The Bel Air Holiday Market is a collaboration between The Belle Aire Market and the Bel Air Farmers’ Market to bring artisan shopping to Bel Air! On Saturdays, from November 26 through December 17, 9 to 11 a.m. you will be able to shop for locally grown and produced food items from our local farmers and pick up gifts for loved ones from local artists!
The Bel Air Lions Club will have Christmas trees available for sale with proceeds benefitting programs the Lions support in our community. Tree types available will include Douglas Fir and Balsam / Fraser Fir hybrids.
Lot Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday – Sunday: 9:00am – 9:00pm
Tree Size:
Trees are 6 – 8 ft
Cost:
$90 for any size tree. Credit Cards preferred but cash or check will be accepted.
Join Harford Artists Gallery for their annual Holiday Open House and find something for everyone on your list! In addition to their regular exhibit, the gallery will feature many smaller items ideal for gift giving at the holidays. While there, enjoy cookies and cider and meet some of our local artists!
Tour the beautifully decorated historic Liriodendron mansion and enjoy holiday favorites including:
- Art and craft vendors selling one-of-a-kind gifts and decorations
- Greenery and arrangements for purchase
- Live music throughout the day
- Refreshments for sale from Waffle’n Joe Food Truck
- Activities for kids
- Visits with Santa
- A holiday basket raffle with lots of goodies
And more!
Suggested donation is $5 per family, and proceeds will benefit the non-profit Liriodendron Foundation, which preserves and maintains the historic venue and provides free and low-cost programming for the community year-round.
The Liriodendron Mansion, located at 502 W. Gordon St. in Bel Air, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as an architectural treasure, cultural center, and events venue. Owned by Harford County, it is operated by the non-profit Liriodendron Foundation. This stunning example of Palladian architecture was built in 1898 as the summer home for Dr. Howard A. Kelly, a founding physician of Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School, and his wife and 9 children.
Please note: Due to the historic nature of our venue, our 2nd floor has limited accessibility.
Get into the Christmas spirit with a trip through the magical and unique train garden designed especially for Bel Air! The garden features a lighted Christmas train, ice skaters, a circus and plenty of town and countryside scenes that are sure to delight people of every age! You can even participate in a scavenger hunt to find items located throughout the garden. Admission is free. The train garden will be open starting the Friday after Thanksgiving during the following hours:
November 25: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
November 26: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
December 1: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
December 2: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
December 3: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
December 4: 12:00pm – 6:00pm (parking and access is limited this day between 2-5pm due to the Bel Air Christmas Parade)
December 8: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
December 9: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
December 10: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
December 15: CLOSED
December 16: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
December 17: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
Special thanks to volunteer and town resident, Joe Bragg, and his team of volunteers for bringing this amazing display to life for our community.
This holiday season, visit downtown Bel Air and enjoy its festive Winter Wonderland! Take in beautiful light displays on Main Street, visit with Santa, plus enjoy horse drawn carriage rides, funnel cakes, hot chocolate and live music.
Downtown will be shining bright with special light displays at the Frederick Ward Armory Park, the Harford County Sheriff’s building and at the Harford County Courthouse. Lights will be on every evening from 5-11pm starting November 26, 2022 and through January 1, 2023. Extended store hours and special events will occur each Saturday November 26th – December 17th.
Horse drawn carriage rides will be available each Saturday, November 26 – December 17 from the Bel Air Armory. In person reservations are required, space is limited and rides are available on a first come-first served basis. Enjoy shopping in our downtown stores or grab dinner with your family while you wait!
See the list of other special attractions with their dates and times under the Winter Wonderland tab on this website!
Sponsored through a partnership between the Town of Bel Air and the Greater Bel Air Community Foundation.
Join the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra for their popular Holiday concert which will include some of the usual SSO shenanigans and surprises.
The first half of the concert is devoted to snowmen! Delight in Erich Korngold’s overture from “The Snowman” and Howard Blake’s popular story and music from the BBC’s 1984 film “The Snowman,” which will be read and sung by our guest Carolyn Black-Sotir, a longtime friend of the SSO.
The SSO will celebrate and remember the life of SSO trombonist Donald Raff, who produced many fine arrangements for them and also wrote the SSO’s program notes for many years. Amongst many holiday favorites, we will present a new arrangement of “Carol of the Bells” by SSO percussionist Welles Still, who arranged the work in memory of his wife April.
Join Harford Artists Gallery for their annual Holiday Open House and find something for everyone on your list! In addition to their regular exhibit, the gallery will feature many smaller items ideal for gift giving at the holidays. While there, enjoy cookies and cider and meet some of our local artists!
Get into the Christmas spirit with a trip through the magical and unique train garden designed especially for Bel Air! The garden features a lighted Christmas train, ice skaters, a circus and plenty of town and countryside scenes that are sure to delight people of every age! You can even participate in a scavenger hunt to find items located throughout the garden. Admission is free. The train garden will be open starting the Friday after Thanksgiving during the following hours:
November 25: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
November 26: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
December 1: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
December 2: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
December 3: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
December 4: 12:00pm – 6:00pm (parking and access is limited this day between 2-5pm due to the Bel Air Christmas Parade)
December 8: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
December 9: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
December 10: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
December 15: CLOSED
December 16: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
December 17: 2:00pm – 8:30pm
Special thanks to volunteer and town resident, Joe Bragg, and his team of volunteers for bringing this amazing display to life for our community.
