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HOLIDAY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS
11/24/2008
Marla McLaughlin/Susannah Gregory Alicia M. Quinn
Lou Hammond & Associates Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau
212.308.8880 570.421.5791
marlam@lhammond.com alicia@poconos.org
susannahg@lhammond.com
HOLIDAY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS
-A Flurry Of Pocono Mountains Events And Festival Accompanied By Value Packages-
POCONO MOUNTAINS, PA, November 24, 2008 – Tree lightings, exciting shows and seasonal festivals are only some of the holiday events that will warm winter up in the Pocono Mountains (www.800Poconos.com). A number of holiday-themed events from traditional displays, jolly good events, shows, demonstrations, luncheons, dinners and train excursions will be taking place during November and December.
Visitors can plan a day trip or choose from one of many exciting Pocono Mountains packages. Here is a listing of major holiday and winter festivals in the Pocono Mountains, as well as value packages:
~ Time-Honored Celebrations ~
~ Jolly Events and Winter Festivals ~ ~ Winter & Holiday Shows ~
~ Holiday Food, Fun and Workshops ~
~ Rail Excursion ~
November 28
Tree Lighting, Courthouse Square, Stroudsburg, 570-476-7909
November 28-30 and Fridays-Sundays in December
Festival of Lights, Phifer Ice Dam Park, Lehighton, 610-377-5559
December 5
Unity Tree Lighting, Miller Park, East Stroudsburg, 570-426-9988
Tree Lighting, Asa Park, Jim Thorpe, 570-325-5810
December 7
Tree Lighting Celebration,Stroudsmoor Country Inn, Stroudsburg, 570-421-6431
Festival of Lights, Pike County Public Library, Milford, 570-296-8700
December 12
Tree Lighting, Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, 570-296-9630
~ Jolly Events and Winter Festivals ~
November 28-30
Thanksgiving Weekend Sale featuring Midnight Madness, The Crossings Premium Outlets, Tannersville, 570-629-4650
Christmas in Toyland, Old Mauch Chunk H.O. Model Train Display, 570-325-4371
November 28, 29
Honesdale for the Holidays, Downtown Honesdale, 570-253-5492
November 29, 30
Holiday Open House, Dorflinger Glass Museum, 570-253-1185
Annual Holiday Arts Festival, Skytop, 570-595-7401
November 29 and December 6, 13, 20
Visits With Santa Claus, Downtown Stroudsburg, 570-476-7909
November 29- December 24
Snowland, Great Wolf Lodge, Scotrun, 800-768-9653
December 5- 14
Annual Olde Time Christmas Festival, Downtown Jim Thorpe, 570-325-5810
December 6-14
Annual Old Time Christmas, Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm Stroudsburg, 570-992-6161
December 8- 31
Annual Celebration of the Season,Grey Towers National Historic Site, 570-296-9630
December 12-14
Winterfest Celebration, Downtown Hawley, 570-226-3191
December 13
Festival of Carols, Downtown Stroudsburg, 570-476-7909
Traditional Yule Log, Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry, 570-828-2319
Winter Celebration, Lacawac Sanctuary, 570-689-9494
December 14
Annual Country Inn Tour,Various Monroe County Inns, 570-595-2501
November 29
Bach Handel Chorale Christmas Concert, Episcopal Parish of St. Mark & St. John, Jim Thorpe, 570-325-4794
December 4
Four Celtic Women, Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe, 570-325-4439
December 6, 7
A Christmas Carol Theatrical Reading,Grey Towers National Historic Site, 570-296-96230
December 7, 14, 21
Nutcracker Ballet, Shawnee Playhouse, Shawnee on Delaware, 800-742-9633
December 9-11, 13
Santa's Holiday Luncheon and Dinner Shows, Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, 866-605-PEAK
December 10-13
Tiny Tim's Christmas Carol, Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, 570-420-2808
December 19
Messiah Sing-In, Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware, 570-424-4000
December 20
A Fernwood Christmas, Fernwood Hotel and Resort, Bushkill, 888-337-6966
~ Holiday Food, Fun and Workshops ~
December Sundays
Champagne Brunch Buffet,The Blakeslee Inn and Restaurant, 570-646-1100
December 7
Sweet Holiday Treats,The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park, Hawley, 570-226-2993
December 11, 12
Holiday Luncheon, Stroud Mansion,Stroudsburg, 570-421-7703
December 14
Breakfast with Santa, Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Shawnee on Delaware, 570-424-4000
Brunch with Santa,Water Gap Country Club, Delaware Water Gap, 570-476-0300
Children's Gingerbread House Making,Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, 888-FERNWOOD
December 17
Hanukkah Hands-On, Torte Knox, Hawley, 570-226-8200
December 3-6
Scranton Limited Short Train Ride, Steamtown National Historic Site, 888-693-9391
December 6, 7, 14, 20
Santa Express, Stourbridge Line Rail Excursion, Honesdale, 570-253-1960
December 13
Winterfest Excursion, Stourbridge Line Rail Excursion, Honesdale, 570-253-1960
Gobble Up the Savings at The Inn at Pocono Manor, Valid November 27 – 28, 2008.
The package starts with check-in from 4pm-midnight and complimentary Starbucks Coffee until 1am. Receive breakfast Friday morning, a coupon book for The Crossings Premium Outlets, shuttle service to The Crossings every 45 minutes and a 2 p.m. check-out. Rates are $89 per night, based on double occupancy; $120 for each additional person. Tax and gratuity included. Reservations required. 570-839-7111.
Family Holiday Celebration at Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, Valid November 28 – December 21, 2008.
Package includes Friday and Saturday night accommodations, welcome reception on Friday with special welcome gift, breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning, dinner on Saturday, campfire activities and tickets to the children's theater production of Winnie the Pooh Christmas and the Shawnee Christmas Spectacular at Shawnee Playhouse. Rates are $129 per person, per night, based on double occupancy. Package can only be purchased in package form. Youth 12-17 years old are $104 inclusive. Children 5-11 years old are $55 inclusive. 570-424-4000.
Olde Tyme Christmas Weekend at Fernwood Hotel & Resort, Valid December 5 – 7, 2008.
Step back to the 1800s and experience living on the farm at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm for Olde Tyme Christmas weekend. Experience Christmas on the farm as you take a guided lantern tour on a brisk winter evening, watch the live barnyard Nativity, observe the Christmas Putz Display, carol and shop in the gift store. Afterwards, return to Fernwood to enjoy its many modern luxuries. Package starts at $222 for the weekend and includes four tickets to Olde Tyme Christmas and hotel accommodations. Reservations required. 570-588-9500.
Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge, Valid December 6 – 18, 2008.
Package includes passes to the northeast's largest indoor water park. Enjoy the atmosphere of the holidays as snow falls during the daily clock tower shows and the resort gets transformed into a winter Wonderland! Rates range from $229-$279 per night, family suite. Rates based on four people. Reservations required. 570-688-9899.
Winterfest Weekend at East Shore Lodging, Valid December 12 – 14, 2008.
Package includes a two night stay, $50 dinner gift certificate at your choice of restaurants, one gift certificate for a purchase of a 6' or 8' Christmas tree, one photo with Santa, two tickets to a performance by The Virgin Consort or two tickets for a horse and carriage ride and two tickets to the Holiday House Tour or two tickets to the Cookie Walk. Rates are $277 based on double occupancy. Reservations required. Please mention Winterfest Weekend when booking this package. 570-226-3293.
Winterfest Weekend at Ehrhardt's Waterfront Resort, Valid December 12 – 14, 2008.
Package includes two nights accommodations in a lakeview room, continental breakfast Saturday & Sunday, 10% discount at the Lakefront Restaurant, $50.00 gift certificate to area restaurants, coupon for a live Christmas tree, photo with Santa, choice of two tickets to a performance by the Virgin Consort or two tickets for a horse and carriage ride and choice of two tickets to the Holiday House Tour or two tickets to the Cookie Walk. Rates begin at $316, tax included. Add an additional adult for $42 or child for $25. Reservations required. 800-678-5907.
Winterfest Weekend at The Settlers Inn at Bingham Park, Valid December 12 – 14, 2008.
Celebrate with two nights of lodging; full breakfast each morning; $50 gift certificate for dining; gift certificate to for a purchase of a 6'-8' Christmas tree at Winterfest tree farm; one photo with Santa; two tickets to the performance of the Virgin Consort or two tickets for a horse and carriage ride; and two tickets to the Holiday House Tour or tow tickets to the Cookie Walk and Luncheon. Package starts at $450, tax and service charge included. Reservations required. 570-226-2993.
Gingerbread Weekend at Skytop Lodge,Valid December 12 – 14 and 19 – 21, 2008.
See a life-sized gingerbread house and learn how to make your own gingerbread masterpiece. Enjoy a weekend full of holiday cookies, hot wassail, holiday stories, Victorian caroling and dozens of other family-fun events. Parents will love the delicious holiday themed meals and even more holiday culinary presentations, while their children visit with Santa and enjoy a fireside reading of "The Night Before Christmas". Rates begin at $400 for per couple for two nights, tax and service charge not included. Reservations required. 570-595-7401.
Old Fashioned Family Holiday Weekend at Woodloch Resort, Valid December 19 – 21, 2008.
Woodloch's Winter Wonderland includes beautiful decorations, our traditional Festival of Lights, caroling, Yule log and walnut hunt, a visit to the tree farm, a visit from Santa and Rudolph and a free Christmas tree. Package includes two nights, six meals (Friday dinner-Sunday smorgasbord), abundant daily activities, nightly entertainment and use of all facilities and amenities. Rates begin at $364 for adults and $115 for children based on double occupancy, tax and service charge not included. Add Sunday dinner, overnight accommodations and Monday breakfast for only $105/adult and $60/child (7-19). 570-685-8000.
Christmas Week at Split Rock Resort & Golf Club, Valid December 19 – 28, 2008.
The package includes accommodations, admission to H20ooohh! Water Park, full breakfast daily, Christmas dinner and a stay packed with activities. Enjoy free tennis, basketball, billiards racquetball and Doc Holiday's legendary activities schedule. Rates start at $145.75 per person, per night and are based on double occupancy. Additional children rates are $56 and additional adult rates are $69.50. Reservations required. 570-722-9111.
Shawnee Playhouse Weekend at the Water Gap Country Club, Valid through December 21, 2008.
Christmas at the Stage Door Canteen, Shawnee Playhouse's winter production, is an eye-popping show filled with bright costumes, music, comedy and a ton of memories. The package includes two tickets for the show, Friday evening complimentary wine and cheese reception, Friday and Saturday overnight lodging, Saturday 5pm Cooking Show, Saturday evening dinner in the Wolf Hollow Room, live entertainment every Saturday evening, Full breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings. Rates are $309 per couple, per weekend, plus taxes and service charges. Reservations required. 570-476-0300.
Christmas at The Inn at Starlight Lake, Valid December 23 – 28, 2008.
Surrounded by rolling hills, wood and lakes, the inn is a perfect country retreat. Accommodations are inviting and decorated with warmth, excellent food and spirits and a congenial atmosphere. The package includes rooms with private bath, full American breakfast daily and Christmas dinner from the special Christmas menu. Stay two nights for $159 or three nights for $219 per person, based on double occupancy. Additional nights are $69 per person, including full American breakfast. Tax and service charge not included. Special rates are available for children and additional guests. 570-798-2519.
Christmas Holiday at Pocmont Resort & Conference Center, Valid December 23 – 29, 2008.
Join Pocmont for tree trimming, Christmas activities and a visit and gift from Santa. While the adults enjoy happy hour with hors d'oeuvres, children and teens will enjoy the Kid's World Camp, scavenger hunts, ice cream and cotton candy socials, as well planned pool parties, movies, arts, crafts and more. Breakfast, dinner and other holiday treats are included! Packages start at $125 per person, per night. Stay two or three nights and one child, up to age 12, stays free with two paid adults. Stay four nights and two children, up to age 12, stay free with two paid adults. Reservations required. 570-588-6671.
This is just a sampling of winter festivals and events as well as value-added festival packages. Additional listings, as well as more information can be found on www.800poconos.com.
Comprehensive Pocono Mountains visitor information is available online at www.800poconos.com or by phone at 800-POCONOS (800-762-6667). The Pocono Mountains Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization for the four counties of Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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