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.

The Pittsboro Business Association thanks everyone who support our small businesses! We have a lot planned this Saturday - so check back in this event for details. PRIZES are involved! *Get your Shop Small Passport at participating businesses and collect a full set of stamps! *4 stamps enters shoppers into a $50 cash contest. 8 stamps enters shoppers into a $100 cash contest. (You do not need to make a purchase to get a stamp; simply visiting the participating store qualifies.) Thanks to our sponsors for the prizes: $100 First Prize sponsored by Joyful Jewel, French Connections, New Horizons Downtown, and Pittsboro Toys $50 Second Prize sponsored by Carolina Tiger Rescue Make sure to check out these special offers: New Horizons Downtown - Afternoon refreshments, special sales on Holiday items New Horizons West - Afternoon refreshments, 10% OFF all regularly priced items Deep River Mercantile - Free gift wrap and refreshments and extended hours Oakmoss Attic - Free Cocoa-Cardamom LipSlick by Bohemian Beauty for purchases $25+ (while supplies last), 15% Off all Bulk Herbs, $30 Off Vintage Frazada Rugs Refreshments while you shop! Pittsboro Toys - 20% off any one item that fits in a stocking The Joyful Jewel - 15% off any one item Starrlight Mead - Music with Sheila Fleming 2-4, additional 5% off all of our discounts all day long Circle City Books & Music - Will be serving homemade cookies.

We know you love your Holiday Sweater! So do we! Show us your Ugly Holiday Sweaters! Wear one in and get a free Mead Tasting! You have to get some prize for being brave enough to wear it, right?

Our annual holiday party! Stop by for the fun and to pick up some great meads for your parties and gifts and visit some of our favorite vendors for special gifts. Thunder and Spice will be here to entertain us from 1-4 pm with fun pub tunes and holiday jingles! CLAWS, Inc will be bringing out some of their birds. Get a holiday photo taken with Grip the Raven from 12-4 pm. Lots of gift ideas and special items for everyone on your holiday list! Special Holiday Meads on Sale!! And Mead Wenches and Cork Knaves!! Such holiday cheer!

Two shows, Saturday, December 15, starting at 2 p.m. and at 4:00 p.m. This is the listing for the Second Show, which lasts about 40 minutes. See the trial of the century on Saturday, December 15th at the historic Chatham County Courthouse, where Santa Claus is on trial. Enjoy audience participation, local actors and the real Kris Kringle! Come root for a Miracle on Hillsboro Street! Performance will be at 4:00 pm. Admission is a $5 donation to benefit Jamie's Vision, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to satisfy the needs and desires of children in need and their families throughout Chatham County, NC. Seating is limited, so advanced ticket purchase is encouraged. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the following locations: Chatham Business Services M2 Graphics Pittsboro Toys Pittsboro Roadhouse & General Store Have your children write their very own letter to Santa telling him what they love about Santa Claus. Your child’s letter might even be picked to be read at a showing! Drop them off at our Mailbox to Santa by December 15th at any of the locations below: Pittsboro Toys This event is Hosted by the Pittsboro Business Association. Produced by the Phoenix Theater Group

New Horizons West and New Horizons Downtown are clearing the shelves during the last week of the year! Stop by both stores for deals on everything.

Come and hear Debbie Andleton speak about the progress at Chatham Park.

The Chatham Historical Society has invited Linguistics professor Walt Wolfram from NCSU to speak at the Chatham History Museum.

Check out the New Horizons West Facebook Page at 6:30 on Friday, February 22, and watch Mary & Catherine show you everything that's on sale!

Come to the Pittsboro Roadhouse and meet other PBA members! The members' meeting is the second Wednesday of every month, from 9 am - 10 am. We have a speaker on topics of interest to Pittsboro's business community and offer an opportunity to share any announcements. If you need to make changes to your PBA business page, add an event to the calendar, or put something on the PBA Facebook page, the member meeting is a good time to talk with webmaster Karen Tiede.