Article Written By Mary Vezina
Things may be different this year but nothing can dampen our holiday spirit, especially with all of the exciting and safe ways to celebrate this wonderful season!
First up this year is the Keepsake Christmas Craft Show in Edgewood, Kentucky. This craft show is one of the areas longest running shows offering many handcrafted items from local artists. The show will take place at the Edgewood Senior Center on Friday, November 6th starting at 10 a.m. For more information please visit here.
The following day - Saturday, November 7th from noon to 8 p.m., and again on Sunday the 8th from noon to 5 p.m. - the Winterland Christmas Market is taking place in Cincinnati, OH. This market is a small, but authentic German Christmas Market serving traditional German food, German Bier, Glühwein (hot mulled wine), and German pastries.
After the Winterland Christmas Market, I hope you take the week to rest up and let all the German pastries digest because Lights Under Louisville will be taking place the following weekend - Friday, November 13th starting at 6 p.m. – but don’t worry if you can’t make it on opening night, they’ll be up and running their contactless drive-through into the new year, closing on January 3rd. The drive is 30 minutes long including a 17-mile underground passageway filled with 3,000,000 points of light!
Photos courtesy of Lights Under Louisville
For those of you wanting to stay closer to Lexington, Springhouse Gardens has planned a unique approach to their traditional wreath-making workshops. This year participants will receive a kit that includes fresh cut greenery, an instructional video and an easy to follow system to create a beautiful live wreath from the comfort of their own homes. They will be releasing pick up times for their take home wreath kits on November 14th at 11 a.m. on their website. For more information and to grab your take home kit, use this link.
Next up, the Bluegrass Creative Holiday Market! This market will be held at the Oleika Shriners temple in Lexington, KY. The Market will take place on November 22nd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature curated Kentucky-made goods including pottery, leather goods, woodcrafts, home décor and so much more.
If you’ve ever wanted to feel like true royalty, this holiday season is your chance! The Kentucky Castle in Versailles, KY is hosting multiple Santa brunches. The brunch menu will include a build-your-own pancake bar, gourmet bacon, pork sausage and castle scrambled eggs. Following the brunch, St. Nicholas will provide entertainment and pose for pictures.
For more information and all dates please visit this link.
On Saturday, December 5th, join Growth Point Church in Lexington for a fun night of worship and Christmas celebrations! The event will take place from 7 – 10 p.m., and will feature guests from BET’s Sunday’s Best, Tiffany Andrews and Keyle Richardson. For more information about this event please visit this link.
Although the holidays are a great time of year filled with lots of joy and cheer, it can cause some stress leaving us with the need for a good laugh – and The Fox that Stole Christmas 2 Comedy Show may provide the perfect cure. The comedy show will take place at the Prohibition Craft Spirits Distillery in Louisville, KY on Saturday, December 12th from 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
For more information on this event please visit this link.