• Rhymetime

    Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

    Come right to the Children's Department every Friday at 10:30am for songs and stories for babies, toddlers, and their families! The themes for December 2025 are: 12/05: Letter “L” 12/12: Letter "M" 12/19: Letter "N" 12/26: Holiday Books FMI: Call 207.872.5433 or email [email protected].

    Free
  • First Friday

    Downtown Waterville Main Street at Common Street, Waterville, ME

    Date: December 5, 2025 Time: 5–7pm Location: Multiple Locations, Downtown Waterville At the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, 93 Main Street: 5–7pm Opening Reception Mawte: Bound Together Join us at the Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art, located in the Paul J. Schupf Art Center, as we celebrate the opening of Mαwte: Bound Together with […]

  • Date Night Childcare

    Date Night Childcare
    Children's Discovery Museum 7 Eustis Parkway, Waterville, ME, United States

    Date Night Childcare Drop the kids off for pizza and playtime with museum staff and volunteers while you have a night to yourself! Date Nights are November 21 (FULL), December 5, and December 19 5:00-7:30 PM Open to ages 3 to 8 (all children must be potty trained) $20 per child for members, $25 per […]

  • Let’s Sing Taylor

    Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

    Date: Friday, December 5 at 7pm Organization: Waterville Opera House Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Let’s Sing Taylor - A Live Band Experience - is the ultimate tribute to the music of Taylor Swift. We can show you incredible things, including […]

  • The Polar Express

    Date: December 6 at 10am Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes MPA Rating: G Organization: Maine Film Center Venue: Maine Film Center, 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine Free and open to all, ticket reservation encouraged. Part of Joy to the Ville! See all events here. A young boy who no longer believes in Santa is visited […]

  • 3D Printing: Lithophanes

    Ticonic Classroom, Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, Maine

    As part of Joy to the Ville, turn a cherished personal photo into a stunning 3D-printed lithophane — an image that comes to life when illuminated from behind. Once crafted from porcelain in the 1800s, this timeless art form now gets a modern, high-tech twist with 3D printing. Create a truly unique keepsake or one-of-a-kind […]

    $76
  • Craft Fair

    Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 36 Cool St, Waterville, United States

    Cool Neighborhood Association and all community members are invited.

  • Joy to the Ville

    Schupf Art Center 93 Main Street, Waterville, ME, United States +1 more

    Embrace the holiday and winter spirit at the eighth annual Joy to the Ville community celebration! Join Waterville Creates, the Colby College Museum of Art, the Waterville Public Library, and the Children’s Discovery Museum as we celebrate the magic of the season with movies, art-making, play, and more! Highlights include: Kringleville Santa Claus visits Diwali […]

  • Writing Program

    Writing Program
    Waterville Public Library 73 Elm Street, Waterville, ME

    Get free help with your writing at the Waterville Public Library! Trained Colby Farnham Writers’ Center tutors can assist at any stage of the writing process! •    Brainstorming an idea or thesis statement •    Developing a rough draft, double-checking grammar •    Polishing a final draft Fridays, 3:00 - 5:00 pm · Saturdays, 12:00 - 3:00 […]

    Free
  • Met Opera Encore: Arabella

    Maine Film Center 93 Main St., Waterville, ME

    Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk that “is as beautiful as one could hope” (The New York Times). Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Radiant […]

    $16 – $19
  • Elm City Music Informance

    Greene Block + Studios 18 Main Street, Waterville, ME

    Join Elm City Music for an "informance" at Greene Block and Studios. So, what's an "informance," anyway? When I was learning piano many decades ago, I spent countless hours practicing all year, and about 5 minutes performing a piece of music at the year-end recital. Many beginning students find this nerve-wracking, because they have practiced […]

  • Belgrade Holiday Stroll

    Water Dance Farm 538 Augusta Road, Belgrade, ME, United States +3 more
  • Colby Symphony Orchestra: Stories in Sound

    Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Colby College Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville

    Directed by Dr. Jinwook Park, this concert will be a wonderful experience for adults and children alike. Maurice Ravel’s orchestral suite Le Tombeau de Couperin will fill the hall with neoclassical orchestral color, and animals will spring to life in Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Colby’s own John Ervin. The vibrant Concerto […]

    Free
  • Colin & Brad

    Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

    Date: Saturday, December 6 at 8pm Organization: Waterville Opera House Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Get ready for an evening of sidesplitting laughter as Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the dynamic duo from TV’s Whose Line is it Anyway?, take the stage in an […]

    $60 – $85