Hardwick “Christmas on the Common” will be held November 29th, 3-5:30 pm, featuring photos with Santa, activities and crafts at the Town House, live music, and the community can come together to support families in need as well as the Hardwick Food Pantry and Peace Lacross the World. As participants celebrate the beginning of the season, the Hardwick Memorial Bell Choir will provide an opportunity to help ring the bells as part of the Tree Lighting in front of the First Universalist Church on the Upper Common at 5:00 pm as a living nativity sets the scene. 

“CHRISTMAS IN NEW BRAINTREE”

Christmas in New Braintree Craft Fair, December 6, 2025, 10 am -3:00 pm. We will be hosting a craft fair as part of “Christmas in New Braintree!”  More than 20 crafters/vendors will be offering a wide variety of hand-crafted items perfect for holiday gift giving, from wooden bowls, spoons, and cutting boards to jewelry, goat milk soaps and lotions, hand painted wood decor, maple products, honey, quilts, homemade salsa and more! Also available will be post cards, books and prints of New Braintree History. Spaces for crafter/vendors are still available!  We are also seeking volunteers to help with the event. Contact the church office for more information.