Join Vermilionville for an Old-Time Christmas Celebration

Additional Information

The community is invited to get into the holiday spirit with a Christmas celebration for the whole family on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 from 10 am. - 4 pm. at Vermilionville. There will be plenty of activities to keep the children busy including hands-on gingerbread cookie decorating, a bousillage ornament workshop, Christmas caroling in the village, a Christmas themed story-time with authors Andy Hebert and Vicky Branton, a children's music performance by Henry Hample and Friends as well as a village art project where visitor will decorate a wishing stick to help decorate the village.

Visitors will also get a chance to take a self-guided Old Time Christmas tour and see some of the traditions from the 1700's and 1800's.

Timeline of events:

• 10 am. - 4 pm.
  Old-Time Christmas Tour
• 10 am. - 2 pm.
  Bousillage Ornaments with Dale Pierrottie
  Gingerbread Cookie Decorating ($1)
• 10:30 am. - 11:15 am.
  Christmas story-time with Andy Hebert and Vicky Branton
• 12 pm. - 1 pm.
  Children's performance with Henry Hample and Friends
• 1 pm. - 3:30 pm.
  Louisiana Folkroots housewarming music jam at their new office in the historic Begnaud House.