Schedule:

shop till you drop all day:

Enjoy browsing through the stunning collection of specialty shops in Wiscasset Village. Knowledgeable owners help with selecting the right gifts for everyone on your list. Doorway candy canes mark participating merchants.

shopping specials (and more to come)

Old and Everlasting, 49 Water St.: Discounts of 30% on merchandise.

Rock Paper Scissors, 68 Main St.: Shoppers will get a mystery discount from 10-40% at the time of check-out. Also, a raffle for a $100 gift card!

Red Bull Antiques, 8 Federal St., is offering discounts, wine, and Prosecco during your shopping day!

Drawing for Dining, a FREE raffle in participating shops for a $100 gift certificate to Water St. Kitchen & Bar or Jodie’s Cafe & Bakery or Back River Bistro.

Enjoy a discounted Holiday Cocktail at Water St. Kitchen & Bar with Village shopping receipt.

Enjoy a discounted appetizer and a discounted cocktail at Back River Bistro with Village shopping receipt.

10am to 4pm - Holiday Gift Shop

This seasonal pop-up shop features artisan wares and specialty gifts just perfect for everyone on your list. Plastic accepted. Nickels-Sortwell Barn on Federal St., immediately behind the historic house.

basket to the brim Raffle in the holiday gift shop
Take a chance on a basket filled with items from the gift shop’s artisan vendors! Purchase raffle tickets in the Holiday Gift Shop in the Nickels-Sortwell House barn.

Wreaths Around the holidays in the holiday gift shop
Featuring wreaths decorated by Wiscasset Area businesses. Often themed and with a sense of humor! Shoppers vote for People’s Choice in the Nickels-Sortwell barn on Federal St.

10:30am to 3pm - Nickels-Sortwell House Tours

The historic Nickels-Sortwell House, built in 1807, will be dressed for the season in holiday greens. $5. Wiscasset residents and Historic New England members; others, $10. Purchase tickets here. Advance timed tickets recommended; walk-ins welcome. 121 Main St.

11am to 12:30pm - Solstice Star Workshop with Mare LeMay

Join basket-maker and flower farmer Mare LeMay in her workshop to make your own holiday Solstice Star. Mare will guide you step by step. Take it home and top your tree, hang it in your window, or find your own unique use. Class is limited to 10 students with advance registration. Class fee, $15; materials, $5. To register, send your message to [email protected] and pay the class and materials fee at the door. 62 Middle St., Wiscasset, ME.

cocktail Time at Water Street Kitchen & Bar

With a recent receipt from any shop in Wiscasset Village, order a discounted, seasonal and delicious cocktail prepared just for Marketfest shoppers. Open hours: noon to 3pm; 4:30 to 9pm. 15 Water St.

4pm-6pm - A tasting at treats.

Gather, sample, and pick up something great for the holidays! 80 Main St.

Back River Bistro’s Marketfest Specials
Enjoy your holiday purchases even more when you present today’s shopping receipt for a Mushroom Toast app discounted to $10; “Town Favorite” cocktail discounted to $8. (The Town Favorite is a specialty cocktail of gin and elderflower created by bartender, Erin, when neighbors asked her to “make something special.” And so she did: light, refreshing, with a lemon citrus finish.) Open hours: 4 to 8pm. 65 Gardiner Rd.

5 to 7pm+ - Santa’s Workshop, Scout Hall, 7 Lincoln St.

Merry & Bright Light Parade brings Santa to the door
Santa visits with children, hot cocoa and seasonal treats, and make your own festive garland
woolly sheep for petting; s’mores at the fire pit
outdoor food truck and holiday biergarten featuring warm spiked drinks.