The festive season starts at the Wellington County Museum and Archives with an afternoon of Christmas cheer on Dec. 9, from noon to 4pm.
It is the museum’s annual Christmas Festival. Entertainment, refreshments, seasonal displays, family crafts and activities will be available all afternoon. Officials expect a visit from Santa Claus before the day is over, and are also seeking an answer to the question: What is a Canadian Christmas?
The entertainment will feature a variety of local performers, from Performance Studios and the Meadowlarks, and Pine Meadow’s choir will perform at 2pm in the Exhibit Hall.
The Aboyne Hall will be transformed into a Christmas tea room, with seasonal treats home-made by St. James ACW, of Fergus.
Visitors can choose from several seasonal craft activities in the Nicholas Keith Room including, old fashioned pomanders, cornucopias, Victorian Christmas crackers and thaumatropes. Not sure what some of those unusual items are? Visit and find out.
Building on the theme of Canadian Christmas traditions the sunroom will feature special Christmas baking displays and demonstrations. Discover the history and rituals around such Christmas favourites as gingerbread, plum pudding and mince pie.
Festival Day admission is $1 per person, with tea room refreshments extra. The museum is located on County Road 18, between Fergus and Elora.
For information contact 519-846-0916 extension 221.
