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Pittsboro Holly Days 2023
Downtown Pittsboro 9 Hillsboro St, PittsboroVisit downtown Pittsboro for a month of family-friendly holiday celebrations! Special events happening November 19 - December 18. Check our full event calendar for even more. Tree Lighting Celebration Sunday, November 19, 3:30-6:30 p.m. An old-fashioned Christmas celebration featuring school choirs, carolers, Santa Claus, shopping, and more. Festivities culminate with the lighting of a 18-foot Christmas tree at the historic Chatham County Courthouse. Businesses are hosting special events all day. Santa visitation starts at 3:30! Don't forget to bring your camera/camera phones. Small Business Saturday Saturday, November 25, all day Shop small, shop local! You can find great gifts for everyone on your list from local businesses in Pittsboro and Chatham County. Come downtown and check us out! We’ll have gift wrapping and shoppers’ passports (visit local stores and be entered for drawings for gift cards) at the Welcome Center. First Sunday Artisan Fair Sunday, December 3, 12-4 p.m. An artisan market featuring crafts, music, and food. Shops, restaurants and the Historical Museum host special events. Pittsboro Christmas Parade Sunday, December 10, 3 p.m. Marching bands, dancers, holiday revelers, and Santa Claus parade through downtown in this annual tradition. Brought to you by the Town of Pittsboro. Pittsbro! Thursday, December 14, 4-8 pm Last-minute shopping for the shopping-challenged! Thanks to our sponsors! Pictures from the 2023 Lighting! Save
W. M. Hewitt Holiday Kiln Opening
Hewitt Pottery 424 Johnny Burke Rd, PittsboroHoliday Kiln Opening 2023 Pottery & Showroom Open dates & times: Please note Sunday hours are noon-5 pm. Friday, November 24 10-5pm Saturday, November 25 10-5pm Sunday, November 26 noon-5pm and Saturday, December 2 10-5pm Sunday, December 3 noon-5pm & Saturday, December 9 10-5pm Sunday, December 10 noon-5pm Enjoy a beautiful day in the country! Twice a year fire over 1500+ pots in our massive wood kiln and invite everyone to visit the pottery for a Kiln Opening! It’s a great chance to tour the pottery workshop, walk inside the massive kilns, and shop in our large barn/gallery/showroom for beautiful pottery for yourself or for the perfect gift. The shelves are full of beautiful mugs, tumblers, plates and bowls, elegant vases, pitchers, lidded jars, serving bowls, large platters and planters ~ all made by master potter, Mark Hewitt, and his current intern. All the pots are stamped with the firing number. This will be Firing ‘110’ so the pots will be stamped 110 and the stamp of the potter who made them. Most of the pots have been made by master potter, Mark Hewitt and a small selection have been made by Mark’s intern, Paul. Mark’s selection of ‘Big Pots’ – life-sized vases and jars – are also on display. Families are always welcome. We have swings!
