Grafton Celebrates the Holidays Sunday

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and in Grafton, Sunday, Dec. 4 is the most wonderful day of all.

Grafton Celebrates the Holidays is annual celebration of the season. A wide range of holiday activities is planned, ending with a visit from Santa on a fire truck and the lighting of the tree on the Common.

Here is the schedule:

Frosty Stop 1: , 11 Willard St.

Celebrate a traditional 19^th century holiday.

Frosty Stop 2: , 100 Westborough Rd.

Staff and student carolers will entertain from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., visit the animal menagerie.

Frosty Stop 3: , 135 Westborough Rd.

A festive open house from noon to 3 p.m.

Frosty Stop 4: New England Village, , 53 North Main St. and , 10 Overlook St.

A gingerbread house contest and cookie walk at St. Andrew’s from noon to 3:30 p.m.

Baked goods and mini-craft fair at North Grafton Methodist. Lunch served.

Frosty Stop 5: , Floral Elegance, Wellesley Therapeutic Services, 202-204 Worcester St.

Kids make snow flake ornaments while adults enjoy a chair massage at the spa.

Free flower for children at Floral Elegance. Free balloons at 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Wellesley Therapeutic.

Frosty Stop 6: North Grafton Shopping Center, 7-8 Williams Rd.

Menu samplings and cookie decorating at . Free treats for pets at . Free raffle at .

Frosty Stop 7: 37 Wheeler Rd.

Make s’mores on an outdoor fire after a horse-drawn wagon ride. See displays from town non-profits, including, Grafton Land Trust, and Grafton Garden Club.

Frosty Stop 8: Country Plaza Shopping Center, 100 Worcester St.

Cider, hot chocolate and decoration-making at . Free cookie at Free goodie bag for children at .

Frosty Stop 9: , 92 Worcester St.

Free slice of pizza for children. Feed the animals and ride the camel at the petting zoo.

Frosty Stop 10: Santa’s Village at , Lions Club of Grafton, 86 Worcester St.

Santa will visit from noon to 3:30 p.m., get free photo with Santa. Drop-off site for Toys for Tots through Dec. 16.

Frosty Stop 11: 79 Hair Design, 79 Worcester St.

Free chair massages for adults, hair braiding with beads and nail polishing.

Frosty Stop 12: , 28 Providence Rd.

Tour the station and meet department members from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free badges and coloring books for children; meet McGruff the Crime Dog. Free kids’ ID kits from Charter Communications.

Frosty Stop 13: , 30 Providence Rd., Food Bank craft fair and lunch.

Soup, sandwiches and crafts from area artisans from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop-off site for Toys for Tots and for non-perishable food for the Grafton Food Bank.

Frosty Stop 14: , 26 Upton St.

Refreshments, tours, drop off letters to Santa. Collection site from 1 to 3 p.m. for Share the Warmth, help Junior Girl Scout troop 30225 collect new and gently used coats, mittens, hats and gloves for adults and new bed linens.

Frosty Stop 15: , 62 Upton St.

Free samples of appetizers.

Frosty Stop 16: , 139 Upton St.

Have a photo taken of your pet with Santa from noon  to 4 p.m. Proceeds benefit Dog Orphans, a non-kill shelter in Douglas.

Frosty Stop 17: Hillside Meadows Equestrian Center, 111 George Hill Rd.

Tour the farm and have photos taken with the horses; bring your own camera.

Frosty Stop 18: , 296 Upton St.

Open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays in December.

Frosty Stop 19: , 44 Old Upton Rd.

Enjoy stories, poems and cookies.

Frosty Stop 20: , 237 Providence Rd.

Free eco-shopping bag and refreshments.

Frosty Stop 21: Sillon Unlimited, 37 Main St., South Grafton.

Baked goods, hot and cold soft drinks and free product samples.

Frosty Stop 22: , 25 Main St.  South Grafton

Grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the recently restored house. Refreshments served.

Frosty Stop 23: , 1A Main St. South Grafton

Visit the newly restored engine bay and lock up; refreshments served.

Frosty Stop 24: Grafton Community Television, 296 Providence Rd. South Grafton

Open house from 1 to 4 p.m. with refreshments and studio tours; bring a DVD and make a message to loved ones in the military.

Frosty Stop 25: Brookmeadow Village, 373 Providence Rd., South Grafton

Tour the model home at WGB Homes while children decorate holiday ornaments.

Frosty Stop 26: Brookmeadow Crossing, 377 Providence Rd., South Grafton.

Children can ride the trackless train and pet the Angel Hair Alpacas.

At Millbury Federal Credit Union from noon to 4 p.m., refreshments and coffee will be served, drop-off for non-perishable food for the Grafton Food Bank.

At , product discounts and refreshments.

At , crafts and cocoa from noon to 4 p.m.

Frosty Stop 27: Pete’s Oasis Greenhouse, 394 Providence Rd.

Visit the elves and check out the holiday offerings.

Frosty Stop 28: Grafton Common

Ice sculpture demonstration from noon to 3 p.m.

Nativity sets from around the world at

Storyteller Diane Edgecomb presents “Once Upon a Wintertime’’ at 3 p.m. at .

Cookies and cider at, with holiday photos to benefit Multiple Sclerosis society.

Tour the Grafton & Upton Railroad caboose, behind the Grafton Inn, with free whistles to the first 100 kids.

The features a concert at 1 p.m., hot lunch from noon to 4 p.m. and a wreath and artisan sale.

Reindeer food at .

Free gift from 2 to 3 p.m. at .

Tour new home from noon to 2 p.m.

Open house at from 1 to 4 p.m.

Visit Santa’s Reading Corner at the Children’s Book Nook and make a holiday bookmark.

Meet Mrs. Claus and enjoy a treat at Joe’s Barber Shop.

Refreshments will be served at , which is a drop-off site for non-perishable food for the Grafton Food Bank.

offers cider and children’s activities.

Magic show from 1 to 3 p.m. at .

Open house at thefrom noon to 4 p.m. Holiday concert at 2 p.m.

Grand finale: Hot chocolate, cider and a treat on the Common from 3 to 4 p.m. courtesy . 

Santa arrives at 4:30 p.m. on Ladder Truck 1, followed by a tree-lighting and carol sing-along on the bandstand with Grafton Girl Scouts.