Things to do in December in The Mt Washington Valley
The beauty of the holiday season is always enchanting in Mount Washington Valley. The lights in North Conway are magical, making the winter nights bright and beautiful. The shops and restaurants are decorated and the ski slopes beckon. There’s no shortage of things to do in December. Here are a few highlights:
December 1-2, Annual Festival of Trees, Settler’s Green Over 100 beautiful and creative trees, both large and small will be raffled, a silent auction, entertainment and light hors d'oeuvres, and of course a visit and photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause will help kick off your holiday season. If you’re lucky, you might take home one of our trees for Christmas. Will take place at 2 Common Court, Settlers Green, North Conway. For more information, please contact 603-356-9331.
Weekends December 2-23, Santa’s Holiday Express, Conway Scenic Railroad Santa’s Holiday Express offers an hour-long seasonal journey down the Conway Branch for families with young children. Guests will arrive in Conway and will be greeted by Santa!Every child gets a goody bag including cookies and milk. Cookies and hot chocolate are for the kids ONLY! Click here to book your adventure Weekends through December 17,
M&D Playhouse Presents A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas. Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse. This theatrical and spirited version puts the phantasmagoric qualities of Charles Dickens’ classic tale center stage. A swirling, dancing chorus of ghosts that weave through this uplifting holiday story of redemption, magic, and hope. This version has been performed for almost a million people over the years and the New York Times heralds it as “…rousing and crowd pleasing”. The Hartford Courant says “the adaptation of Dickens’ classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge distills the essence of the holiday spirit in a series of sights, sounds and splendors that all but guarantee audiences leave bursting with a feeling of Christmas”. Go to www.mdplayhouse.com for tickets.
December 9-10 Inn-to-Inn Cookie Tour Join us December 9 and 10, 2023 for the weekend the Country Inns in the White Mountains provide holiday revelers with the ultimate in sweet dreams at the 26th Annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie Tour® held from 11 am to 3 pm each day. Participants will not only tour inns decked in all their holiday finery offering signature holiday cookies and candies, but will receive recipes from each inn in a Holiday Recipe Cookbook to take home and a chance to win a $250 gift certificate for a getaway at the inn of their choice. Stay at one of the participating inns and you’ll also receive a keepsake ornament. Chosen by editors of New Hampshire Magazine as “The Best Sugar High”, $1,000 of the proceeds from the event will benefit End 68 Hours of Hunger (Established in New Hampshire in 2011, this weekend program puts nourishing food in the hands of school children to carry them through the weekend. “End 68 Hours of Hunger” is a private, not-for-profit, effort to confront the approximately 68 hours of hunger that some school children experience between the free lunch they receive in school Friday and the free breakfast they receive in school Monday). The tour stretches from Jackson to Eaton, NH, with nine inns opening their doors to those in search of fabulous holiday treats, recipes and decorating ideas. No inn is more than fifteen minutes from the next, with many much closer. Inns participating in the tour this year include the Inn at Crystal Lake and Pub in Eaton; Inn at Ellis River, The Inn at Thorn Hill and Wildcat Inn in Jackson; Cranmore Inn and Samuel O’Reilly House in North Conway Village, Snowvillage Inn in Snowville, and The Farmstand in Chocorua. Book your Cookie Tour at www.nhcookietour.com
December 12, Omni Mount Washington Resort, World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, “In the Mood” Holiday Concert The Omni Mount Washington Resort is proud to present, “In The Mood for Holiday Spirit," featuring the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra! On December 12, 2023, the Mount Washington Hotel's Grand Ballroom will host the legendary big band in a special holiday event. Enjoy a three-course dinner and prepare to dance the night away as the Glenn Miller Orchestra takes the stage to perform some of the greatest hits of all time! Relive the Golden Age of dance music with chart-topping hits. As a bonus, the performance will include special arrangements of your favorite holiday classics to get you in the mood for Christmas. This is a one night only event and sold out last year, so make your required reservations soon! Go to www.omnihotels.com FMI.
December 14, Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center, Albany NH 7-8 PM “What Makes a Moose a Moose?” What is the state of New Hampshire’s moose population? How are these ungulates faring with the recent winters? Join N.H. Fish & Game’s Moose Project Leader, Henry Jones, for an update on the state of the state’s moose population. He will cover the history of the moose population in the state and the animal’s life history. Jones will also discuss the state’s management strategies and research efforts. December 16, Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center Albany NH, all day Join Tin Mountain for the 35th Annual North Conway Christmas Bird Count. Observers are needed for traveling routes by foot, cross country skis, snowshoes, or by car. You can also tally birds at your feeder. All birding levels welcome! Interested in participating? Contact Nora (nbeem@tinmountain.org).
December 22, Mountain Kula Yoga 3358 White Mountain Highway North Conway Winter Solstice Sound Healing + Cacao Ceremony & Restorative Yoga Celebration, 6:30-8:00 This special evening includes: -Cacao Ceremony- Experience this powerful plant medicine served as a warm drink. Cacao is a rich chocolate filled with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that assist in activating the senses, opening the heart to feeling, and deep healing. -You'll be guided through a series of relaxing Restorative yoga postures (no yoga experience needed) to unwind the body & mind. -Crystal sound bowls, chimes, and bells that will vibrate throughout your energetic body instilling a deep relaxation and meditative state -Essential oils offered to assist in engaging all five senses in the experience of restoring harmony and balance to the subtle body. Go to www.mountainkulayoga.com FMI.
