Friday, November 23:

• Local Craft & Wares Fair, 9-4 at the Bethel Inn Resort's Conference Center.
• Free wagon rides through historic Bethel village, 1-3pm, sponsored by the Board of Directors, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce.

Saturday, December 1:

• Greens Sale, Crafts, Cookie Walk, Food, 9:30-11:30am, West Bethel Union Church, Rt. 2, West Bethel.
• Free wagon rides through historic Bethel village, 1-3pm, sponsored byDoug Zinchuk Roofing.
• Annual Christmas Tea and Fair, 1-4pm, West Parish Congregational Church, Church Street, Bethel.  Traditional tea, crafts, cookie walk, and more.
• Christmas at the Mason House, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, the Bethel Historical Society, 14 Broad St, Bethel.
• Jingle Bell Run, 3:30-4pm, meet a Key Bank's clock at 3:30pm to tie on bells and run up to ...
• Meet Santa! 4pm (ish), on the Bethel Common.
• Christmas Tree Lighting on the Bethel Common, 4pm(ish.
• Christmas Tree Lighting at Bethel United Methodist Church, 6pm, Main Street, Bethel.

Sunday, December 2:

• Rotary Country Breakfast, 7:30-11am, Ordway Hall, Gould Academy, Church Street, Bethel, $8.
• Santa Sunday at Sunday River
• Holiday Open House, 1-5pm, Harvest Gold Gallery & Jewelry, 1082 Maine Street, Rt. 5, Center Lovell, ME; meet the artists, book-signing, refreshments.
  
  
• "Sunday Gravy" Fundraiser for CPS 5th grade, 3-8pm, reservations needed.

Thursday, December 6:

• Christmas Craft Program, 2pm, Whitman Memorial Library, Bryant Pond. Tree ornament supplies provided, but attendees are asked to bring a glue gun if possible.  Free; open to public; light refreshments.
• Artreach Jamboree & Student Art Sale Benefit, 5-8pm, Telstar HS Auditorium & Cafeteria,
  284 Walkers Mills Road, Bethel -- free event, student art exhibit and sale, showcase of service-learning projects, and a Jamboree concert (6pm) -- featuring special performances from local professional musicians including Jewel Clark, Richard Felt & Friends, Denny Breau, and more.  Refreshments will be provided, and all proceeds from the event will benefit the Oxford County Meals on Wheels program.  FMI,  Melissa Prescott, TMS Visual Art Teacher - prescotm@sad44.org.

Friday, December 7:

• Two plays presented by the Senior College Players:  "A Christmas in Wales" and "Memories of a Wonderful Life" -- audience is invited to sing along. 7pm.  Free admission; donations accepted to offset royalty fees.
  
  

Saturday, December 8:

• Breakfast with Santa, 9-11am, Crescent Park School, Crescent Lane, Bethel, $5 for photo with Santa (5th grade class fundraiser).
• Two plays presented by the Senior College Players: "A Christmas in Wales" and "Memories of a Wonderful Life" -- audience is invited to sing along. 1pm and 7pm.  Free admission; donations accepted to offset royalty fees.

Sunday, December 9:

• Annual Holiday Concert by Mahoosuc Community Bank, 4pm, West Prish Congregational Church, Broad Street, Bethel.  Refreshments following concert.  Donationa accepted.
  
  

Thursday, December 13:

• Dashing Through the Snow, a Christmas comedy at Telstar High School, 7pm.  Free; refreshments; donations accepted.

Friday, December 14:

• Dashing Through the Snow, a Christmas comedy at Telstar High School, 7pm.  Free; refreshments; donations accepted.

Saturday, December 15:

• Free wagon rides through historic Bethel village, 1-3pm, sponsored by Smokin' Good BBQ and the Good Food Store.
• Dashing Through the Snow, a Christmas comedy at Telstar High School, 2pm & 7pm.  Free; refreshments; donations accepted.

Sunday, December 16:

• Piano Program, 3pm, Music without Borders -- International Piano Festival at GouldAcademy.
  Free and open to the public – limited seating, don’t be late!  Gould junior Shu Jing Lian and friends present an all-Grieg program.

• Night of the Father's Love, Christmas cantata, 4pm, Locke Mills Union Church.  Directed by Bev Melville.  Refreshments following. FMI, Joyce Hathaway, 207.674.2259.

Thursday, December 20:

• Piano Program, 7:30pm, Music without Borders -- International Piano Festival at GouldAcademy. Free and open to the public – limited seating, don’t be late!  Music without Borders veteran, Robert Poortinga, returns to Bethel for his "graduation recital" in McLaughlin Auditorium.

Saturday, December, 22:

• Free wagon rides through historic Bethel village, 1-3pm, sponsored by Upper Andro Anglers Alliance (UAAA).

Sunday, December 23:

• Living Nativity on the Bethel Common.

• Free wagon rides through historic Bethel village, 1-3pm, sponsored by The Glen House.