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Holiday Festival

Newtown Savings Bank presents the 27th Annual Holiday Festival to benefit Newtown Youth & Family Services. The festival is home to the Nutcracker Suite, Historic House Tour, Gingerbread House Decorating Contest, Victorian Tea (sponsored by Newtown Savings Bank) and many more fun activities for the whole family!


Holiday Festival tickets are available at Newtown Savings Bank (Newtown - Main St. & Sand Hill Plaza, Brookfield - Federal Rd., Bethel - Stony Hill Rd. & Greenwood Ave., Southbury - Main St., and Monroe - Main St.), C.H. Booth Library, The Country Mill in Sandy Hook and Everything Newtown.


Prices are as follows: $25 for the Family 4 Pack (2 adults 2 children) $12 for adults and $5 for children ($10 max for children). Tickets can also be purchased the day of the event in Edmond Town Hall.

This year we have brought back favorites such as the Historic House Tours, where you are able to tour houses along Main St. and the Boulevard which are professionally decorated for the holiday season! We also have added back the Craft/Fair Boutique where local vendors sell an assortment of beautiful and unique gifts.
 

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New this year is "The Amazing Scavenger Hunt" where families have to solve clues and complete obstacle challenges. The winning family will win a prize pack FULL of goodies such as; snow tubing passes, water resort passes, spa gift card, gym membership, and much more all valued at over $700!! To sign your family up, call 203-270-4335, teams are limited so sign up today only $25 per team of 4. 

The Gingerbread House contest is also back this year! You and your group (or individual) can enter this contest, rules and regulations and registratin can be found at www.newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org  Need to brush up on your decorating skills? We will have a class here on Novemeber 24th for $25 for a family of 2! Call 203-426-8103 to sign up.

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