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Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections - Cozy Cottages: Event Extended!
2025-11-30 11:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
We’re having so much fun hosting Cozy Cottages that we’ve added an extra bonus day!
Join us on December 20th, now with three additional time slots available to book online—snag yours today at Wilburs.com before the elves beat you to it!
Cozy Cottages is a festive holiday experience for families, couples, and friends to gather and create a chocolate house decorated with holiday candies and treats. We handle all the setup and cleanup, and serve cookies and punch so you can relax and create sweet holiday memories with an edible cottage to take home.
Join our Cozy Cottage tradition at the Chocolate Factory! At this annual event you will construct a chocolate house and decorate it with candy trimmings.
While you work on your Cozy Cottage you can enjoy cookies, refreshments and festive fun provided by Wilbur’s of Maine!
We are offering multiple dates and times! Please be sure to purchase tickets that correspond to the correct date and time you would like to attend and follow instructions on the listing carefully.
These are the dates and times being offered on the Event Tickets menu.
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Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections
174 Lower Main St.
Freeport, ME 04032
207-207-865-4071
wilburs.com

Giving Home - Sparkle Celebration: Community Blessings Chain
2025-12-01 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-05 10:00 - 17:00
Throughout the holiday season, help us add to our community blessings chain! Add your 2025 blessing + wishes for the New Year.
11/22-12/31 | TUES-SAT 10AM-5PM, SUN-MON 11AM-4PM
Giving Home
27 Bow St,
Freeport, ME 04032
207-886-8108

Casco Bay Cutlery & Kitchenware - 2025 Holiday Season Charity Raffle
2025-12-01 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-02 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-04 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-05 10:00 - 18:00
Prize Details –
2024 Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Collectors Society 25th Anniversary Club Knife
The ‘Cyber-Scientist’ Multi-Tool, certificate and numbered collector’s coin #001 of 400.
100% of proceeds go to benefit The World Central Kitchen
“WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need. By partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of food trucks or emergency kitchens, WCK provides freshly made, nutritious meals to communities impacted by disasters quickly and effectively. We know that good food provides not only nourishment, but also comfort and hope, especially in times of crisis.
WCK has provided more than 500 million fresh, nourishing meals for communities around the world. Your donation today will be used to support WCK in our mission to bring meals to people in need following disasters.”
One winning ticket will be drawn on December 24th during the shops’ final hour of operation before closing for Christmas holiday. A video of the drawing will be posted on Facebook.
Prize donated by Freeport Knife Co. INC, DBA: Casco Bay Cutlery & Kitchenware & The Swiss Army Knife Collectors Society Contact # 207-865-0779 or Email: JasonsFreeportKitchen@gmail.com
$1.00 per ticket – no ticket limit.
Raffle entries can be made in person at Casco Bay Cutlery & Kitchenware
Open Sun-Tues, 11am-5pm, Thurs-Sat, 10am-6pm. Closed Wed.

Casco Bay Cutlery & Kitchenware
5 Depot Street
Freeport, Maine
207-865-0779
freeportknife.com

Pineland Farms - Light the Farm
2025-12-04 16:15 - 17:15
Join us for an outside celebration as we illuminate the tractors on the Great Lawn at Pineland Farms! Activities such as our wishing tree, roasting s’mores, and visiting with some animal friends will be available before and after lighting the tractors. Festive tunes will be provided by Poland Regional High School carolers. We will light the tractors at 4:45!
Admission is free and S’mores supplies are available for a small fee. Smore supplies are limited so pre-registration is encouraged if you want to have a tasty treat.
Help us give back to our community by bringing a donation to our food drive benefitting the Gray Food Pantry.
Info & TICKETS
Pineland Farms
15 Farm View Dr,
New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 688-4539
pinelandfarms.org

Made Mercantile & Cafe - Sparkle Celebration: Holiday Photo Stop
2025-12-05, 2025-12-06
Stop by at our outdoor photo op to take a holiday selfie with friends & family!
Made Mercantile & Cafe
31 Main St,
Freeport, ME 04032

Bridgham & Cook, the British Store - Sparkle Celebration: Wassail Mornings
2025-12-05 10:00 - 13:00
Serving complimentary hot Wassail every morning during Sparkle Celebration!
Daily, December 5-14, 10am-1pm
Bridgham & Cook, the British Store
123 Main St.
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-1040
britishgoods.com

Brown Goldsmiths - Sparkle Celebration: Celebrate Your “Sparkle”
2025-12-05 10:00 - 17:30
Enjoy a professional “sparkle” of your jewelry during our first holiday season on Main Street! Plus, enjoy holiday cider and cookies as you shop and complete your jewelry wish list for our helpful elves. Complimentary gift wrapping all season.
Brown Goldsmiths
11 Mechanic St.
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-4126
browngoldsmiths.com

Made Mercantile & Cafe - Sparkle Celebration: Letters to Santa
2025-12-05 10:00 - 18:00
Letter writing station & mail box with direct North Pole Service!
12/5-12/24 | SUN-THURS 10AM-4PM, FRI&SAT 10AM-6PM
Made Mercantile & Cafe
31 Main St,
Freeport, ME 04032

Made Mercantile & Cafe - Sparkle Celebration: Holiday Wish Tree
2025-12-05 10:00 - 18:00
Bring in a gift card from your favorite local business to hang on the gift tree. All cards will be delivered to Freeport Community Services to be shared with families in need.
12/5-12/20 | SUN-THURS 10AM-4PM, FRI-SAT 10AM-6PM
Made Mercantile & Cafe
31 Main St,
Freeport, ME 04032

RD Allen Freeport Jewelers - Sparkle Celebration: Sweet Art By Shell
2025-12-05 13:00 - 16:00
Meet the artist! Enjoy these extremely affordable sweet, petite framed watercolor originals as well as her very popular cards. Refreshments, specials & other surprises throughout the gallery to “sweeten” the experience!
RD Allen Freeport Jewelers
13 Middle St.
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-1818
rdallen.com

Freeport Village Station - Meet & Greet with Santa Claus
2025-12-05 13:00 - 16:00
Share your wish list with Santa Claus and make magical memories!
Make it a moment to remember!
Nestled among the Twinkle Buoy Trees, Santa is ready to greet little dreamers and big believers.
Enjoy a complimentary meet & greet — photos are free, first-come, first-served, and take-your-own.
Bring the whole family and capture the joy of the season!

Freeport Village Station
One Freeport Village Station
Freeport, ME 04032
http://www.onefreeportvillagestation.com

Freeport Oyster Bar - Sparkle Parade Party
2025-12-05 15:00
Watch Visit Freeport’s Sparkle Parade of Lights from our courtyard with some Boozy Hot Chocolate to warm up!
Happy hour from 3-5pm before the Sparkle Parade with $5 draft beers & wines, & $10 veggie burritos!
Freeport Oyster Bar
43 Main St
Freeport, ME 04032
freeportoysterbar.com

Toad&Co - Sparkle Celebration: Chocolate Tasting
2025-12-05 16:00 - 18:00
Ragged Coast Chocolate Tasting
Free local chocolate tasting 4-6 pm, while supplies last.
Toad&Co
11 Bow St,
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-0082
toadandco.com

Made Mercantile & Cafe - Sparkle Sweet Stop
2025-12-05 16:00 - 18:00
Drop by for pre-parade a complimentary hot cocoa & cookie tasting! Warm up on the deck with Hüga heated cushions.
Made Mercantile & Cafe
31 Main St,
Freeport, ME 04032

Bow Street Market - Sparkle Celebration: Free Wine Tasting
2025-12-05 16:00 - 18:00
Please join us at Bow Street Market for a free tasting with wine with Chartrand Imports! Remember, tastings are always FREE, and always fun. Bring a friend!
*must be 21+ with a valid ID
Bow Street Market
79 Bow St
Freeport, Maine 04032
(207) 865-6631
bowstreetmarket.com

The Bakeshop - Sparkle Celebration: Parade of Lights Hot Cocoa Bar
2025-12-05 16:00 - 20:00
Enjoy the parade under our Christmas lights and indulge in our Hot Cocoa Bar. Our homemade drinking chocolate with a bar full of toppings from crushed candy, marshmallows, syrups, whipped cream and sprinkles! We will also be serving our normal menu throughout the night.
The Bakeshop
123 Main St,
Freeport, ME 04032
207-869-5680
bakeshopmaine.com

Freeport Village Station - Kick Off the Sparkle Celebration
2025-12-05 16:30 - 17:30
Kick off Visit Freeport’s Parade of Lights at Freeport Village Station!
Free sparkle wand to light up the night! Plus, a cup of hot cocoa from Ben & Jerry’s + your chance to win!
Sparkle wands are first-come, first-served while supplies last.

Freeport Village Station
One Freeport Village Station
Freeport, ME 04032
http://www.onefreeportvillagestation.com

Glass Mermaid Studio - Sparkle Celebration: Holiday Glass Ornaments
2025-12-05 17:30 - 20:30
Nourish your creative holiday spirit and join us for this fun fused glass ornament class. In this holiday-themed glass fusing class, students will create several glass ornaments. Create transparent designs that you can see your tree lights through, or bold opaque ornaments sure to garner some compliments. These glass ornaments also make great gifts. Come try it with a friend. All materials are included. Students will make 2-3 ornaments and will have several designs to choose from. The completed ornaments will be available to be picked up the following week. If time allows, extra ornaments can be made for $10 each. $50.
BOOK
Glass Mermaid Studio
43 Spar Cove Road
(207) 841-5947
glassmermaidart@gmail.com
glassmermaidstudio.com

Freeport Players - WFCP Home Time Radio Hour XIX
2025-12-05 19:30
Music! Comedy! Mystery! Fun! All-new show, RADIO XIX–WFCP Home Time Radio Hour presented by Freeport Players. Performances are at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St, Freeport, on Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 7 at 2 pm. It’s the 19th year of a unique performance, where the “live studio audience” attends an old-time “radio” show set in the 1920s-1970s. Original sketches, from Joe Tanner, PI to Tales from the Tomb, to Rocket Space Quest, and more. Great songs of the era, including Come Fly With Me, I Can See Clearly Now, All of Me and many more, with a live band onstage. Wacky products like Gas Station Coffee from Acme. And hilarious Sound Effects folks! But it’s only on stage, and not really on the radio. For tickets to this popular show, go to www.fcponline.org. Tickets will also be available at the door. Season sponsor is Kennebec Savings Bank.
Directed by Alicia Belmore (sketches) and Mitch Thomas (music). Cast: Ella Ackerman, Shirley Bernier, Catherine Carty-Wilbur, Phil Chin, Nadine Clark, Cathryn Cunningham, Dave Hansen, Paul Kane, Nancy Kenneally, Alyssa Lazaro, Mary-At Lessard, Nate Levesque, Judy Lloyd, Jillian Lovejoy, Andy Mass, Korinne Mehta, James Melita, Peter Nicoll, Joe Quinn, Henry Quintal, Betsy Roper, Dorothy Shull, Jessica Tracy, Marguerite Walker, David Wallace, Rob West, Sparrow Wilbur. Band: Mitch Thomas, Parker Kenyon, Mike Banas, and Jarius Polley.
Please purchase tickets online–in advance, $20 for an adult, and $10 for a student 21 or under. Prices at the door are $24 and $14. Concessions will be sold at intermission. Buy tickets at http://www.fcponline.org or at the door. FMI: info@fcponline.org.
TICKETS
Freeport Performing Arts Center
30 Holbrook St,
Freeport, ME 04032

Meetinghouse Arts - Capital City Improv: Hallmark Holiday UNSCRIPTED
2025-12-05 19:30
Capital City Improv is Maine’s premier professional improv troupe, delighting audiences across the state with imaginative, spontaneous comedy crafted entirely from real-time audience
suggestions and interviews.
Under the creative leadership of founder Dennis Price—who honed his craft in Chicago’s legendary Second City and IO Theater—the troupe will deliver a performance with a hilarious Hallmark holiday theme.
TICKETS
Meetinghouse Arts
40 Main St,
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-0044
meetinghousearts.org

Visit Freeport's Sparkle Celebration - Stealth Elf
2025-12-06 - 2025-12-14
Sparkle the Stealth Elf will be back in town on Saturday, December 6 – Sunday, December 14 to find jolly shoppers and reward them with gift cards from Freeport businesses! Each lucky shopper will be photographed with the gift card & Sparkle (of course!) and the pictures will be featured on Visit Freeport’s Facebook page.
You never know where or when Sparkle will appear so keep an eye out while shopping in your favorite Freeport stores!

Wolfe's Neck Center - Sparkle Celebration: Night Tree
2025-12-06 09:00 - 14:00
Inspired by Eve Bunting’s Night Tree. Story time & decorating tasty pine cone treats for animals, followed by a short hike to leave the treats in the woods. $7pp, WNC members free! Reservations required: wolfesneckcenter.org
Hourly 9am-2pm, The Smith Center, 184 Burnett Rd.
Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
184 Burnett Rd.
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-4469
wolfesneck.org
