Visit the Liriodendron Mansion from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, December 7, 2024 for a beloved holiday tradition!

Tour our beautifully decorated historic 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 Crossroads Bistro
• Activities for kids
• Visits with Santa
• A holiday raffle basked filled with lots of goodies

And more!

$5 suggested donation to benefit the non-profit Liriodendron Foundation

Please note: Due to the historic nature of our venue, our 2nd floor has limited accessibility.

Visit our Winter Wonderland Market featuring dozens of artisans who will have unique gift items for everyone on your list! Noon-9pm.

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, and plenty of town and countryside scenes that are sure to delight people of every age!  Admission is free. The train garden will be open starting the Friday after Thanksgiving during the following hours:

November 29 @ 5-9pm

November 30 @ 2-9pm

December 6 @ 5-9pm

December 7 @ 2-9pm

December 8 @ 4-9pm

December 13 @ 5-9pm

December 14 @ 2-9pm

Special thanks to volunteer and town resident, Joe Bragg, and his team of volunteers for bringing this amazing display to life for our community.

The Bel Air Christkindl Markt

at Independent Brewing Co.

418 N. Main Street

Bel Air, Maryland 21014

December 7th, 2024

3-8pm

Join us for the inaugural Christkindl Holiday Village at Independent Brewing Co. Come for a huge variety of ales and ciders, settle into a warm and inviting atmosphere while enjoying over 65 local artists and small businesses offering a plethora of must-have gifts, plus food and drink, carolers, and much more, including a few surprises!

Let us know if you’re coming and/or interested!!! It helps the vendors prepare for you. We can’t wait to see you!

Please follow us on Social Media:

Instagram: @belairchristkindlmarkt
Facebook: Bel Air Christkindl Markt

Experience the town of Bel Air’s Winter Wonderland activities and celebrate the holiday season with the library! We will have crafts, refreshments, and music, as well as special items to check out through our Traveling Library van. Supported by the Bel Air Friends of HCPL.

Saturday, December 7 at the Bel Air Branch of the Harford County Public Library

4-9 pm

Holiday After-Hours Open House – Harford County Public Library

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 30, 2024 and through January 6, 2025. Extended store hours and special events will occur each Saturday November 30 – December 14.

Horse drawn carriage rides will be available each Saturday, November 30 – December 14 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!

Main St. & Fulford Ave., Bel Air MD 21014

Join us for a unique Christmas adventure. Learn about Christmas in days gone by while wandering through Bel Air’s Winter Wonderland with docent Julie Brasch at the Society’s second annual Candlelight Christmas Tour.

Tours begin on Friday, November 29, and run every Friday and Saturday until December 30. The Christmas Candlelight Tour will meander along Main Street with our tour guide sharing the stories of the many holiday traditions that have developed over time and some unique stories about local traditions

Participants will meet for the one-and-a-half-hour tour at Main Street and Fulford Avenue in Bel Air at 6 pm. Free parking is available at the Hays House Museum parking lot at 324 Kenmore Avenue.

Come a bit early, and visit the Hays House Museum, where we will welcome guests between 4:30 and 5:30 pm. Enjoy the chance to view the beautiful holiday decorations provided by the Evergreen Garden Club and the Society’s African American Experience exhibit. While there, enjoy a cup of hot cocoa or cider.

Tour groups are limited to 20 people, and pre-registration is required. Tickets will not be available on-site. Tours are weather- dependent. Tour directors will make any decision to cancel a tour due to weather conditions two hours prior to the event.

Register now: $20 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under.

https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E358615&id=25

48th Season in 2024-2025: Awaken to the SSO’s 48th Season!

The SSO’s Holiday Concert includes many favorite SSO audience pieces plus the shenanigans our audiences have come to love. There will be audience participation, of course, plus Steel Pandemic, a local steel drum band, will join the Orchestra and play some fun Christmas music!

Leroy Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Daniel Dorff – Pachelbel’s Christmas
arr. Brian Folus – A Taste of Chanukah
Sheldon Bair – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Katie Stout, soprano

arr. Sheldon Bair – Christmas Sing Along

arr. Mark Hellem – Still, Still, Still

arr. Sheldon Bair – The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

featuring steel drum ensemble Steel Pandemic

arr. Doris Reinhardt and Sheldon Bair – A Steel Pan Christmas

featuring steel drum ensemble Steel Pandemic

arr. Jesse Ayers – Caribbean Joy (Joy to the World for steel pans and orchestra)

April and Welles Still – The Wooden Soldier World Premiere

arr. Sheldon Bair – The Twelve Days of Christmas

The lobby opens at 6 pm for patrons to enjoy concessions from Coffee Coffee and local artist and author vendors.

A pre-concert discussion will be held at 7 pm.

While we welcome children at our concerts, we kindly ask that children who cannot remain silent be escorted to the lobby as a courtesy to the other patrons and performers.

We appreciate your support of the orchestra, but please stay home if you are ill for the protection of the community.

Ticket Information:

• PRICING: Lowest ticket prices online before the day of the concert!
  Online sales (with small service fee) end the evening before the concert.
  Concert-night sales will be $5 more at the door, up to capacity limit.
• SEATING: is general admission. Accessible seats are reserved in the auditorium and are available on a first-come first-served basis.
• PRINT AT HOME TICKETS: may be shown digitally on a phone or printed. We will not collect the ticket from you.
• CHILDREN 10 YEARS & UNDER: Tickets are free, but their tickets should be reserved for capacity/attendance limits.

This performance is supported by the Harford County Government, as well as with grants from the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and MSAC through the Harford County Cultural Arts Board.

48th Season in 2024-2025: Awaken to the SSO’s 48th Season!

The SSO’s Holiday Concert includes many favorite SSO audience pieces plus the shenanigans our audiences have come to love. There will be audience participation, of course, plus Steel Pandemic, a local steel drum band, will join the Orchestra and play some fun Christmas music!

Leroy Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Daniel Dorff – Pachelbel’s Christmas
arr. Brian Folus – A Taste of Chanukah
Sheldon Bair – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Katie Stout, soprano

arr. Sheldon Bair – Christmas Sing Along

arr. Mark Hellem – Still, Still, Still

arr. Sheldon Bair – The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

featuring steel drum ensemble Steel Pandemic

arr. Doris Reinhardt and Sheldon Bair – A Steel Pan Christmas

featuring steel drum ensemble Steel Pandemic

arr. Jesse Ayers – Caribbean Joy (Joy to the World for steel pans and orchestra)

April and Welles Still – The Wooden Soldier World Premiere

arr. Sheldon Bair – The Twelve Days of Christmas

The lobby opens at 6 pm for patrons to enjoy concessions from Coffee Coffee and local artist and author vendors.

A pre-concert discussion will be held at 7 pm.

While we welcome children at our concerts, we kindly ask that children who cannot remain silent be escorted to the lobby as a courtesy to the other patrons and performers.

We appreciate your support of the orchestra, but please stay home if you are ill for the protection of the community.

Ticket Information:

• PRICING: Lowest ticket prices online before the day of the concert!
  Online sales (with small service fee) end the evening before the concert.
  Concert-night sales will be $5 more at the door, up to capacity limit.
• SEATING: is general admission. Accessible seats are reserved in the auditorium and are available on a first-come first-served basis.
• PRINT AT HOME TICKETS: may be shown digitally on a phone or printed. We will not collect the ticket from you.
• CHILDREN 10 YEARS & UNDER: Tickets are free, but their tickets should be reserved for capacity/attendance limits.

This performance is supported by the Harford County Government, as well as with grants from the Maryland State Arts Council (msac.org) and MSAC through the Harford County Cultural Arts Board.

https://www.purplepass.com/events/303457-a-holiday-of-drummers-drumming!-7%3A30-pm-dec-7th-2024

Not Allowed

No food/drink allowed in the auditorium. No photography or cell phone use during the concert. No smoking on premises.