Freeport maine....Northern Lights

[npmommie]

anyone ever been to this event?
it starts nov 17 ( i think ) thru the end of December

 

[npmommie]

anyone?

 

[MichelleinMaine]

LOL, I live 10 minutes from Freeport and had to look up even what you were refering too, lol. I think its just a name (new?) for hey, we decked the town out for the holidays (and it's sponsored by Beans). There's lights on the streets, Santa's got a little booth on Main St. There is "Sparkle Weekend"- first w/e in Dec. That's not a new thing, there's a little parade and Santa comes in. Sounds like they are expanding upon that.

It's definately fun and festive and all, but more in a downtown marketing effort sort of way than some sort of holiday event (well other than of course being shopping!)

Does that answer the question? I can certainly ask around if there's something more than that you wanted to know.

 

[npmommie]

Yes, I thought it was a festive shopping inspired event,
the sparkle weekend looks fun, bean's site also says things for the kids, and carriage rides too.
I thought it looked like a fun way to get some shopping in, and see some holiday lights, and maybe even santa!

I have only been to Freeport in summer

 

[Darsa]

We live around an hour north of there; avid hikers and outdoorsy people, so we go to Freeport several times a year to wander around LL Bean.

We went last year, and it was lotsa fun! I have some beautiful pictures of the evening we went; the lights are really nice, and the parade was fun. I do recommend it, but bundle up!

 

[MichelleinMaine]

Yes, I thought it was a festive shopping inspired event,
the sparkle weekend looks fun, bean's site also says things for the kids, and carriage rides too.
I thought it looked like a fun way to get some shopping in, and see some holiday lights, and maybe even santa!

I have only been to Freeport in summer

I don't see any schedule up yet for the kids activities, but sort of things they've done in the past for similar "festivals"-
storytimes (usually with a local Maine author, eg tie in to get the books {I don't mean that in any bad way- my friend got alot of her books sold that way!)
Gingerbread cookie decorating
make a simple ornament
Meet LLBear

Most tend to be in 2 hour or so blocks, but it's something the kids would be doing for maybe 10 minutes. I might stop in if I had to pick something up in Freeport and had the kids along. Truthfully, not such a big deal I'd plan as a fun outing for the kids. (It'd be more like "let me shop 2 hours and we'll stop in here for 5 minutes ) The hayride things are usually a horse drawn wagon up/down Main St. Again, a fun diversion, but not a huge destination thing.

Freeport in Dec is alot colder than summer

If you are up this way, the Narrow Gauge Railroad in Portland has started doing a Polar Express ride. I've never done it as my kids are too familiar with the route to believe they are going to the North Pole but I've heard it is fun.

 

[npmommie]

I don't see any schedule up yet for the kids activities, but sort of things they've done in the past for similar "festivals"-
storytimes (usually with a local Maine author, eg tie in to get the books {I don't mean that in any bad way- my friend got alot of her books sold that way!)
Gingerbread cookie decorating
make a simple ornament
Meet LLBear

Most tend to be in 2 hour or so blocks, but it's something the kids would be doing for maybe 10 minutes. I might stop in if I had to pick something up in Freeport and had the kids along. Truthfully, not such a big deal I'd plan as a fun outing for the kids. (It'd be more like "let me shop 2 hours and we'll stop in here for 5 minutes ) The hayride things are usually a horse drawn wagon up/down Main St. Again, a fun diversion, but not a huge destination thing.

Freeport in Dec is alot colder than summer

If you are up this way, the Narrow Gauge Railroad in Portland has started doing a Polar Express ride. I've never done it as my kids are too familiar with the route to believe they are going to the North Pole but I've heard it is fun.

oh the Polar Express might be fun too. good idea!

 

[npmommie]

We live around an hour north of there; avid hikers and outdoorsy people, so we go to Freeport several times a year to wander around LL Bean.

We went last year, and it was lotsa fun! I have some beautiful pictures of the evening we went; the lights are really nice, and the parade was fun. I do recommend it, but bundle up!

thanks
we love to wander around LL Bean too