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Holiday Tidings - Christmas Fairfield County Style
The holidays are upon us; and Fairfield County is brimming with unique and enchanting festivities, shows and events for the whole family to enjoy. So, head out, explore and create wonderful holiday memories to be cherished for years to come!
Great Holiday Events
- The celebrated town tradition continues at the 15th Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop. Santa and his LIVE reindeer come in for a landing at Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses (“The North Pole on North Street”) through Dec. 23rd, where visitors can have their photos (dogs, too!) taken with Santa, meet the reindeer and enjoy the new Santa's Workshop, featuring a Reindeer Coloring Station, a Letter Writing to Santa Station, and a raffle to win a Mercedez-Benz kids pedal car for every photo with Santa!
- Stamford has become a top holiday destination, with fun and memorable events for the whole family. Two great ones running through Dec. 24th are The All New Holiday Stroll in Mill River Park, featuring larger than life interactive displays and dazzling illuminations that create an inspirational winter wonderland experience. A second is The Holiday Wish Express at the Stamford Town Center, an immersive, light-filled realm that transports you to a world of holiday enchantment where you’ll discover that believing is the greatest gift of all.
- “Let’s Celebrate! Worldwide” at Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk shines brightly during its annual celebration of global holiday traditions around the world, exploring how light plays a central role in these annual celebrations, with hands-on programming, special performances and experiences, Santa sightings, storytelling, a Christmas tree lighting parade, interactive digital experiences in Light and Multimedia Galleries, seasonal toys, games, books for sale and so much more! Free with museum admission, through Dec. 31st.
- For a unique holiday attraction with some teeth, don’t miss Shark-Diving Santa at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Santa Claus will join The Maritime Aquarium’s dive team (in his custom scuba outfit) to help demonstrate that sharks aren’t the blood-thirsty killers of myth in the Aquarium’s 110,000-gallon “Ocean Beyond the Sound” exhibit, home to 7- and 8-foot sand tiger and lemon sharks. He’ll swim up to the exhibit window and pose with children for a unique holiday photo. And while you’re there, take in The Polar Express, a sensational 4D cinematic experience where the action spills off the two-story screen and over the audience with thrill-enhancing sensory special effects, such as scents, bubbles, wind, mists, and more, through Dec. 31st.
- For a truly MOVING holiday experience, The Holiday Express Train Show at the Fairfield Museum and History Center is sure to delight the whole family as you follow large- and small-scale model trains winding around spectacular winter villages and holiday scenery. Members of the Housatonic Model Railroad Club, the Connecticut G-Scalers Club and the Central Connecticut G-Gaugers Club will be on hand to answer questions and share details about the collectibles, classic and antique trains plus modular dioramas in this eye-popping display that runs through December 31st.
- The Ridgefield Playhouse presents an incredible variety of holiday entertainment for the whole family, including multiple performances of “The Nutcracker;” Darren Criss; “Florencia En El Amazonas (Catan)” – The Met Opera Encore in HD; Christmas with The Celts; a 40th Anniversary screening of “A Christmas Story,“ and so much more. Check out performance dates and times, and purchase tickets online.
- What was the holiday season like on the home front during World War II? Find out at Christmas at the Coley House at the Weston History & Culture Center (Weston Historical Society) through Jan 7th. On this guided tour, you’ll see how the Coley House was decorated during the 1940s (like no other historic home in Connecticut) and learn about how the holidays were celebrated during that stressful wartime period when three generations of the Coley family lived there. Young historians can learn about Weston's history with fun activities in the Kids Corner.
- “A Christmas Carol” at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport is the perfect holiday treat for the whole family, with a brand new twist on the timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his journey to discover the true meaning of Christmas. Join Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, Mr. Fezziwig, and many more as past, present, and future collide to teach Scrooge about kindness and generosity in the season of giving. Through Dec. 30th.
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