An Old-Fashioned, Small Town Holiday Celebration!
•Christmas Tree Lighting & Community Caroling, Saturday, November 24 at 5:00pm, Merchants Open until 7:00pm
•Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 1 at 10:00am
Regular Weekend Activities
December 1&2, 8&9, 15&16, 22&23
•11:00am-4:00pm: Father Christmas, Carolers, Town Crier,
Cider, Jolly Holly Trolley Stop & Shop Excursions
•11:00am-3:00pm: Beekman House Holiday Tours,
Beekman Bank Tours, St. Joseph’s Rectory Open House
•11:00am-5:00pm: Holiday Treasures & Angels Art Exhibit,
Art Presence Art Center
Special Events
•Saturday, November 24
10:00am-3:00pm: Wreath making at Hanley Farm
4:00-7:00pm: Merchant Open House
5:00pm: Christmas Tree Lighting & Community Caroling
•Friday, November 30
10:00am-3:00pm: Garden Club Holiday Greens Sale
7:30pm: Voices of the Applegate Holiday Concert, Historic Presbyterian Church
•Saturday, December 1
10:00am: Christmas Parade
9:00am-3:00pm: Garden Club Holiday Greens Sale
1:00-3:00pm: Angel Art & Holiday Treasures Show Reception, Art Presence Art Center
•Sunday, December 9
2:00-3:00pm: Minstrel Streams Concert, Art Presence Art Center
•Tuesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
•Wednesday, December 26 – Boxing Day
11:00am-3:00pm: Beekman House Holiday Tours
10:00am-3:00pm: Holidays at Hanley Farm
Victorian Christmas is coordinated by Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call 541-899-8118 or visit www.ChristmasInJacksonville.com.
Featured image: Jacksonville Victorian Christmas Carolers – photo by Kelly Hershey
Hi there, I attended the parade and got some great photos and sincerely enjoyed the ambiance that only J-ville can provide at Christmas. But I was surprised when the MC introduced Santa Claus as the “Real…fake Santa”. I’m not a huge Santa person- for me the focus of the holiday is more about celebrating Christ’s birth, but I thought that may have crossed a line for parents who had young children there. If it were me, I would not want to have my child learn that Santa is not real in that particular venue. I heard some murmuring in my area when that happened and though I did not hear clearly what was said, it seemed apparent to me that more than a couple of parents did not approve of it. Just thought I would pass that on. Thank you.