HAWLEY, PA — Hawley’s Winterfest will take place on December 9 to 11. Events on Friday include a beer tour (pick up a beer tour card at one of nine participating bars, including the Boathouse Restaurant, Cocoon Coffee House, The Dock on Wallenpaupack, Glass Wine Bar & Kitchen and more). The tour will continue throughout the three days. Also on Friday there will be a concert of traditional carols and Medieval and Renaissance sacred works, sung by the Virgin Consort at the Hawley Presbyterian Church. 

On Saturday and Sunday, businesses and organizations from Trish’s Bagels and Gresham’s Landing to the Wayne/Pike Workforce Alliance will provide holiday specials like hot chocolate, Santa visits and photos, holiday music and more. On Saturday, Miss Elly’s Antiques & Such, 518 Church St., will offer horse and carriage or wagon rides ($8 and $5 per person respectively) from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Among the Sunday delights will be a Christmas campfire at Silver Birches, with s’mores (free for kids 12 and under), hot chocolate, music and canoe races; excursions on the Winterfest Flyer, a Stourbridge line train making 45-minute round trips to the Lackawaxen; the annual Ritz Christmas show; and a variety of Winterfest breakfasts and brunches. For a full schedule with details of all events, visit www.hawleywinterfest.com/winterfest-events.php.