2024 Festive Friday Eves
presented by the Cedar Creek Settlement Merchant's Association
Friday Nights: November 22 - December 20, 2024
5:00pm-8:00pm
Cedar Creek Settlement - N70W6340 Bridge Rd
(800) 827-8020 or (262) 377-8020
CedarCreekSettlement.com
Festive Friday Eve's celebrates 30 years of presenting an exciting series of six, free, family-oriented evening events during the holiday season at The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement in Historic Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Unique gift and specialty shops, restaurants & Cedar Creek Winery nestled within a restored 1864 woolen mill, festively adorned for the holidays with natural greenery, garlands, beribboned wreaths, luminarias and thousands of tiny white lights.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Cedarburg Art Museum
Fridays November 22 - December 20, 2024
W63N675 Washington Ave
CedarburgArtMuseum.org/Christmas/
Museum Hours:
Thursday through Saturday, 10 AM - 4 PM
Sunday, 12 PM - 4 PM
Extended Hours on Festive Friday Evenings
November 22 - December 20, 5:15 PM - 9 PM
Join us at the museum to experience our Victorian Wittenberg-Jochem Mansion's period rooms that will illustrate thematic lines from Clement C. Moore's classic poem. After your self-guided tour, enjoy exclusive access to the outdoor garden featuring twinkling lights, family photo opportunities, hot beverages to keep you warm, and Santa's live reindeer.
Timed tickets for entry will be available from 5:15 to 8:15 p.m. Tickets are required for museum and garden access. Tickets are $10.00 per person, required, and will be available online starting Friday, November 1 at 9 AM. Pre-registration is highly encouraged due to the Museum’s capacity.
Barrels on Bridge
New distillery in Cedarburg!
Grand opening, Friday, November 22, 2024!
Barrels on Bridge is a craft distillery boutique offering unique distilled spirits, whiskeys, mezcals and more from small batch distilleries throughout North America and from all around the world. Business hours after Nov 22: Thurs-Fri-Sat 11am-6pm with extended hours for the holidays (below). See www.barrelsonbridge.com for more info.
Special events and holiday hours include:
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Friday, Nov 22 - Grand opening/ribbon cutting at 10:30 am, open for business 11am-6pm
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November 23, 12-3pm - Head Blender of J. Mattingly 1845 (Frankfort, KY) on site all day & offering a 2pm presentation with tastings. Driftless Glen Distillery offering tastings (noon-3p).
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Nov 27: Special hours 10a-4p.
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Closed on Thanksgiving.
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December 7 - Yahara Bay Distillery 2pm-5pm
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December 14 - Meet the Maker of Twisted Path Distillery 12-3pm
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December 20 - Driftless Glen and Dancing Goat Distilleries will be on site from 3-6pm
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December 21 - J. Henry & Sons onsite 3-6pm
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December 24: Special hours 10a-2p.
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December 27 - J. Henry & Sons onsite 3-6pm
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December 28 - Great Lakes Distillery onsite from noon-4pm, and Whiplash Whiskey - Whipped Cream Whiskey onsite from 3-6pm
Small Business Saturday
Shop Small in Cedarburg!
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Throughout Cedarburg
Come support local businesses in Cedarburg on Small Business Saturday, November 30! The Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce and Port Washington State Bank are giving away $500 in Cedarburg Chamber Gift Checks throughout the day to unsuspecting revelers - just for shopping and dining in Cedarburg!
Cedarburg Tree Lighting
presented by the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce
Monday, December 2, 2024, 5:30pm
Cedarburg Community Gym - W63N641 Washington Ave
Chamber elves are busy organizing the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Thanks to generous support from Port Washington State Bank, Santa arrives at the Cedarburg Community Center each year in a holly, jolly trolley, ushering in the season of joy and good cheer. Beginning at 5:30pm, families will be treated to a Christmas Concert, cookies, cider, carols, free
make-and-take-crafts provided by local businesses, Secret Santa Workshop and Santa's Mailbox coordinated by the Cedarburg Junior Woman's Club
and, of course, the tree lighting at 7pm led by Santa and local dignitaries.
The Tipsy Elf
presented by the Cedarburg Cultural Center
Fridays & Saturdays, Nov 22 - Dec 2, 2024
4:00pm-11:00pm
Kuhefuss House - W63N627 Washington Ave
CedarburgCulturalCenter.org/The-Tipsy-Elf
The historic Kuhefuss House becomes Ozaukee County's first holiday pop-up bar and event space filled with glowing Christmas lights, garland, elves galore and holiday classics crooning over the speakers. Rental available to host your holiday events. Must be 21 to enter.
12 Beers of Christmas
presented by the Stilt House
Friday, December 13 - December 24, 2024
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
W62N630 Washington Ave
(262) 618-4889
Hey beer lovers! Starting Wednesday, December 13, and running through Christmas Eve, the Stilt House will be tapping one specialty beer daily as part of their “12 Beers of Christmas “promotion. They've worked all year to procure hard-to-find, obscure specialty beers and will release them one at a time as a countdown to Christmas. The best part is that you can enjoy each beer for $5 a glass … most of these beers would normally sell for $13-$18 a glass! Merry Christmas to beer lovers everywhere!
Classes and Workshops at
The Painted Creek
W63N541 Hanover Avenue, Cedarburg
(414) 839-9274
KristinJaneCollective.com
Looking for a fun project to do with the kids, the family or a friend group? The Painted Creek offers regular workshops throughout the holiday season - owner Kristin is an amazing artist and teacher and coaxes the best out of her guests at every class! Peruse her list of holiday crafts that include ornaments, linoleum cut cards, painted nutcrackers, ceramic Christmas trees, holiday platters and more...if you don't see a class or time that works for you, reach out and work with Kristin to schedule your own private class with friends and family!
Soulstice Serenity
Reflect, Renew and Rise
Thursday, December 19, 2024
W62N563 Washington Ave, Cedarburg
4-6:30pm
Join Body Ignite and Flora & Stone Massage for an intimate Winter Soulstice gathering. Honor the longest night of the year by diving deep into rest, reflection and renewal. This sacred evening will help you connect with your inner self and plant seeds for the year to come. Cost is $199. Click below or call 414-339-6688 to register.
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NOTE: Not all Cedarburg holiday events are listed on our website. Only events that organizations submitted for posting are listed.
FRIDAY, NOV 22
“The Settlement Christmas Showcase” Kick-off the Christmas season in our charming boutiques - featuring clothing, jewelry, handmade & imported items, antiques and artisan objects of desire. Musician/Singer Brett Gaertner. Cider & Cookies, Cedar Creek Winery’s Christmas Blush Wine & more. Food & Product Sampling. Gift Basket Drawing. Mel’s Charities Cookout (Fee).
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FRIDAY, DEC 6
“Santa's Workshop" presented by Horicon Bank. Visit Santa Claus & his Elves. David HB Drake’s Songs of the Season” and CHS Carolers. Children’s Holiday Crafts. Wine. Food & Product Sampling, Cider & Cookies. Gift Basket Drawing. Mel’s Charities Cookout (Fee).
FRIDAY, DEC 20
“Oh My! 5 Days, 'Til Christmas” - Delight in the ‘holiday rush” while shopping for unique, useful, beautiful and meaningful very last minute gifts. Singer/Musician Bobby Way. Wine. Food & Product Sampling. Gift Basket Drawing. Mel’s Charities Cookout (fee).
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FRIDAY, NOV 29
"Home for the Holidays" Enjoy Thanksgiving weekend with visiting friends and family. Make It & Take It Projects (free). Live music with The Lou Menchaca Trio, plus the Strolling Quartet Cool Beans. Wine. Food & Product Sampling. Cider & Cookies. Gift Basket Drawing. Mel’s Charities Cookout (Fee).
FRIDAY, DEC 13
Countdown to Christmas". A night for grown-ups to shop in a festive atmosphere. Complimentary munchies from Settlement merchants. Wine. Food & Product Sampling. Live music with singer/musician Jay Issacson. Gift Basket Drawing. Mel’s Charities Cookout (Fee).
Settlement Holiday Hours:
Fridays 10am-9pm
Sat, 10am-6pm
Sun, 11am-5p
Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm
Festive Friday Eves Hours:
Fridays 5-8pm
Extended Hours Christmas Week.
Dec. 24, 10am-3pm
Dec. 31, 10am-4pm
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