Community Calendar: Dec. 14-22, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette

Visit our Events Calendar for details on these and future events.

ONGOING

• Partners Bank, Winter Coat Drive, through Dec. 14
• Nasson Community Center & Little Theatre, “Mary Poppins,” through Dec 15
• Aroma Joe’s, Chance the Chill, through Dec. 15
• SRTC Plants Plus, Botanical Bonanza, through Dec. 20
• Partners Bank, Trent’s Tree 2024 Stay; For Life’s holiday project, through Jan. 5

Saturday, Dec. 14

• Pancakes with Santa, 7:00-10:30 am, Ted’s Fried Clams, 890 Main St.
• Hott Mess @ Mill Towne Tavern & Billiards, time TBD, 898 Main St.
• Christmas Craft/Vendor Fair, 9 am-2 pm, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.
• Cookie Decorating & Hot Cocoa @ Eldredge Lumber, 10 am-noon, 1787 Main St.
• A Child’s Christmas at Goodall Library, 10 am-noon, 1364 Main St.
• Christmoose with The Mainers, 10 am-2 pm, Mainers Front Office, 917 Main St., Suite C
• Jingle and Mingle: Victorian Holidays, 10 am-2 pm, Sanford Springvale Historical Society, 505 Main St., Springvale
• Adopt-A-Kid Donors in Person Drop-Off Event “Santa’s Cause”, 11 am-2 pm, 1364 Main St., Unit 7
• Wreaths Across America, noon, Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 83 Stanley Rd., Springvale
• North Pole Day @ Smitty’s GameLAB, 1-5 pm, 1327 Main St.
• Live Music River Junction Brewing Co., 6:30-9:00 pm, 1491 Main St.
• United States Air Force Heritage of American Band, 7-9 pm, Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Sunday, Dec. 15

• Dining-to-Donate @ Sweet Memories Restaurant for St. Thomas School, 7 am-1 pm, 937 Main St.
• Pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus, 10 am-2 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Holiday Market, noon-5 pm, River Junction Brewing Co., 1491 Main St.

Monday, Dec. 16

• December Mom’s Group, 10:00-11:30 am, Pleasant St. Free Baptist Church, 10 Pleasant St., Springvale
• Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 1204 Main St.

Tuesday, Dec. 17

• Toddle Time, 10-11 am and 5:30-6:30 pm, Sanford Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• Salvation Army Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 871 Main St.
• Baby/Toddler Rhyme Time, 10:30-11:00 am, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Pre-K Story Time w/Craft, 11:00-11:30 am, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Free lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, YCSP, 5 Swett’s Bridge Road, Alfred
• Cribbage, 2-3 pm, Springvale Library-Williams Reading Room
• Bingo, 4 pm (doors open) 6 pm (games start), Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.
• Dulcimer Group, 6-7 pm, Goodall Library

Wednesday, Dec. 18

• Tots and Blocks, 10:30 am, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Community Café, noon-2 pm, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr.
• Lego Club, 2:30-4:00 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Wednesday Night Bite free community meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Dec. 19

• Sensory Story Time, 10:00 am-noon, Springvale Library, 443 Main St., Springvale
• Annual Holiday Tea, 11 am-4 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St., Springvale
• Free lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• St. Therese of Lisieux Food Bank, noon-2 pm, Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave.
• Southern Maine Garden Club meeting, 1-3 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St., Springvale
• Free Community Meal, 5-6 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
• Santa Night @ MCS Schol, 5:00-6:30 pm, 248 Twombly Rd.
• Scrabble Night @ the Library, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Annual Family Christmas Party “Pancakes & Pajamas,” 5-7 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.

Friday, Dec. 20

• Salvation Army of Sanford Harvest Table food pantry, 9-11 am, 871 Main St.
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, YCSP, 5 Swett’s Bridge Road, Alfred
• “I Heard the Bells-A Christmas Musical,” 6 pm, Sanford Christian Academy Gym, 25 Riverside Ave.
• Michael Corleto @ Mill Towne Tavern & Billiards, 8 pm, 898 Main St.

Saturday, Dec. 21

• Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St.
• Jingle and Mingle: Victorian Holidays, 10 am-2 pm, Sanford Springvale Historical Society, 505 Main St., Springvale
• “I Heard the Bells-A Christmas Musical,” 6 pm, Sanford Christian Academy Gym, 25 Riverside Ave.
• Ugly Sweater Party w/Bad Violet @ Mill Towne Tavern & Billiards, 8 pm, 898 Main St.
• Bad Santa Holiday Party @ Pilot’s Cove Café 8:00-10:30 pm, 199 Airport Rd.

Sunday, Dec. 22

• Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest, 9 am-noon, Sanford High School, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Check Sanford School Department sports schedules at https://www.mpaschedules.org/public/genie/1142/school/73/ 

Does your organization have an event coming up? Please let us know. Email events@sanfordspringvalenews.com subject – “Lisa’s FB List