Dec
9
Sat
Open House at First Approach @ First Approach EMS Education & Staffing
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Storytime Trolley with Santa & his Elf @ CT Trolley Museum
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

A great program for our younger visitors. Storytime Trolley with Santa & his Elf will run on Saturday, December 9th and 16th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Visitors will enjoy a ride in a decorated vintage trolley car where Santa will visit with each child and be engaged the entire ride on the trolley. Also, while on board Santa’s elf will read a holiday story and each child will complete a craft. Following the trolley ride, Museum guests will head to the Visitors Center which has been transformed into a Winter Wonderland with multiple model train layouts and lights galore.


   Storytime Trolley with Santa & his Elf is held rain or shine.


 Ticket Prices

Public
Members 
All Ages
$30.00
$15.00

 

Infants or children under 2 years of age can travel on the lap of an adult for free.


 Tickets

Tickets must be purchased in advance as there will be no ticket sales at the Trolley Museum on the day of the event. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your selected departure time.

PURCHASE TICKETS

All tickets sales are final. Refunds or transfers are only honored up to seven days before the date of the event. No-shows will be charged the full price.


 Time

Saturday, December 9 & 16 2023

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

 Location

Connecticut Trolley Museum
58 North Road, East Windsor, CT
https://www.ct-trolley.org

Furry Pawed Friend & Santa Photos @ Naturally Dogs & Cats
Dec 9 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Pictures with Santa & Snickers Too! @ Shag Bark Hickory Farm
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights @ CT Trolley Museum
Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Event Details

Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights is celebrating its 45th year as a family holiday tradition. Halls are decked both inside and outside with over 15,000 lights. Outside, closed trolley cars transport jolly guests down a tunnel of lights for 20-30 minutes as they sing traditional Christmas carols with their trolley car operators. For an open air view of the Tunnel of Lights, one open sleigh car is lit up entirely with holiday lights. Be sure to dress warm and bring blankets! Inside, the Visitor Center is decorated like a Winter Wonderland with multiple model train layouts and lights galore.


   **Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights is held rain or shine. During inclement weather, open cars are not operated and are substituted with closed cars.

Ticket Prices

Public
Members 
All Ages, Closed Cars
$16.00
$8.00
All Ages, Open Cars
$21.00
$10.50

 

Infants or children under 2 years of age can travel on the lap of an adult for free.

 Links to CT Trolley Museum

Torchlight Parade & Carol Sing @ Main Street Broad Brook CT 06016
Dec 9 @ 5:30 pm – 8:15 pm
Earth – The Black Sabbath Tribute! @ Broad Brook Opera House
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

America’s premier classic Black Sabbath Tribute band from New Haven, CT. Est. in 2003. Playing the best of old school Sabbath note for note from the Ozzy-era. Featuring touring musicians from other original established bands doing this simply for the love of the God Fathers of Heavy Metal.

Ray Sylvestre – Vocals

Opus – Drums

Jesse Near – Guitar

Erick Von Heller – Bass

ALL HAIL SABBATH!!!

Doors 7:00pm

Show 8:00pm

21+

Tickets at https://broadbrookoperahouse.thundertix.com/events/214577

Dec
10
Sun
Furry Pawed Friend & Santa Photos @ Naturally Dogs & Cats
Dec 10 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights @ CT Trolley Museum
Dec 10 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Event Details

Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights is celebrating its 45th year as a family holiday tradition. Halls are decked both inside and outside with over 15,000 lights. Outside, closed trolley cars transport jolly guests down a tunnel of lights for 20-30 minutes as they sing traditional Christmas carols with their trolley car operators. For an open air view of the Tunnel of Lights, one open sleigh car is lit up entirely with holiday lights. Be sure to dress warm and bring blankets! Inside, the Visitor Center is decorated like a Winter Wonderland with multiple model train layouts and lights galore.


   **Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights is held rain or shine. During inclement weather, open cars are not operated and are substituted with closed cars.

Ticket Prices

Public
Members 
All Ages, Closed Cars
$16.00
$8.00
All Ages, Open Cars
$21.00
$10.50

 

Infants or children under 2 years of age can travel on the lap of an adult for free.

 Links to CT Trolley Museum

Dec
14
Thu
‘Mens Night” at Swedes @ Swedes Jewelers
Dec 14 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Swede’s Jewelers says “Join us for an exclusive Men’s Night on December 14th! Shop for the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Indulge in a festive atmosphere with complimentary pizza, bourbon, and beer. Make this holiday season unforgettable with sparkling surprises”!