Chatham Christmas Weekday Events
Jamestown
Traveling Exhibits, Fri 3pm-6:30pm, Sat 9am-5:30pm:
Chatham First is
delighted to offer the traveling Jamestown
exhibits:
“Uncovering Home: A Visual Essay in
Jamestown Archaeology”,
“Jamestown and Beyond: The World of 1607”, and
“Looking for Jamestown Today: Photographs by Steven Coates”
These exhibits are on display in
the Fellowship Hall of Chatham Baptist Church
Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy this insight into history!
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Office of Statewide Partnerships has
developed this exhibition with the assistance of the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA).
Friday,
December 7th
Christmas season kicks off here in Historic Chatham!
Friday
night is the evening of our traditional Lantern
Lighting Celebration, Christmas Caroling Festival, and Yule Log Celebration.
Festive Food and drinks will be plentiful. Chatham Main Street Businesses
will be open with various specials.
“Soundcheck”, a popular teen coffee house experience, will round
out the evening.
9AM
– 3 PM – Jamestown Traveling Exhibits for school visits --
3PM – 6:30 PM –
Jamestown Traveling Exhibits open
to public
7:00
PM –
Lantern lighting and
Festival of Carols –
8:00
PM Yule Log Celebration—
·
Mr. and Mrs. Claus make their
appearance
8:30
until 10 PM Soundcheck – “Open
Mic” session for teens
Saturday,
December 8th
The
Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, in conjunction with Chatham First, is proud
to sponsor a Chatham Christmas Parade celebrating our Victorian theme. In addition, Saturday’s program will offer vendors, crafters, bus
tours of many churches featured in the calendar, and carriage tours of Whittle
Street. Historic re-enactors from
the period will introduce many interesting characters from our region. In addition,
Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be meeting people, auctions, and many businesses will
be having Christmas
specials offering something for townspeople and visitors alike!
Christmas in Historic Chatham relies upon the talented musicians of our
area to set the tone for the season. On Saturday, old
and new fans will enjoy the “old time music” of Kinney Rorrer and the New
North Carolina Ramblers. Just as
last year, the churches of Chatham will both begin and end the Christmas
celebration. A special musical
presentation formed from combined choirs will be the finale to a weekend
filled with celebration!
Saturday, December 8:
8:00am
-- Vendors and crafters open
9:00am
-- Jamestown Traveling Exhibits open to the public
10:30am --
Horse-drawn carriage tours of Whittle Street,
starting at the Town Hall,
guided by costumed re-enactors
-- Bus Tours of the Churches of Chatham,
starting at the Baptist Church, guided by costumed
re-enactors
featuring Chatham Hall organ demonstration and Windows tour
11:00am --
"Old-Time Music" Concert by Kinney Rorrer and the New North Carolina
Ramblers
12:30pm
-- "Lunch on Main Street"
Meet along Main Street to enjoy lunch and claim a good spot to watch the parade!
Food venders include: Mama's Kitchen - Wilmouth's Concession
2:00pm
-- (Parade entrants meet for line-up)
2:30pm
--
Parade Down Main Street
"A Dickens Christmas in Chatham” featuring Santa and
Mrs. Claus
Starting on North Main Street
Parading down Main St to People’s Bank on South Main Street
5:30pm
-- Jamestown Traveling Exhibits close
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Come see us at the "Chatham First" tent, we'll be open all day!
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