Stroudsburg Area Music Supporters’ (SAMS) 46th Annual Craftfest & Musicfest

Craftfest & Bake Sale run from 10:00am – 3:00pm in the High School gym area featuring a wide variety of handmade crafts. Bake sale and food items also available for sale.

Musicfest performances begin at 1:00pm in the High School Auditorium featuring the instrumental and choral talents of our district’s music students in 6th – 12th grades.

Suggested donations: Craftfest – $2.00, Musicfest – $3.00, Students & Seniors – $1.00

All proceeds benefit Stroudsburg Area School District music programs.

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Craftfest & Bake Sale: 10:00am – 3:00pm in the High School gym – Handmade crafts, food & more! Musicfest: 1:00pm – 10:00pm in the High School Auditorium.

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Kick off the holiday season at the Bangor Borough Holiday Artisan Market & Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 2nd, from 1 to 6 pm in Downtown Bangor!

Discover handcrafted holiday gifts, savor delicious bites from local food trucks, and groove to live music. Tree lighting is at 5 pm. And also stay in the loop with all the fantastic events in the Slate Belt Region by visiting www.slatebeltrising.org/calendar for the Slate Belt Community Calendar. Make your holidays joyous and bright—join us on December 2nd at the Bangor Borough Holiday Artisan Market & Tree Lighting from 1 – 6 pm. This program is being funded in whole with funding from the Hotel Tax Grant Program through the County of Northampton Department of Community & Economic Development.

The Pocono Pops! Symphony Orchestra is HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS at the Sherman Theater to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! Our very own Poconos Pops! Orchestra will accompany an array of thrilling vocalists joined by graduates of our Performing Arts Camp Experience, guests from local community theater companies, and the Pocono Pops! Chorus.
This special concert event is designed to bring all the people of the Poconos, the young & the young at heart, together. So hop in your sleigh, don your favorite holiday sweater, and join us for a musical holiday experience you will never forget!

Pocono Pops! Home for the Holidays

Proceeds matched for toys for The local Children’s Hospital. https://www.omega.pro/

Established in 2002, Twelve Twenty-Four presents a high energy, full-scale, holiday rock orchestra concert featuring everyone’s favorite rock-edge holiday music as well, as their own holiday creations.

Inspired by the music and stage presentation of some of music’s greatest rock orchestras, this dedicated group of performers work year-round to deliver a theatrical and memorable Christmas concert experience suitable for fans of all ages. Gracing their concert stage is an amazing group of professional and talented performers. Twelve Twenty-Four consists of a six-piece rock band, multipiece string section, and a variety of vocalists. Twelve Twenty-Four shows feature original arrangements and songs from their 2018 release, Transcendence; 2012 release, Light in the Dark; and their 2010 debut CD, Miracle on Rock Street. Steel Notes Magazine describes Twelve Twenty-Four as, “…it has the hardness and creativity of Rush combined with the finesse and perfection of Pink Floyd!”

Join Gary Cee on Friday, December 8 from 5pm to 7pm at Camelback’s Winter Village. Get ready to experience the magic of winter at Camelback’s Winter Village! Picture yourself surrounded by glistening snow, fun activities for kids, laughter, holiday cheer, artisanal craft vendors, and holiday memories to last a lifetime. Bring the family and cozy up by the firepits in our charming village, taking place weekends in December at Mountain Village. Enjoy seasonal treats, festive music, and don’t forget to capture the perfect Instagram-worthy moment with some of the iconic snowmen of Stroudsburg who are visiting for the holidays. Camelback’s Winter Village – where magic meets the mountain! Learn more today at CamelbackResort.com. Your winter wonderland awaits!

Come shop over 100 vendors at our Holiday Craft/Vendor Fair, run by the Pleasant Valley Cheerleaders! It is free to park, free to get in and the concession stand will be open! Shop local and support our local businesses! There will be an amazing array of gifts to choose from! Come to the BEST Fair around!

St. Paul, Tannersville will be holding a Christmas craft and vendor event in conjunction with our Bach & Handel Christmas concert. A hot chocolate bar will be part of the celebration. Come Christmas chop with us. Store your purchases in your car and join us for the Christmas concert.

Bach & Handel Chorale of Jim Thorpe will be performing a Christmas Concert at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 9 at 3:00 p.m. A free-will offering will be accepted.

The event is also on Sunday, December 10th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The East Bangor United Methodist Community Church invites everyone to visit The Little Town of Bethlehem. Are you ready to take your family back in time? Come to “One Starry Night” and experience Christmas like never before! You’ll taste, see, and even smell what life was like when Jesus was born. You’ll go through the city gate, register for the census, visit the inn, see the stable, and more! It’s a living nativity experience for all ages –so bring the whole family!

Homemade Assorted Cookie Sale – Saturday – December 9, 2023 – 10:00am – 1:00 pm – $14.00 per pound
Call; 570-629-1990