Join us for our third annual Holiday Pop-Up Marketplace on Small Business Saturday, November 25. Many wonderful wares and our CREATIVE ARTS CENTER HOLIDAY LOTTERY WALL will be available for purchasing. The drawing for the wall, worth $250+ in lottery tickets will be Sunday, December 10 at the Center. Stop back here for more details and the link to purchase your tickets!
NOTE: We have moved the Holiday Pop-up Marketplace to November based on feedback from our attendees and vendors. If you are interested in vending at our 3rd Annual Holiday Pop-up Marketplace, please click here!
Westfield on Weekends 6th Annual Tree Jubilee begins on November 20 and is a special fundraiser that supports WOW’s community programming. For the 4th year, it is taking place online, as well as at Roots Athletic Center at 181 Root Road, where visitors may view a wonderland of trees, wreaths and tablescapes donated by area individuals, businesses and organizations.
Winners can pick up their displays on December 10th from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Roots Athletic Center. Tickets may only be purchased and submitted online through WOW’s website at westfieldonweekends.com. All proceeds from this event help to fund future Westfield on Weekend’s events. Please contact Lisa Sunderland Burns at (413)568-9619 or lmsburns24@gmail.com for more information. The purchasing link will open on November 20. Please stop back to buy your tickets here!
Small Business Saturday will feature the Mayor’s Tree Lighting on Park Square in downtown Westfield. A city tradition for decades, Mayor Michael A. McCabe will host the festivities that will offer Cocoa and Carols at 5:45 pm.
Join us on Friday, December 1 for our 3rd Annual Children’s Holiday Ball with our beautiful Enchanted Rose Princess and maybe, a surprise guest or two! Celebrate the season from 6:30-8:00 PM with music, traditions, songs, games and fun at the Creative Arts Center. Please reserve your spot here!
This year’s Holiday Concert, produced with the Music Department of Westfield State as part of WOW’s Up Close and Musical series will take place at Westfield State University on December 6 at 7 pm. It will feature faculty and students of the Music Department presenting a holiday program. Our final musical performance will be “An Evening of Jazz” featuring Westfield State student Jazz Ensembles on Thursday, December 8, 7:30pm in room 127 at the Catherine Dower Center.
To celebrate Hanukkah, a menorah lighting ceremony led by Rabbi Shahar Colt of the Ahavas Achim Congregation, with assistance from WOW and the city of Westfield, will take place on Sunday, December 10 at 6:30 pm on Park Square. It will be followed by a Latkes and Lights party at a location to be announced. The menorah will be lit nightly at sunset for the duration of Hanukkah. All are welcome to attend.
The 3rd Annual Holiday Lights Tour offer’s families the opportunity to take a self-guided drive-by tour of the city’s outdoor holiday displays. We will provide an interactive map here and on WOW’s Facebook page, where Westfield residents may also register their homes and businesses and vote for their favorites. Want to join the map? Message WOW on Facebook with your address and we will add you.
