Norfolk Now’s Patricia Platt has ranged far and wide to find a true cornucopia of holiday related happenings across Litchfield and Berkshire counties. Her discoveries range from performances of the “Nutcracker” by the Nutmeg Ballet in Torrington to Christmas fairs to strolls through the grounds of the Mount in Lenox, Mass. Enjoy!

Litchfield County
The Colebrook Historical Society presents a reading of “The Night Before Christmas”
Dec. 1 at 4 p.m.
Seymour Inn, Colebrook
Phone: 860-370-9756

A Boy Was Born: A Celebration of European Carols 
Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. 
St. Joseph’s Chapel, Kent School, Kent
www.kentsingers.org

Noble Horizons Holiday Market
Dec. 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Rd. Salisbury

Warner Theater Events
Warner Theater, 68 Main St. Torrington
https://www.warnertheatre.org

Free movie: The Year Without a Santa Claus
Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.

Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life
Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.

Play: Elf The Musical Jr. by Artsploration’s student production
Dec 7 at 2 p.m. (Studio Theater)

A Celtic Christmas
Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.

Sister’s Christmas Catechism
Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. (Studio Theater)

The Nutcracker
Dec. 14 at 12:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 15 at 12:30 p.m.

A Christmas Carol: Dick Terhune’s One Man Performance
Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. (Studio Theater)
Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. (Studio Theater)

Movie: The Grinch. Sensory Friendly event.
Dec. 19 at 6 p.m.

Torrington Symphony Orchestra and vocals
Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Hometown Holidays Artisan Sale
Dec. 6, 3-7 p.m.
Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Brook St. Lakeville
Phone 860-435-9265

Music in the Nave Concert Series: “Messiah” Sing-In
Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1 North Main St. Kent
Phone: 860-927-3486

Festival of Trees and Lights
Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Rd. Washington
Phone: 860-868-7586

St. John’s Holiday Bazaar Weekend
Dec. 6, 7 and 8
St. John’s Parish House, 78 Green Hill Rd. Washington
www.stjohnswashington.org

Gingerbread Nativity Making
Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pilgrim Hall Shrine of Lourdes, 50 Montfort Rd. Litchfield
Phone 860-567-1041

Christmas Open House at HORSE of Connecticut
Pony rides for small children from noon to 2pm; boutique sale
Dec.7, 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.
43 Wilber Rd. Washington
Phone: 860-868-1960

Torrington’s Treasured Christmas Village 2024
Santa, Mrs. Claus, four reindeer, and see the elves hard at work, and a gift from Santa.
Dec. 8 to 24. 1– 8 p.m. weekdays. Noon to 8 p.m. weekends.
150 Church St. Torrington

The Festival of Lessons and Carols in the Hotchkiss Chapel 
Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.
The Hotchkiss Chapel, Hotchkiss School, Interlaken Rd. Lakeville
www.hotchkiss.org/arts

Free Movie: Elf
Dec. 8 at 2 p.m.
The Colonial Theatre, 27 Railroad Street, North Canaan

St. Lucia’s Day Swedish Fairytale and Music
Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Rd. Washington
Phone: 860-868-7586

Free Movie: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dec. 15 at 2 p.m.
The Colonial Theatre, 27 Railroad Street, North Canaan

Christmas Extravaganza at the Arts Desire
Dec. 15 at 1 p.m.
41 Main St. Torrington
Phone: 860-618-0431

 “A Christmas Memory” reading by Jerry Geci. of Truman Capote’s rural Alabama boyhood
Dec. 15, 1 p.m.
Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd. Litchfield

Christmas Angelicus
Dec. 14 at 4:00 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Prospect St. Torrington
Dec. 22, 4:00 p.m.
Salisbury Congregational Church, 30 Main St. Salisbury
https://www.chorusangelicus.com

Movies: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” followed by “The Polar Express.”
Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St. Cornwall
Phone: 860-672-6874

The Connecticut Choral Society’s Candlelight and Carols concert
Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
North Congregational Church, 11 N. Main St. Woodbury
www.ctchoralsociety.org

Bach-Circle Crescendo
Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices, Bringing Heaven to Earth…
Dec. 28 at 4 p.m.
Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Road Lakeville, CT 06039
www.worldclassmusic.org

Berkshire County and Hudson, New York
Winterlights at Naumkeag
Nov. 29 to Jan. 4
5 Prospect Hill Rd. Stockbridge, Mass.

Nightwood at The Mount: 1-mile walk with music and lights through Edith Wharton’s estate
Nov. 22 to Jan. 4
2 Plunkett St. Lenox, Mass.

A Christmas Carol: The play
Dec. 5 to Dec. 22
The Unicorn Theater, 6 East Street. Stockbridge, Mass

Lenox Winterland Festival
Dec. 6, 4–6 p.m.
Downtown Lenox, Mass.

Williamstown’s Holiday Walk And Concert: Wanda Houston
Dec. 6, 6 p.m.
Clark Art Institute 225 South St. Williamstown, Mass.
https://www.clarkart.edu

Norman Rockwell Museum
Sharing Light: Opening reception Dec. 6, 5-7 p.m.
Home for the Holiday: Tours and holiday carols Dec. 7
9 Glendale Rd. Stockbridge, Mass.

The Berkshire Bach Players: Holiday favorites, Baroque style.
Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.
First Congregational Church, 4 Main Street Stockbridge, Mass.
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts

Hudson’s 28th Winter Walk
Dec. 7, 5-8 p.m.
Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St., Hudson, N.Y.

Crissey Farm’s second annual “Cookies & Cocoa with the Clauses” and book give away.
Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
426 Stockbridge Road. Great Barrington Mass.
https://crisseyfarm.com

Replacing Prancer- Santa’s Reindeers Have Superpowers!
Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.
Dewey Hall 91 Main Street. Sheffield Mass.
https://www.deweyhall.org/event/replacing-prancer

A Week of Holiday Events: Comedy, Sing-A-Longs, Plays, Readings and More
Dec. 10 -16
The Foundry 2 Harris Street. West Stockbridge Mass.
https://thefoundryws.com/event

Berkshire Lyric Presents: Love’s Pure Light Concert
Traditional and contemporary carols sung by the Berkshire Lyric Chorus and Children’s Chorus.​
Dec. 15 at 3 p.m.
Saint James Place 352 Main St, Great Barrington, Mass.

Selected Shorts: Holiday Tales
Dec. 14 at 1 p.m.
An all-new holiday show with Jane Curtin, Joanna Gleason, Michel Gill, and Bhavesh Patel.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle St. Great Barrington Mass.

Vivace Chamber Orchestra: Close Encounters with Music
Dec. 15, 4-6 p.m.
Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Boccherini, Barber. Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St, Great Barrington, Mass.

Kwanzaa 2024
Dancing, drumming, a candle-lighting ceremony, and the sharing of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
Dec. 21 at 5 p.m.
Hudson Hall 327 Warren St. Hudson, N.Y.

Bach-Circle Crescendo
Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices, Bringing Heaven to Earth
Dec. 29 at 4 p.m.
Saint James Place 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, Mass.
www.worldclassmusic.org

Bach at New Year’s – The Six ‘Brandenburg’ Concertos
Dec. 31 at 6 p.m.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street. Great Barrington, Mass.
https://berkshirebach.org/concerts