School! - 4:30-5:15PM, 5:30-6:15PM, 6:00-6:30PM, 6:30-7:15PM - In the Library Program Room. Pirate School! combines active, full-audience participation with real magic, original music, bubble-play, eye-popping puppetry, eccentric props and slapstick antics. During the show kids learn how to be "good pirates" - cooperating and carousing together and along the way become more responsible, bold, curious Corsairs.

8 Nights of Fun all Rolled Into One - 5:30-7:00 PM - In the Children's Discovery Room - Join Mandell JCC Farmington Valley to learn more about Chanukah - The Jewish Festival of Lights. Kids of all ages can make an edible dreidel, decorate a Chanukah card for Jewish soldiers serving in the US Armed Forces, make a menorah magnet and more!



BOY SCOUT HALL - 695 Hopmeadow Street

Casey Carle's BubbleMania! - 4:30-5:15PM, 6:30-7:15PM- A BubbleManiac since 1989, Casey Carle presents an event loaded with visual comedy, quick wit, big band swing music and amazing soap bubble manipulations - from award winning bubble art forms to trapping people in a giant bubble! Amazement and amusement for ages 5 to 95!

Hip Hop - ACROfitness Style - 5:45-6:15PM - ACROfitness' finest students and instructor Brandon Coulote will demonstrate the unique combination of dance, fitness and street tumbling that is Hip Hop!


FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST - 689 Hopmeadow Street
Follow the luminaries up the hill to First Church and enjoy a cozy respite full of holiday spirit!

Palmer Hall:
Mrs. Claus' Kitchen - 4:00-7:15PM - Mrs. Claus and her elves will help your child decorate a holiday cookie!

Interactive Kids Crafts - 4:30-7:00PM - Drop by for some holiday arts and crafts to take home!

Family Photo Fun - 4:30-7:00PM - The scene is set! Gather your group for a festive holiday photo op!



Second Floor:
The Festival of the Firs - 4:30-7:15PM - Artfully decorated wreaths and mini trees offered up for Tea Cup Raffle.

Fair Trade Jazz and Coffee House - Complimentary coffee and cocoa with superb local talent

Music Time! with Miss Carrie - 4:30-5:00PM, 5:30-6:00PM, 6:30-7:00PM - Parson's Study - Children love to sing and dance as Miss Carrie plays her guitar and celebrates with holiday songs!

Hands on Music and Fun for Kids (Room 28) - 4:30-7:00PM


Preschool Story Telling and Craft (Room 29) - 4:30-7:00PM
 

In the Sanctuary:
Handler and Levesque Guitar Duo- 4:30-5:15PM, 6:30-7:15PM - Enjoy an energetic and entertaining program of music from around the world for guitars and mandolin. Handler and Levesque blend Brazilian, Latin, gypsy, Jazz, classical and folk music influences to create their lyrical and expressive arrangements.

Women's Praise Choir - 5:30-6:15PM - A close harmony group who will perform everything from gospel to pop to classical and everything in between.  A real treat!

Lower Parking Lot:
First Church Tailgate Party - Foot-long hot dogs and fried dough!




CANNON MEDICAL BUILDING CIRCLE DRIVEWAY

Pony Rides- 4:30-7:15PM

The Simsbury/Granby Rotary Club returns with free pony rides for children.

 

VICTORIAN PORCH AT FIDDLER'S GREEN
Salvation Army Band - 5:00-7:00PM - The warmth of their music inspires any "grinch" to appreciate the meaning of the holidays.


DRAKE HILL MALL  PARKING LOT - 710 Hopmeadow Street

Big Daddy Racing - 4:30-7:00PM -  Cool racing games, a double sided photo booth and a DJ will keep this area rocking all evening!

 

OUR ROVING CAST OF CHARACTERS ALONG HOPMEADOW STREET FROM INTERSECTION OF PLANK HILL ROAD TO INTERSECTION OF DRAKE HILL ROAD
4:30-7:15PM

 

Stiltwalking Toy Soldiers

The Hartford's Stag

Apple Blossom (Apple Tree Children's Center's Mascot)

The State Farm Good Neighbor Bear 
Rocky the Rock Cat
PAWS of Paw Meadow Dog Park 

LOOK FOR THESE OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ALONG HOPMEADOW STREET

Trolley Rides - 4:30-7:00PM -The Simsbury Lions Club returns with FREE trolley rides for all! Arrival and departure at the driveway into Boy Scout Hall/First Church and Center Cemetery.

Roaming Railroad - 4:30-6:45PM - Hop on one of two trains that will be running up and down Hopmeadow Street. Arrival and departure at the driveway into Boy Scout Hall/First Church and Center Cemetery.

Simsbury High School Holiday Cabaret Singers - 4:30-7:30pm - Holiday songs along Hopmeadow Street, followed by a performance at the bandshell on Iron Horse Boulevard.

 

Firetruck Parade  7:25-7:55PM

From Corner of Drake Hill Road and Route 10 going north to intersection of Plank Hill Road and Route 10
Don't miss the winners of our Parade Marshal contest in the lead convertible, donated by Mitchell Auto Group, and on the lead decorated firetruck!

 

Fireworks Grand Finale - 8:15PM - Simsbury Meadows Soccer Fields 
Tune your car or portable radio to 88.3FM to listen to the accompanying holiday musical score to our fabulous fireworks! Sound production by Perfect Vision and Sound of Avon