Downtown Pocomoke City is a Winter
Wonderland
It’s
beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Downtown Pocomoke City. The town
twinkles at night with holiday lights and decorations. Business owners are
getting into the holiday spirit by decorating their stores while students from
Pocomoke High School also participated by painting storefront windows with
beautiful winter themed murals.
The
42nd Annual Pocomoke Christmas Parade will kick off the holiday
season on Monday, December 1st at 7:00pm. The parade will feature many beautifully decorated
floats, high school bands, marching units, fire companies, and beauty queens.
Santa Claus will also make his appearance at the end of the parade.
On
Friday, December 5th the downtown will host the fourth annual
Mayor’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Evening from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in the mini park
and municipal parking lot on Clarke Avenue across from City Hall in downtown
Pocomoke City.
This
event will feature many family-friendly activities including horse-drawn
carriage rides, a Santa Claus house, and Christmas ornament and cookie
decorating for the children. The town will light a large bonfire for toasting
s’mores. Community vendors will serve free refreshments including hot
chocolate, cider, peppermint sticks, hotdogs and more. There will also be wine
tasting from Layton’s Chance Winery.
Live
entertainment will be provided all night beginning with music by the Pocomoke
Elementary School Choir. At 6:00pm, Mayor Bruce Morrison will light the town’s
Christmas Tree while Frank Henry performs ‘The Spirit of Christmas”. Additional
entertainment includes a performance by the Dance Loft, The Pocomoke Gold
Choir, Pocomoke High School Choir, and music by the very talented Brittany Lewis,
Stephanie Blevins and more.
This
event serves as a fundraiser to support local churches and non-profit
organizations. Admission is free, but some vendors will request small donations
to support their organizations. Guests are encouraged to bring a canned good or
nonperishable item to support the Samaritan Shelter’s Food Drive.
A
holiday wreath decorating contest and silent auction will be held to benefit
the Costen House Museum. The public can bid on the wreaths decorated by
Pocomoke area businesses and residents.
There
will also be a homemade chili cook-off which will start at 6:30pm and end at
7:30pm. Local residents and businesses will provide samples of their homemade
chili to be voted upon by the public. Proceeds will benefit the Sturgis One
Room School.
Trackside
Modules HO Modular Railroading Club will display their holiday train exhibit at
145 Market Street located next to Enchanted Florist in Downtown Pocomoke on the
weekends of Saturday, December 13th-14th and December 20th-21st
from 10:00am to 5:00pm. Admission is free, but small donations are appreciated.
The
Santa House in downtown Pocomoke City will also be open on Saturday, December
13th and 20th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Bring your camera
to take your children’s picture with Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
For
more information or a full calendar of events please visit downtownpocomoke.com
or call City Hall at 410-957-1333.