Week of Events
Sunday, November 30, 2025
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November 30, 2025 –Festival of Trees
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November 30, 2025Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Festival of Trees
WATERVILLE – OCTOBER 5 - Alfond Youth & Community Center and Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce combine efforts to present Festival of Trees this holiday season, continuing a proud tradition. Participation in this year’s event continues a fabulous holiday tradition. At the same time, money raised supports families in the community experiencing food insecurity through the […]
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dates: November 14, 15, 21, 28, & 29 at 7:30 p.m. + November 16, 22, 23, & 30 at 2:00 p.m. Organization: Waterville Opera House Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, Maine This event is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund. Based on the timeless and beloved film, White Christmas follows Veterans […]
Monday, December 1, 2025
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December 1, 2025Ken Walsh: World Youth Clubs
Ken Walsh: World Youth Clubs
Mid-Maine Global Forum presents “World Youth Clubs: Connecting Youth Around the World” with Ken Walsh Ken Walsh, coming from the New Rochelle Boys & Girls Clubs as the Assistant Executive for 7 years, began his Maine journey in 1992 when he became the Executive Director of the Waterville Boys & Girls Club. In 1998, following […]
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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December 2, 2025 –Crafternoons
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December 2, 2025 –Threads & Tales
Crafternoons
Location: Children's Room, Waterville Public Library Crafternoons are fun weekly crafts for young children and their families! Come to the Children’s Room between 2:30 and 4:00 pm to make the craft with help from library staff. Crafts for December: 12/02: Snow Shadows 12/09: Snow Bird 12/16: Paper Gnomes 12/23: Paper Gingerbread House 12/30: New […]
Threads & Tales
Location: Large Print Room, 4th Floor, Waterville Public Library Have you been itching to spin a yarn with fellow fiber artists? Check out Threads & Tales at the Waterville Public Library on Tuesdays, at 5:00pm! Crochet, cross-stitch, sewing, quilting, embroidery, needlepoint, etc. - all crafts and all abilities are welcome. Work on your latest project, […]
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
No events on this day.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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December 4, 2025Ribbon Cutting
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December 4, 2025Christmas Carols in the Round
Ribbon Cutting
Join us for a ribbon cutting Thursday, December 4, 4 p.m. with Gallant Funeral Home to be held at 10 Elm St., Waterville
Christmas Carols in the Round
One of Maine’s most beloved and beautiful Christmas-concert experiences returns to Winslow! On Thursday, December 4, at 6 p.m. the Mt. View Chamber Singers from Mt. View High School in Thorndike will present “Carols in the Round” at Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow Street. You’ll enjoy and be enriched by the gorgeous, candle-lit a capella […]
Friday, December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025 –Rhymetime
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December 5, 2025 –Date Night Childcare
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December 5, 2025 –First Friday
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December 5, 2025Let’s Sing Taylor
Rhymetime
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].
Date Night Childcare
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 […]
First Friday
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 […]
Let’s Sing Taylor
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 […]
Saturday, December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025 –Joy to the Ville
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December 6, 2025 –The Polar Express
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December 6, 2025 –3D Printing: Lithophanes
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December 6, 2025 –Craft Fair
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December 6, 2025 –Writing Program
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December 6, 2025 –Augusta Community Baby Shower
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December 6, 2025 –Met Opera Encore: Arabella
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December 6, 2025 –Elm City Music Informance
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December 6, 2025 –Belgrade Holiday Stroll
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December 6, 2025Colby Symphony Orchestra: Stories in Sound
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December 6, 2025Colin & Brad
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December 6, 2025Christmas Queens Drag Show
Joy to the Ville
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 […]
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
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 […]
Writing Program
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 […]
Met Opera Encore: Arabella
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 […]
Elm City Music Informance
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 […]
Colby Symphony Orchestra: Stories in Sound
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 […]
Colin & Brad
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 […]
Christmas Queens Drag Show
Join us at The Playhouse At Waterville Station for “Christmas Queens” with Lady the Cable Guy! Christmas season is meant to be spent with your favorite Judy’s and the ones you’re lucky enough to call family! Join us December 6th with Cherry Lemonade, Cutie Claws, Jen Da’Benda, and your host Lady the Cable Guy!! Showtime […]