Events Calendar
Santa's Workshop at Paul Nigra Center
Pictures with Santa, arts and crafts, cookie decorating, holiday movies and music, a delicious hot breakfast ? all this and more are waiting for your family at the Nigra Arts Center?s annual Santa?s Workshop! Join us on Saturday, December 6, or Sunday, December 7, for a morning of Christmas fun perfect for kids of all ages and their families. Admission is $10 per person ? includes breakfast, activities and a gift from Santa for each kid. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please visit https://bit.ly/PNCCASanta25 or call (518) 661-9932 to RSVP. See you there!
Christmas at the Fort with Local Authors at The Fort Plain Museum
Join us on December 6th from 11am -5pm for our annual ''Christmas at the Fort'' With Local Authors!
Holiday Swag Class with Sunny Hunny Farms at Second Act Spirits
Create your own beautiful Holiday Door Swag. All Materials and instructions included plus 1 cocktail per person, cost $50. Call or text Sunny Hunny Farms (518) 209-6992 to sign up.
Winter Festival 2025 at Fonda Fairgrounds
Winter Festival 2025 ✨🎄 📅 Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 2:00 ? 5:30 PM 📍 Fonda Fairgrounds | 21 Bridge Street, Fonda, NY 12068 💵 $5 per car (pay at the gate) Gather your family, friends, and cozy coats for the second annual Farm to Table Winter Festival ? a magical afternoon of local flavor, laughter, and lights! ❄️🌾 🎅 What to Expect: ☕️ Hot Chocolate Stations to warm your hands and heart 🛍️ Farm-to-Table Vendor Market ? shop your favorite local farms & makers 🎨 Ornament & Stocking Decorating for kids (and grown-ups who can?t resist glitter) 🍔 Delicious Food Trucks serving up sweet & savory treats 📸 Pictures with Santa + Storytime with Mrs. Claus 🎁 🚜 Lighted Tractor Parade to wrap up the evening ? sparkle, engines, and cheer! Fireworks to end the event. Bring your holiday spirit, your camera, and your appetite. This festival is all about community, comfort, and connection ? the perfect way to kick off the season. ❤️ 🚗 $5 per car | Cash or card at the gate 📍 Fonda Fairgrounds | 21 Bridge Street, Fonda, NY All are welcome to participate in the tractor parade. You may bring your tractor early and pick up the following day to avoid driving in the dark. See
Fiber Artist Dan Bridge at SVAN
DAN BRIDGE, known as Weavrdan, will be on hand, along with a roomful of his artistic and functional handmade art, from hats and tops to intricate quilted wall hangings, some featuring his signature crows! Please join us in celebrating Dan and his wonderful work - an opportunity to learn more about fabric art! Light refreshments will be served. See less
Johnson Hall Annual Holiday Open House
Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of an 18th century celebration at the annual Johnson Hall Holiday Open House! This 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 community event is not to be missed! 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: On Saturday, December 6th, from 𝟱:𝟬𝟬-𝟴:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺, the Hall will be set for an evening of candlelit festivities as the house comes to life with 18th century decorations, living-history interpreters in the rooms, live 18th century music, hearth cooking interpretation, and cider and baked treats by the fire in the Hall?s west stone house. 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: For those preferring a daytime visit, the Hall will also be open Sunday, December 7th afternoon from 𝗡𝗼𝗼𝗻-𝟯:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺. This is an additional opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the house and its décor in daylight, experience 18th century carols and poems, learn about holiday meal preparation, and partake of cider and baked treats in the west stone house, as you learn more about the seasonal holidays enjoyed by the Johnson family in a quieter setting. The Friends of Johnson Hall will also be hosting their annual 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 both Saturday and Sunday during the event with a special 20% discount. The proceeds from this sale will support preservation, restoration, and interpretation at the historic site. The book shop is newly restocked with an expanded selection of titles and authors! 𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼, in December of 1775, Johnson Hall would have observed Christmas and St. John?s Day under the dark cloud of the early Revolution. Fearing the violence already visited on many of their friends and family by Revolutionary forces, those gathering at the Hall that Winter in this season of peace did so behind the protection of a wooden palisade and armed guards. It would be the final holiday season that the Johnsons spent at the Hall before it was confiscated in May of 1776, and the family arrested or driven out by the new Revolutionary government. Johnson Hall has recreated an example of these fortifications as part of the site?s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Revolution. In addition to the indoor festivities, this year's holiday event will feature reenactors interpreting the tenants and servants of the household standing guard on the defenses.
