Gettysburg Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 04, 2010. Time: 6:30 pm
Downtown Gettysburg and Lincoln Square
Enjoy a variety of bands, floats, costumed characters, distinguished guests, dancers, youth groups and, of course, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus!

Inns of the Gettysburg Area Holiday House Tour & Tasting
December 11, 2010 noon to 5 PM
Stay the weekend and receive two free tickets
Taste your way through the fine inns and B&B's in Gettysburg. Each inn will have samples of one of their favorite recipes from the Inns of the Gettysburg Area Cookbook.

Gettysburg Wills House Ornament--Still available 2010
Commissioned by the Rotary Club of Gettysburg
Proceeds support the Gettysburg Rotary Community Fund
More information

Candlelight Tour at the Shriver House Museum
309 Baltimore Street
Christmas offered a few moments of cheer that would help brighten the lives of those left at home.  See how Christmas was celebrated during the Civil War while fathers, sons, and husbands were separated from their loved ones.  Walk through the Shrivers' home decorated for an 1860's Christmas and learn about holiday traditions and decorations of the period. 
(717) 337-2800 
Adults - $7.25  /  Seniors - $7.00  /  Children (12 & under)  - $5.00

Live Outdoor Nativity
Weekends in December
Time: 6:30 & 7:30 pm
Holiday Event
The telling of the Christmas Story featuring music, live characters and animals located York St., east of Lincoln Square, at 6:30pm and 7:30pm. and sponsored by the AME Zion Church and the Gettysburg United Methodist Church. Programs begin at 6:30 and 7:30 pm.
The Exalt Him adult choir from the First Baptist Church will sing on Saturday.


American Civil War Museum
297 Steinwehr Avenue
Gettysburg, PA
17325

Santa's Shanty Schedule
Bring your kids to visit Santa on Lincoln Square


An Eisenhower Christmas
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Holiday Event
Celebrate Christmas in the tradition of Gettysburg's First Family at the Eisenhower National Historic Site December 1 through 31. The Eisenhowers' home is decorated as it was during their presidential years in the 1950s: poinsettias, boughs of pine and holly, a tree surrounded by presents and the dining room table set for Christmas dinner with the Eisenhower Wedgwood china and silver.

In the living room, park rangers regale visitors with tales of Eisenhower Christmases past while holiday music from the Eisenhowers' album collection provides background accompaniment. Original Eisenhower decorations are on display in the home and Eisenhower Christmas cards are on exhibit in the Reception Center.

The Christmas celebration includes a holiday reception featuring refreshments on December 13. During the Reception, shuttle buses depart for the site from the National Park Service Visitor Center every hour, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY!

SPCA Pet Photos with Santa
Children Meet Santa at the Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg
Saturdays & Sundays
Starting November 28th thru December 20th
12:00 - 6:00 pm
Photos available

December 3rd- Friday
6 pm - 9 pm
The Outlet Shoppes
(Routes 97 and 15 South of Gettysburg)
Across from Gazebo - Second Floor Community Room

Digital Photo $10
All Proceeds to Benefit Adams County SPCA



Candlelight at Christ Church
Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital
Educational Event
Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital, Candlelight at Christ Church at historic Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 30 Chambersburg St, Gettysburg PA. Live Civil War era music featuring professional musicians, sing-alongs, poetry, and readings from hospital diaries. Free, accessible, with refreshments.
Call 717-334-5212 for information.


Civil War Caroling Christmas Feast
Fairfield's Traditional Feasts of Christmas

Holiday Event
Spend an unforgettable Evening leading up to the Christmas Celebration including Wassail bowls, Christmas decorations, music, fun, fantasy, decadent treats, festive entertainment, fires ablaze in the fireplaces, revelry, warm hearths & hearts, and, of course, the delicious cuisine, all of which make the Holidays truly a Celebration of Live! The Fairfield Inn was built 249 years ago. Its Holiday Celebrations span four centuries. Join us as we travel back in time & enjoy our Ancestor's Traditions.
Enjoy the camaraderie of a Civil War Christmas. Celebrate the music of the 19th Century with live entertainment at a time in our History when Friends and Family and Soldiers came together and sang for fun and entertainment. Dine, sit back and watch the show or participate in the sing-a-long with everyone's all time favorite Christmas Carols.
A Taste of History Menu

• Wassail Bowl of Soldiers Punch
  
• Yankee Pot Roast Soup
  
• Confederate Salad
  
• Roast Prime Rib of Beef and Roast Breast of Turkey with all the Fix'ns
  
• Dessert, fresh-brewed Coffee & Tea