9AM—1:30PM …. Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church       Holiday Fair – Local crafts, books, holiday cookie walk and more                                      

10—3PM … St. John’s Episcopal Church Church will be Open

10—2PM … St. John’s Episcopal Church Thrift Shop and Regal Rummage Open      

10—1:30PM … St. John’s Episcopal Church Self Guided tours of Stained Glass Windows  

10– 3PM… Frontiero Law Office        Open House tours first floor 46 Middle St.   

10-3 PM … Cape Ann Thrift Shop (Trinity Church) …                                                          Sale of Seasonal Goods and Goodies and the Shop will be open

10– 4PM… City Hall  Kyrous Auditorium …. Daughters of the American Revolution,  Audubon Rescue Gloucester Wildlife Informational tables, and Jason Grow’s “Those Who Served” photography  exhibit    

10—4:00PM… Sawyer Free Library Community Room: History of Middle Street Walk Display… Children’s Room: Ginger-bread Creation Contest entries displayed

10AM – 4:PM … Maritime Gloucester…  Museum and Marine Science Center – admission Charged and Gift Shop Open

10:30—2:30PM… Sargent House Museum Open House and Free Admission. Come in and get warm with holiday treats. Learn about the history of the Museum and the importance of the couple who lived there, Judith Sargent Murray and John Murray.  This event is dedicated to the memory of long time Board member and strong supporter of the Museum, Christina Rafter.

11– 2PM …   City Hall  Kyrous Auditorium Tours of the City Hall Tower 

Noon—3PM… Trinity Church Parking Lot Horse Drawn Hay Ride of Middle Street with Architectural Tours led by Melissa Bach Paladino, — weather permitting

Noon—3PM… Trinity Church …    Refreshments served

1—4PM … Sawyer Free Library  …               Guided tours of Saunder’s House murals … registration required

SCHEDULED EVENTS   

10:15AM …Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church Behind the scenes tour of 1806 church meeting house and hear the Huthings/Fitz organ  

10:30—11:30 … Sawyer Free Library …   Children’s Holiday Craft in the Children’s Library and Holiday music with Jeanine Lynch

10:30 … Trinity Church …  Bell Choir concert  – outside—weather permitting  

11AM … St. John’s Episcopal Church   Ten minute Christmas music organ recital

11AM – Noon …  City Hall  Kyrous Auditorium  … Cape Ann Big Band Concert

11 – 1PM … Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church Free s’mores on the church lawn—weather permitting – while they last

11:00 — Sign at Cape Ann Museum parking lot for CAM Walking Tours of Historic Middle Street –  with Cam docents Monica Lawson, Ed Becker and Linda Mahajan   

11:30  – 1:30PM … Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church … Luncheon – Fish Stew, Causeway Fish Chowder, Hotdogs, Chili and other items for sale

11:45…. Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church  … Behind the scenes tour of 1806 church meeting house and hear the Huthings/Fitz organ  

Noon—1PM …   City Hall  Kyrous Auditorium …                                Rockport Legion Band Concert       

Noon … St. John’s Episcopal Church Ten minute Christmas music organ recital       

Noon—2PM … Sawyer Free Library…   Walker Creek Saxophone Quartet concert  

12:30 ….  Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church.. Jambalaya Horns Concert

1PM … Trinity Congregational Church .      The New England Ukulele String Ensemble features instrumental arrangements played on ukuleles and other string instruments. Under the direction of Art Munger, who is also the arranger, they will play a selection of holiday and other popular numbers like you have never heard them before!

1PM … St. John’s Episcopal Church Ten minute Christmas music organ recital    

1PM …. Sawyer Free Library Children’s Room…      Gingerbread House Contest winners announced    

1—2PM …. City Hall  Kyrous Auditorium … Performance by Miss Tina’s School of Dance   

1:00 PM— Sign at Cape Ann Museum parking lot for CAM Walking Tours of Historic Middle Street –  with Cam docents Monica Lawson, Ed Becker and Linda Mahajan   

1:15… Unitarian Universalist (U.U.) Church Sanctuary… Behind the scenes tour of 1806 church meeting house and hear the Huthings/Fitz organ  

1:00—3:00 … Temple Ahavat Achim…  Welcome to the only synagogue on Cape Ann.  Please join us outside for cider and sweets to learn about our synagogue.        

2:00 PM … St. John’s Episcopal Church …  “WHAT A GOODLY THING”  A concert of holiday songs from many lands and times, represented by a chorus of exuberant young singers from CAPE ANN ARTS ALIVE and CAPE ANN YOUTH CHORUS of Rockport Music.

3—6PM … CATA Shuttle From City Hall (Warren Street) to Harbor Loop

3:30—4:30PM … Maritime Gloucester… Gloucester Student Band Concert

3:30PM … Solomon Jacob’s Landing … Santa Arrives 

 4 to 6PM … Cape Ann Art Haven …   at Maritime Gloucester Art and Activities in the Ice House     

4:30—5PM .… Solomon Jacobs Landing, Harbor Loop  Lobster Trap Tree Lighting