Create your very own Christmas centerpiece, arrangement, mantlepiece or wreath with Flowerland! You can bring your own container or choose from their wonderful selection.
Starting December 1, 2021
“That's the thing with handmade items. They still have the person's mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.” - “The Color Master” by American novelist Aimee Bender
Don’t feel alone, Wanderers! If you appreciate the exceptional beauty and value of handmade crafts, and are on the lookout for unique gift ideas, Warren County is THE place to be this weekend! Browse and shop to your heart’s content at any – or all – of the three craft shows featured in this issue. This week’s cover photo is courtesy of Heart’s Content, one of the crafters participating in the Hope Christmas Craft Market. If you have an urge to create crafts yourself, you will find opportunities to do that, too (kids and adults).
In other news, Santa will be making appearances all over the county in the coming days, including flying in on a plane and riding on a mini train! This, in addition to the more conventional fire truck approach (Washington Borough), in a parade (Hackettstown), at breakfast (Mountain Lake), and more!
While this issue is packed with holiday-themed events and activities, that’s not all there is, so read on!
Happy Craft Crawling, Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate, and - as always - Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Hometown Holiday is a celebration that will light up the downtown in more ways than one. Come see Santa and much more! Free crafts for kids, horse and carriage rides (weather permitting), cookies and hot chocolate, live music with DJ Mitch Hess. Something for everyone!
The 16th annual Hackettstown Hometown Holiday is coming to the Hackettstown Business Improvement District! Activities begin on Friday, Dec. 3 at Centenary University from 5-6:30pm and continue along Main Street and the downtown gazebo area until 9:00 p.m. (weather permitting).
Knowlton Fine Arts presents A Christmas Carol! This event is free for KFA members--please RESERVE your tickets now! Tickets reserved in advance are $2 each, payable at the door. Tickets not ordered in advance are $3 at the door.
A creative and inspirational event where you will get to paint with Allamuchy Mayor Rick Lomanaco. Celebrate the season while you learn step-by-step how to paint this winter cottage on a 16"x20" canvas. All are welcome - regardless of ability - and all supplies included. BYOB & snacks.
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a perennial favorite at Roy’s Hall and consistently sells out their “A Very Slambovian Christmas” show at Roy’s.
Annual Warren County Technical School Craft Show. More than 130 of the area's finest crafters and artisans will come together for this one-day juried event to display their unique handmade items.
This free holiday event hosted by Rutherfurd Hall will include photos with Santa, arts and crafts, dance performances, cookie decorating and holiday music. Crafters are welcome to register for a space outside to give participants an opportunity to do some holiday shopping.
This is the 44th anniversary of a wonderful town-wide holiday event with more than 200 artisans participating. Upon arrival, there is a one time $4 fee that allows shoppers access to all the buildings and the shuttle buses that travel through the town both days.
Alba Vineyard invites you to join them for the release of their 2019 Cabernet Franc, “Heritage” - a must have for your holiday entertaining!
Enjoy a self-guided wine flight at your table of our current wines priced at $22 and $32 per adult.
First thing Saturday morning, Orlandi Flight Center will be dispatching an airplane to the North Pole to pick up Santa, whose arrival time is scheduled for 11:00am.
Santa train is back! Come visit with Mr. Claus himself at the Phillipsburg Railroad Historians museum at Cross St. and Pine Alley in Downtown Phillipsburg, NJ! The experience is free. First train departs at 12:45.
Are you ready for a stomping good time? Well, now is your chance to be a part of an exclusive social event at Four Sisters Winery. The Barefoot Grape Stomping is a one-of-a-kind experience; surely to intoxicate all your senses. It's a unique opportunity you don’t want to miss!
Steve Forbert is one of the few artists who can mesmerize a crowd with nothing but a distinctive voice, an acoustic guitar and his trusty harmonica slung around his neck.
All-you-can-eat breakfast with Santa, who will be arriving at 8:45am.
Cost is $10/adult, $9/senior (65+), and $5/child. Kids younger than 5 are free. Bring your camera!
An interactive story-line is non-stop amusement from beginning to end and a dinner of grilled chicken and mushrooms, broccoli and garlic, salad and bread along with a divine wine tasting.
This is a popular event for children and adults. With the Summer Kitchen under construction, Father Christmas will be in another, more spacious building on the farmstead. Sponsored by Historic Preservation Commission of Harmony Township and Harmony Historical Society. This is a free event.
Hometown Holiday is a celebration that will light up the downtown in more ways than one. Come see Santa and much more!
This free holiday event hosted by Rutherfurd Hall will include professional photos with Santa, horse and carriage rides, arts and crafts, dance performances, cookie decorating, face painting, games and holiday music.
The 45th anniversary of a wonderful town-wide holiday event spans two days with six buildings to explore full of holiday cheer! Be sure to visit Santa located in the Community Center for that special holiday photo. Don't miss out on entering to win a hand crafted Amish quilt!
Create your very own Christmas centerpiece, arrangement, mantelpiece or wreath with Flowerland! You can bring your own container or choose from their wonderful selection.
Come visit Father Christmas at the VanNest-Hoff-Vannatta Homestead! This is a free event for children and adults. Please bring your own camera. Sponsored by Historic Preservation Commission of Harmony Township and Harmony Historical Society.
Dec. 1 SOLD OUT Create your very own Christmas centerpiece, arrangement, mantelpiece or wreath with Flowerland! You can bring your own container or choose from their wonderful selection.
Hometown Holiday is a celebration that will light up the downtown in more ways than one. Come see Santa and much more!
The 46th anniversary of a wonderful town-wide holiday event spans two days with six buildings to explore full of holiday cheer! Be sure to visit Santa located in the Community Center for that special holiday photo. Don't miss out on entering to win a hand crafted Amish quilt!
Come visit Father Christmas at the VanNest-Hoff-Vannatta Homestead! This is a free event for children and adults. Please bring your own camera. Sponsored by Historic Preservation Commission of Harmony Township and Harmony Historical Society.
Continuing
Centenary Stage Company rings in the Holiday season with Stephen Temperley's daptation of Charles Dicken’s classic A Christmas Carol, probably the most popular piece of fiction that Dickens ever wrote.
Start your Christmas tradition by visiting two of Warren County’s most unique, family-owned farms within 4 minutes of each other. Mackey’s Orchard and Four Sisters Winery invite your family to enjoy a fun-filled day.
Hackettstown Businesses will welcoming shoppers for Shop Small Saturday, commencing Saturday, November 27 through Sunday, December 5 - as well as the entire Holiday Season! To encourage shoppers to Shop Small during the holiday season, the Hackettstown BID will have a drawing.
At this time of year, the Well-Sweep garden fairies transform the Gift Shop into a Christmas wonderland. The shop is filled with Christmas decorations, potpourri, essential oils, dried flowers and wreaths, dried organic culinary herbs and now features an expanded line of medicinal herbs.
Spend part of your weekend relaxing at Brook Hollow Winery and Event Facility for live music. Enjoy music with Rich Berry on Friday, Marty Koppel on Saturday and Phil Carollo on Sunday.
Sample wines at Warren County's newest vineyard, and stock up on your favorites for the holidays! Tasting Room hours through Christmas: 12-7pm Wednesday-Saturday; Sunday 12-5pm.
Music/Food Truck Schedule:
Hackettstown Businesses will welcoming shoppers for Shop Small Saturday, commencing Saturday, November 26 through Sunday, December 4 as well as the entire Holiday Season!
Hackettstown Businesses will welcoming shoppers for Shop Small Saturday, commencing Saturday, November 25 through Sunday, December 3 as well as the entire Holiday season!
Plan Ahead
A wonderful night of twinkling lights, the scents of the season and sights of holiday that will fill you up with Christmas joy!
Centenary Stage Company’s Young Performers Workshop (YPW) is dedicated to the enrichment of young lives through experience in the theatre arts, and serves as a venue for cultivating young theatre performers between the ages of 8 and 18.
Parents, enjoy a night in or out while your little elves are kept busy at Rutherfurd Hall painting a snowman wooden pallet with ART•stitution, watching a holiday movie and indulging in a pizza party. Limited space. Must be 7+
Grammy-nominated guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bill Kirchen first gained national recognition as a founding member of the original “Americana” group Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen.
Stop in the library and go up to the second floor to peruse handmade items and great books and gifts for great prices! The various branches of Warren County Library System offer so many programs and activities, we can't keep up with them here.
Villa Milagro will celebrates Las Posadas, a traditional early California/Mexican celebration of the journey of Joseph and Mary in search of lodging. As they were turned away at each inn, they were offered small bites of food to sustain their travels.
Come enjoy the holidays and make your very own Mason Jar Snow Globe! All supplies needed are included in the $20 ticket price. Ticket price also includes a personal cheese board, non-alcoholic beverages, and live music. Wine will be sold separately by the glass or bottle.
Grammy-winning composer and fiddler Mark O’Connor has created several arrangements of Christmas classics and fashions a wondrous mixture of both instrumental and vocal music in bluegrass and other American music genres.
Four Sisters Winery is hosting a very special Christmas Music Concert featuring the very talented Joe Izen. Enjoy wine tasting ($5), wines by the glass, bottle, and some festive appetizers and food specials (all available for purchase). Admission is free of charge.
Experience a family Christmas comedy performance of A Christmas Carol while you enjoy a delicious catered meal!
An enchanting ballet and holiday favorite, The Nutcracker is a classic production for all ages.
Santa is coming to town and he is making a special stop at the Brass Rail for breakfast! Please call 908-454-0931 to reserve a seating. Two seatings each day: 10am and 11:30am. $14.99/child (kids age 4 and younger are free!), $24.95/adult.
Come enjoy the holidays and make your very own Mason Jar Snow Globe! All supplies needed are included in the $20 ticket price.
Ticket price also includes a personal cheese board, non-alcoholic beverages, and live music. Wine will be sold separately by the glass or bottle.
With book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly, Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a thought-provoking tale about the fleeting nature of worldly success.
An enchanting ballet and holiday favorite, The Nutcracker is a classic production for all ages.
Villa Milagro will celebrates Las Posadas, a traditional early California/Mexican celebration of the journey of Joseph and Mary in search of lodging. As they were turned away at each inn, they were offered small bites of food to sustain their travels.
Santa is coming to town and he is making a special stop at the Brass Rail for breakfast! Please call 908-454-0931 to reserve a seating. Two seatings each day: 9:30am and 11:30am. $14.99/child (kids age 4 and younger are free!), $24.95/adult.
A wonderful night of twinkling lights, the scents of the season and sights of holiday giveaways and refreshments!
A wonderful night of twinkling lights, the scents of the season and sights of holiday giveaways and refreshments!
Santa is coming to town and he is making a special stop at the Brass Rail for breakfast! Buffet includes donuts, bagels, pastries, bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, French toast, breakfast potatoe, assorted fruit, tea, coffee, soda, juice and hot cocoa.
An enchanting ballet and holiday favorite, The Nutcracker is a classic production for all ages.
Villa Milagro will celebrates Las Posadas, a traditional early California/Mexican celebration of the journey of Joseph and Mary in search of lodging. As they were turned away at each inn, they were offered small bites of food to sustain their travels.