6pm: Opening Ceremonies at Historical Museum (Miles-Humes House) including a brass band, Class Act, magician Richard Benninghoff, and refreshments.

7pm “Christmas Carol on the Rails” – Stave I

7pm – Cutthroat Christmas: Deadly Deals – Dinner Theater

7:15pm Mayor delivers the opening proclamation

7:30pm Opening night Christmas concerts with Nittany Valley Symphony & Bellefonte Community Choir

8:30-10:30pm “A Christmas Cordial”, at State Burger

Saturday, December 14, 2024

7:30am 3rd Annual Raider Reindeer Race 4k, Train Station. Register at: www.runreg.com/raider-reindeer-4k-runwalk

8:30am-11:30am Breakfast with Santa at Faith United Methodist Church

9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm Victorian Children’s Tea Party at the Little House

9am-4pm Craft activity at the Centre County Library

9am-4pm Jingle Bell Bazaar at Lambert Hall

9am- 6pm Festival of Trees

10am-4pm Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Pop-Up Market at Smith & Front, 160 Dunlop Street

9am-5pm Victorian Christmas Arts and Crafts Show at the YMCA and Elementary School

10am-4pm Bellefonte Winter Market at Talleyrand Park

10am-5pm Cookie Crawl

10am-5pm Curtain and Armor RR Operating at Belle Mercantile

10am-3pm Miles-Humes House, 203 N. Allegheny Self-Guided House and Museum tours, piano performances

10am-3:30pm Bellefonte Garden Club activities at the Centre County Historical Museum

11am, 12pm, 1pm Live Nativity at Trinity United Methodist Church

11am-3pm Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, departing from Brockerhoff

11am-4pm Street performances by local students

11am-5pm Concert series at local churches

11:45am Santa arrives at Diamond

12pm Santa’s house open

11am-3pm Picker & Papa and Rama Lama around town

12pm-4:30pm The Makery activity at Bellefonte Art Museum

12pm & 3pm Victorian Christmas Teas at local B&Bs – reservations required

6:30pm Christmas Express Dinner (ticketed event) at the American Philatelic Society

7pm – Cutthroat Christmas: Deadly Deals – Dinner Theater

Sunday, December 15, 2024

10am-4pm Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Pop-Up Market at Smith & Front, 160 Dunlop Street

11am-4pm Curtain and Armor RR Operating at Belle Mercantile

12pm-4pm Festival of Trees

12pm-4:30pm Crafts and activities at the Makery

12pm & 3pm Victorian Christmas Teas at local B&Bs (reservations required)

2pm Bellefonte Community annual Christmas concert at Bellefonte High School

2pm Children’s Santa Parade – Come and join the Girl Scouts for their first annual Santa Parade! Dress in your Santa, Mrs. Claus, Reindeer, or even Elf gear and walk with us to bring some holiday magic to Bellefonte. Location: Outside the Bellefonte Little House, 115 W. Howard Street. This event is dependent upon weather.

4pm “King for All Nations” at Faith Church

6pm Parish Christmas concert at St. John the Evangelist church

Free parking with shuttle service is available at the Bellefonte High School on Saturday only from 9:30am – 6pm.

Buses routes will run from the High School to the Diamond at the Courthouse, the Festival of Trees at CPI on Harrison Road, and Titan Market.

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