ST. MICHAELS, MARYLAND — Christmas in St. Michaels, the all-volunteer organization behind the holiday weekend marking its 40th year Dec. 10-13, has launched its first major sponsorship program, with The Oaks Waterfront Hotel as presenting sponsor, according to a release posted by the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce.
Board President Pat Martin said the bigger commitments change how volunteers spend their time.
"Our local businesses have helped sustain Christmas in St. Michaels for decades," Martin said in the release.
"Their support reduces the time our volunteers spend seeking numerous smaller sponsorships and gives them more time to prepare a memorable weekend and support our beneficiaries," Martin said.
Higgins & Spencer and the Wildset Hotel & Ruse Restaurant are platinum sponsors. Gold sponsors are the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; Shore United Bank; Tracy Higgs Wagner of Meredith Fine Properties; Guilford & Company; Carpenter Street Saloon; and Laura Carney of Sotheby's International Realty. Mid-Shore Community Foundation and Union United Methodist Church are community partners.
Since it began, the event's sponsors and patrons have helped raise more than $1.7 million for local organizations supporting children, families, education, child development and community enhancement, the release said.
The weekend opens Thursday, Dec. 10, with the Gingerbread "House" Preview Cocktail Party from 5 to 7 p.m. at the St. Michaels Community Center, an adults-only event with tickets at $75. The gingerbread display is free to visit Friday through Sunday.
Saturday, Dec. 12, brings the Talbot Street Parade at 10:30 a.m., running south from the Inn at Perry Cabin to Seymour Avenue. Talbot Street will be closed to traffic from 10:15 a.m. to noon. The Tour of Homes runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $35 through Friday, Dec. 11, and $40 on the weekend, and online sales close at noon Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will hold Winter on the Chesapeake on Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m., with free admission after 5 p.m. for viewing the Lighted Boat Parade through St. Michaels Harbor at 6 p.m. The Old-Fashioned Eastern Shore Christmas Dinner runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, or until sold out, at Union United Methodist Church Parish Hall, 100 Fremont St., at $25 per person.
The weekend ends Sunday with a free 5 p.m. holiday music program at St. Luke's United Methodist Church.
Source: Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
Drawn from public records; drafted with AI and edited by Peter Gorman before publication.
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