Christmas in Haymarket
Advent and Christmas can be a busy and chaotic time for individuals and families. At times we can also feel lonely even while surrounded by the beautiful chaos. We’ve complied a list of events and happenings in the Haymarket and greater community here to help you truly celebrate this wonderful season.
In Haymarket
Saturday, December 7
- Town of Haymarket Christmas and Holiday Event (in Haymarket), 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Town Christmas Tree Lighting (in Haymarket), 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
Sunday, December 8
- Santa Paws: Free Pet Photos with Santa at A Dog’s Day Out (in Haymarket) 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
- Sunday Morning Worship with Haymarket Church at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket), 10:00 AM. Sermon series is called “What If?” and we’ll be telling the Christmas story and asking how it would have changed if certain characters (Mary, Joseph, etc.) had acted differently.
Saturday, December 14
- Pictures with Santa at the Farm Brewery (in Haymarket), 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
Sunday, December 15
- Holiday Market at the Winery at La Grange (in Haymarket), 12:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Sunday Morning Worship with Haymarket Church at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket), 10:00 AM. Sermon series is called “What If?” and we’ll be telling the Christmas story and asking how it would have changed if certain characters (Mary, Joseph, etc.) had acted differently.
Friday, December 20
- Cookies & Cream by Candlelight (in Haymarket), 5:00 to 9:00 PM.
Sunday, December 22
- Tacky Sweater Party and Sunday Worship – Wear your tackiest Christmas sweater and worship with Haymarket Church (Sunday morning, 10:00 AM, Haymarket Elementary School). There will be Christmas cookies to snack on and a competition for best tacky sweater!
Tuesday, December 24
- Christmas Eve Worship with Haymarket Church
- Family Friendly Candlelight Communion Service with Christmas Carols and a pop-up pageant for kids at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket) at 4:30 PM.
- Family Friendly Candlelight Communion Service with Christmas Carols at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket) at 7:00 PM.
Haymarket and Beyond
Throughout the Season
- Bull Run Festival of Lights (in Centreville), November 22 to January 5.
Saturday, November 2
- Old Town Warrenton Cookie Crawl (in Warrenton), 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Saturday, November 9
- Milk and Cookies with Santa (in Manassas), 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
November 9-17
- Tea Party & Wreath Making Events (in Catlett), times vary.
Saturday, November 9
- Wine & Pie Pairing (in Bealeton), 12:00 to 6:00 PM.
Friday, November 24
- Cookies & Storytime with Queen Elsa (in Warrenton), various times.
Sunday, December 1
- Christmas Open House at Flower Gallery of Manassas (in Manassas) 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
- Sunday Morning Worship with Haymarket Church at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket), 10:00 AM. Sermon series is called “What If?” and we’ll be telling the Christmas story and asking how it would have changed if certain characters (Mary, Joseph, etc.) had acted differently.
Friday, December 6
- Warrenton Christmas Parade (in Warrenton), 6:00 to 7:30 PM.
- 2019 Imagine Holiday Party (in Manassas) 6:00 to 11:00 PM.
Saturday, December 7
- Town of Haymarket Holiday Celebration (in Haymarket), 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Town Christmas Tree Lighting (in Haymarket), 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Greater Manassas Christmas Parade (in Manassas), 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
- Holiday Market at Old Bust Head Brewery (in Warrenton), 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
- Santa at the Caboose (in Warrenton), 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Sunday, December 8
- Santa Paws: Free Pet Photos with Santa at A Dog’s Day Out (in Haymarket) 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
- Holiday Sip & Shop at Effingham Manor Winery (in Nokesville), 12:00 to 4:00 PM.
- Merry Old Town Carriage Rides (in Manassas), 1:00 PM.
- Sunday Morning Worship with Haymarket Church at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket), 10:00 AM. Sermon series is called “What If?” and we’ll be telling the Christmas story and asking how it would have changed if certain characters (Mary, Joseph, etc.) had acted differently.
Tuesday, December 10
- Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker (in Fairfax), 7:00 to 10:00 PM.
- Santa Story Time (in Manassas), 10:30 AM.
Thursday, December 12
- Holiday Candy Houses (in Manassas), 4:30 PM.
Friday, December 13 through Sunday, December 22
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (in Manassas at Hylton Performing Arts Center).
Saturday, December 14
- Pictures with Santa at the Farm Brewery (in Haymarket), 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
- Nokesville Christmas Parade (in Nokesville), 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Old Town Manassas Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Fair (in Manassas), 12:00 to 4:00 PM.
- City of Manassas Holidy Market (in Manassas), 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
- Pancakes Breakfast with Santa (in Manassas), 8:00 to 11:30 AM.
- Cookies with Milkshake the Mini Horse and Santa (in Catharpin), 3:00 to 4:30.
- Drive Thru Nativity (in Manassas), 5:30 to 8:30 PM.
Sunday, December 15
- Merry Old Town Carriage Rides (in Manassas), 1:00 PM.
- Holiday Market at the Winery at La Grange (in Haymarket), 12:00 to 6:00 PM.
- Sunday Morning Worship with Haymarket Church at Haymarket Elementary School (in Haymarket), 10:00 AM. Sermon series is called “What If?” and we’ll be telling the Christmas story and asking how it would have changed if certain characters (Mary, Joseph, etc.) had acted differently.
Friday, December 20
- Cookies & Cream by Candlelight (in Haymarket), 5:00 to 9:00 PM.
Saturday and Sunday, December 21 and 22
- Tchaikovsky’s the Nutcracker, by Fairfax Ballet Company and Fairfax Symphony, at George Mason Center for the Arts (in Fairfax), 4:00 PM (each night).
Sunday, December 22
- Tacky Sweater Party and Sunday Worship – Wear your tackiest Christmas sweater and worship with Haymarket Church (Sunday morning, 10:00 AM, Haymarket Elementary School). There will be Christmas cookies to snack on and a competition for best tacky sweater!
- Merry Old Town Carriage Rides (in Manassas), 1:00 PM.
- Christmas Bird Count (in Nokesville), 7:00 AM.
Tuesday, December 24
- Christmas Eve Worship with Haymarket Church – Family Friendly Candlelight Communion Service with Christmas Carols at Gravely Elementary School (in Haymarket). Two services: 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM. 4:30 service will include a pop-up pageant for children – children will have a chance to play a role in re-enacting the Christmas story – and there will be a part for every child to play, no rehearsal necessary.
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